World Water Day March 22, 2011

To help raise awareness and understanding about the importance of clean drinking water around the world, the Frazier History Museum will host a free World Water Day celebration event on Tuesday, March 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. in conjunction with Louisville Water Company and EDGE OUTREACH.

World Water Day was established in 1992 by the United Nations to call attention to the international crisis of safe drinking water. In partnership with Louisville Water, the Frazier Museum developed the “Water Works” exhibit to highlight the history of the community’s drinking water. The exhibit provides a perfect backdrop to call attention to the need a basic human need, safe drinking water.

Visitors to the Frazier Museum on World Water Day will:
• See how a new invention from EDGE Outreach can take dirty water from a hand pump and purify it in one motion into a safe container.
• Tour the "Water Works" exhibit and learn the fascinating history of Louisville's drinking water, including how Louisville Water Company's innovation has helped provide clean drinking water in our community and around the world.
• Experience how women and children in developing countries carry water with heavy buckets and a large ball.
• Experiment to see how people in other countries adapt to make drinking water.
As part of the event, Louisville Water Company representatives and local EDGE OUTREACH volunteers will share their own "Water Stories," discussing their personal experiences and the impact a lack of safe drinking water can have around the world.

Official Website: http://www.fraziermuseum.org