June 4, 2008

The Tap Project & Global Cool: an Allison email from 100 years ago (or march 3, 2008)

http://www.tapproject.org/

  • A campaign that celebrates the clean and accessible drinking water available as an every day privilege to millions, while helping UNICEF provide safe drinking water for children around the world
  • Last year, hundreds of restaurants and thousands of customers supported the Tap Project on March 22, 2007, the UN’s official World Water Day
  • This year, the Tap Project expanded nationally, and invited consumers to dine at Tap Project participating restaurants around the country during World Water Week, from March 16 - March 22 
  • Restaurant customers were invited to donate a minimum of $1 for the tap water they would normally get for free.  For every dollar raised, a child will have clean drinking water for 40 days  

http://www.globalcool.org/

  • Global Cool is a charitable foundation established under the umbrellas of the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in the US and the Climate Group in the UK
  • The Global Cool Foundation, a UK registered charity (charity number: 1116673), was founded in the summer of 2006 by a group of scientists and business leaders to inspire the individual to save a planet through taking individual action in reducing their carbon footprint
  • Global Cool has partnered with high-profile individuals and leading consumer brands on projects dedicated to sustainability, energy efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions worldwide
  • The campaign has been endorsed by a diverse range of individuals including Hollywood stars Sienna Miller, Josh Hartnett and Heather Graham