Giving Water

Today the keynote address for the Blackbaud Conference I am attending was by a gentleman named Peter Thum. Peter started Ethos Water in order to sell bottled water to provide clean water for children and communities who have no access to water that is unspoiled. It is an amazing way to take something that is popular and use it to help make the world a better place.

Traveling through South Africa, the lack of access to clean water was clearly evident. Water is the next big issue in conservation and also should be in health care.

So next time you buy bottled water, check out Ethos and this article. (http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/31/smbusiness/Ethos.fsb/index.htm)

Let us hope that we can use our resources and technology to make sure every person (especially children) has access to clean water. I hope all of us will do the same thing Peter did...have an idea, write it on a napkin, and change the world....