Cincinnati, OH – February 4,
2016: Yesterday
RushCard delivered a donation of
150,000 bottles of water to the
relief effort in Flint,
Michigan. The prepaid debit card
company, founded by Russell
Simmons, teamed up with Sean
“Diddy” Combs and Mark
Wahlberg’s water company
AQUAhydrate, which has pledged 1
million bottles of water to help
the relief effort. Simmons was
in Flint on Monday to personally
deliver water to Flint
residents. He also called on
corporations across the country
to do their part to support the
people of Flint during this
crisis.
“My
heart breaks for the people of
Flint, who are being deprived of
the most basic of necessities -
clean drinking water,” said
Russell Simmons, Founder of
RushCard. “RushCard
is committed to supporting the
people of Flint during this
crisis, and is proud to be
partnering with AQUAhydrate to
make this contribution of
150,000 bottles to the relief
effort. We’re calling on our
partners in Corporate America to
step up to the plate and support
the people of Flint during their
time of need.”
“The
crisis in Flint is one that
Corporate America must respond
to,” said
Rick Savard, CEO and Chairman of
RushCard. “RushCard will do
everything we can to support the
Flint community as they struggle
to access clean drinking water.
We are asking the rest of
Corporate America to contribute
to the relief efforts in Flint.”
Last
week AQUAhydrate investors Sean
“Diddy” Combs, Mark Wahlberg and
CEO Hal Kravitz announced that
the company will be donating 1
million bottles of water to the
Flint relief effort. The effort
is being supported by hip-hop
stars Eminem and Wiz Khalifa in
addition to RushCard.