Palm City Nonprofit Looking to Send Water Filtration Kits to Typhoon-Ravaged Philippines

Missionary Waters, a nonprofit organization just west of Stuart in Palm City, is preparing to send 3,000 portable water filtration kits to the Philippines to aid in the production of safe drinking water for the remote areas and islands hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

It is seeking donations to do even more.

According to the organization, the kits are light in weight, easy to assemble and can produce up to 18 gallons per hour of clean water in the most remote places, providing pathogen-free and contaminant-free drinking water from any freshwater source. They will last for more than six years without replacement parts, the organization claims, reducing the labor and cost of conventional water supplies.

Together, right now, we can impact over 500,000 people said Allen Korson, CEO and founder. Help us to help the people of the Philippines. A simple donation of $59 will send a complete kit and save over 170 lives from parasites and bacteria in their drinking and personal use water.

The RW2 water filtration kits can be purchased through donation at the organizational website www.missionarywaters.com or contact 772-286-9995.

When Renewed Waters came to the BDBMC looking for a location, we immediately jumped into action and found appropriate space within 48 hours, said Tim Dougher, executive director of the Business Development Board of Martin County. With so many people affected by water quality issues around the world, its nice to see a Martin County-targeted company offer this kind of assistance, Dougher said.