NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Carey International Inc., the worldwide leader in chauffeured transportation and value-added logistics management, today announced the launch of its United States partnership with Global Ethics Ltd. of the United Kingdom to help fund a program to provide clean water to remote villages in Africa. Starting immediately, Carey will offer its clients One Water as the standard amenity in all of its Carey New York vehicles.

All the proceeds from Carey's purchase of One Water go towards building PlayPump(TM) water pumping systems in Africa. An imaginative way to improve people's lives by providing free, clean water, the PlayPump(TM) systems are innovative, sustainable, patented water pumps powered by children at play. Installed near schools, the PlayPump(TM) system doubles as a water pump and a merry-go-round for children.While children play, clean water is pumped from deep underground into large storage tanks which are connected to taps, providing safe water for schools and their communities. Schools with PlayPumps(TM) also use the water to grow vegetables and fruit, providing a better diet for students, generating income from sales of produce and providing one of the only means currently available to reach rural communities with potentially life saving public health messages.To date One Water and the One Foundation have funded hundreds of installations, providing water to hundreds of thousands of people.

Carey has partnered with Global Ethics Ltd. for the past two years in the U.K. distributing One Water in their vehicles there, co-promoting The One Foundation at travel industry tradeshows and cross-promoting the concept through the distribution of informational literature. Carey sponsored the installation of a PlayPump(TM) in Sensako Primary School near the town of Mafekeng, Northwest Province, South Africa (image attached).The One Water program debuts in July 2008 in Carey's New York vehicles, with plans in place to expand distribution throughout the Carey Network.

"Being a socially responsible company involves more than being environmentally-conscious.It requires you to give back to your communities and operate in a way that benefits the greater good. Corporate responsibility has always been a priority for Carey's management team as we have tried to identify ways we could have a positive impact on the world without losing focus on our core operations," said Gary Kessler, President and CEO of Carey International, Inc."After carefully reviewing the options that were presented,I am extremely pleased that Carey will be the exclusive chauffeured transportation company in North America to feature One Water and fund the availability of free, clean water in developing African countries."

"More than one billion people worldwide do not have access to clean water," said Duncan Goose, Founder of Global Ethics, Ltd. "By placing One Water in their vehicles Carey will raise awareness of the issue as well support the efforts of Global Ethics Ltd. and One Water. More than two million people, mainly children, die of water-borne diseases each year. A staggering 40 billion hours are wasted each year by women and children, walking to find water instead of spending those hours on education, cultivating crops or raising families. All our profits are used to fund the installation of PlayPumps(TM) merry-go-round-powered water pumps. We are proud to work with Carey International and their customers to change lives for the better."

About Carey International, Inc.
Carey International is the world's premier provider of limousine services and luxury ground transportation with locations in over 550 cities and 65 countries. Since 1921, the Carey brand has represented uncompromising reliability and impeccable professionalism, safety, security and quality. Carey provides a full range of chauffeured services, including luxury airport limousine services as well as transportation for road shows, special events, and tours. Certified professional chauffeurs, a state-of-the-art fleet of luxury vehicles and an industry-leading quality assurance program, set the standard for luxury limousine and executive car services. Carey also has the only Meeting and Events division in the chauffeured transportation industry, providing end-to-end event transportation and meeting management services including planning, logistics, on-site coordination and centralized billing. For more information, please visit http://www.carey.com

About Global Ethics, Ltd.
All profits from the sale of One Water are used to provide clean water for African schools and their communities, funding the installation of PlayPumps(TM) merry-go-round powered water pumps. While children play, clean water is pumped from deep underground into large storage tanks which are connected to taps, providing safe water for schools and their communities. Now instead of spending their days walking to get water, children get an education and avoid illness caused by unclean water. In addition, schools with PlayPumps(TM) use the water to grow vegetables and fruit, providing a better diet for students and generating income from sales of produce. To date The One Foundation has funded hundreds of installations, providing clean, safe water for hundreds of thousands of people. For more information visit http://www.onedifference.org

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