Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning Announces Its Support of Water.org
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning has recently announced that it is working with Water.org, an organization that is committed to ending the global water crisis.
Co-founded by Academy Award-winning Matt Damon and social entrepreneur Gary White, Water.org is a nonprofit organization that creates sustainable water and sanitation solutions that have transformed hundreds of communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Since October 1, 2015, Oxi Fresh has been donating $2.00 to Water.org for ever customer that books their cleaning online. These proceeds are being used to help the hundreds of millions of people worldwide who lack access to safe water.
“Clean water and sanitation are keys to life. In the developed world, we have nearly unlimited access to them in our day-to-day lives, but that’s not true in many places. In fact, 780 million people around the world don’t have access to safe water. 2.5 billion don’t have access to toilets,” said Oxi Fresh founder and CEO Jonathan Barnett, “Oxi Fresh wants to help change that. Through contributing to Water.org, our goal is to help them create a world where everyone can drink as much water as they need without fear.”
The water situation around the world is very serious. As Matt Damon once pointed out, “Of all the things that keep people in the death spiral of extreme poverty, water is so huge.” Here are some startling statistics:
1 in 10 people lack access to safe water
1 in 3 people lack access to a toilet
Women and children spend 125 million hours each day collecting water
Every 90 seconds a child dies from a water-related disease
Painful as these facts are, as Matt Damon has also said, “And it doesn’t have to be this way.” Water.org has already changed millions of lives through their amazing work, and Oxi Fresh is proud to be able to help.
While this is a new venture for Oxi Fresh, water has always been important to the company. In fact, reducing water use has been one of the company’s highest priorities since its inception in 2006. To date, Oxi Fresh has saved over 25 million gallons of water using its innovative carpet cleaning method that only requires two gallons of water per home – as opposed to the 40-50 gallons that many other carpet cleaners use.
“One of our goals at Oxi Fresh is to be green. We want to make sure we’re not just leaving homes looking great – though that’s obviously very important – but that we’re doing that while being environmentally friendly. As a company, we know it’s our duty to be more than just another business. We want to be a business that cares and gives back,” said Jonathan Barnett, “That’s why we want to work with Water.org. We want to help make the world a better place, to make sure that people everywhere can live healthy lives with clean water and good sanitation.”
To learn more about the work that Water.org is doing to solve the global water crisis, visit www.water.org; you can also donate online to this organization. To schedule a carpet cleaning online and help the cause, visit www.oxifresh.com/water-org.
About Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning®
Through innovative products and modern technology, Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning offers green cleanings and incredible results through a unique, low-moisture process. Oxi Fresh has been ranked in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500, featured in Inc. magazine’s Inc. 500|5000, and been recognized as one of “America’s Best Franchises to Buy,” by Forbes magazine. Oxi Fresh has more than 270 locations throughout the US and Canada with more locations currently in development. For more information, visit: www.oxifresh.com.
About Water.org
For more than 20 years, Water.org has been at the forefront of developing and delivering solutions to the global water crisis. Founded by Gary White and Matt Damon, Water.org pioneers innovative, community-driven and market-based initiatives to ensure all people have access to safe water and sanitation—giving women hope, children health, and communities a future. To date, Water.org positively transformed millions of lives around the world, ensuring a better life for generations ahead. Learn more at http://water.org and www.facebook.com/water.
