This month's LIVE without challenge is 'clutter.'This past Friday and Saturday, a group of women in the Denver area held a very successful 'LIVE without clutter' sale.*Many thanks to Jen, Linda, Jodi, Tiffany and all the other volunteers who came together to make this sale happen.  Because of these generous and hard working ladies, more than 30 people will now have access to clean water! *Want

We were honored to have the opportunity to help sponsor the book Clean Water for Elirose during a recent Kickstarter campaign. Needless to say, we were extremely excited when this box of books arrived in the mail: And now, we are passing the opportunity on to you to own your very own copy of Clean Water for Elirose! Here's the deal...it's pretty simple.Make a donation of $20 or more (just

LIVE without 'entertainment' will be wrapping up this week as June quickly comes to a close.If you participated in this month's challenge, please don't forget to tally up what you lived without and make your donation here.Looking ahead to July:We were inspired when we heard from a group of women in Denver, CO who are preparing to hold a 'LIVE without' community garage sale (July , to raise money for

**The Water for Christmas, 'Christmas in July' etsy sale has been postponed.** In order to continue focusing our full efforts on the LIVE without campaign throughout the summer and into the fall, we have decided to postpone our 'Christmas in July' etsy sale.For those who had graciously offered to donate items for our 'Christmas in July' sale are still welcomed to do so for our annual Christmas

Because we find the following statistics unacceptable: *NEARLY 1 BILLION PEOPLE LACK ACCESS TO SAFE WATER. *EVERY 20 SECONDS, A CHILD DIES FROM A WATER-RELATED DISEASE.*ABOUT 80% OF SEWAGE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IS DISCHARGED UNTREATED.*MORE PEOPLE HAVE CELL PHONES THAN ACCESS TO A DECENT TOILET.*3.6 MILLION PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR FROM WATER-RELATED DISEASES.*LESS THAN 1% OF THE WORLD'S FRESH WATER

Hard to believe June has arrived.  Not quite sure where the month of May went; it seemed to have flown by in a flash, though! Thanks so much to all of you who donated last month; and many thanks to those of you who are just now joining us to 'live without' in order to help provide clean water to those truly living without. June is already in full swing, and so is a new LIVE without challenge! 

May is here!   And with it, comes a new LIVE without challenge.But before we talk about the new challenge,  we would like to thank all of you who joined us in participating in April's challenge!  Also, a big 'thank-you' to those of you who shared your LIVE without stories this past month.  We encourage you to continue sharing your LIVE without stories with us here and on our facebook

We are well over half-way through the first LIVE without challenge month...coffee. Many thanks to those who have shared with us what they are living without this month. For some, it truly has been coffee.  For others, their live without has been anything from soda to probiotic drinks!Regardless of the item, it's been really cool to see people taking the concept and making it relevant

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You asked, we’ve responded!‘Live Without’ challenge Q & A:Q: Do I have to participate each month? A: Although we would love for as many people as possible to join the different challenges each month, feel free to participate as you feel led. We hope, though, that at least one of the six items is something that each person can somewhat see as a true ‘challenge’ to live