Scott Harrison, Founder of Charity Water Sent out this today:
Today is World Water Day, and while a billion people on our planet still lack access to clean and safe drinking water, we’re excited about the great progress being made around the world. Through your help, charity: water has now funded 1,247 water projects in 14 countries, transforming the lives of more than 650,000 people.
To find out more or to support Charity: Water, go to their website: www.charitywater.org
Quick Disclaimer: Writing quickly because I’m leaving for Africa in 2-hours and am not packed yet!
Charity Water founder Scott Harrison’s latest fund raising efforts are taking place at Chelsea Market. The charity which uses donations to build water wells in impoverished areas of Africa is opening a well in the center of this NYC mall to help raise additional money.
All the coins being thrown down the well will be matched three-fold so definitely pay it a visit and throw some change down for a good cause!
Action shot of Jourdan and Leigh-Taylor throwing coins down the well
Joey Dente Jr, Jourdan Lawler, Leigh-Taylor Smith and I attended the opening of this well and got a chance to chat with Scott Harrison about his ongoing work to bring fresh water to those in need. We also spent some quality time mingling amongst the crowd of over 1200 people who came out to support Charity Water which incidently raised $30,000 last night.
The long corridor of Chelsea Market which houses NY1, our friends at LX-TV along with a number of great stores was an interesting venue for a party. Figure skating legend, and regular on the event scene, Oksana Baiul, was in attendance and looked to be enjoying herself as always.
Ok, now I really have to go pack for Africa!
Moral of the story:
Go visit the well and throw some change down it for a good cause!
www.charitywater.org
An amazing charity founded by Scott Harrison. They build and maintain wells in impoverished countries in Africa.
Tickets and info for tonight if you want to join us!
http://www.charitywater.or
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Adrian Grenier with Tim and Jason at the Charity Ball
Though the non-profit organization, Charity Water, is only three years old, I don’t think you could find a person in city who would say they haven’t made a splash in the New York charity circuit while also aiding thousands of people with over 1000 water projects in 13 developing nations including Ethiopia, Bangladesh and Rwanda.
As Adrian guided the program, our friend Richie Rich drank his “bubbles” and brought his usual cheer, “The Hills” actors Whitney Port and Olivia Palermo scmoozed as cameras for their new show “The City” tagged along, model Camilla Barungi educated others about the benefits of the African Moringa supplement, designer Keith Lissner mingled with other fashion forwards, and our favorite crew of Scott, Naeem, Liam McMullan and Lydia Hearst surveyed the scene.
Following the tradition from last year’s gala, a runway was set up where brave souls carried 80 pounds of water in gas tanks from one end to the other to symbolize how the people in places such as Ethiopia must carry dirty water (to drink) in these empty gas containers. We carried a few jugs ourselves with each jug generating $40 dollars in donations from a corporate sponsor (they were heavy even for Olympians!).
Highlights of the night included commiserating with musician Amos Lee (who performed at the gala) about life on the road, listening to Charity Water’s founder Scott Harrison’s tell about his incredible journey from a New York scene promoter to philanthropist as he thanked the gathered crowd, and chatting with the very nice Adrian Grenier about the Olympics and Charity Water.
Lastly, we would be remiss if we failed to mention that we are looking forward to more fun at the Guest of a Guest Holiday party tonight!
Whitney Port and Olivia Palermo from MTV's "The City"
