Ethos Water: buy water to provide water

My dad emailed me 2 days ago saying that he had received an invite from a coworker to go to a luncheon with a speaker. The invitation was extended to me because Peter Thum, the speaker, is a VP of Starbucks and the Founder of Ethos. My dads coworker thought i would be interested in going because I work there. There were about 50-60 people there and the tables were divided up by companies. Honda of America, my dads work sponsored a table by donating money so I got to sit up front. LimitedBrand, Nationwide, and NetJet were all there too. I had an excellent time and Peter was very inspiring. It was so nice to hear how Ethos was started and how Starbucks came to be a part of it. Peter Thum gave up a secure job to start this based on his experience living in Kenya. It was really nice to see pictures of specific people that have benefited from getting wells in their community, and having access to clean water. Its nice to hear this from the source because he has been where those people in the communities are. They have to carry 5gallons of water 2 kilometers to get water(not clean btw). He said he tried it and couldn't carry it all the way. The fact that he tried and has experienced it makes his lecture all the more real and relevant to me.

As for social responsibility, I know we all have heard a buzz of bottled water being bad for the environment, however people will always continue to buy bottled water because of convenience. This company is about taking advantage of those sales and doing something good with the money. Partners around the world stock Ethos water everyday but I wonder do we all really understand the importance behind that bottle of water in our hands. Its not just any bottle of water. This bottled water changes peoples lives.

Top That!

Tad made my day at work today. I don't remember how the conversation started but he asked if I saw Breenwitch. I said no, so he starts to describe a funny rap scene with guys working on a car and these girls come up on bicycles and so on. Then he goes "I'm hot and your not..." stop right there what movie did you say. Teen witch. I didn't hear that the first time. I love that movie. Its so cheesy and nobody else I met has seen it except me and my dad. Aparently he and his finace Jess love that movie! They know the whole rap! That just made my day. The rap has been stuck in my head all day. What a great movie. Here is a clip of the rap. enjoy it in all its cheesiness.

I'm no Dr. Dolittle

I have had the worst luck with animals. I took my kids to the river to feed the ducks. I did this all the time when I was younger. My mom took me and I have many fond memories of it. Well I thought I would do the same for the kids I take care of. So we went to the river and immediatly the ducks come towards us. That should have tipped me off, we didn't even have the bread out yet. I gave the kids bread and they started throwing it in. The ducks got closer and closer. Finally they started to creep up right at our feet like an inch away from pecking my feet. They are no longer afraid of humans. They don't even go after the bread you throw they go after whats in your hands! My kids hands are closer to the ducks! I picked up the little one and grabbed the bread and chucked it quarterback style and we ran to the car. Seriosuly I was afraid the ducks were going to follow us. I will never go and feed the ducks again. crazy winged beasts is what they are.