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We Create Change

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Log Your Penny Bag Deposit!

After you drop off your We Create Change penny bags to any RBC branch you will receive a deposit slip. To complete your donation, make sure to fill out the online donation log form using your deposit slip. Log your donation

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Why Water?

Every day, people around the world spend a cumulative total of 200 million hours collecting water for their families—usually women and girls carrying heavy loads. 80 percent of illnesses in developing countries are linked to poor water and sanitation. This year, in recognition of the global water crisis and the effect that events like last year’s East African drought have on developing countries, Free The Children has set a goal of providing 100,000 people with clean water for life. Free The Children’s We Create Change campaign, made possible by RBC, is one of Canada’s largest penny drives. Coinciding with the penny going out of circulation, we are challenging Canadians to donate their pennies to an important cause: water. Officially launched in 2012, this campaign shows that pennies can create a lot of change.

The Facts.

780,000,000	people live without access to safe drinking water.	4	water jugs filled with pennies equals $500. That’s enough to provide clean water to 20 people for life.

What you can do

Coinciding with the Canadian penny going out of circulation, this is the perfect time to start collecting those pennies! Launch a penny drive and help us reach our goal of providing clean water to 100,000 people in our Adopt a Village communities around the world. Start making change!