Grand Valley's Flint Crisis Drive
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Student Organizations, fraternities, and sororities on Grand Valley State University's campus are concerned for the community members of Flint, Michigan, and have decided to be the change they wish to see. P.O.W.E.R (Professional Organization for Women Entering Reality), AKPSI (Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity), A.I.M (Astro International Movement), NAACP (National Association for the Advanced Colored People), NPHC (National Pan-Hellenic Council), as well as the rest of the Grand Valley community, have joined forces to organize this fundraiser. We have individuals within our organizations that are from Flint, MI, and have been greatly affected for a while now. On campus, we have been fundraising on behalf of Flint, but we need more than Grand Valley's support. We need yours too.
The Flint water crisis is an ongoing water contamination issue in Flint, Michigan, in the United States.
In 2014, the City of Flint switched its water supply from the City of Detroit (which had supplied it for nearly half a century) to the Flint River. The move was an effort to save costs. It was viewed as a temporary fix prior to an ultimate switch to a permanent Flint water supply, which would be provided after the Karegnondi Water Authority's construction of a pipeline from Lake Huron, thereby eliminating Flint's long-time dependence on Detroit city water.
After the change in water source, the city's drinking water had a series of issues that culminated with lead contamination, creating a serious public health danger. The corrosive Flint River water caused lead from aging pipes to leach into the water supply, causing extremely elevated levels of lead. As a result, between 6,000 and 12,000 residents had severely high levels of lead in the blood and experienced a range of serious health problems. The water change is also a possible cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the county that has killed 10 people and affected another 77.
Three government officials—one from the City of Flint and two from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality—resigned over the mishandling of the crisis, and Snyder issued an apology to citizens.
With your help, we can use this money, to provide water filtritation for these Flint home. Although small, every effort counts.
The Flint water crisis is an ongoing water contamination issue in Flint, Michigan, in the United States.
In 2014, the City of Flint switched its water supply from the City of Detroit (which had supplied it for nearly half a century) to the Flint River. The move was an effort to save costs. It was viewed as a temporary fix prior to an ultimate switch to a permanent Flint water supply, which would be provided after the Karegnondi Water Authority's construction of a pipeline from Lake Huron, thereby eliminating Flint's long-time dependence on Detroit city water.
After the change in water source, the city's drinking water had a series of issues that culminated with lead contamination, creating a serious public health danger. The corrosive Flint River water caused lead from aging pipes to leach into the water supply, causing extremely elevated levels of lead. As a result, between 6,000 and 12,000 residents had severely high levels of lead in the blood and experienced a range of serious health problems. The water change is also a possible cause of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the county that has killed 10 people and affected another 77.
Three government officials—one from the City of Flint and two from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality—resigned over the mishandling of the crisis, and Snyder issued an apology to citizens.
With your help, we can use this money, to provide water filtritation for these Flint home. Although small, every effort counts.
Organizer and beneficiary
De'Chelle Richards
Organizer
Grand Rapids, MI
Nijah Mcneal
Beneficiary
