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Matt and Steven Spydell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Denver-based non-profit\u00a0Water for People<\/a>, 884 million people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water, and 6000 people die every day from water-borne illness. That\u2019s a bit overwhelming, but a father-son team from Independence, Missouri has decided to do something about this crisis\u2026 by hiking the Appalachian Trail.<\/p>\n

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\u2019ve set a goal of $10,000, but will likely surpass that: a graphic on their\u00a0Hiking for Water <\/a>website shows over $9400 dollars raised already\u2026 and they\u2019re only into Virginia at this point.<\/p>\n

So, why are the Spydells doing this?<\/p>\n

Read more about Steven and Matt <\/strong>hiking the Appalachian Trail<\/a> at the Sundance Channel’s SUNfiltered blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Image credit:<\/strong> Hiking for Water Facebook photo collection<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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