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Saturday, March 20, 2010
10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Bottling Company of Eau Claire will host a community rain barrel workshop in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin Extension (UWEX) Master Gardener Volunteer Program. Over one hundred rain barrels will be constructed by Coca-Cola employees and Master Gardner volunteers and provided to attendees free of charge. The rain barrels are made from recycled Coca-Cola syrup drums and Aquabarrel® rain barrel kits. As part of their commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability, Coca-Cola is dedicated to having a water-neutral impact on the local communities in which they operate.
This event is free and open to the public. Rain barrels will be provided on a first come, first serve basis.

April 23, 2008: Barry Chenkin, Founder of Aquabarrel, is featured in a full page story and side bar in The Washington Post newspaper. Here are the online links to all 3 stories:

Scuba Boy
Workshop Schedule
Protect the Anacostia River

April 5, 2008: Aquabarrel lends truck to BikesfortheWorld.

Aquabarrel lends truck to Bikes for the World

Mount Airy Citizens Form Collective To Purchase Aquabarrel® Rain Barrels

August 13, 2007: Mount Airy, MD, residents have received some help in coping with summer water restrictions—in the form of rain barrels. Aquabarrel®, a business based in Gaithersburg, MD, delivered 100 rain barrels to the city on Aug. 13. The Co-Op America-approved company is dedicated to supporting water conservation through the use of rain barrels. ... (more)

Find Aquabarrel in the news:

Inc., October 2009, A New Home for Green Companies

Chicago Tribune City of Highwood, IL: Barrels turn rain into resource in Highwood

Gazette.net Bethesda incubator fosters green businesses

The Washington Post, August 10, 2007 - Strategies to Beat the Heat - and Drought - of the Long, Scorching Summer