This Lent we are raising money for Alongside Hope. Each member (or anyone) is invited to pick a topic, such as water, to learn more about, and set aside a jar. We read up on that topic and what Alongside Hope is doing about it. Then every time we have a drink of water, or use water for a shower, etc., we put a coin in the jar. This reminds us how fortunate we are compared to most people in the world, and it raises money to help those who don't have clean running water. Or we might choose something else: three meals a day, or a safe place to live, or health care, or whatever issue Alongside Hope is helping with. At the end, the money can be given to our church for Alongside Hope, or sent directly to them, and we will have learned a lot about conditions in other parts of the world and helped alleviate them.