Toyota’s Ideas for Good Challenge
Shannon Brown’s, owner of JSB Holdings (Recent 2011 Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business Award Winner), brother is one of the five finalists for the Toyota’s Ideas for Good Challenge.
Stephen Brown is a finalist in the Solar Powered Ventilation System category and his idea is titled “Self Contained Mobile Water Purification Unit”. Below is Stephen’s explanation of the water purification unit:
“Every 20 seconds a child dies from water related disease and nearly 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking water. We don’t realize these facts because water is so cheap and available here in the United States. My idea to make the world a better place would be to use TOYOTA’S Solar Ventilation Technology to build self contained water purification systems for people who do not have access to this precious resource. The solar powered pump can circulate water through a filter while the UV exposure kills the bacteria in the water. The water could circulate through a purification sensor which can measure when it would be safe for drinking and other uses. ”
Voting is one of the six criteria that the “Gurus,” (you can read more about the “Gurus” on the web site), will use to determine the winner. You may VOTE ONCE A DAY, from today until April 30…please do! The winners will be announced May 9th.
The link to vote is: http://yourideasforgood.com/gallery?idea=2425
There are more than one Stephen in the finals so please make sure you are voting for Stephen B.
Feel free to spread the word to your friends and family to increase awareness. At the same time, you will learn about interesting ideas that could help make our world a better place.
By: Terry L. Massey