Thursday, June 4, 2009

"I will remember you."

... Wow, I just realised that I titled my post "I educated in sex, yes" instead of "I'm educated in sex, yes" (paying homage to Lady Gaga's song). Oops. ESL, much?

 Anyway, on to a more serious topic, did you know that nearly 6,000 people (mostly children) die every day from consuming unsafe water? I recently came across something called the LifeStraw, which is a filtration system designed by Vestergaard Frandsen for people in developing countries. There are two models: LifeStraw Family and LifeStraw Personal. While LifeStraw Family works as a regular water filter, (it filters a minimum of 18,000 litres of water, providing safe drinking water for a family for more than two years), LifeStraw Personal is portable and can be worn around the neck. Its owner can use the straw to drink water safely at any water source! LifeStraw Personal kills 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria, 98.5% of viruses, and filters a minimum of 700 litres of water, enough for one person and one year! Super cool!!!

 Each LifeStraw Personal costs ONLY around seven Canadian dollars, so I've decided that I am going to use the money that I make from posting Google ads to donate to LifeStraw. I figured that I have a job and am making money, so I don't really need the money from Google anyway. The last time I checked my account, I had around twenty dollars. Under my contract, I'm not really supposed to ask people to click my ads, so I'm not going to directly ask... but... um... I hope that you guys get the hint. It's super easy to just click on a link, you know? You'll be making a huge difference in someone's life!!! Okay, cool? Cool.