ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clean
the World Foundation, a global leader in water, sanitation,
hygiene, and sustainability has partnered with Las Vegas Sands
(NYSE: LVS) to facilitate The Drop by Drop Project. A collaboration
between Clean the World Foundation and initiative co-founder Sands,
The Drop by Drop Project will reinvest capital from water
stewardship efforts into three innovative projects supporting local
water champions in Las Vegas,
Macao, and Singapore. Managed and operated by Clean the
World Foundation, The Drop by Drop Project will be supported in
part by savings from Sands' conservation programs.
The second organization selected for funding was Get Outdoors
Nevada (GON), who will use the funding to conduct six water
conservation teacher training programs for 120 teachers. In
addition, the funds will support transportation for approximately
30 science and water-related field trips for thousands of
students.
Healthy environments create healthy communities. Protecting the
environment requires an engaged community that understands the
importance of its natural resources. This is especially true of
Southern Nevada, which depends
almost entirely on the Colorado River and Lake Mead for its water
resources. "Teachers are vital to inspiring the next generation to
protect and care for our scarce water resources," says Aaron Lynn Leifheit, Education Program Director,
Get Outdoors Nevada. "Teachers will be offered two types of
programs The Discover a Watershed and Project WET. These trainings
will equip teachers with the tools, knowledge, and resources they
need to become good water stewards and impart this information on
students of all ages."
"It is important to support organizations that support
science-literacy and water stewardship, just as it is important for
our teachers to be well versed in the importance of water resources
to our local environment and community," says Katarina Tesarova,
senior vice president, global sustainability, Las Vegas Sands.
Sam Stephens, executive director
of Clean the World Foundation, says that GON is proactively helping
protect the Las Vegas watershed, a
critically important Southern
Nevada resource. "Educating the leaders of tomorrow on the
importance of water conservation is a vital component to
maintaining long-term sustainability goals. Facilitating this type
of project is fundamentally why the Drop by Drop Project
exists."
For more information on The Drop by Drop Project, please visit:
https://cleantheworldfoundation.org/dropbydrop
About Clean the World
Clean the World Foundation is an international development and
global health nonprofit operating hygiene-focused emergency relief
initiatives, and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) education
programs, targeting vulnerable communities in the United States and around the world. Clean
the World Foundation is the 501(c)(3) non-profit sector of Clean
the World's social enterprise responsible for all soap and hygiene
kit distribution both domestically and globally as part of many of
its comprehensive WASH programs. Clean the World Foundation engages
volunteers, donors, and other outcome-focused organizations around
the world to provide hygiene supplies and education curriculum to
support its global health programs. Since 2009, Clean the World
Foundation has served over 10 million individuals through its
global WASH programs. A copy of the official registration and
financial information for Clean the World Foundation may be
obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by visiting
https://www.fdacs.gov/ConsumerServices. For more information, visit
us online: https://www.cleantheworldfoundation.org.
About Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS)
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is the world's pre-eminent developer and
operator of world-class Integrated Resorts. We created the
meetings, incentives, convention, and exhibition (MICE)-based
Integrated Resort. Our industry-leading Integrated Resorts provide
substantial contributions to our host communities including growth
in leisure and business tourism, sustained job creation, and
ongoing financial opportunities for local small and medium-sized
businesses. Our properties include The Venetian Resort and Sands
Expo in Las Vegas and the iconic
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Through majority ownership in Sands
China Ltd., we have developed the largest portfolio of properties
on the Cotai Strip in Macao,
including The Venetian Macao, The Plaza and Four Seasons Hotel
Macao, Sands Cotai Central, and The Parisian Macao, as well as the
Sands Macao on the Macao
Peninsula.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Sandie Beauchamp
Clean the World
info@cleantheworld.org
407-574-8353
Kristin Koca
Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Kristin.koca@sands.com
702-414-3218
SOURCE Clean the World