Michael Moore saysdon’t institutionalise bottled water to Flint . The group that pushed to have Flint ’s water tested in the first place saysdon’t send bottled water to Flint . But still , people are using their Amazon Prime accounts to send pallet of bottled pee to Flint . Do n’t do this .
In addition tocorporations trucking their own steel of water to Flint , a handful of celebrity have pledged over a million bottles of water supply already . This is great for unretentive - term pinch needs . But anything more than that is throwing disposable , planet - ruin plasticat a problem that needs prospicient - term solution .
As Mooreput it last night , the end is not for the resident of Flint to be living on donate bottled water that ’s being next - twenty-four hours truck from all over the country a year from now . They should be drinking their own clean , safe tap water supply . He recommendssigning his petitionto get a groundswell of international support for more serious reform .
Okay , so you ’ve done that , but you still need to help ? Here ’s the State of Michigan’sofficial reaction site , which suggests donate toone of four nonprofits . Although there are guidelines for donating water , why notdonate direct to Catholic Charities Center for Hope , the nonprofit that ’s manage the donations , and let them make up one’s mind how the money is good apportion ?
Or help thegroup behind the federal lawsuitthat wants to have all Flint ’s lead service lines replaced . urine You Fighting Foris a local grouping headed by Flint mom Melissa Mays . It’saccepting donationsthat will help oneself push for more infrastructural improvements .
Or support science!Donate to assist the research teamthat ’s been nominate to test and study Flint ’s water . An independent radical of Virginia Tech scientists are working with the province to ensure that the urban center ’s water is good and that the state is take the right measures ( like fixing pipes ) so this does n’t happen again . you may alsofund the pediatric researchof Mona Hanna - Attisha of Hurley Medical Center , whose documentation of gamey track levels in tyke ’s profligate set in motion the investigating .
And if you ’re really itching to apply that Amazon Prime account , what do mass in Flint really require ? They desire filters . There are plenty of certified filters that will allow dependable drinking water for residents now and for years to get . Here ’s awish list of filtering devicesfrom Salem Lutheran Church that you may send right away to Flint residents .
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