This PSA, running on TV and online, shows us one child after another lifting a mug, cup or glass to his or her face. The children are in different parts of the world and as we go from one to the next, the drinking progresses, until the last child sips the remaining water out of his glass.
A voiceover relates, “Your glass of tap water can go farther than you think. Just $1 for tap water can help UNICEF provide clean, safe water for 40 kids in need.”
An end tag carries the logo for the UNICEF Tap Project, now in its sixth year. This time around, during World Water Week, March 19-25, dining patrons can pay $1 or more for the tap water they usually get for free at participating restaurants. That money will be put towards providing children with access to clean, safe drinking water. Waterborne illnesses are the second leading cause of preventable childhood deaths in the world–killing nearly 4,000 children daily.
Participating restaurants can be located at UNICEFTapProject.org
Brent Harris of Skunk directed for Droga5, New York.
Actor Steve Guttenberg Returns To L.A. Neighborhood Now Charred By Devastating Wildfire
Steve Guttenberg awoke Thursday morning to a grim reality: The treacherous wildfire that tore through the Pacific Palisades had left his once-lush neighborhood charred and unrecognizable.
With homes smoldered, streets emptied and friends scattered by evacuation orders, Guttenberg counted himself among the fortunate. His property was miraculously spared. But the actor-producer still struggled to reconcile his relief with the haunting sight of his ravaged, once lavish community.
"Just this morning, I woke up and I was really conscious of my mental state and my mental health, because the last three days, I've seen so much tragedy," said Guttenberg, pacing through the ruins of his neighborhood. He said his home has electricity but no running water.
Guttenberg thanked God that his block was safe, but he said about 20 homes were burned "pretty bad" in his 80-home community after wind-whipped fires tore across Los Angeles, destroying homes, clogging roadways as tens of thousands fled as the fires burned uncontained Wednesday. He said the fires are the worst he's ever seen in his 66-years.
The wildfires have burned the homes of several celebrities including Billy Crystal, Carey Elwes and Paris Hilton.
Guttenberg said he never expected all of this to happen.
"It's like when someone dies suddenly," he said. "It's like when someone gets hit by a car. You never expect that to happen. That's how shocking it was."
During Guttenberg's stroll, it was an eerie scene with scorched palm trees, homes reduced to ash and rubble, and the daytime skies casted an ominous twilight over the devastation.
"I've seen people scared, people in wheelchairs, mothers and fathers trying to find their kids, people having anxiety and panic... Read More