The Life Straw Challenge The Water Crisis

The Life. Straw Challenge

The Water Crisis 1. 1 billion people, 1/6 th of the world’s population, do not have access to clean drinking water.

The Water Crisis 6, 000 people - mainly children - die each day by consuming unsafe drinking water. -Cholera and other diarrheal diseases

What is Life. Straw®? Ø 31 cm long, 2. 9 cm in diameter, portable water purifier Ø designed to eliminate 99. 99% of all bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites found in water Ø purifies a min. of 700 liters (about a year’s worth for one human) Ø requires no electrical power to function Ø easy to use and carry

Awards Ø Ø Ø 2008 Saatchi & Saatchi Award for World Changing Ideas Well-Tech 2006 – Innovation Technology Award INDEX: 2005 – International Design Award Best Invention of 2005 – Time Europe’s Best Invention – Reader’s Digest Innovation of the Year – Esquire Magazine Invention of the Century – Gizmag A Water Purifier for the Masses – Popular Science Magazine A $3 Water Purifier That Can Save Lives – New York Times $3 Gadget Produces Safe Drinking Water – Newsweek One of the ‘Ten Things That Will Change the Way We Live’ – Forbes Magazine

The Life. Straw Challenge Ø To fundraise enough money, through recycling programs and donations, to buy ONE MILLION Life. Straws by May 22 nd.

Trash into Treasure 110 bottles 700 liters of clean water

Why donate? Twilight novel: $11. 99 + tax 2 Vanilla Bean Frappucinos: $5. 80 +tax Guitar Hero: $39. 99+tax Big Mac Meal: $4. 50 + tax = 5090+ Liters of Clean Water

700 Liters of Clean Water: $5. 50

It all adds up! Gabrielino goes through about 300 water bottles a day alone. If we collect just the water bottles that go through our school, we’ll have enough money to buy 81 Life. Straws a month. Outside of our school’s recycling program, we’ve fundraised enough money to buy over 1, 200 Life. Straws.

It all adds up! If all high schools in California… Collect 150 bottles a day… We’ll have over 13, 000 Lifestraws in ONE MONTH.

Upcoming Events March 22, 2009 Pasadena Marathon April 9, 2009 Los Angeles County Earth Day Celebration April 25, 2009 Pasadena Earth Day Celebration Date TBD Temple City Benefit Concert

We need your help! Please send checks directly to: Who can participate: Individuals, schools, and other organizations Karen Oxrider The Jane Goodall Research Center Recycle your Ø Cans University of Southern California Ø Way-GFS 120 3601 Watt Bottles LosØ Electronic Waste Angeles, CA 90089 Hang on to your recycling paychecks and monetary All checks and keep inmade payable to donations, should be contact for updates! CALIFORNIA ROOTS AND SHOOTS with LIFESTRAW CHALLENGE in the “For” or “Memo” line.

www. watersolutionsforlife. org

Inaugural Speech: Jan 20, 2009 “To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds…we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it. ”