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Katie McKenna is just the type of person I think of as an ordinary hero. Her work as a Peace Corps volunteer, especially her work saving children in the village of Chuisac from disease and possible death, exemplifies the conscious citizenship our world needs so desperately just now. Because of her work, Katie is my Ordinary Hero of the week.

I'm looking for filter sand suitable for slow sand filtration (effective size of about 0.25 mm and a U.C. of about 2.0). For our pilot project we hand sieved locally available black volcanic sand with some success but that method won't work well for the second phase of the project, which will involve over 150 cubic feet of filter sand. The regular 20/40 swimming pool filter sand is available, but what we need is more like a 30/60 sand. The project is a couple hours out of Guatemala City. Any leads and advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Norm

As a new member, it is interesting to me to see the fact that you are using the same filters as those used by Pure Water for the World. This fact indicates a good relationship. As a Rotarian, I am interested in the extent that you are cooperating with the Rotary Clubs in Guatemala. As you may know, The Rotary Club of Guatemala Sur is deeply involved with water filtration using another type of in-home filter. It occurs to me that some applications are better served using one type and other applications are better served with the other. See bombagua.com.gt.

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I am going to start designing different logos, banners, t-shirts, and others for Water Charity under the request of JahSun. I am open to any ideas any users on here might have. You can e-mail at 'cjmosure@neo.rr.com' with ideas, or we could even talk over the phone about them (e-mail me for my number). I could also talk on AIM at 'ccjjjjjj'. After I have a few designs done I will post them on here and see which are best. Thanks for your time.