Record participation from residents and businesses helps Mesa shatter its Hydration Donation Campaign goal, allowing more people to get water during the hot desert summer. The campaign, which started on May 6 and ended on Sept. 27, raised 1,014,160 bottles of water, smashing the goal of 700,000. The total breaks the previous record of 836,154 bottles set in 2015, which included Valley Transit Constructors (VTC) donating 196,500 bottles used for testing of the trains during construction of the light rail to downtown Mesa. Since 2007, the effort has raised more than seven and a half million bottles. The Hydration Donation Campaign has seen significant increases in donations over the years. In 2007, the total was just over 50,000.