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LWC students raise awareness of lack of clean water in world

875 million go daily without access to clean water
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By Duane Bonifer

COLUMBIA, KY- Lindsey Wilson College students in "Global Energy Issues" class raised awareness Monday about the world's water problem. The students, who are also part of the LWC Green Learning Community, created the number "875" out of 875 used plastic water bottles on the Campus Quadrangle. The number represents the 875 million people around the world who go daily without access to clean water.



The project was one of several the class created Monday in partnership with WaterStep of Louisville, KY-based agency dedicated to bringing safe, clean water to everyone around the world. The class is taught by Douglas Keaton, an energy technology instructor.

The students in the class are: Matthew Abel of Elizabethtown, KY Chris Bates of Elizabethtown, KY Sarah Bradley of Hickman, KY Herman Dople of Strunk, KY Emily Garrison of Williamstown, KY Niki Glazebrook of Sturgis, KY Kyle Hornback of Mammoth Cave, KY Cole Hughes of Hodgenville, KY; Quinton Hutchinson of Leitchfield, KY; Chelsea King of Burkesville, KY Carolyn Laux of Louisville, KY Wesley Marcum of Owensboro, KY Christopher McCasland of Columbia; Jacinda McQueen of East Bernstadt, KY Tayler Mills of Dawson Springs, KY Sarah Pedigo of Edmonton, KY Josh Powers of Hawesville, KY; Heather Sinclair of Jamestown, KY; Brittney Taylor of Bowling Green, KY and Miranda Wright of Columbia.


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Water bottles spell out 875, for millions without clean water



2013-09-24 - Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer, LWC photo.
Water Step Project - Lindsey Wilson College students in Douglas Keaton's "Global Energy Issues" class created an "875" Monday on the Campus Quadrangle out of 875 plastic water bottles to represent the 875 million people around the world who go daily without access to clean water. Joining the students are Keaton, LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. and Vice President for Academic Affairs Bettie Starr. The students are: Matthew Abel of Elizabethtown, KY; Chris Bates of Elizabethtown, KY; Sarah Bradley of Hickman, KY; Herman Dople of Strunk, KY; Emily Garrison of Williamstown, KY; Niki Glazebrook of Sturgis, KY; Kyle Hornback of Mammoth Cave, KY; Cole Hughes of Hodgenville, KY; Quinton Hutchinson of Leitchfield, KY; Chelsea King of Burkesville, KY; Carolyn Laux of Louisville, KY; Wesley Marcum of Owensboro, KY; Christopher McCasland of Columbia; Jacinda McQueen of East Bernstadt, KY; Tayler Mills of Dawson Springs, KY; Sarah Pedigo of Edmonton, KY; Josh Powers of Hawesville, KY; Heather Sinclair of Jamestown, KY; Brittney Taylor of Bowling Green, KY; and Miranda Wright of Columbia. - Duane Bonifer, Lindsey Wilson College

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Water Step Project by Global Energy Issues Class at LWC



2013-09-24 - Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo.
Water Lindsey Wilson College students, from left, Sarah Bradley of Hickman, KY, Miranda Wright of Columbia, Matthew Abel of Elizabethtown, KY, Tayler Mills of Dawson Springs, KY, Chris Bates of Elizabethtown, KY, and Cole Hughes of Hodgenville, KY, stand by a water-awareness display Monday on the Campus Quadrangle. The students were part of a "Global Energy Issues" class project designed to raise awareness about the 875 million people around the world who do not have daily access to clean water. - Duane Bonifer

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