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Press Release: Windloadcalc.com Donates Software to Aid
in Providing Safe Water

CHARLESTON, S.C., August 17, 2011 —  Windloadcalc.com, based in Chicago, IL, recently donated structural engineering wind analysis software to Water Missions International for use in the design and construction of towers and buildings that house water treatment equipment.  As Water Missions International often responds to natural disasters, this software is critical for work in areas that are prone to earthquakes and hurricanes.

Quote of support for WMI from Gregory Kochmann, CEO:

The foundation of our company (WindLoadCalc.com) is based on helping others. After being contacted by Water Missions International and understanding that our programs would help design structures to provide safe drinking water for people the world over, we were happy to help. WindLoadCalc.com looks forward to many future opportunities to give forward.

The use of Windloadcalc.com software will serve a vital role toward ending the global water crisis by allowing engineers to design structures that can withstand the forces of nature and can provide the proper infrastructure that is key to long term sustainability and success of clean water projects.

“We are most grateful to Windloadcalc.com for making this possible.  Water Missions International strives to be best in class in all areas of our work and partnering with socially responsible organizations like Windloadcalc.com is helping us achieve that goal,” stated George C. Greene IV, PE, VP International Programs, Water Missions International.

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Water Missions International is a 501(c)3 engineering relief and development Christian nonprofit.  Its engineers, staff and volunteers design and provide sustainable, safe water solutions to disaster victims worldwide and people in 49 developing countries.  Since 2001, Water Missions International has responded to the world's largest natural disasters and daily tackles the world’s single biggest cause of illness - lack of safe water and adequate sanitation (U.N. Report, 2005) by providing safe water to more than two million people. 

The global water crisis is real. It steals the lives of 5,500 people each day, most of them children. More than war, natural disasters, AIDS or even hunger. For more than 884 million people, one in every eight, this is reality (WHO, 2010). For them, water is not a source of abundant life, health and well-being as it is for us. Rather, it is the birthing ground for sickness and disease. Water as they know it, strips them of opportunities for education and work, and contributes to an endless cycle of poverty and despair.

Charleston, S.C.-based Water Missions International has received Charity Navigator's top rating five years in a row.  To help, visit WaterMissions.org

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