Special Project: Cory Russell and the Tap Project

AmeriCorps member, Cory Russell along with the Santa Monica Red Cross youth and UNICEF have teamed up for the "Tap Project." The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and youth volunteers from the American Red Cross of Santa Monica are working together this year to promote the TAP Project which will help provide safe, potable, drinking water to children all over the world -- especially in lands where safe drinking water is in very short supply.

Under the direciton of Cory Russell, Red Cross youth are canvassing the city, signing up restaurants and helping to coordinate TAP activities. The TAP Project runs from Sunday, March 22 through Saturday, March 28, 2009.

Projects include:

" Dine Out and Donate"

The TAP Project asks people who are dining out in local restaurants to donate $1 or more to the TAP Project for every glass of free "tap" water they would enjoy during their meals. When dining in a participating TAP restaurant, one can have a meal with friends and learn more about UNICEF’s work in providing clean and safe drinking water to children around the world.

"TAP with a Beat" concert to raise money and awareness.

A benefit concert called, "TAP with a Beat" featured young performers including Teo Olivares, Melise Jow, Quincy Brown, 2008 BlastBeat, Battle of the Bands world title champion winners Somewhere Else, and the sensational crew from MTV's "America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3," Boxcuttahz, was held on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the World Peace Ikeda Auditorium, 525 Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica. The "TAP with a Beat" concert aims to bring young people and their families together, educate them about the world water crisis and foster philanthropy at all ages.

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