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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Fri, 24 May 2013 11:30:38 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>News</title><subtitle>News</subtitle><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/atom.xml"/><updated>2013-03-17T08:35:16Z</updated><generator uri="http://five.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.159 (http://www.squarespace.com)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Celebrate World Water Day March 22, 2013</title><category term="&quot;Millions Die&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Safe Drinking Water&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Save A Life&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Wananavu Kadavu&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Water World Day&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Water for Fiji&quot;"/><category term="Donate"/><category term="Rural"/><category term="Water for Fiji"/><category term="World Water Needs"/><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2013/3/17/celebrate-world-water-day-march-22-2013.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2013/3/17/celebrate-world-water-day-march-22-2013.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2013-03-17T06:19:50Z</published><updated>2013-03-17T06:19:50Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="font-size: 150%; text-align: center;"><span >How can you help?</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 150%; text-align: center;"><span >&nbsp;</span><span >You can make a donation to <strong><a href="waterforfiji.org">Water for Fiji</a> </strong>for as little as $5, $10, $25 a month or a one time donation. Together we can make a difference&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 150%; text-align: center;"><span ><strong>Every 20 seconds, a child dies from a water-related illness&nbsp;</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 26.666667938232422px;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><a style="font-size: 150%;" href="waterforfiji.org"><span ><img style="width: 557px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/DSC_2816.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1363502561199" alt="" /></span></a></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong style="font-size: 110%;">Nearly 800 Million People Lack Access to Clean Drinking Water</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"><strong style="font-size: 110%;">One village at a time...</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 150%;">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 17.77777862548828px;">&nbsp;</span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>New Year New Project...</title><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2013/2/1/new-year-new-project.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2013/2/1/new-year-new-project.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2013-02-01T21:08:02Z</published><updated>2013-02-01T21:08:02Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="font-size: 110%;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="font-size: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable" style="font-size: 70%;">Kavala Bay Primary School</span></span></p>
<p style="font-size: 150%; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 300%;"><span class="full-image-inline ssNonEditable" style="font-size: 70%;">Kadavu Island, Fiji</span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 150%;">This is a boarding school serving children from 6 to 13 years of age, a population of 200.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 150%;">Needed materials for this project include; water tanks, water filters, ball/float valves, cement, Rebar steel, PVC pipe, lumber and other miscellaneous supplies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 150%;">Estimated date of completion: July 2013</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 150%;">We would like to thank Holladay Rotary Club of Utah, USA for our &nbsp;3<sup>rd</sup> District Rotary Grant to help with our water projects in Fiji.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 150%;">We are grateful to all our sponsors and donors who have help make this work possible.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center; font-size: 150%;"><span>If you would like to help make this project and future project a reality please make your donation through our PayPal account to the left.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; font-size: 150%;"><span>One village at a time...</span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable">&nbsp;</span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>3rd Annual Wananavu Kadavu Golf Tournament September 28, 2012</title><category term="&quot;&quot;Kipp &amp; Christian&quot;"/><category term="&quot;A&quot;Active Care&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Allred Jackson&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Charity Golf Tournament&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Eaglewood Golf Course&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Jennyk Photography&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Joseph Summerhays&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Lynn Summerhays&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Roads  Capital&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Wananavu Kadavu&quot;"/><category term="Wananavu Kadavu Golf Tournament"/><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/9/30/3rd-annual-wananavu-kadavu-golf-tournament-september-28-2012.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/9/30/3rd-annual-wananavu-kadavu-golf-tournament-september-28-2012.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2012-10-01T01:44:03Z</published><updated>2012-10-01T01:44:03Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wananavukadavu/sets/72157631662662038/"></a></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="ss_temp_url"><img style="width: 624px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/Lynn%20Summerhays-Golf.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1349056654360" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>The work, the water, the families...</title><category term="&quot;Active Care&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Awen Photography&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Ben Sorensen&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Clean Water&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Jennyk Photography&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Netani Rika&quot;"/><category term="&quot;One village at a time&quot;"/><category term="&quot;The New Yorker&quot;"/><category term="Fiji"/><category term="Kadavu"/><category term="One Village at a Time"/><category term="Utah"/><category term="Wananavu Kadavu Golf Tournament"/><category term="Water"/><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/9/27/the-work-the-water-the-families.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/9/27/the-work-the-water-the-families.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2012-09-27T23:06:58Z</published><updated>2012-09-27T23:06:58Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<center><iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/edi7LiY4ISM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Thank you... Vinaka vakalevu</title><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/9/25/thank-you-vinaka-vakalevu.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/9/25/thank-you-vinaka-vakalevu.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2012-09-26T05:53:42Z</published><updated>2012-09-26T05:53:42Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thank you for your support and generosity in our efforts</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">to bring clean water to rural communities in Fiji</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">One village at a time...<br />&nbsp;<br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.eaglewoodgolf.com/"><img style="width: 474px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/postersponsors.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1348639475445" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Commissioner Lieutenant-Colonel Netani Rika on Wananavu Kadavu</title><category term="&quot;Allred Jackson&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Ben Sorensen&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Good Samaritan&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Holladay Rotary of Utah&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Kipp &amp; Christian&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Netani Rika&quot;"/><category term="&quot;One village at a time, together we can..."/><category term="&quot;Roads  Capital&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Swire Coca Cola&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Wananavu Kadavu&quot;"/><category term="Colonel"/><category term="Commissioner"/><category term="Fundraising for Water~Project"/><category term="Kadavu Fiji Islands"/><category term="Lieutenant"/><category term="Navuatu Project ~ Kadavu Island Fiji"/><category term="One Village at a Time"/><category term="Statements from Supporters"/><category term="Wananavu Kadavu Golf Tournament"/><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/9/21/commissioner-lieutenant-colonel-netani-rika-on-wananavu-kada.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/9/21/commissioner-lieutenant-colonel-netani-rika-on-wananavu-kada.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2012-09-22T00:33:34Z</published><updated>2012-09-22T00:33:34Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span>Statement by Commissioner Lieutenant-Colonel Netani Rika. Commissioner Eastern Division, Republic of Fiji. Regarding Wananavu Kadavu, Inc. &amp; their Project Manager, Ben Sorensen.</span></p>
<p><span>We at Wananavu Kadavu want to thank our project manager Ben Sorensen on his hard work and dedication to our water projects in rural communities in Fiji.</span></p>
<p><span>We are grateful for the support we receive from the Fiji Government and all other who supported us from the conception of Wananavu Kadavu-Water for Fiji in 2009.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt3z3on7JV8&amp;feature=plcp"><img style="width: 520px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/1 Lieutenant Colonel Netani Rika 9-2012.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1348276054133" alt="" /></a></span></span><br /></span></p>
<p><span><em>One village at a time...</em></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Water for Fiji ~ Wananavu Kadavu</title><category term="&quot;&quot;Kipp &amp; Christian&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Active Care&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Allred Jackson&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Coca Cola&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Dixon Golf&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Golf Tournament&quot;"/><category term="&quot;One village at a time, together we can..."/><category term="&quot;Water Catchment&quot;"/><category term="Fiji"/><category term="Fundraising for Water~Project"/><category term="Gastronomy"/><category term="One Village at a Time"/><category term="Utah"/><category term="Water"/><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/8/25/water-for-fiji-wananavu-kadavu.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/8/25/water-for-fiji-wananavu-kadavu.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2012-08-26T02:35:36Z</published><updated>2012-08-26T02:35:36Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>Our mission as a non-profit organization is to assure that all donations go to completing specific projects in rural Fiji, where approximately half of the population does not have access to safe drinking water.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 600px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/1%20Pamphlet-Website.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1345863146289" alt="" /></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Join us for a day of golf- Friday, September 28th</title><category term="&quot;Charity Golf Tournament&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Dixon Golf&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Eaglewood Golf Course&quot;"/><category term="&quot;The Masters&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Water for Fiji&quot;"/><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/8/15/join-us-for-a-day-of-golf-friday-september-28th.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/8/15/join-us-for-a-day-of-golf-friday-september-28th.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2012-08-16T02:41:16Z</published><updated>2012-08-16T02:41:16Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;Winner of the VIP Trip to the Masters 2012</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 580px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/_MG_3335.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1344999548735" alt="" /></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img style="width: 580px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/Joseph-Summerhays-Golf%202010.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1345001276068" alt="" /></span></span>Golf Tournament director, Joesph Summerhays&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.ogdenclinic.com/Providers/Walker-Kevin"><img style="width: 552px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/_MG_3218.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1344999024511" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.alpineortho.com/site/id/dredwards.asp"><img style="width: 580px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/_MG_3253.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1345003513029" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.sosemploymentgroup.com/"><img style="width: 580px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/_MG_3328.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1345000079554" alt="" /></a></span></span><br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://intermountainhealthcare.org/about/news/pages/home.aspx?newsid=14"><img style="width: 524px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/Joey-Richards-Golf.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1345001137228" alt="" /></a></span></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><br /></span><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://doctorsidchiro.com/"><img style="width: 524px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/Sid-Heinz-golf.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1345001427717" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://activecare.com/"><img style="width: 524px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/Greg-Craig-Jeff-Jon-Nancy 2010.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1345003404112" alt="" /></a></span></span></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><a href="http://www.autoliv.com/wps/wcm/connect/autoliv/Home"><img style="width: 524px;" src="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/storage/Masters-Winner-Golf 2010.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1345001488068" alt="" /></a></span></span>Winner of the VIP Trip to the Master 2011<br /><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><br /></span></p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>The need for safe drinking water...</title><category term="&quot;Active Care&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Ben Sorensen&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Clean Water&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Commissioner Eastern Division&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Fiji Times&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Netani Rika&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Wananavu Kadavu&quot;"/><category term="'Fiji Sun&quot;"/><category term="Fiji"/><category term="Kadavu"/><category term="Media"/><category term="One Village at a Time"/><category term="Tanks"/><category term="The Water Needs in Fiji"/><category term="Water"/><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/7/6/the-need-for-safe-drinking-water.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/7/6/the-need-for-safe-drinking-water.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2012-07-06T18:32:47Z</published><updated>2012-07-06T18:32:47Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<blockquote>
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<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span>&nbsp;</span>Nancy,</span></p>
<br />I met Ben this morning and he is a very enthusiastic young man who is<br />very committed to his projects. We are making arrangement to have a<br />media coverage on Monday and to include Ben in it. It is a way of<br />informing the public of what the Wananavu Kadavu has been doing in Fiji<br />ever since it's inception in Fiji.<br /><br />I also take this opportunity to convey to you our gratitude for the<br />amount of assistance you have provided in Kadavu so far. Please convey<br />this gratitude to your organization and your families as well. We look<br />forward to working closely with you from now on.<br /><br />Thank you &amp; God Bless.<br /><br />NB Rika<br />Commissioner Eastern Division.
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<p style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Wananavu Kadavu appreciates the support of Lt. Col. Netani Rika, the Fiji Government and all those who have supported our efforts to bring safe drinking water to rural villages on Kadavu Island, Fiji</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/media/">http://www.wananavukadavu.org/media/</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p><p><br/><br/><br/>Related: Wananavu Kadavu, fresh water for Fiji (http://www.fijisun.com.fj/2012/06/26/wananavu-kadavu-fresh-water-for-fiji/) by Tina Pienkuukka</p>]]></content></entry><entry><title>Solotavui Project update...</title><category term="&quot;Active Care&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Allred Jackson&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Fresh Water&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Kipp &amp; Christian&quot;"/><category term="&quot;One village at a time, together we can..."/><category term="&quot;Roads  Capital&quot;"/><category term="&quot;Water Project&quot;"/><category term="Fiji"/><category term="Fundraising for Water~Project"/><category term="Kadavu"/><category term="Progress"/><category term="The Water Needs in Fiji"/><category term="Together"/><category term="Village"/><category term="Wananavu"/><id>http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/6/21/solotavui-project-update.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.wananavukadavu.org/news/2012/6/21/solotavui-project-update.html"/><author><name>Nancy Thompson Mahler</name></author><published>2012-06-22T00:33:26Z</published><updated>2012-06-22T00:33:26Z</updated><content type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[<p><span>&ldquo;Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working</span><br /><span>together is success.&rdquo;</span><br /><span>&nbsp;&nbsp; ~Henry Ford</span></p>
<p><br /><span>What has been accomplished in the short time that Wananavu Kadavu started</span><br /><span>working in the Solotavui Village is amazing. Our crew of volunteers</span><br /><span>have been working long hours with our project manager Ben Sorensen and</span><br /><span>it shows in the progress.</span><br /><br /><span>We are so grateful to all who have supported us and continue to</span><br /><span>support us in our efforts to bring clean drinking water to rural villages in</span><br /><span>Fiji. Be a part of this and future projects by making your charitable</span><br /><span>donation today.</span><br /><br /><span>Together we can do anything...</span><span class="HOEnZb"><span style="color: #888888;"><br /></span></span></p>]]></content></entry></feed>