CannedWater4Kids Assists Haitian Earthquake Relief Efforts

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The television networks have long vanished since broadcasting nightly stories following the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake which struck Haiti on January 12. But the humanitarian effort continues around-the-clock as Haiti struggles to recover and begin rebuilding. With INX International Ink Co. executive Greg Stromberg coordinating efforts through his CannedWater4Kids (CW4K) project, the collaboration of several Midwestern-based can manufacturing companies delivered an unprecedented response to a crisis that has affected an estimated three million people.

After a first shipment in late February, a second shipment of water supplies was distributed on March 18 to a hospital and orphanage in Haiti. Stromberg said four truckloads of the 12-ounce cans of water were shipped, amounting to 166,320 cans. The cans were produced by three major can companies - Ball Corporation of Milwaukee, Crown Cork & Seal in La Crosse, Wis., and Rexam in St. Paul, Minn. Another Minnesota company, Cold Spring Brewery, filled the recyclable cans with pure spring water from a 300-year-old underground glacier.

The can filling and shipments were made possible with funds contributed by Rudi Roeslein of Roeslein Corporation, the St. Louis-based leading global concept-to-completion builder of manufacturing facilities, and from INX International President and CEO Rick Clendenning.

George Heake, Jr., Disaster Management and Response Coordinator for Temple University in Philadelphia, and Montana Rane of Sionfonds for Haiti, coordinated shipment of the cans by working with Paul Timmons at Portlight Strategies, Inc., of Stone Mountain, Georgia. Stromberg reached these organizations through a digital exchange with http://www.aidmatrix.org, a web venue led by former Wisconsin Governor Scott McCallum's group that matches donor companies with charities.

"I want to thank all of the people who got involved and were so generous in providing support for the Haiti Relief Program. It was a heartfelt response to a natural disaster," said Stromberg, INX International's Director of Sales, National Accounts - Metal Deco. "We started the CannedWater4Kids program because more than a billion people don't have access to clean water. The earthquake in Haiti destroyed many key buildings and infrastructure and hospitals and orphanages were affected, as was the water supply. Our industry partners came through with terrific support."

CannedWater4Kids is a North American-based 501(c)3 non-profit initiative to generate awareness and fund projects to purify water for children in developing nations. Visit http://www.cannedwater4kids.com for more info.

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