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UNICEF Tap Project People

Corporate supporters, restaurant managers and owners, volunteers, teachers and thousands of community members like you comprise the UNICEF Tap Project. Meet some of them here!

Supporting Celebrity Chefs

Ever since the UNICEF Tap Project launched in 2007, chefs have been incredibly generous in their support of this lifesaving campaign.

Chef Marcus Samuelsson
Chef/Co-Owner Aquavit, UNICEF Ambassador and Restaurant Advisory Committee Member

"Water is a daily privilege that so many of us take for granted. But children are dying every day due to a lack of clean water. Through the UNICEF Tap Project, we can change that. We can literally save the lives of millions of children throughout the world just by asking our patrons to donate $1 or more for the tap water they usually enjoy for free—and by submitting those donations to UNICEF. I encourage all in the restaurant community to do their part for this worthy cause, and I am proud to be a participating member of the UNICEF Tap Project."

Chef Tom Colicchio
Chef/Owner Craft restaurants, Colicchio & Sons, and 'wichcraft

"Participation in the UNICEF Tap Project is an easy way for restaurants to help save the lives of children around the world. It only takes a moment for servers to ask restaurant guests to donate $1 for the water they would normally enjoy for free. For every $1 donation, UNICEF can provide children with clean water for 40 days."

Restaurant Advisory Committee Members

Mike Isabella
Chef/Owner of Graffiato in Washington, D.C

"I'm proud to support UNICEF in helping children around the world gain access to clean, safe drinking water. Through the UNICEF Tap Project, we offer Graffiato guests an opportunity to make a global impact from their local community."

Siri Angeles
Sales & Marketing Manager at Rover’s and LUC in Seattle, WA

"UNICEF Tap Project was one of the first campaigns that I participated in when I started my management position at Rover’s in 2007. The concept is so simple: $1 can provide one child with safe drinking water for 40 days. Nearly anyone can participate and the impact is huge."

Quinn McKenna
Senior Vice President for Operations of the Lark Creek® Restaurant Group

"The UNICEF Tap Project Restaurant Advisory Committee affords me an exciting opportunity to impact a charitable organization I really believe in, and that I believe can make a difference.”

Amazing Volunteers

From recruiting restaurants to hosting events, volunteers across the country have dedicated long hours and incredible spirit to the UNICEF Tap Project.

Miki Ishikawa
2012 UNICEF Tap Project City Coordinator, Los Angeles

"I have been a volunteer with UNICEF Tap Project since 2009 and have been putting on an annual benefit concert for UNICEF Tap Project called ‘Tap with a Beat.’ I feel extremely passionate about the cause and think that it has done extraordinary work towards providing clean water to people who have limited or no access to it."

Sarah Schlee
2012 UNICEF Tap Project City Coordinator, Chicago

"I am extremely excited to be a part of this year’s campaign by using my love for and knowledge of Chicago’s restaurant scene to rally the industry and the entire city in support of this life saving cause."

Shannon Prudhomme
2012 UNICEF Tap Project City Coordinator, Houston

"I have witnessed first-hand the impact of water access and safety challenges on children and families in different parts of the world. Working with the UNICEF Tap Project is a unique opportunity to raise awareness of these issues, and provide a platform for businesses and people in my community to support global wellness and development efforts."

Haroun Habib
2012 UNICEF Tap Project City Coordinator, Washington, D.C.

"I am excited to serve as a City Coordinator for the UNICEF Tap Project because it will be great opportunity to build a community of volunteers in the DC area committed to helping raise awareness about global water and sanitation issues and their effects on children. "

Liza Rodriguez
2012 UNICEF Tap Project City Coordinator, New York City

"I am thrilled to be a part of the UNICEF Tap Project campaign as a City Coordinator in NYC. I wanted to join and support the global mission, spread awareness to the community that children around the world are struggling every day to survive without clean water. It’s a great privilege to help make a difference in these children’s lives!"