Coach Bottomly spoke on the significance of the "School for Water" launch.
In Bottomly's words, "Tonight we have the opportunity to embark on a 90 day mission to provide real hope for an Ethiopian school of 1,000 students. Safe, clean drinking water holds the key for these kid's futures. This mission is sure not only to change the lives of these African children, but in the process, will certainly change and transform us."
At the game, Caitlin Britt, H2OPE Team Captain, spoke passionately before a packed house about the School for Water Mission.
Throughout the game, people had the opportunity to buy Team H2OPE t-shirts, wrist bands, and car decal stickers.
They also had the opportunity to text "Well" to 85944 to donate $5.
At halftime, H2OPE Team members passed around yellow jerry cans to collect cash donations.
The game itself was a hardly fought battle between two great rivals.
And although Casady was unable to "complete the sweep" (2-1 in football and basketball isn't bad!!!), Caitlin Britt quickly helped remove the bitter after taste of defeat when she sent out a jubilant Twitter directed at Scott Harrison (founder of Charity Water) and Lane Wood (Director of Schools for Water).
Caitlin's Twitter exclaimed,"We raised $1300.71 in ONE NIGHT!!!!!! That's not even counting the text money!!!:):)"
After a first day of donations over $1000, and the money raised at the Casady vs Heritage Hall game, we believe, as the H2OPE Team, that our goal of raising $20K is attainable.
We've just begun.
There's still 87 days to go.
So let's keep spreading the word. And enlisting the help of others.
