WaterStep

Welcome to the WaterStep Board of Directors, Bill Zoeller, CPA MBA! 💧⁠ ⁠ Bill Zoeller is a Certified Public Accountant and is the Chief Executive Officer at Zoeller Company. Bill brings an impressive track record of leadership and expertise, with roles ranging from Chief Operating Officer to President of Louisville Operations and Director of Risk Management.⁠ ⁠ His experience is as deep as his commitment to making a difference.⁠ We’re thrilled to have Bill join our mission! ✨️⁠ ⁠ Join us in giving Bill a warm WaterStep welcome! 👏

On this day in 2009, a 6.1 earthquake hit Costa Rica, changing WaterStep’s journey forever. 🗺️ ⁠💧⁠ ⁠ Our team was already on the ground teaching hygiene and sanitation when the earthquake began. Roads crumbled, bottled water vanished within hours, and people emerged from the jungle covered in mud, searching for hope.⁠ ⁠ Our systems supplied the only safe water available.⁠ ⁠ Thanks to our Chlorine Generator, WaterStep was able to provide safe water to 3,800 displaced people, marking the start of our disaster response efforts. ⁠💧⁠ ⁠ Looking back, this was the beginning of so much more. ⁠ ⁠ As we celebrate 30 years of WaterStep in 2025, we’re reflecting on the stories that shaped us. To everyone who has been part of our story - thank you! Your support has impacted millions of lives, and together, we’ll keep changing the world. 💙

We have some exciting announcements as we head into 2025. We’d like to start with some new faces and changes to our board of directors. 💧 A man who needs no introduction in WaterStep circles is the one and only Scott Haner! Scott is the new board of directors’ chairman in 2025, and we couldn’t be more excited about having him at the helm. Scott is a 30-year+ marketing/development executive and has held positions at Yum! Brands/KFC Corporation and General Mills, Inc. He also served on the Board of the International Franchise Association. Scott started volunteering with WaterStep in 2014 and has been a part of projects in Costa Rica, Kenya and Brazil. He has served on the board since 2023. He hopes to continue to leverage his leadership and management skills to increase WaterStep’s impact around the world. A huge congratulations to Scott and thank you for being a part of WaterStep!

🎉 Happy New Year, WaterStep Nation! 🎉 We’re kicking off 2025 with BIG plans, and we want you on this ride with us. Here’s what we’ve got planned: 💧 4 Million More Lives: We’re aiming to bring safe water to 4 million more people this year. It’s bold, but together, we can make it happen! 🌍 Global Expansion: Already in 72 countries, but in 2025, we’re taking it even further. 🤝 Partnering with SANRU: Teaming up with Africa’s largest healthcare NGO to amplify impact. 📱 Hand Pump Repair via Phone: Training anyone, anywhere in the world, right from their smartphone! With you by our side, we’re going to make 2025 one for the books.💙

From North Carolina to East Africa, Papua New Guinea to Central America, WaterStep impacted 3.3 million lives in 2024. 📈💧 Yesterday, Founder & CEO, Mark Hogg sat down with WAVE to discuss this year's achievements and our goals for 2025. You can see the full clips here: https://lnkd.in/eQ2DSsiD 2025 will mark 30 years of saving lives with safe water! With your support, we plan to bring safe water to even more communities in need!

2024 is almost over, but the need for safe water globally is far from it. 💧⁠🌎 Approximately 2 billion still lack access to safe water around the world, but you can be a part of changing that! If you’re still considering a year-end, tax-deductible donation, now’s the perfect time to make a difference. Join us in transforming even more lives in 2025. Donate today at www.waterstep.org

The year’s almost over, but so many people are still longing for the gift of safe water! 💧 If you’re still considering a year-end, tax-deductible donation, now’s the perfect time to make a difference. Let's change more people's lives together. https://lnkd.in/esTAsF8H

Exciting news! WaterStep’s Founder & CEO, Mark Hogg, will be LIVE on WAVE News TODAY from 2:00–2:30pm! 💧 Tune in to hear what we've accomplished in 2025 and what's new as we head into 2025! Learn how WaterStep is making an even bigger impact with safe water solutions worldwide. 🌍

Meet Simon Ottaviano.⁠ ⁠ Simon's life went from privilege to destitution. He came to America with hopes of writing a new chapter for himself. He would eventually return home to rewrite the safe water story in his homeland of South Sudan.⁠ ⁠ It would take 30 years of fear, abandonment, loneliness, hope — and personal will — to do it. And first, he’d have to escape war. ⁠ ⁠ Read the full story of how Simon partnered with WaterStep to change the lives of people he loves the most on our website.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #safewater #WaterInnovation #GlobalWaterAccess #SafeWaterSolutions #WaterStep #SustainableWater #WaterAdvocacy #WaterSecurity #WaterForAll #LouisvilleKY #LouisvilleKentucky #WaterMatters #SafeWaterForAll #WaterIsLife

It's true. Meaningful gifts are the new gift cards. 🎄 For any of you Christmas stragglers out there, you still have five days to make a donation to WaterStep. And let's be honest, the gift of safe water is far more meaningful than socks. 🧦 We have Secret Santas everywhere helping us fight the global water crisis. The best part? You can too and you'll feel good doing it! 💧🎁 Donate at https://lnkd.in/eVuh-aE4