The Salt Lake Tribune
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Tap Project Comes to Utah
When we are thirsty, most of us don't think twice about going to the tap for a glass of clean drinking water.

But every day, thousands of children in other parts of the world die because of they lack this valuable resource. The Tap Project, a fundraising program for UNICEF, works to change that.

For the first time, the international effort comes to Utah. "The Utah Tap Project" runs March 22 – 28 and offers three ways to get help:

1) Visit a participating restaurant and donate $1 or more for the water you normally drink for free. Here's the list of where to go.

2) Text “TAP” to “UNICEF” (864233) to make a $5 donation, enough to provide a child with clean drinking water for six months

3) Donate online at “tapproject.org”

Every dollar raised will provide a 40 children with clean drinking water for a day.

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   Kathy Stephenson has been the food writer at The Tribune since 2000. Prior to that she covered education and was a general assignment reporter for Utah's largest daily newspaper. A Utah native, Stephenson's first job was picking zucchini on her grandparent's Kaysville farm. Every Christmas, Stephenson's neighbors and colleagues look forward to getting a plate of her baklava. Last year, she gave away nearly 300 pieces.