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One Drop and Barrick Gold Corporation Host Fifth Annual ‘Walk for Water’ Saturday, October 15

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Walk begins at 9 a.m. at Symphony Park and ends at Springs Preserve

ONE DROP will join forces with Barrick Gold Corporation to host the fifth annual ONE DROP Walk for Water on Saturday, Oct. 15, welcoming the Las Vegas community to raise funds and awareness for critical water issues worldwide. Beginning at Symphony Park at The Smith Center, the walk will span nearly three miles, ending at the Las Vegas Springs Preserve where the venue will host a Harvest Festival complete with live entertainment, complimentary refreshments, exciting raffle prizes and more.

This year’s event will feature more entertainment than ever, with performances taking place at various checkpoints throughout the walk. Performers include DJ JBray, Prodigy Dance Crew and The Bishop Gorman Percussion Program, with Vegas’ very own JayR Beatbox emceeing the day’s activities. All proceeds will benefit ONE DROP’s global water initiatives.

Carolyn Goodman, Mayor of Las Vegas

Jerry Nadal, Senior Vice President, Resident Shows Division at Cirque du Soleil®

JayR Beatbox, performer, community activist and emcee of this year’s event

DJ JBray, Las Vegas resident DJ

Prodigy Dance Crew, award-winning dance crew from Las Vegas

The Bishop Gorman Percussion Program

ONE DROP Representatives

 

  • Saturday, Oct. 15 
  • 8:30 a.m. – Mayor Carolyn Goodman welcomes participants
  • 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Three-mile walk from Symphony Park to the Springs Preserve
  • 10 a.m. – Harvest Festival begins

 

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ABOUT ONE DROP™ ONE DROP™ is an international non-profit organization created by Cirque du Soleil® founder Guy Laliberté. At the core of our mission is water as a transformative force to improve living conditions, as well as give communities the ability to care for themselves. We believe in the combined power of safe water for consumption and production while inspiring behavioral change towards water and proper hygiene practices by creating a lasting understanding through social arts. To do this, ONE DROP has developed the unique A∙B∙C for Sustainability™ intervention approach, a winning combination of strategic and operational initiatives designed to address access to safe water. To learn more about ONE DROP, visit www.ONEDROP.org.

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