{"id":18969,"date":"2016-02-28T18:24:09","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T23:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filtersfast.com\/blog\/?p=18969"},"modified":"2016-02-28T19:10:57","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T00:10:57","slug":"celebrities-join-fight-bring-communities-clean-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filtersfast.com\/blog\/celebrities-join-fight-bring-communities-clean-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities Join Fight To Bring Communities Clean Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in 2011 we did a spotlight on a few of the celebrities<\/a> that have taking up the fight\u00a0to bring communities clean water. Nearly 5 years later and the world continues to\u00a0face\u00a0growing concerns<\/a> over quality and quantity of drinking water in our communities<\/a>. Likewise, many big names continue to use\u00a0their fame to advocate for clean water. Their methods include speaking for those without a voice loud enough to be heard. Donating resources like money or water bottles. In some cases funding new projects that may one day transform the way we fill our cups.<\/p>\n

Mark Wahlberg, Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, Eminem, and Cher<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Sean<\/a>
Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg pose with their product, Aquahydrate.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When you need to take action that is when you call on some of the\u00a0biggest names in entertainment today.\u00a0Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg were already a team and in a powerful position to aid the residents of Flint, Michigan when the lead contamination water crisis struck. Having formed\u00a0AQUAhydrate, a “Southern California-based performance water brand founded in cutting-edge technology and science”, back in 2012, the pair reacted immediately by shipping 5,000 cases of water with the promise that\u00a01,000,000 total bottles would be donated.<\/p>\n

\"Eminem<\/a>
Eminem at 2015 Grammy Awards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eminem, a Detroit\u00a0native, has long been an advocate for the state of Michigan. Having used Detroit as a backdrop from a number of songs including “Beautiful,” and even staring in a series of Chrysler commercials promoting the automotive plants that still reside inside the city, the rapper teamed with Mark Wahlberg and Sean Combs to encourage fan contributions in addition to donating money of his own.<\/p>\n

\"Cher<\/a>
Cher is a community activist and contributor to several causes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many names in music have pledged to help the residence of Flint, Michigan recover from the water crisis. Among the already mentioned performers is one we can not forget, Cher. The singer-songwriter and Grammy, Emmy, and Academy Award winner is the namesake of the\u00a0Cher Charitable Foundation, in addition to her other interests that\u00a0includes support for\u00a0health research, anti-poverty initiatives, veterans rights, and vulnerable children. After news of lead contamination began to spread, Cher teamed wtih\u00a0with\u00a0Los Angeles-based Icelandic Glacial to donate 181,440 bottles of water. \u00a0The water bottle company is said to “source water\u00a0from the naturally replenishing underground \u00d6lfus\u00a0Spring that was formed\u00a0during a massive volcanic\u00a0eruption over 5,000 years ago.”<\/p>\n

Mark Ruffalo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in 2008 before most Americans knew what fracking was, Mark Ruffalo, founder of the non-profit Water Defense and advisory board member of Americans Against Fracking expressed concern over the practice of injecting water or other materials into the ground to retrieve oil. Following the Flint, Michigan water crisis he penned an essay<\/a> for the Washing Post drawing attention to the fact that million of people in the U.S., have\u00a0for years been consuming water with unsafe levels of contaminates. More recently, he appeared on “Real Time with Bill Maher” to discuss the impact of fracking on Los Angelas\u00a0communities.<\/p>\n