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Celebrating Well #8, Launching Round #9!

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Round #8 is officially DONE! We are so proud of all of the kids who pitched in to sell elephants and spread the word about Set Free so that another well could be drilled in India. This well provided clean water to 6,500 people in Southern India, thanks to 50 kids here in America that decided they wanted to make it happen!

To date, Crowdsourcing Kids have provided clean water to 28,017 people since we launched five years ago. Ready to do it again!? We’re launching Round #9 on Wednesday, November 1st. Here’s what this round will look like:

  • Each kit will include 9 small elephant ornaments, and 1 large elephant ornament handmade by young ladies rescued from slavery in India.
  • Crowdsourcing Kids will sell the 9 elephants for $12 each, and the large elephant for $17, generating $125 for Set Free.
  • When 50 kids each do that, we’ll have enough money to drill our 9th well in India! We’ll be able to give the gift of clean water to a village that has waited a long time for this simple resource.

Ready to get involved and be a world changer!? We’d love for you to get join!

AlisonCelebrating Well #8, Launching Round #9!
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Our Greenville Festival of Trees Tradition

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Since 2019 we have had the joy of decorating a tree for the Festival of Trees. In 2021 we were recognized with First Place in the “Organizations” category. This year we wanted to honor our past Crowdsourcing Kids, while hoping to encourage new children to help us drill a well in India. If that’s how you ended up on this page– welcome!

As of right now, we need 40 more children to each sell 10 handmade elephants so we can drill our next well in India. We’d love for you to join! Each elephant kit contains 10 elephants handmade by young ladies rescued from slavery. When you sell those 10 elephants you will have raised $125 for our non-profit partner Set Free. When 50 kids do that, we have enough money to drill a well in India! Thanks to the power of compassionate kids we have given the gift of clean water to 21,517 people since we started just four short years ago.

Order your kit now and if you’re local, you can pick it up from Set Free’s office on Wade Hampton Blvd. If you’re not, we’re happy to ship it to you! Thank you for thinking of others this Christmas season and for giving the life-changing gift of clean water to those who desperately need it.

AlisonOur Greenville Festival of Trees Tradition
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Well #6: Giving Clean Water to Thousands of People

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Well kids, you’ve done it again! You’ve worked hard, sold elephants, and raised money for Set Free so that we could drill our sixth well. This time your dedication paid off in a big way. We were able to bring clean water to 3,985 people! This round was different than any we have done before because all of these elephants were ornaments!

Claire from Set Free shared the details about the new well drilled in the village of Ramalayam Street, Ramuda, India:

Before the drilling of this deep well, the remote village of Ramalayam Street, Ramudaremote relied on wells that were hand-dug decades back. Their water tables had depleted and they had run dry. Until you helped drill this new deep well, the villagers were responsible for collecting water in nearby villages for their families. Because of this, many children were not attending school because the task of collecting water often fell on them.

Just like here, this village has dealt with the coronavirus pandemic. Immune systems were weakened for so long by dirty water that many in the village were having a hard time fighting the virus. With this gift of clean water, health conditions have drastically improved! The villages are so thankful for this gift.

 

AlisonWell #6: Giving Clean Water to Thousands of People
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Volunteers Pack Elephants at 2nd Annual Packing Party

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About a dozen volunteers helped tag, prep and pack 100 boxes of handmade elephants for Crowdsourcing Kids 2020. Each box contains 12 elephants, two large and ten small, which will eventually be sold by American kids who want to help fund well-drilling projects in India.

Packing Party Volunteers Holding Elephants

Packing Party volunteers pause for a group photo to celebrate!

 

Who Made the Elephants?

The elephants were made by young ladies, once enslaved in rock quarries in India. They are now supported by Set Free Alliance. The young ladies are learning the trade of sewing and do an amazing job making elephants. Volunteers packed a total of 1200 elephants to fill 100 boxes. There are many new colors and patterns for our 2020 elephants!

Box of Ornament Elephants

New for 2020 is the box of elephant ornaments, launching in August.

What’s the Elephant Packing Party Like?

This is the second year in a row volunteers rallied to help accomplish so much in such a short amount of time. Each volunteer takes on a task and works in an assembly line until all 100 boxes are complete. The process begins with tagging all of the elephants, and ends with sealing and numbering each of the boxes. In between stickers are applied, elephants are carefully grouped and organized, and paperwork is inserted into each box.

How Does the Community Support This Event?

All volunteers received a goodie bag with freebies from local businesses including Methodical Coffee, Organic Tan Face & Body, Flair Fitness and Brio Aesthetics. We also enjoyed freshly baked chocolate chip cookies donated by Baking Sweet Scents. We are blessed by the community support of our event!

Meet Wella the Elephant

Meet Wella! One of the changes for 2020 is the introduction of Wella!

How is Crowdsourcing Kids Different in 2020?

Every year we strive to make Crowdsourcing Kids even better! This year you will notice a couple of changes. We are introducing Wella the Elephant! You’ll learn more about her on the newly designed tag. We hope people who buy Wella will take her along on their journeys and share photos of her on social media. Also, because of the popularity of our elephant Christmas tree in 2019, we created an entire round of Crowdsourcing Kids that features elephant ornaments! Every white box with red tape is filled with 12 elephant ornaments. This round will become available for sale in August 2020. Also new for 2020, is that every box contains a very special gift for the seller of the elephants– just our way to say THANK YOU for bringing awareness to the water crisis and the work of Set Free Alliance.

Volunteers sealing boxes of elephants

Volunteers seal one of the ornament boxes, distinguished by the red tape.

How Can I Buy One of the Elephant Boxes?

Volunteers at the event received a first chance to buy an elephant box for our 5th round of Crowdsourcing Kids. Sales will open up to the public beginning on World Water Day, March 22, 2020. There will be 50 boxes available for $25 each, plus shipping. We will launch our 6th round of elephant boxes on August 12, 2020 which is World Elephant Day.

 

 

AlisonVolunteers Pack Elephants at 2nd Annual Packing Party
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Merry Christmas From Crowdsourcing Kids

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We wish you an elephant-tastic Christmas from Crowdsourcing Kids! We’ve definitely been getting into the Christmas spirit around here! We were honored to decorate a Set Free Alliance Christmas tree for the St. Francis Festival of Trees. Our tree is located in the lobby of the Hyatt in downtown Greenville, South Carolina.

Set Free Alliance Christmas Tree

Set Free Alliance Christmas Tree

Our tree is covered in dozens of small and large elephants, just like the ones in our Crowdsourcing Kids elephant boxes! Young ladies rescued from slavery in India handmade these beautiful elephant ornaments. Pink, yellow and blue– we’ve got elephant ornaments in every color! We also included photos of some of the children impacted by our wells. They bring life to our tree in a very special way. These boys and girls now have access to clean water thanks to Crowdsourcing Kids!

Crowdsourcing Kids Christmas Tree

Crowdsourcing Kids Christmas Tree

Everyone who visits our Set Free tree is welcome to take a free stamped metal bracelet. It’s our gift to you for taking a photo of our Christmas tree and sharing it on your social media. We just ask that you tag Set Free Alliance on Facebook or Instagram! You’ll find them in a small basket under our tree. If the basket is empty, we apologize. They’ve been a popular item!

Some people have also turned their Crowdsourcing Kids elephants into ornaments for their own Christmas trees! We love seeing photos of these colorful little elephants finding a place on Christmas trees. Thank you for making 2019 a successful year for Crowdsourcing Kids, bringing clean water to two more villages in India. We’re excited about all that God has in store for 2020!

AlisonMerry Christmas From Crowdsourcing Kids
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