Jack Marshall, 11, arrives with a bucket of water during the Beaufort County Walk for Water on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 in Port Royal. Volunteers took to the streets of Port Royal on Saturday, Sept. 13, for Beaufort County Walk For Water -- a 3-mile walk to raise awareness and money for access to safe, clean water in communities around the world through Water Mission. Amber Hewitt/ The Island News

Beaufort area volunteers Walk For Water

Davis Baxley, an 11-year-old 5th Grader from Beaufort, took part in the Walk for Water on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. Davis says he attended the event “because a lot of places don’t have water.” He went on to say he “also wanted to be there to support his church and places with no water, and to have a blast and also encourage people.” Volunteers took to the streets of Port Royal on Saturday, Sept. 13, for Beaufort County Walk For Water — a 3-mile walk to raise awareness and money for access to safe, clean water in communities around the world through Water Mission. Amber Hewitt/ The Island News
Ben Brunson, nephew of Sallie Sheppard, speaks during the Beaufort County Walk for Water on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025. To carry on Sheppard’s legacy, who passed away last spring, Capital Coffee once again served free cups of coffee at the walk, with a new name in her honor: “Sallie’s Alley.” Volunteers took to the streets of Port Royal for a 3-mile walk to raise awareness and money for access to safe, clean water in communities around the world through Water Mission. Amber Hewitt/ The Island News
Heather Fleming, a National Community Walk Specialist at Water Mission, speaks during the Beaufort County Walk for Water on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Port Royal. Volunteers took to the streets of Port Royal for a 3-mile walk to raise awareness and money for access to safe, clean water in communities around the world through Water Mission. Amber Hewitt/ The Island News

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