Register to Run/Walk Now at
www.liveearth.org/newyork to See The Roots with Special Guest John
Legend Perform Live in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park

NEW YORK, April 8
/PRNewswire/ — Live Earth, organizer of the Dow Live Earth
Run for Water, today announced that two-time GRAMMY Award-winners The
Roots with Special Guest six-time GRAMMY Award-winner John
Legend will perform live at the New York
event.  The Dow Live Earth Run For Water is the largest worldwide water
initiative on record to help combat the global water crisis, and
consists of a series of 6km run/walks (the average distance many women
and children walk every day to get water), culminating with  water
education villages and live musical performances.

“We are thrilled to be
participating in this important event to bring clean, safe drinking
water to the women and children around the world walking 6km every day
to sustain their families,” said Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson from The
Roots.  “We encourage the New York
community to come out on April 18 because
together we can make a difference in the lives of so many.”

The events will take
place in more than 100 cities across 50 countries around the world on April 18, 2010, to raise awareness and funds to
help solve the global water crisis. Alexandra Cousteau, Collective
Soul, Estelle, Melissa Etheridge, Jenny Fletcher, Kara
Goucher, Carl Lewis, Sam Moore, Rob Thomas,
and Pete Wentz have already
been announced to support events on April 18.
 

“As an alumnus of the
Live Earth concerts in 2007, I am proud to take part in another global
event aimed at identifying solutions for critical environmental issues,
such as the global water crisis,” said John Legend.  “I believe music
has the power to bring people together in pursuit of common goals, and
in this case that is raising awareness and money to help solve the
global water crisis.”

Funds raised from the
event will benefit Global Water Challenge (GWC), a coalition of non
profit organizations working to bring clean, safe drinking water to
millions of people worldwide.  This includes innovative projects that
provide clean drinking water to communities in Haiti,
Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa
and Southeast Asia. GWC has invested in
previous projects with donations going towards improving access to
water in schools and supporting local entrepreneurs who provide
market-based solutions.  

The New York Dow Live
Earth Run for Water event will be held at Prospect Park in Brooklyn.  The 6km run/walk course will take
participants around the picturesque parameter of the Prospect Park.
 Start time for the run/walk is 8 a.m. and
concert performance will begin at 10 a.m.
 People must register at www.liveearth.org/newyork
to participate in the run/walk and gain access to the live performance.

“Live Earth is honored
to have The Roots and John Legend as part of this global movement to
help raise awareness for the global water crisis,” said Kevin Wall, founder of Live Earth.  “Through
the commitment of these artists, we are able to connect with a wider
audience on this important issue and ultimately encourage them to
participate in this movement to bring clean, safe, drinking water to the
nearly one billion people on this planet in need.”

The Dow Live Earth Run
for Water is a global movement focused on the actions individuals can
take to effectively address the issue.  People are encouraged to START
solving the problem today, RUN in a Dow Live Earth Run for
Water run/walk in their community or organize their own run/walk through
the Friends of Live Earth program, SAVE water in their home and
local community through conservation efforts, GIVE money to
support clean, safe water projects and SPEAK UP by signing the
Live Earth petition to add water as a basic human right to the U.N.
Declaration of Human Rights.

“As the title sponsor
for the Dow Live Earth Run for Water, Dow is committed to bringing the
science, technology and ‘human element’ it will take to help solve one
of the world’s greatest challenges – the global water crisis,” said  Ian Barbour, general manager at Dow Water
& Process Solutions, a business unit of Dow.  “On April 18, 2010, Dow’s 52,000 employees will join
people from around the world to help millions of people gain access to
safe, clean drinking water.”

For more information
about the Dow Live Earth Run for Water visit www.liveearth.org,
and to participate in the New York
event, please visit www.liveearth.org/newyork.

Live Earth