As Americans we take a lot of the things we have for granted. One of those things being clean, drinkable water. As many of you may have heard this week is World Water Week. Organizations like the
Tap Project are making it easy for you to participate in helping clean water a reality for millions.
Please visit their website
www.tapproject.org for information on how you can participate.
Did you know that $1 can help give a child clean water for 40 days? That means that $9.50 can provided water for a whole year. That is less money than to see a movie at the Arclight.
Kudos to all of the restaurants that are participating. You will see many in the
Los Angeles area.
As a note, I learned from some server friends of mine that if you are interested in participating, please let the server know when you are ordering. They ring up your donation as part of the bill and that it is hard to ring it up later and can be confused as a tip. We all want money to go to the project. So say:
"I would like a turkey burger, with a side of vegetables, an ice tea and I would like to make a $25 dollar donation to the Tap Project."
Some of the servers will make a point to let you know that their restaurant is participating and will ask if you are interested in participating, but some won't so if you want to participate, be proactive and ask.
As part of my former blog, Lemon Life, I featured local organizations that make a difference in the community they serve. I have some great organizations lined up and I am happy to start with World Water Week.
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