Water Drops in the times of COVID

​This holiday weekend further proved that especially during the summer we cannot take time off from the desert. Our limited group scouted a new location, dropped supplies and cleaned up over 20lbs. of trash.
We found a chilling scene of a barrel cactus that was chopped open by a piece of scrap metal found along the freeway. The inside of the cactus was consumed by the person(s) there who had taken whatever limited shade was available. Not more than a hundred feet away was a bottle that contained urine, presumed to be saved for liquid consumption in the most desperate of situations. This past week, it has been over 110° every day, and tomorrow we are headed out where it is expected to around 120°. With these extreme conditions, death in the desert has proven to be a reality, as we found out this week.
That is why we are out as much as we can. We are doing everything we possibly can to get supplies to where they are going. While right now we cannot take new volunteers out, we fill our weekly drops with members of our leadership team and then if there’s spots open we take volunteers who have been out to numerous drops with us. The summer and the extreme heat is not a safe time to learn and experience your first Water Drop.
For any questions about Water Drops or our Water Drops during Covid, reach out to Water Drop Program Co-Director James Cordero, [email protected]. Thank you for your continued support!