CT Experiential Benefit for LifeStraw

CT Experiential Learning Center (CELC ) will Join host an exciting presentation/lunch gathering to beneft LifeStraw®, a portable drinking filter that makes it easier and safer for more people in the world to drink clean water.

On Monday, 9 January at 11:30 a.m. at the Whitney Water Center in Hamden, CT., Peter Cleary, Communications Director with Vestergaard Frandsen, Incorporated, the company that created the LifeStraw®, will show a film, and speak with students and families about its work to save lives.

In addition, Brett Leckey, a 10-year old who initiated his own project (Ucan2) devoted to LifeStraw®, will also speak about his fundraising efforts to better peoples’ lives throughout the world.

Following the presentations, students will participate in a workshop presented by the Whitney Water Center, entitled The Magic of Microscopy. Students will learn the basic parts of a microscope and look at and identify some of the smallest plants and animals in the food chain. Based on their findings, they will try to determine if the water is healthy. 

The workshop series continues with two more water science classes on Mondays, 6 February, and 12 March.

Admission is a donation in any amount toward Ucan2’s LifeStraw® Project. For more information, contact us atmandm@CTExperiential.org or call 203-433-4658 / 203-215-2317.