Contact: Erika Castle, 719-598-5869
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Sept. 30 /Christian Newswire/ -- A compact car is preparing to drill a well in Ghana. It is not equipped with a borehole direction measuring device or even a compressor. It probably won't even leave the United States. But when this car starts cruising the roads of Orange County again, it will simultaneously be revving up the supply of clean water for thousands of people in Yendi, Ghana.
Orange County resident, Kari Olson, is selling the car in order to donate the proceeds to the local charity, With This Ring. When Olson first heard of With This Ring as a college student, her immediate realization was, "My car is approximately the price of one well in Africa." That thought set the wheels in motion for the vehicle's sale.
Her car is Olson's contribution to the Orange County Gives Back fundraising campaign. Coordinated by the local charity With This Ring, Orange County Gives Back is uniting local residents and businesses to raise $180,000 by the end of October to bore 20 wells in Yendi Ghana, a region roughly the size of Orange County.
Since its beginnings in 2007, 50 rings have been donated to With This Ring--the first one from the finger of the founder, Ali Eastburn. "I realized one day that I had the power to save lives in a third world country through the wealth of the wedding ring on my finger," she said. Two wells have been funded through the charity since April, and 20 more are needed to eradicate the water borne diseases of the Yendi area.
Eastburn's desire to change the world through radical giving resonated with lessons Olson had grown up with. "I was taught the importance of giving back to God what He has blessed us with," says Olson, "That's why donating the proceeds from my car to With This Ring is a perfect fit."
If you are interested in changing the world through the purchase of Kari Olson's car, contact Ali Eastburn at ali@withthisring.org. If you would like to donate your wedding ring or would like to participate in another way to the Orange County Gives Back campaign, visit www.withthisring.org for more information.
