This summer marked the fourth year in a row that R.L. Deppmann employees participated in Xylem Watermark‘s Walk for Water Challenge — a global step challenge that supports clean water access for communities in need.
In the weeks leading up to the event, Xylem reached out to us with this message:
We’re reaching out to you because you played a vital role in our Watermark Walk For Water Team Challenge last summer. Your participation was an integral part of the event’s success, and we wanted to extend an invitation to you for our fourth annual Walk for Water Team Challenge, happening this summer.
This year, we’re collaborating with our Xylem Channel Partners, Xylem employees, friends, and family to raise funds for schools in the United States that lack access to clean, safe drinking water. The challenge runs from June 1st to June 30th, 2025, and we can’t wait to have you on board!
The proceeds from this challenge will benefit the Chris Long Foundation, Waterboys, a charitable organization dedicated to bringing clean water to one million people globally. With the money raised, we’ll be supporting the installation of water bottle filtration systems in multiple schools so that they no longer have to buy bottled water.
Similar to last year, we’re hosting the challenge through the Pacer for Teams app. Teams will virtually walk across the globe and track miles automatically by syncing with your phone, smartwatch, or inputting it manually. Besides raising awareness and funds for Watermark and Waterboys, it will also show that big objectives can be met relatively easily when approached as a team.
We were thrilled to participate again this year.
R.L. Deppmann Employee Participation in the 2025 Challenge
Throughout the month of June, employees across our company walked virtually using the Pacer for Teams app, where steps were automatically tracked and four teams of 10 worked together to “walk across the world.”
More than just a fitness challenge, the Walk for Water raises awareness and funds for The Chris Long Foundation, Waterboys, which helps bring clean water to U.S. schools lacking access to safe drinking water. Each R.L. Deppmann participant also contributed a donation to the cause, supported by our company.
By the end of the challenge, our four teams had walked a combined total of 9,490,039 steps — that’s about the equivalent of walking from Cleveland, OH to San Diego, CA and back!
We’re proud to participate in this event each year. It’s a unique opportunity to come together as a team while supporting something bigger than ourselves — clean, safe water for all.
