Walmart, Coca-Cola, Nestle and PepsiCo will collectively donate approximately 176 truckloads of water to help with relief efforts for those affected by the water crisis in Flint
Walmart, Coca-Cola, Nestle and PepsiCo are to announce today the donation of about 176 truckloads of water to help people affected by the water crisis in Flint.
The donation includes providing up to 6.5 million bottles of water for more than 10,000 Flint students through Dec. 31, according to company officials.
Bilal Tawwab, Flint Community Schools superintendent, said in a statement that the city was grateful for the support.
“With their generous support, district students will have access to clean drinking water, and more importantly, the ability to focus on their education,” Tawwab said.
The effort is the latest push in a growing campaign to aid the beleaguered city of 99,000 residents who have been advised to drink bottled water or use filters on their tap water before consuming it after the water was tainted.
Flint’s water supply became contaminated with lead in April 2014 after it stopped using Detroit water and instead used water from the Flint River.
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