{"id":258669401,"date":"2014-05-09T15:03:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T20:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/metro\/2014\/05\/09\/walking-for-water"},"modified":"2014-05-12T08:19:44","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T13:19:44","slug":"walking-for-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/metro\/2014\/05\/09\/walking-for-water","title":{"rendered":"Walking for water"},"content":{"rendered":"

A student with a thirst for helping others recently organized her school’s Walk for Water.<\/p>\n

Shaye Kemball, a Grade 10 student at John Taylor Collegiate (470 Hamilton Ave.), was the mastermind behind the Crestview school’s recent fundraiser, which involved students walking a set distance to collect water in jugs and containers to bring back to school. The idea came from a book that Kemball read: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban<\/em>, by Malala Yousafzai.<\/p>\n

“She was defending girls’ rights for schooling,” Kemball, 16, said. “Malala was defending the right for girls to go to school, (which made me think) of the girls who can’t go to school.”<\/p>\n

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Cindy Chan\nTeacher Melanie Paragg (left) and walk organizer and student Shaye Kemball are holding containers and jugs similar to the ones used for the Walk for Water on May 9.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n

Melanie Paragg, science and resource teacher at John Taylor Collegiate, said an ensuing discussion of the book led to the decision to hold the Walk for Water.<\/p>\n

“When we sat down and talked about (the book), the whole idea that girls didn’t have accessible education was one of our main concerns,” Paragg said. “When we looked at the issues why girls didn’t have accessible education, one of the main points that kept coming up was the idea of (the lack of) clean water.” <\/p>\n

Kemball’s intention was to get her fellow students to experience what it was like to live without clean water, so she thought of this walk.<\/p>\n

On May 9, several students started their trek from the school, holding onto empty jugs and containers. According to Paragg, they walked down Hamilton Avenue, stopped at the Vimy Arena (255 Hamilton Ave.), and collected water from Sturgeon Creek. The students — armed with a required minimum of two two-litre jugs or containers — filled their vessels with water to bring back to the school.<\/p>\n

“We will use that water to help us in our courtyard gardens, our front gardens, and actually use it for different sustainable purposes,” Paragg explained.<\/p>\n

Kemball said she wanted to expose her classmates to the reality and exhaustion of carrying water as well as build a school in an undeveloped country because she thinks it’s easy to forget how lucky most of us are, and the walk was a reminder that some people aren’t as fortunate.<\/p>\n

“I get to go to school every day, and we get our water practically given to us. We can go to water fountains, and it takes 30 seconds,” Kemball said.<\/p>\n

Proceeds collected from the Walk for Water — whether it be pledges collected from community members or money from other fundraisers held by the school – will go towards building a school through Free the Children’s Brick by Brick Initiative.<\/p>\n

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Supplied photo\nJohn Taylor Collegiate students with the water collected during their Walk for Water.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n

Right now, the high school raised $3,500 through pledges, donations, and fundraisers, but $10,000 is needed to build a school. Contributions are still needed, and Paragg said those wishing to offer their support can contact her by email at mparagg@sjsd.net<\/p>\n

Right now, Paragg said it’s not clear where the students are going to build a school.<\/p>\n

“We’re still deciding. In 2015, we’re hoping to take a Me to We trip as a school. Wherever we decide to travel, that’s where we’d like our school to be built, so hopefully we can even be part of the building experience,” Paragg said.<\/p>\n

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