Heart of America is a proud, long-standing partner of Thirst Project, the world’s leading youth water organization. Founded in 2008 by a 19-year-old show choir kid (Seth Maxwell) from Indiana who discovered the atrocity of this crisis, Thirst has raised over $15 million to give over 700,000 people clean water for life! Thirst is a humanitarian 501(c)3 whose sole mission is to activate young people to help those in need receive this fundamental human right of clean water for a lifetime.
Heart of America began partnering with Performing Arts for Thirst (formerly Show Choirs For Thirst) several years ago by holding “Miracle Minutes” at each championship event. After a quick announcement highlighting the severity of the global water crisis, students pass through the crowd in a high-energy, high-impact moment of voluntary giving.
This year, Heart of America championship participants, with a dollar-for-dollar match from Music Travel Consultants (MTC), raised over $16,000. The proceeds will be utilized to help build clean water wells, providing 650 people with clean water for a lifetime! The contribution will also completely fund water access for another community in the African nation of Eswatini.
“Because of the extraordinary compassion and generosity of MTC/HOA, thousands of people have been given a future filled with hope, better health, and the simple basic human right of fresh clean water for a lifetime. The dollar-for-dollar match takes the money we raise and multiplies it in a miraculous way. The goodness of those who donate reaches across an ocean to make the world better. We gratefully look forward to many years of a beautiful partnership.”
– Damon Brown, National Outreach Coordinator, Thirst Project
thirstproject.org learn more about the Thirst Project and make donations.
Click here to learn more about how we Share the Love at HOA events with the Thirst Project.