Led by non-profit Band of Brothers NW, Bartell Drugs, TalkingRain, Crystal Ice, Knight Transport, United Rentals, HomeStreet Bank, Eastlake Community Church, Jenni Hogan Media, and Larry Snyder Auctions partner to provide clean drinking water to needy overseas
WHAT: To aid those stricken by Typhoon Haiyan, local non-profit Band of Brothers NW has partnered with some of the Pacific Northwest’s most well-known companies and organizations to collect more than 100,000 bottles of clean drinking water to provide to those in need, and they’re asking the public for help. There are three ways the public can help in this effort:
***Go to www.bobnw.org/give to provide a monetary donation to use toward the purchase of cases of water. For every $40 that is donated, 6 cases of water (24 16 oz. bottles) will be purchased and sent to the Philippines.
***TODAY Friday, November 15, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Bartell Drugs located at 653 156th Ave NE in Bellevue, volunteers will be on hand to accept cash donations and donations of cases of water in hopes of filling a 48-foot enclosed trailer provided by Knight Transport. The public can bring their own cases to donate or they can purchase discounted cases at the Bartell Drugs for $2.99 per case.
***Use your online voice to raise awareness and let others know how you’re helping through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. using the hashtag #WeCarePH.
WHO: Local organizations Band of Brothers NW, Bartell Drugs, Knight Transport, TalkingRain, Crystal Ice, United Rentals, HomeStreet Bank, Eastlake Community Church, Jenni Hogan Media and Larry Snyder Auctions are raising monetary funds and collecting cases of drinking water to send to those in need in the Philippines. Locally-based HomeStreet Bank has kicked off the monetary donations with a charitable contribution of $2,500.
WHERE: Online at www.bobnw.org/give OR Bartell Drugs (Crossroads) – 653 156th Avenue NE Bellevue, WA 98007
WHEN: TODAY – Friday, November 15, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
PRESS: For more information please contact Band of Brothers NW spokesperson Eric Walter at 206-851-2951 or eric@cirecommunications.com.
About Band of Brothers NW
Band of Brothers NW, a 501c3 tax-exempt charity based in the Pacific Northwest, was founded in 2010 by a group of men looking to serve those in need through a hand up, not a hand out. Since the organization’s founding, Band of Brothers NW has helped thousands of individuals in the local community including those that have been affected by cancer or other serious illness, homeless youth and foster children, women affected by domestic violence, as well as many other individuals in need. For more information on how to help Band of Brothers NW, please visit www.bobnw.org.