Clean Water Celebration~ Thanks for the $40,000, Google!

Be praised, My Lord, through Water; 

she is very useful, and humble, 

and precious, and pure.

-Francis of Assisi

A shout-out to those of you who helped rate businesses on Google hotpot.

After two weeks, over 47,000 ratings were posted on-line, 

which means Google will be writing 

Charity:Water a check for $40,000!

Two weeks ago, I posted about the Students for Clean Water Organization at the University of Texas.  They had partnered with Google hotpot in an effort to raise money to build water wells and proper sanitation at schools in third world countries.  The two week "rate for a cause" ended with a wonderful party hosted by google at Bar 96 in Austin.  I was delighted to attend with my friend Delisa Yates~  Here are a few pictures from the event!

Google brought all kinds of fun stuff to the party~

and food and drinks for a crowd!

The Google staff was delightful and thrilled with the success of the 

first-ever "rate for a cause!"

Me, Blake, Robbie Stewart, Celia (from Google offices in CA), and Delisa

UT Students for Clean Water 

Blake Mankin, President, Students for Clean Water...Yes, I am one proud mama!

Please check out the Charity:Water website and consider loving folks around the world 

by giving them precious, pure drinking water.

Global Love: Clean Water for Kids!

My son, Blake, has been involved with clean water projects 

around the world since he was in high school.  

He is currently leading a club at the University of Texas 

called Students for Clean Water.  

Through a series of remarkable connections, the club has teamed up with Google 

(yes, Google!) and they are doing a two week campaign together.  

  

Each time you rate a restaurant on Google Hotpot, 

Google will donate $1 to their well project.  

They are giving up to $40,000 to the club!

Read about it on the Students for Clean Water website, 

or on the Google blog, or in the paper.

Here is how to do it:

Register Here.

Then go to Google Hotpot and Search a city you want to review.

Restaurants will appear and you can rate them by clicking on the star rating.

Wah Lah!

 Every time you click the star rating you send a dollar to the well project~

Sweet and simple~ and you get to send your love around the world! 

Thanks, Google!