Last weekend some ONE members attended an interesting event in the Twin Cities that was a mix of art and awareness. The event, titled “Drop of Gold” was organized by a new local organization called SURGE, and the main focus was water. The event raised funds for water projects in Bangladesh, in partnership with Water Partners International.

People got together to learn about the importance of the “new gold”, or clean water in developing countries, while allowing people to socialize and view work by local artists. A staggering fact that we really took away from this was their theme of the evening: “One in six of us does not have access to clean water”.

We met the founders of the organization and had a discussion about local action with global impact. We told them about all the great things that the Twin Cities ONE group has been doing lately and we agreed to collaborate on an activity soon. We believe that partnering with like-minded individuals and groups on the local level is important for a grassroots organization like ours to be successful and more impactful in our communities. It was a great educational event and we are looking forward to working with them in the future.

-Reena Dhake and Tzviatko Chiderov, ONE Twin Cities volunteers