June 27
Toledo blogger helps us clear up water bottle mystery
This week Toledo, Ohio held a dedication ceremony for the Veterans' Glass City Skyway.
The American Red Cross was there to hand out bottled water to visitors. Craig from Idea Treks wondered who paid for all this water and we were able to provide some info to him. See the exchange below.
Original Blog post:
Veterans’ Glass City Skyway Dedication
Idea
Treks
The second picture shows the bottles of water and
Special K water which the Red Cross was
handing out as people got off the bus on the bridge. (I’m curious about who
paid for this stuff - hopefully disaster relief funds weren’t
involved)
American Red Cross comment:
Hi Craig,
Can I please clarify something that appears in your blog?
American Red Cross volunteers gave their time to pass out plain and Special K
water to participants in the much awaited bridge opening. The water was donated
to the ODOT and the bridge committee from Giant Eagle and the Kellogg
Corporation and not purchased with donated dollars. Our volunteers were just the
conduit to pass it out to walkers and other spectators to keep them hydrated in
the heat of the day. If you have any additional questions or concerns, please give me a call or e-mail [redacted]. Have a good day.
Blogger return comment:
Craig Says: June 27th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Thanks very much for your clarification Diane. I appreciate you taking the
time to comment on my post. I didn’t really think that disaster relief funds were used for the water, but
I did wonder who had supplied it. While I’m sure the Red Cross is helped greatly by corporate donations
throughout the year and during times of crisis I am a bit surprised that Giant
Eagle and Kellogg’s didn’t want some type of sign on the premises stating that
they had donated the water. Bloggers provide one more way for Americans to get answers! Thanks again!
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