Think about the usual holiday plans: Dinner with family, visiting friends and perhaps
watching a few bowl games. A young Ohio woman, however, has a radically different
set of plans this year. Some time around New Year’s Day, Katie Spotz, a fresh-faced
22 year old, will depart Senegal to row solo across the Atlantic. Yes, you read it
correctly – she will ROW across the Atlantic.

Katie is undertaking this amazing endeavor to raise awareness of safe drinking water
issues around the globe. She has partnered with the Blue Planet Run Foundation, a San-Francisco-based non-profit group that funds sustainable drinking water projects
around the world. Her goal is to raise enough funds to bring safe drinking water to at
least 1,000 people.

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