03.27.08
An email on drinking fountains
Just received this, and thought it had some good points:
Have you recently found yourself asking: where are the water fountains? Spring is here, but too many of our water fountains are broken or disappearing. Shouldn’t you be able to spend a nice sunny day in the park and have easy access to a working water fountain? And shouldn’t kids be able to drink water during their school day – and not bottled water from a vending machine?
May 5-9 is National Drinking Water Week. Our cities play a key role in delivering water – and keeping our water fountains running - to our communities. And mayors can make all the difference. For example, Boston Mayor Tom Menino and Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak already are committing hundreds of millions of dollars to improve their city’s water systems. See what action communities across the country are taking to Think Outside the Bottle.
To commemorate National Drinking Water Week, let your local community and school board officials know that you and your community needs your water fountains!
Download a copy of the Think Outside the Bottle Pledge for elected officials and the Think Outside the Bottle Pledge for institutions.
Take the Pledge to your next town hall or school board meeting and get your community Thinking Outside the Bottle. Click here and you can download our guide to get tips on getting your city to take action!
nikpi said,
27 March 2008 at 4:05 pm
That’s an interesting article! I was wondering the same thing about my university. I discovered that Pepsi (the University has a contract with them) has the right to remove water fountains. It appears that they have done so, and replaced them with wonderfully expensive Aquafina vending machines.
LeisureGuy said,
27 March 2008 at 5:46 pm
You may want to go to the link and use some of the letter templates to protest—and tell your friends. I think what happened was an outrage. What’s next? Coin-operated restroom doors?