"We pride ourselves on our ability to engage fans and corporations in innovative ways with our mission. "Our first year of partnership with Hersha has yielded tremendous results for Waterboys and, more importantly, for the community of Unyankumi that will be transformed by the well that has been funded," said Chris Long, founder Chris Long Foundation. The charity provides underserved rural communities in emerging economies with clean, safe and sustainable water by drilling wells to serve communities in need. Launched in 2015 by former Philadelphia Eagle Chris Long, Waterboys unites NFL and NBA players, fans, and corporate supporters in service. The creation of a well will not only save countless hours spent retrieving water but will also give the community a better chance at developing a secondary school in the future – currently, only a primary school exists in the community. Lack of clean water also leads to many other challenges, including barriers to education, agriculture, and healthcare in the community. Current conditions have caused the community to depend on hand-dug wells owned by individuals that often dry up and are insufficient to serve all of the villagers. “Our first well in Tanzania will provide water to 8,000 people who previously lacked any permanent source of clean water.”Īs with many communities around the world, the villagers of Unyankumi have faced challenges in regards to accessible, clean water and sanitation. In this way, we can help address the pressing challenges we face as a global society while supporting our company’s goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals,” said Jay H. “Our EarthView water bottle provides clean, safe water to our guests while at the same time offers life-sustaining water to a community in need. The first well from proceeds is scheduled to be completed in March 2020 in Unyankumi - a village in the Singida Region of Tanzania. Hersha hotels from coast to coast were empowered to significantly contribute to the cause through water sales – from Maryland’s Annapolis Waterfront hotel selling 4,511 bottles to Hotel Milo in Santa Barbara, California raising $8,338 in donation dollars. Since the launch, EarthView water sales have surpassed expectations. EarthView bottles are made from 100% recycled materials, and for each bottle sold, Hersha donates $1 to support Waterboys’ clean water projects in East Africa. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - In October of 2018, Hersha Hotels and Resorts announced that EarthView®, their corporate sustainability program, will provide support to Waterboys (the hallmark initiative of The Chris Long Foundation, through the sale of EarthView water bottles at Hersha hotels. CNN Sans ™ & © 2016 Cable News Network.Philadelphia, Feb. Market holidays and trading hours provided by Copp Clark Limited. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices Copyright S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or its affiliates. Standard & Poor’s and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Chicago Mercantile: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. US market indices are shown in real time, except for the S&P 500 which is refreshed every two minutes. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account
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