IMC partners with Starbucks for World Water Day event

International Medical Corps and Starbucks are teaming up to raise awareness about the critical lack of clean, safe drinking water worldwide. The “Walk for Water: Los Angeles” to be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 24, 2007, includes music and dance performances, coffee and tea service and special guest speakers. The walk, which starts at Santa Monica Pier and ends in Venice Beach, is inspired by the 3-6 mile journey women and children make every day in “water stressed” countries. The time spent fetching water for their families prevents them from pursuing an education, maintaining their households or earning additional income.

Events are taking place in 26 cities across the United States. For more information or to register for a “Walk for Water” event near you, visit www.worldwaterday.net.