Kreider Farms is known for its dairy products, but on Saturday, May 4, the focus will be on water when the Kreider family hosts a World Vision Global 6K for Water event. The 6-kilometer run/walk will begin at 525 Indian Village Road, Manheim, at 9 a.m. and will go through what marketing and social media specialist Khalee Kreider noted that her family calls "Kreider Valley."
"Last year, Kreider Farms hosted the Global 6K for the first year with high expectations to bring clean water to 2,000 people," said Khalee, a member of the fourth generation to be involved in the family business. "We went over and beyond our goal, raising upward of $150,000 and providing clean water to over 3,000 people. We would like to meet or even exceed our achievement last year in 2019."
Separate fees have been set for adults and for children under age 18. World Vision promises that each Global 6K for Water adult participant's registration fee provides clean water for one person in need for a lifetime. Six kilometers has been set for the event to represent how far the average person in the developing world must walk for water, which is often contaminated, to sustain themselves and their families.
According to information provided by World Vision, the average woman in rural Africa walks 6 kilometers to haul 40 pounds of water every day. Worldwide, women and girls spend a combined 200 million hours hauling water daily. Water projects by World Vision are developed in conjunction with local leaders to create safe sources of drinking water, whether through a borehole well, an irrigation system, or a pump or filtration system powered by a solar panel. The organization also provides training so that local folks can maintain and repair the systems to ensure the project is sustainable.
Although this is the second year the Kreider family has hosted a Global 6K site, Khalee's parents, Ron and Hollee, have had a long-standing relationship with World Vision.
"They have been on multiple trips with World Vision to multiple countries including Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, India, and Bangladesh to see the work first hand that World Vision is doing in these developing communities," Khalee said. "Last year we were excited to host a 6K on our farm and invite the community to join us in supporting this organization close to our hearts and make an impact bringing clean water, something we all take for granted, to children and communities around the world."
The run/walk will be held rain or shine. Last year's event took place in the rain.
"It ended up pouring last year, so we have our fingers crossed for sun. We prayed for water, and we got it, just not in the form we were expecting," Khalee joked.
Most of the course will be on paved roads or sidewalks, but there may be sections that are gravel. Strollers are welcome, and Khalee noted that even with the rain last year, people using strollers did not seem to have difficulties with the course. At the end of the course, chocolate milk, other beverages, and lactose-free ice cream will be served.
Off-site parking will be available at Doe Run Elementary School, 281 Doe Run Road, Manheim, and Manheim Brethren in Christ Church, 54 N. Penryn Road, Manheim. Shuttles will run from the parking lots to the start line beginning at 7 a.m., with the last shuttle picking up at 8:30 a.m. The buses will start back up at 10:30 a.m. to transport folks back to the parking areas.
Participants may register in advance at http://www.teamworldvision.org/team/kreiderfarms, or they may sign up at the event.
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