Welcome to My Wishing Well page!
My name is Sofie and I'm 15 years old. I live in Vancouver, Canada, but every year since I was little, I have been blessed to travel with my family to countries all around Southern and East Africa. Those trips and the kind and soulful people we have met, have inspired my art and my dedication to education and water issues, and have influenced me in a million other ways. I feel lucky that the Wishing Well project brings all these things together.
Nearly 1.1 billion people lack access to clean water and education around the world. By raising money for wells and spreading awareness about this crisis together, we can help bring water to people who need it and maybe make it easier for kids, who would otherwise have to spend time and energy carrying water, to go to school. My Wishing Well fundraising targets of $US 8000, $US 16,000, and $24,000 were recently met, and have funded 3 wells to supply clean water to three rural villages, for decades to come! Last summer I had the great privilege of visiting Malawi, to witness the miracle of these wells going in for myself! This effort continues to bring me immense joy and energizes me to never stop. Well #4, here we come!
Thank you for coming to my page and for helping to connect art with water and education; the things I care about most. If you would like to see any of my artwork, or learn more about Sparkly and SmART, please visit my website: www.sparklyandsmart.com.
Sofie
P.S. If you have any questions related to this project, would like to order some art, or simply would like to say hello, please send me a note at info@sparklyandsmart.com. I would be so happy to hear from you!
Welcome to the Wishing Well page!
We’re glad you’re interested in helping build wells and giving the gift of clean water!
On this page, you can: 1) Donate to an existing fundraiser; 2) Create a Page to have your own Wishing Well fundraising page; or 3) Search for existing fundraisers.
If you're creating your own page: It's easy! First, think about a fundraising goal that's reachable. You can always increase your goal later! Click on the "Create my Wishing Well" button below. Create a login, and once on your new page add your photo & some words to inspire your friends and family to join you by donating to this worthy cause. Then share your page's link via email and social media to raise funds for a water well! To pay for a complete new well you'll want to raise US $8,000, and if you do, we'll contact you to find out the words you'd like on your dedication plaque that gets affixed to the water well.
Any questions? Please email: wishingwell@waterwellsforafrica.org
Thank you...and we wish you WELL with your fundraising efforts! Let's save and improve lives together. :-)
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Joan Henderson | 02/27/2021 | $100.00 | I just listened to your Ted talk. You are an amazing and talented young woman. You are so like your father.(he was my surgeon for 3 surgeries) | Sofie and Larissa Roux | 12/01/2020 | $51.80 | Handmade watercolour art sales Christmas craft fairs 2019! | 12/05/2019 | $2,800.00 | CKB2 | 11/28/2019 | $1,000.00 | Sofie's handmade watercolour print sales 2019 winter bazaar CHS | 11/21/2019 | $875.00 | Anonymous | 11/17/2019 | $200.00 | Fall Market handmade water-colour art sales | 11/14/2019 | $2,500.00 | Dana Lu | 12/17/2018 | $100.00 | Eiman Zargaran | 12/16/2018 | $500.00 | Anonymous | 12/12/2018 | $25.00 | Christmas craft fair handmade watercolour art sales! | 11/24/2018 | $5,000.00 | Handcrafted watercolor print sales | 11/13/2018 | $500.00 | Boss and Bronson | 11/04/2018 | $500.00 | W'Kabi | 10/24/2018 | $1,500.00 | Anonymous | 09/18/2018 | $300.00 | Dana Lu | 07/30/2018 | $200.00 | craft fair sales | 06/25/2018 | $325.00 | Ivy Compass 8E | 04/17/2018 | $100.00 | Ongoing handmade watercolour card sales spring 2018 | 04/10/2018 | $525.00 | Maureen Brennan | 03/14/2018 | $50.00 | Greeting Card Sales | 02/02/2018 | $500.00 | Sofie's Christmas Craft Fair Sales 2017 | 12/12/2017 | $2,650.00 | Anonymous | 11/24/2017 | $250.00 | Anonymous | 10/18/2017 | $200.00 | Handmade card sales | 03/25/2017 | $350.00 | Dana Lu | 01/25/2017 | $125.00 | Craft fair handmade card sales | 01/18/2017 | $1,000.00 | online hand crafted card sales | 01/06/2017 | $175.00 | Anonymous | 01/04/2017 | $50.00 | Boss and Bronson | 12/28/2016 | $250.00 | Anonymous | 12/21/2016 | $250.00 | Lewis S Cohen | 12/18/2016 | $500.00 | Damon Ramsey | 12/17/2016 | $250.00 | Anonymous | 12/15/2016 | $50.00 | Anonymous | 12/15/2016 | $50.00 | Anonymous | 12/15/2016 | $50.00 | Roslyn Boram | 12/15/2016 | $50.00 | Anonymous | 12/15/2016 | $50.00 | Anonymous | 12/14/2016 | $50.00 | Anonymous | 12/13/2016 | $50.00 | Anonymous | 12/13/2016 | $50.00 | Anonymous | 12/13/2016 | $50.00 |
| Total | $24,151.80 | ||