SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Excitement is in the air as students meet Salva Dut — the real-life hero behind A Long Walk to Water.
“They were literally jumping out of their chairs … they could not process the fact they the many they read about was coming her … were just so excited to meet this really inspiring man,” said teacher Amanda Olson of Vieja Valley Elementary School.
The sixth graders raised money to bring clean water to families in South Sudan — the same mission Salva started years ago…