Children' s Water Festival in Albuquerque, NM

Later this week, Oct 13th & 14th, is the annual Children's Water Festival in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is the sixth year it has been taking place at the convention center. It is put on by Susan Gorman of Pioneer West and her army of volunteers. Pioneer West, www.pioneerwest.net is a non-profit organization.

This event is supported by very large businesses and other entities. PNM, Sandia National Labs, the City of Albuquerque all send volunteers and provide some monetary support. This is the third year I have been involved. Being a small entity, in more ways than one, Arid Solutions Inc. is a financial supporter and I have voluteered for both days of the event for the last three years.

This year I will be the "Water Wizard". My job is to greet the kids as they arrive, all 500 of them each day, yes that is a total of 1000 kids, and entertain them a bit while they wait for directions as to where to go next. The kids will visit 5 different classrooms all demostrating some aspect of water. The hands-on learning activities will incorporate water science, geography, history, and the future of our water.

So I am not just a rain barrel manufacturer and seller. I am deeply concerned with our fresh water crisis. So concerned I will don a sparkly blue costume, hat and all to help bring up the next generation to be more aware and respectful of our water quality and supply. Look to this blog next week for pictures of the event!
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