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  • Michael Hooper from Stratchclyde said, “Alas, the county name used to be 'Strathclyde' and not 'Stratchclyde'. But now here, its 'East Dunbartonshire'. But best wishes for your Water Project. It will help an awful lot of people! Great video.”
  • becca carr from Berkshire said, “awww there so cute they need water give your surport whos with me! i love the children of africa!!!! ”
  • Adam Mckenzie from Cumbria said, “i love these choldren i realy hope they get water. i care for them loads . ”
  • shauna branney from Cumbria said, “Hope they have clean water . because i realy care for them.”
  • shauna branney from Cumbria said, “Hope they have clean water . because i realy care for them.”
  • Lynne Poulson from Derbyshire said, “What a brilliant idea - to make the essential job of pumping water fun for children who have little to smile about.”
  • Julian Sharpe from Lancashire said, “Water, water, everywhere with this campaign”
  • K MAN K MAN from London said, “GIV ME WATER”
  • talha abid from London said, “every one should suppourt”
  • armstrong kelly from Merseyside said, “this is such a great campaign!”
  • stephanie fuidge from Hampshire said, “well done”
  • TONY LARYEA from London said, “FANTASTIC IDEA WELL DONE”
  • Rick Hubbard from Hampshire said, “We have a global economy, we should be supporting a global community as well. Glad to see you are pointing people in the right direction.”
  • Sue Wilson from Worcestershire said, “why only aim for 1 million? Everyone should support this!”
  • janet chambers from Cornwall said, “you are doing a excellent job”
  • Alex McGillicuddy from Staffordshire said, “Great Idea. Would be great if this could become an industry standard.”
  • Crystal Forrester from London said, “amazing. i love this cause.”
  • Richard Brixey from Worcestershire said, “I'm currently working as a retail store manager for the Society in Studley. Could I possibly be sent further info in forms of posters etc. to allow me to promote the appeal to my members of staff. I would be extremely grateful for anything you could send me. ”
  • Emma Parker from Northamptonshire said, “Excellent”
  • Penni Gibbons from Nottinghamshire said, “This is great!”
  • Rachael Murphy from W. Yorkshire said, “We only get richer because these people get poorer. If everyone gives a little we can make this world a better place.”
  • anton miloushev from S. Glamorgan said, “good”
  • Nicola Barr from Lothian said, “Let this be an on-going commitment!”
  • Mark Fitzgerald from S. Yorkshire said, “best idea ever”
  • Edna Nicholson from Hampshire said, “Wonderful,keep up the good work.”
  • Paul Cox from W. Yorkshire said, “Excellent cause. Well done.”
  • Nick Hutchinson from W. Yorkshire said, “Great appeal”
  • S Zober from Kent said, “ ”
  • Anna Bayliss from E. Sussex said, “Brilliant idea!”
  • All Saints Upton CE Primary School from Cheshire said, “Our children are filling water bottles with "loose change" as part of our harvest celebration to go towards buying a Playpump.”
  • All Saints Upton CE Primary School from Cheshire said, “We are ”
  • Hannah Horsburgh from Cumbria said, “I think this is a fantastic idea and it looks like it really is helping. keep up the good work. xxxxxxxx”
  • Susie Morgan from Dyfed said, “Having been to South Africa recently & seen the extraordinary poverty that so many people live in, I'me more than happy to give my support to something so important!”
  • naomi hyslop from Highland said, “thanks for keeping it clean!! Lets gets the children involved I'm a youth worker and I will. Can I add a link to our youth centres web site? Thanks ”
  • Kevin Till from London said, “a simple but worthwhile idea that can make a hugedifference to many people”
  • Andrew Oldham from N. Yorkshire said, “Simple ideas...amazing results! How could you promote this more widely throughout the Co-operative Group to enhance your current success?”
  • victoria clark from Hampshire said, “Hi, I am a qualified plumber and would like to go out to Africa for a short while to help out with a safe drinking water project. If this is something you think I could help you with please contact me. vickiplumb@yahoo.co.uk”
  • rebecca pinsker from Hampshire said, “keep up the good work co op. I know of no other organisation that does as much ethical work as the co op”
  • dan wiley from S. Glamorgan said, “Clean water - a basic right for all!”
  • Joanna Nicholas from Northamptonshire said, “Let's make it 10 million!”
  • Chris Harriot from Oxfordshire said, “Nice idea, easy for us to help those who need it.”
  • adam holland from Cornwall said, “great work!”
  • Geraldine Howlett from Wiltshire said, “Im heading over to Facebook now to become a fan”
  • Martin Evans from Isle of Wight said, “Glad to make a difference”
  • Ben Harris from Essex said, “Such a great idea, keep it up!”
  • carol pratt from Kent said, “impressive stuff :)”
  • Corinne Mayer from Hampshire said, “I only buy One water now”
  • Amanda Comberton from Lincolnshire said, “Such a worthwhile cause”
  • Margaret Barber from Cambridgeshire said, “Great, keep up the good work”
  • Marion Laithwaite from Oxfordshire said, “I've seen this water in the local co-op and will buy it from now on as its such a good cause”
  • Kirsten Sangster from Essex said, “good on co-op :)”
  • Nathan Cook from Suffolk said, “Great work!”
  • Erika Dobbie from Durham said, “What a fab campaign.”
  • ngaire nicoll from Clwyd said, “keep up the good work,”
  • daniel phelan from Bristol said, “its a start”
  • Linda Haslam from London said, “Nice to know someone is doing something constructive to help alleviate the situation.”
  • Pauline Peart from Lincolnshire said, “I wish this vital campaign great success”
  • Pam Adams from Shropshire said, “:)”
  • Chris Stansbury from London said, “:-)”
  • Beverly Jones from Cumbria said, “Keep going, you'll get there!!”
  • Aurora Felice from London said, “Terribly sad stastics..I will buy my water from Co-operative whenever possible. ”
  • christopher dixon from Berkshire said, “great idea”
  • Jane Edmunds MacDonald from Devon said, “Already subscribe to WaterAid, & use our local CoOp on a regular basis - keep up the good work!”
  • sheila Lum from Lincolnshire said, “I support 'water aid' charity - which is very goo,but had not heard of playpumps before what a fun idea I live in China where water is not readily available in rural areas - a lot of water is still carried”
  • Barbara Parkin from Cheshire said, “Clean water shouldn't be based on charity, it is a necessity to every living being!”
  • James Donnelly from Leicestershire said, “Lets do it!!!!”
  • Alex WIngham from E. Sussex said, “Cool”
  • Noel Colley from Leicestershire said, “Fantastic!!!!”
  • Ghislaine Bedford from E. Sussex said, “Of course I support clean water for Africa, every little helps!”
  • Jo Cook from London said, “Well done Co-op”
  • Simon Mayer from Buckinghamshire said, “Keep up the good work!!”
  • Jacqueline Whitehead from Hampshire said, “I have noticed how different the Coop's attitiude is to other super markets, well done.”
  • zoe humphreys from Essex said, “kule!”
  • Adrian Dallas from Lancashire said, “Clean ample water should be a right for the whole planet - listen up politicans”
  • Katie Bainbridge from Hampshire said, “You're a star”
  • lesley anderson from Derbyshire said, “well done co -op”
  • Thea Thomas from Hampshire said, “We all need l'au for survival.”
  • Natalie Tanni from London said, “"Great Charity To Support"”
  • Kurt McFarland from London said, “A very worthy cause, great to see!”
  • Emma Allison from Gloucestershire said, “Re Comment from Mark Sykes, Surely to make a comment you must have registered your support so the pop up campaign obviously worked and made you think. It takes one person to start something and many more to make it happen”
  • Mark Sykes from Berkshire said, “I wish you would stop your silly pop-up ad campaign. It just puts people off. Anyway, you know very well that any money you send to Africa just ends up with corrupt politicians.”
  • Davide Rattin from London said, “that little boy could have been me or you . Thanx Coop for remindind us we r ONE world”
  • jac francis-wall from Northumberland said, “ahh brilliant idea co-op well done everyone shud have access to clean drinking water this day and age brilliant again xx”
  • Charles O Brien from Hertfordshire said, “Water is the nectar of life for all of us. Clean water keeps us all health so we should ensure the same for all the people of Africa”
  • Hannah Peters from Powys said, “Good work guys, keep it up!”
  • Iris von Brandstatter from Buckinghamshire said, “Excellent idea - I have been to water deprived areas and it is amazing what a pump can do to change a whole community!”
  • Allison Bennett from Nottinghamshire said, “What a great idea!”
  • linda watson from Central said, “Keep up the good work. How many more children must die through lack of our most basic commodity, before the rest of the world begins to care about what is happening? Just think what could be done with only a small percentage of the money spent on arms!”
  • Steve Reynolds from Staffordshire said, “Another great idea from The Co-Operative, the ethical leaders.”
  • Diane Fewster from Cheshire said, “It's a positive step towards preventing child deaths from lack of clean water and sanitation: well done co-op!”
  • Nic Smith from Lancashire said, “Absolutely fantastic cause. The smiles on those kids faces makes my day every time I drink of bottle of your water.”
  • m holmes from Norfolk said, “let's make clean water a right for everyone, not a priviledge.”
  • Rupert Tappin from Hertfordshire said, “A great idea, nice and simple. The overhead ads are good, solid commerical grounding for the all-important ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the wells. ”
  • Kev Hep. from Leicestershire said, “.I agree we need to make sure that all the plastic bottles that are here all the plastic bin liners are not in africa. Let africa lead the way in ecology. Please make sure that G M FOODS DO NOT CONTINUE IN AFRICA OR GM COTTON WHICH CERTAIN FRACTIONS HAVE BROUGHT OUT NOT TO HELP AFRICA BUT TO DESTROY HUMANITY THESE PRODUCTS ARE TOXIC AND THEY KNOW IT. TY PLEASE LOOK AT HOW GE COTTON DESTROYED 1800 SHEEP ”
  • john slavin from Stratchclyde said, “its great to see companies such as yourselves and volvic are giving something back and helping the third world countries, more companies should follow suit, well done”
  • Peter Holloway from Hertfordshire said, “I absolutely support what you are trying to do... but what about all the plastic bottles?”
  • Kalina Stamenova from Essex said, “It's a worthy cause”
  • angela brown from London said, “give thanks for everyones water support what a shame the human race cant work together enough to fairly distibute food and water. keep up the good work.”
  • Stiubhart MacPhail from London said, “I just spent 2 months in Bethlehem where the water supply is controlled by the Israeli Government. It is normal for Palestinians to have running water for only 2 or 3 days a fortnight......whilst the illegal settlements in the West Bank have swimming pools and sprinkler systems for thir lawns and we in the West do nothing!”
  • andrea fulton from Dumfries and Galloway said, “everyone should have the right to clean drinking water. ”


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