It's easy for Americans to take water for granted. Just turn on any tap, and it's right there for drinking. Yet UNICEF estimates that more than one billion people worldwide have little or no access to safe water. Every 15 seconds, a child dies of thirst or a water-related disease — that's nearly 6,000 children every day.
All this week (through Saturday, March 22nd) restaurants participating in The Tap Project will be offering their tap water for a minimum $1 donation. For every dollar raised, UNICEF will make sure a child has clean drinking water for 40 days.
South Bay restaurants participating in the program include the Bluewater Grill, 655 N. Harbor Dr. in Redondo Beach; the Daily Grill, 2121 Rosecrans Avenue in El Segundo; BT Cafe, 2160 E Grand Ave. in El Segundo, and more. Check the Tap Project's search page for more.
Last year's event was in New York only, and it was such a success the project expanded to cities across the country. So make a difference this week: treat yourself to dinner, and some children to a precious natural resource.
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