In the battle to protect water from Nestlé, a tiny township of under 2,000 has emerged as a major hero. Osceola Township has been fighting Nestlé to prevent it from installing a pumping station that would draw 400 gallons per minute and put major strain on the local streams. 

Osceola township has been bullied by Nestlé for years but they have held their ground and fought to protect their water. In the last few months, SumOfUs members like you have chipped in a whopping $50,000 USD to fund their legal battles. 

As you can imagine, these legal battles have taken their toll. Without your generous donations, Osceola township probably would have had to declare bankruptcy and fold to Nestlé’s demands. The legal challenges have not only been costly, but time-consuming and stressful. 

As Osceola township goes into the next phase of the legal battle, we want to remind them that thousands of people support them and don’t want them to give up. 

Osceola Township is a small township near Flint, Michigan, where residents still are without access to clean water, years after one of the most notorious water crises of the century. 

When Osceola Township voted against allowing Nestlé to set up a pumping station, Nestlé sued and used its bottomless pockets to try to remove Osceola’s democratic right to decide what to do with its water. 

But Osceola Township didn’t give up. Despite Nestlé’s bullying, they have stood their ground every step of the way. Support from caring SumOfUs members like you has helped them move forward in this David vs Goliath battle. 

They even sent along this special message for you to thank you for your continuous support. This is a message from Martin Neiman, the Osceola Township Legal Defense Fund Treasurer:

 

 

We want to let Osceola know that we're still with them in this long and arduous battle for their water.