EXPOSITION PARK : Water Village opens at 7:00 a.m.; Run/Walk starts at 8:30 a.m.; on-stage entertainment starts at 9:00 a.m.

 Melissa Etheridge on-stage in the Water Village at 11:00 a.m. in a “thank you” performance especially for the Run/Walk participants.

Opening acts starting at 9:00 a.m. include: award winning singer/songwriters Andy Hackbarth and Tawny Ellis.

The Dow | Live Earth Run for Water is an international series of run/walk events within a 24-hour period on Sunday, April 18, 2010 to raise funds for and awareness about the shortage of safe drinking water in both developed and undeveloped countries. 

Run for Water Los Angeles, a featured U.S. event, will be held at Exposition Park  and include the 6K run/walk, and at the finish line, a Water Village with interactive water education activities, exhibits, vendors and a concert by Grammy and Academy award winner Melissa Etheridge.

Did you know …  Women and girls in developing countries walk an average of 6 kilometers (about 3.5 miles) a day, carrying 40 pounds of water.

Register now! Every step and every runner will help bring clean water to people around the world! Your donation will go to Global Water Challenge, a coalition of leading organizations working together to save lives by providing clean drinking water and sanitation.

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APPLICATIONS for EXHIBITORS and VENDORS in the Water Village are now being accepted. To recieve an application, email info@runforwaterlosangeles.com, call (714) 978-1528 or click here to download an application PDF.