Matt Damon Gives Back through Charity Water Bottle

 Written by Marketing Intern Alejandra Quinones

Matt Damon has quite the resume. Not only is he an Oscar winner for his screenplay “Good Will Hunting”, but he has been in countless notable films spanning all genres. Though most know him for his work in Hollywood, Damon has as notable Humanitarian resume as he does in acting. He is one of the founders of Not On Our Watch, an organization that focuses on global attention and resource to stop and prevent disasters such as in Darfur. He also supports the ONE campaign, is an ambassador for OneXOne and a spokesperson for Feeding America.

Damon co-founded Water.org, a charity whose mission is “challenging the traditional approach to helping people in developing countries with inadequate water supplies.” They raise funds to battle the issue of inadequate water supplies, one community at a time. Water.org wishes to inspire the public to act with Donors (to provide consistent financial resources), staff and volunteers (to seek innovative and efficient solutions to meeting to global water supply needs of today and tomorrow), people in need of safe water (to take the lead in meeting their own needs). Together, the people that take part in these acts form the “water partnership” that will further the goals of Water.org and eventually supply adequate water everywhere.

This week, Matt Damon and Water.org are launching a water bottle campaign to help some of the 884 million people who lack access to clean water. The cause is close to the actors heart, “I think what resonates with me most is when you see people living without clean water and they’re forced to scavenge for water and basically use up all of their time just doing that. You realize that they’re in such a crippling cycle of poverty; it’s just a death spin that they can’t possibly get out of,” said Damon in an interview aboutWater.org’s campaign.

With the purchase of each limited-edition CamelBak Groove reusable watter bottle, $10 will go directly to Water.org. The bottles are available at http://water.org/ and you can spread the word about the campaign by liking “One Bottle’s Promise” on Facebook.