Interact Club of Morse High School to enter Bio-Sand Filter in World Water Day Competition
The Interact Club of Morse High School, Bath, Maine in cooperation with the Bath Regional Voc School and in affiliation with the Rotary Club of Bath and the Sunrise Rotary of Bath will participate in the World Water Day Competition 2019.
The Interact Club will raise awareness of the clean water challenges that much of the world face. The club will be taking a holistic approach to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) concerns and is supported by Getting Water Right a local non-profit supported by the Rotary.
The Interact Club has undertaken or intends to undertake the following activities:
- Bio-Sand Filter (BSF) form fabricated in the Voc School
- Baked and sold apple pies to raise money to purchase 3 BSF for Cambodian villages
- Attended presentations of third world WASH solutions (to view the most recent presentation: http://www.cityofbath.com/bctvondemand/ once on the webpage select Water for Cambodia)
- Construct and charge a BSF with sand and gravel
- Install the BSF in Morse High School Cafeteria as a demo project
- The School science department will be able to use the filter as a teaching aid
The students of the Interact Club are excited to be participating in this crucially important campaign to achieve clean water for all.