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Every 15 seconds, a child dies of thirst or water related disease; almost 6000 children throughout the world dying daily. During the week of March 16 – 22, 2008, restaurants throughout the country will participate in the UNICEF Tap Project, raising money to provide clean, safe drinking water to the countless children throughout the world who are without. But here in Charleston, one company is taking the promotion to a higher level of “water pressure”.
The restaurants of Maverick Southern Kitchens will raise money for the UNICEF/Tap Project in two ways: collect donations from dining guests by charging $1.00 for the tap water served to each guest at the table; provide a dollar for dollar company match of funds raised in the Maverick properties. The donations will be forwarded to UNICEF to help pay for safe drinking water for needy children worldwide.
“There’s no question that we support the Tap Project because it’s the right thing to do, and our management team felt strongly that we could do even more”, says Dick Elliott, president of Maverick Southern Kitchens. “Our staff is excited to participate in this worthy cause, and to assist in taking it to a higher level with the company match.”
According to the Tap Project web site (tapproject.org), over one billion people worldwide have no access to safe drinking water, causing the deaths of almost 6000 children daily.
The Maverick restaurants will ask dining guests if they wish to participate, prior to charging $1.00 for their tap water. If interested, guests may leave additional donations for the Tap Project on their dining check.
The Maverick Southern Kitchens restaurants are: Slightly North of Broad and High Cotton located in downtown Charleston, Old Village Post House in Mt. Pleasant, and High Cotton in downtown Greenville, SC. All properties are open seven days a week. Guests are encouraged to dine during the week of March 16-22, and to assist the company in support of the Tap Project. Reservations may be made online at mavericksouthernkitchens.com.
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