The band hopes to raise at least $300,000 for clean water projects in Africa with the help of sales from its
“Good Monsters” CD. According to the United Nations, over 300 million people in Africa lack access to safe drinking water and 477 million people live without adequate sanitation facilities. As part of the effort,
The Global Water Challenge with support from The Coca-Cola Company, will provide a matching donation of up to $100,000 to the band’s
Blood:Water Mission. The partnership will donate $1.00 for each of the first 100,000 copies of "Good Monsters" sold. Funds raised will go toward the provision of clean water in Africa.
“The Global Water Challenge is a demonstration of Coca-Cola’s leadership in corporate responsibility by not only envisioning a world where all people can have access to clean water, but taking real action to bring that world to being, is something to applaud and cheer loudly about,” says
Dan Haseltine, the band’s lead vocalist. He continues, “This partnership brings two of my greatest passions together, my love for creating music, and my work to help our fans find ways to commit tangible acts of humanitarian service and love toward the poor and oppressed in Africa. It is fulfilling to know that the situation of so many Africans, who suffer under the weight of poverty and disease, will improve because people did something as simple as buy a new
“Good Monsters” CD.”
