The Original Kicks will reunite at the Orangeburg County Fairgrounds Cattle Barn for one night only -- 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 -- to benefit Water Missions International and increase awareness of the global water crisis.

Tickets for the event are $25 and include live musical entertainment from the Original Kicks, Southern barbecue dinner and non-alcoholic beverages. A cash bar will be available, and bottomless beer cups can be purchased for $10. A $500 cash prize will be awarded to the winning couple of the shag contest. Entry fee for the contest is $25.

Event tickets are available at 1058 Grille, All Star Deli, House of Pizza, Chestnut Grill, all area Subway and Quick Pantry locations, and Mimi's - a Unique Boutique.

Event sponsors include Cox Wood Preserving Co., Sun Printing, Centrex Promotions, Superior Motors, Honda of Orangeburg, W&B Enterprises, Sign-A-Rama, Grove Park Pharmacy, Revelation Outdoor Management, Bad Dog 95.7 FM, Star 105.1 FM and WORG 100.3 FM.

Created by a group of friends in 1986, the Kicks band quickly rose to prominence as one of the premier party bands in the Southeast. Recognized as a high energy and crowd pleasing ensemble, they entertained across the country and around the globe, having the privilege of headlining a USO tour throughout southern Europe and Turkey. Although the original members have gone on to form other successful bands, the magic that occurs when they reunite is legendary.

Water Missions International is a nonprofit, Christian engineering organization headquartered in Charleston. WMI's mission is to provide sustainable access to safe water and an opportunity to hear the "Living Water" message in developing countries and disaster areas.

Assistance is provided regardless of age, sex, race or faith.

According to statistics provided by WMI, more than 1.1 billion people, 20 percent of the world's population, have no access to safe water. Every day, 25,000 people die from having an inadequate or contaminated water supply, and every 15 seconds, a child under age 5 dies from a water-related illness. This lack of safe water contributes to sickness, squalor and enduring poverty for developing regions around the world.

WMI's safe water solutions bring immediate and lasting benefits in health, dignity, education, productivity and income generation to some of the world's most marginalized and forgotten people. To date, it has deployed 437 water systems in 33 countries worldwide and two U.S. states, making safe water available to more than 1 million people.

For more information about WMI, call 843-769-7395, e-mail djordan@watermissions.org or visit www.watermissions.org.

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