Sundt employee-owners and industry partners on Friday donated 194,667 bottles of water to assist the Phoenix-area’s homeless during our annual Thirst-Aid drive.
The water was given to St. Joseph the Worker, a non-profit that has aided the homeless and underserved population for 28 years in Greater Phoenix. St. Joseph partners with the Human Services Campus, a collaboration of 12 homeless service providers, to distribute the water.
Many homeless and disadvantaged people suffer from thirst, heat-related illness and death when temperatures soar in the summer months. Temperatures in Phoenix have already passed 100 degrees this spring.
“Every year, we raise more and more awareness, letting people know there’s a need out there,” said Lisa White, a Sundt employee-owner who organizes the drive.
We organized the first Thirst Aid in 2010 with the hope of collecting 2,880 bottles. The drive ended up collecting nearly 50,000 bottles. The campaign passed a million total bottles last year.
Anyone interested in contributing may still visit St. Joseph the Worker’s website to make a donation.
Our company is honored to organize Thirst Aid, one of many Sundt Foundation activities that improve the communities where we live and do business.