W EEKLY EDITION NOV 23, 2016
PSAI Announces Changes in World Portable Sanitation Day
Observance …continued
The Association will join the United Nations and the World Toilet Organization to recognize the
importance of all toilets on Nove mber 19 each year.
The November time frame for celebrating WPSD and WTD has several advantages.
• Synergies in messaging and outreach will be possible by working together with the WTO and other
groups. This will make us all more effective in spreading the word about sanitation and the importance
of dignified toilet options.
• November is a slower month for many portable sanitation companies – particularly those in the
northern hemisphere. This may make it easier for them to participate locally.
• The PSAI's ann ual Nuts and Bolts Educational Conference is typically held in early November each
year. This timing will allow the PSAI to provide information and support to participating Members. It
will also allow the association as a whole to undertake a charitable en deavor to raise both awareness
and money for sanitation - related causes.
To that end, the PSAI also announced that it would host its first ever Urgent Run in conjunction with the 2017
Nuts and Bolts Conference scheduled for November 1 - 4 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Global Urgent Run is
a call for urgent action to end the sanitation crisis. It aims to bring communities around the world together, to
raise awareness for the global sanitation challenge and engage people with sanitation issues in their loca l
communities. The PSAI's Committee on Education, Information and Advocacy (EI) will be taking the lead in
organizing the event, and we expect it will add an element of fun to both the Nuts and Bolts Conference and
the very serious business of solving the global sanitation crisis.
Want to help with WPSD/WTD? Contact Karen Holm at karenh@onsiteco.com or Nita Bailey at
nbailey@rsserviceinc.com , EI co - chairs to learn more. Interested in event organization or community
runs/walks? Lindy Boehme at llb@cpacex.co m is taking the lead on the first Urgent Run and she'd love to
have your assistance.
Stay tuned for more information on these activities as the planning process moves forward!
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