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Father-Son Team Hiking the Appalachian Trail for Fresh Water Access

Matt and Steven Spydell
Matt and Steven Spydell

According to Denver-based non-profit Water for People, 884 million people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water, and 6000 people die every day from water-borne illness. That’s a bit overwhelming, but a father-son team from Independence, Missouri has decided to do something about this crisis… by hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Steven Spydell and son Matt began their journey along the 2178-mile trail on April 5th, and are using their hike to raise funds for Water for People. They’ve set a goal of $10,000, but will likely surpass that: a graphic on their Hiking for Water website shows over $9400 dollars raised already… and they’re only into Virginia at this point.

So, why are the Spydells doing this?

Read more about Steven and Matt hiking the Appalachian Trail at the Sundance Channel’s SUNfiltered blog.

Got a hiking trip of your own coming up? We’ve got camping gear, water bottles, organic snacks for the trip… stock up at the Green Choices store.

Image credit: Hiking for Water Facebook photo collection

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