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Indy Rotarian helps brings clean water to thousands

By on March 17, 2015

By Mark Ambrogi

farrarAs a youth growing up, Bill Farrar attended 10 work camps, some as a student and some as a counselor, with Carmel United Methodist Church.

“I developed a passion helping other people,” the Carmel resident said. “There is nothing like being a help to other people. I’ve been blessed to be a blessing to others.”

After being laid off from his job as mechanic at United Airlines after a facility shut down, Rev. Reid Walker invited Farrar to go help in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Walker thought Farrar could help in installing water purification systems to make the drinking water safe.

In July 2009, Farrar, a 1978 Carmel High School graduate, founded Fountains of Hope International, which installs water purification systems in countries that need them. The purifier can treat 55 gallons per minute or 1,200 gallons in 20 minutes with 1/3 cup of salt.

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