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Update: "Children's Safe
Drinking Water" Winner in Amex Members Project
August 7, 2007 — A proposal from a Procter & Gamble employee has
been chosen as the winner
in
American
Express's Members Project. The project, "Children's Safe Drinking Water," will receive $2 million from American Express. The other four finalists will each receive a "recognition award" of $100,000.
Safe drinking water outreach efforts combine a household water treatment
product and hygiene education, which can reduce diarrhea by up to 80%
and save children's lives.
The Members Project launched on May
15 and brought thousands of American Express® Cardmembers together
to submit, discuss, rate and ultimately vote on the one project idea
they wanted American Express to bring to life. American Express contributed
$1 toward the winning idea for every Cardmember that registered with
a minimum commitment of $1 million and up to $5 million in funding.
The other four final projects were:
— "Plant A Million Trees -- Global Reforestation" paired with
American
Forests, submitted by Amy Walker of
Canton, GA;
— "Restore our U.S. National Park" paired with National Park Foundation,
submitted by Daniel Miller of
Lexington, KY;
— "Teachers ask. You choose. Students learn." paired with
DonorsChoose.org, submitted by Charles
Best of New York, NY; and
— "Wind and Solar for Residential" paired with American Solar Energy
Society, submitted by James Muffley of
Victorville, CA.
Learn more about the American Express Member's
Project.
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