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HERO
The HERO Family Resource Center, a community based comprehensive agency, seeks to empower the families of Hale County to successfully nurture their children in safe and healthy environments and to successfully...
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Fundraising target: $127,500
Total raised so far: $40,797.75
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On June 2nd, eight young graphic designers arrived in Hale County. We came from San Francisco, New York, Baltimore, Dallas and Dubai to live among its residents for one month. Inspired by the late architect Samuel Mockbee and the work he did with Auburn University’s Rural Studio, we came with a commitment to use our skills to positively affect the lives of Hale County’s neediest citizens.

In the four weeks we lived there, we were welcomed into residents’ churches and hosted for suppers in their humble homes. We were delighted by their stories and awed by their generosity. Although we were previously aware of many of the hardships faced by the residents of this rural community, none of us could have predicted the impact of witnessing their lives first hand.

The fact that not all residents have clean water—because of its cost—struck us.  In a county where many of the families live on a fixed income of $600 a month, access to clean water is simply unaffordable. Because of this, parents and children continue to use well water contaminated by bacteria from industry and sewage.

To help, on July 2, 2007, we launched this website. It is promoted by a newsprint mailer which we designed and printed in Alabama.

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to benefit the lives of the good families we met in Hale County—for generations to come.

Many thanks for your support.

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Display Name Date Amount  Comment
SJ 10/29/2009 $20.00 Isn't this what student loan money is for? 
Chris Schomaker 6/24/2009 $100.00 Water changes everything. 
Steven Wade Brown 6/19/2009 $25.00 Let's give them one too. 
Cambrian College - Graphic Design 6/17/2009 $425.00  
Brian Collins 6/4/2009 $285.00 Matching donation for the Mediabistro audience. To continue the meaningful work... 
The Mediabistro Audience 6/4/2009 $285.00 From the attendees of Mediabistro's May 5 Design event. Keep up the wonderful work! 
Cindy Friedman 6/2/2009 $50.00 Great Work Project M! 
Hex Marquez 1/6/2009 $10.00 Keep up the good work Project M 
Andreas @ Methodologie/AIGA 10/15/2008 $425.00 Thank you Pam and Thank you John for your help and inspiration. 
juju 8/6/2008 $500.00 Thanks you guys. Wonderful work. 
Mom & Dad 6/9/2008 $425.00 Tim, we're proud that you are part of this wonderful idea. 
Imbrogno Photography 5/28/2008 $450.00  
Will Smith 4/26/2008 $500.00  
bk301 4/18/2008 $425.00  
Eric Baker 4/3/2008 $100.00  
C Krebs 3/29/2008 $25.00 Thanks for working towards such a great cause 
Ellen Bruss 3/25/2008 $425.00  
Redeemer Fellowship Group - Downtown 3/24/2008 $425.00  
Mike Hughes 3/12/2008 $425.00  
EquiFirst Corporation 3/7/2008 $744.00  
Simon and Suzanne Powney 3/6/2008 $100.00  
Meg 3/1/2008 $100.00 Everyone deserves clean water 
Samantha 2/29/2008 $425.00  
Carolyn & Frank Konigseder 2/24/2008 $425.00  
Lisa Browder 2/20/2008 $25.00 Good Luck!! Thanks to my Cuz, Karen Spruill on this life changing cause. We all make a difference. 
Ted Adams 2/18/2008 $50.00  
VSA Partners, Inc. 1/24/2008 $450.00  
John Adams 1/10/2008 $425.00  
Mike Hughes 1/10/2008 $425.00  
Michael Roth 1/10/2008 $425.00  
sammilla007 1/8/2008 $25.00  
daiukun 12/31/2007 $10.00  
sstowell 12/31/2007 $425.00  
JJ 12/30/2007 $425.00 Liked the cause and the background behind the mission/campaign. Our holiday gift this year. 
Jonathan 12/29/2007 $50.00 Happy Birthday, Dad & Mom 
Hobbs 12/28/2007 $425.00 Best of luck hitting the goal and thank you for bringing this to everyones attention! 
andrea kadomiya 12/24/2007 $50.00  
Laura 12/23/2007 $50.00 in class we hear a lot about good design, but not enough about design that DOES GOOD. Thanks!  
Evi D 12/21/2007 $50.00 Saw it in GOOD | I gave to you guys in honor of my friends & made xmas cards about your cause. 
David Gonzalez 12/21/2007 $50.00 I'm honored to donate!...I learned about buyameter @ the AIGA conference. 
Marilyn 12/17/2007 $50.00  
Theme/Murketing 12/12/2007 $425.00  
AlanW 12/9/2007 $20.00  
Deena 12/9/2007 $50.00 Ann and Ellen - I salute you both for being involved and making others aware. 
vaughn 12/9/2007 $100.00  
davegdi 12/9/2007 $50.00  
AJ 12/7/2007 $50.00 hope this helps! maybe I can donate more soon. 
Joanne Kaliontzis, studio51 Boston 12/3/2007 $100.00 saw you all at AIGA/Denver --great cause. 
Veronica Ferguson 12/2/2007 $50.00 A small token from Scotland. I'm pretty shocked that clean water is not a right for everyone. 
Libby Egan 12/2/2007 $50.00  
Julia Hoffmann 12/2/2007 $50.00  
Mary Beth 11/19/2007 $25.00  
Hannah Smotrich 11/16/2007 $500.00  
Carey & Michele 11/14/2007 $25.00 We should all do our part to take care of each other, even if we can only give a little 
Fred Bennett 11/9/2007 $425.00 \o/ 
AIGA Chicago 11/7/2007 $425.00  
KarenSpruill 11/7/2007 $25.00 Great Project. Thanks for the education and opportunity! 
Turnstyle / Seattle 11/2/2007 $425.00 Nice to see designers doing good for the world. 
aek 10/26/2007 $15.00  
Aidan Lanigan 10/25/2007 $100.00 This is a great project and congratulations on all involved for making a difference. 
Daniel Feldman 10/24/2007 $25.00 Great cause, and glad to see Graphic Designers helping the community! 
Catherine Nichols 10/22/2007 $25.00  
Gee + Chung Design / Earl Gee + Fani Chung 10/19/2007 $425.00 Congratulations on a great idea to create positive change. Project M rocks! 
Jade Whaley 10/19/2007 $25.00 Great cause; glad to help! 
Susanne 10/19/2007 $25.00 Thank you Evan Kleiman/Good Food for passing this along. 
Anne Twomey 10/18/2007 $100.00 May everyman have acess to clean water. 
Rachel Soo 10/18/2007 $20.00 great project! 
Lara Fredrickson 10/18/2007 $50.00  
liz 10/18/2007 $10.00  
Emily Millette 10/17/2007 $50.00  
Cherie Fister 10/17/2007 $25.00  
Rhonda B. Weiner 10/17/2007 $25.00 Great Project! Keep it up! 
Jeff D 10/17/2007 $50.00 wonderful work and campaign - i gave after i saw you at the aiga conference - even without shirt :) 
echaffee 10/17/2007 $20.00 good work :) 
Jim Bixby, 828:design 10/17/2007 $425.00 Keep up the great work. We're all in this life together. 
Brian Boram, RMB Vivid, Inc. 10/17/2007 $425.00 At last a $425 designer tshirt that does some good—great cause. 
Ben Berry 10/17/2007 $50.00  
Ryan Padgett 10/16/2007 $50.00  
Rebecca Fagan, fagandesign 10/15/2007 $425.00 I found out about this amazing project at AIGA NEXT 
elizabeth Jackson 10/15/2007 $100.00 It's time we atart helping our own 
Traci Moore Graphics 10/14/2007 $425.00 What a great project, the design community in St. Louis supports you! 
Joanna Valentine 10/14/2007 $35.00  
bo bickerstaff 10/14/2007 $25.00  
Herb & Juliane 10/13/2007 $456.24 This is a great effort...i heard about it today on NPR. Thanks 
p.t. 10/13/2007 $25.00 Heard of you on NPR. Wonderful work. 
jgs1122 10/13/2007 $20.00 very important project, good luck. 
Anon 10/13/2007 $25.00  
Strategic Hotels & Resorts 10/10/2007 $4,250.00  
kristie dahlia home 10/9/2007 $188.00 this donation is on behalf of the atha yoga sangha in san francisco; we held a fundraising class. 
Jen 10/8/2007 $100.00 Thank you GOOD magazine and Project M... 
Jeremy Horn 10/6/2007 $20.00 This is a cultural impact, and I'm very happy that I'm apart of this movement. 
Jamie J 10/2/2007 $425.00  
Cori Heimer 10/2/2007 $30.00 found via Good Magazine - very inspiring. thank you. 
Marc and Andrea Kohler 10/2/2007 $500.00 Thank you Project M workers and GOOD Magazine! 
blue collar design theory 9/28/2007 $425.00 Pam–you rock! 
Pat and Greg Samata 9/25/2007 $500.00  
Chris HVH 9/25/2007 $425.00  
cb 9/25/2007 $425.00  
Kathy Behrenroth 9/20/2007 $30.00 Read the article on GoodMagazine.com 
Jonathan 9/19/2007 $50.00 GOOD, from Brandon. 
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Amount raised offline: $10,154.51
Grand Total: $40,797.75
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