Boulder Rotary Club Rotarians, Alessandro Sachs and Lynn Johnson, provided an informative program about their project to provide clean drinking water to the citizens of Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.  The Oglala Lakota Sioux reservation is listed as the poorest and the 8th largest, (the size of Connecticut).  Many families have no running water or septic service and the groundwater is contaminated with arsenic and uranium.  High cancer rates and the short life expectancy is attributed to this groundwater problem.  What is needed is piped clean water going directly to the homes on this land.  The nearest clean water supply system is "Mni-Wiconi- Water is Life" in Fort Pierre, SD. 
The CLEAN non-contaminated Water for Oglala Lakota Sioux project was initiated by the World Community Service Committee of the Boulder Rotary Club (BRC) and supported by 22 US Rotary Clubs in 3 Districts and 2 European PC, along with 97 donors (Rotarians and Private).  Thanks to these donations, thus far raising $144,952, providing 48 at-risk, off-the-grid homes with clean drinking water.  Donations have been matched by a local NGO partner, "Running Strong for American Indian Youth".