Jessica Biel Joins Celebrities In Scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro For Clean Water
September 24, 2009 by Editor
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Jessica Biel has announced that she will be joining Isabel Lucas and Lupe Fiasco in scaling Mt. Kilimanjaro this January to help raise awareness for clean water. The expedition is the brainchild of singer and producer Kenna; whose own father suffered from waterborne diseases as a child in Ethiopia.
Back in April, it was Biel’s boyfriend, singer Justin Timberlake, who first announced the project in an interview with GQ. “I’ve been training four times a week to get my VO2 [oxygen consumption] levels up to expand my lungs,” Timberlake said. “We’ll climb for a week straight, carrying 30 pounds on our backs. It’s going to be intense.” Unless something has changed, we assume he’s still connected with the effort — but representatives for the campaign are reportedly not confirming anything one way or another.
Said Biel in a statement announcing her participation, “This is a basic human necessity that needs to be addressed now. I’m proud to help any way I can in order to raise awareness toward the life-threatening clean water crisis happening not only in Africa but around the world.”
Apparently, more celebrities are set to be announced in the coming weeks. You can check out the slick official site for the “Summit on the Summit” campaign — and get involved – by clicking here.
Source: www.ecorazzi.com
Matt Damon Joins the Water Cause
July 15, 2009 by Editor
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Celebrity is a kind of capital. If you’re famous, and especially if you’re sexy and famous, your name easily brings money and media attention of the sort other nonprofits struggle to obtain to your chosen charity.
The sexy, famous, and talented Mr. Damon has used his celebrity to advance causes linked to poverty, which has led him to an interest in safe drinking water.
Today, Matt Damon announced a merger of an organization he co-founded, H2O Africa, with the global group WaterPartners to form Water.org.
Damon’s role is largely ceremonial, with the former director of WaterPartners, Gary White, staying on to head up Water.org. Damon explained, “As a clear leader in the sector at delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for those in need, WaterPartners was the natural choice with whom to work to truly affect lasting change.”
As for his interest in water? “Every 15 seconds,” Damon says, “a child in the developing world dies from water-related disease.” Indeed, the new group’s website says a billion people are without safe water.
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Source: San Francisco Gate
