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It's the quickest way to find out what's trending today. Welcome back to Tweed Trends. Today is National Drink Wine Day. And guess what?
I just poured something in my cup. Okay, let's get started. Wine to Water is a charity that's trying to change lives for the better by providing clean water to people all around the world. Now, three main points.
When clean water flows, life begins to thrive by saving time, improving health and creating jobs. Now, it saves time, especially for women and children, because they tend to bear the brunt of collecting water for their families. And the places that they end up having to travel to are usually really far away, like miles away from their home. The sources are unclean.
The water is not clean to begin with. But then also, a lot of times it's dangerous for them to take these trips as well. And because of this, they end up spending their entire day getting the water and bringing it back home, so therefore they can't go to work. They can't go to school because they've spent all their time going to get water for their family.
And health-wise, children under five are most affected by water and water and diseases. So when water and sanitation are improved in both schools and at home, the risk of disease is dramatically reduced, and opportunities, of course, increase. Also, a thriving community can begin to spring up, replacing the struggle of day-to-day survival. Homes and schools are built, businesses are created, and infrastructure is developed.
And the best thing is you can invest in clean water and open and flood gates of possibilities for communities around the world. How can you do this? Well, water to wine has more than one way for you to help. You can get by donating, or you can shop online for wine.
Hey, for today, yeah. You can even get chocolate. Oh my gosh, you can buy one bar of chocolate, and it can provide water for a person for an entire year. And it's not even that expensive.
So, seriously, check them out on Twitter at wine2water. That's at W-I-N-E-T-O-W-A-T-E-R. Do your part to make a difference in the world. In 2012, Jordan Winery's owner created the John Jordan Foundation with a goal of fighting the negative effects of poverty and providing disadvantaged people the tools needed to succeed educationally and professionally from cradle to career.
Jordan funds the foundation's programs by funneling about half of the Jordan Winery Sales proceeds into the nonprofit. There is a John Jordan Foundation section on the Winery's website and a few posts on their blog with charity spotlights. However, they don't make their social responsibility a central part of their marketing. John Jordan has been quoted to say that giving back is just part of who we are as a company.
As a successful business, we have a responsibility to play an active role in improving the lives of those in need. Jordan Wines can be found on restaurant wine lists and in wine shops across the country as well as online at Jordan Winery.com. That's J-O-R-D-A-N-W-I-N-E-R-Y dot com slash shop. You can also check them out on Twitter at Jordan Winery.
I love this idea. I love this concept. I'm blown away by the fact that almost half of their proceeds, they put towards this foundation in helping other people. So in my opinion, money spent on wine from this particular winery is money well spent.
Because not only are you going to get a good glass of wine, you're also going to do good out in the community. So check them out once again at Twitter. They are Jordan Winery at J-O-R-D-A-N-W-I-N-E-R-Y. Let's wrap this whole thing up with the running races for wine lovers.
Yes, you've got to go ahead and start filling in your running calendar now because you know the whole work up to your running season and all. If you haven't started that already, then whatever race you pick, you're going to want to be able to go back out from that date to figure out when you need to start training. So that you don't go out there and look like a crazy person flapping and falling all over the place because you did not prepare for the run. Especially if they've got wine to sip throughout the course, you don't want to go into that prepared.
So the first race we're going to mention here is Fueled by Fine Wine, half marathon. It's going to be on Saturday, July 18th in Dayton, Oregon. And you can find them on Twitter at Fueled by Fine Wine. No, not Fueled by Fine Wine.
You can find them on Twitter at Fueled by Wine. That's at F-U-E-L-E-D-B-Y-W-I-N-E Fueled by Wine. Next one up is Water to Wine, half marathon, unlike the wine to water that we talked about earlier. That's a completely different entity.
This one is Water to Wine, half marathon, and 10K. It's going to be on August 6th in Fulton, California, and they use a company called Race Entry. So if you were to go to their website and click on their Twitter link, it's going to take you to at Race Entry, R-A-C-E-N-T-R-Y. The next one up is Idaho Wine Run Harvest, half marathon, 10K and 5K.
They got a lot going on there, right? Didn't know Idaho had it like that. But this event is going to be on August 19th in Boise, Idaho, and they also use Race Entry. Check out the Wine Glass Race Series in Corning, New York.
It was actually voted the world's 10th best marathon. You can find them at WG Marathon. That stands for Wine Glass Marathon, WG-M-A-R-A-T-H-O-N. Then there's, let me make sure I get this one right, Yandoe, Estacado, Winery, half marathon, and Vintage 5K.
This is going to be October 14th in Lubbock, Texas, and they also use Race Entry. Almost there. Gotta do something special Halloween, right? So there is a Hollow Wine, yes you heard me, Hollow Wine, half marathon, and 10K on October 31st in Sonoma County, California.
You can find them on Twitter at Hollow Wine, half. That's at H-A-L-O-W-I-N-E-H-A-L-F. And last but not least, you know we could not say all of this other stuff and not bring up the fact that Disney has the Wine and Dine, 5K, 10K, and half marathon. This is going to take place from November 6th through the 8th at Walt Disney Resort, Florida.
Walt Disney World Resort. They got the two different places. Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. And you can find them on Twitter at RunDisney.
That's at R-U-N-D-I-S-N-E-Y. That, my friends, is the end of today's episode of Tweet Trends, and I think we did a good job covering all of our bases. We talked about a charity that sells wine to raise money for what they do in the community. We talked about a winery that does the same.
And then we also got in some fun dates for running races where you can have fun, get some exercise, and drink wine. I mean, come on. The only problem is that today is National Drink Wine Day. And none of those options that I gave you were things that you can actually do today and drink the wine today.
You can place your order, but you can't get the wine today. So that means we need to come up with one more thing. Simple. Call up your friends and say, hey, meet me at the restaurant, the bar, wherever you go to get your wine.
Hey, have them meet you at the wine store, like Total Wine or one of those side places. And don't walk up and down the aisle. Enjoy the view. Enjoy the wines.
Pick out something. Ask for some help. And, you know, try something new. Why not?
It's National Drink Wine Day. Anyway, go out there and do something fun. Nobody said get sloppy drunk off of drinking the wine. Sip it and enjoy the company of friends and family.
That's what it's all about. Community and communion. Not like communion wine though, but I guess technically. But anyway, get out there and have some fun.
And I'll see you back here on Thursday.