Water Worries
Recently, there has been panic in the news about the purity of our drinking water. The AP reports tests that show trace amounts of prescription drugs in much of the United State’s tap water. And it’s likely that bottled water, often drawn from the same sources as tap, has similar levels of chemicals.
While it’s no good to have issues raised about the safety of our drinking water, it’s important to remember that many places around the world have water so contaminated that it’s deadly. Those who are forced to drink the water in much of the developing world still die from waterborne diseases like cholera, typhoid fever and hepatitis A. In fact, as we sit around our water coolers or Pellegrinos worrying about what dangers may lurk for us, more than 4,000 children around the world die each day for lack of clean drinking water.
From March 16 through 22, a dozen local restaurants (including Daniel Stern’s Gayle and Rae) will be participating in UNICEF’s Tap Project, which invites diners to donate $1 when they choose plain ice water. Proceeds support UNICEF’s ongoing efforts to bring clean drinking water to impoverished countries around the world.
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