Illinois American Water Launches
Facebook Photo Contest during National Drinking Water Week
Contestants include city of Lincoln Fire
Department
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[May 13, 2015]
BELLEVILLE
- Illinois American Water announced today that several local
volunteer fire departments will have the opportunity to earn funds
through a Company sponsored social media photo contest. The contest
is being launched during National Drinking Water Week, May 3-9, 2015
to highlight the role drinking water plays in critical fire
protection.
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The social media contest supports this years National Drinking
Water Weeks theme, What do you know about H2O? because it brings
awareness to the role drinking water plays in fire protection.
According to Illinois American Water President, Bruce Hauk,
customers may be surprised to learn that Illinois American Water
tests and maintains every fire hydrant over 29,000 across the
Illinois American Water system.
Hauk said, We are proud of the role our team plays in ensuring
public safety and we value the partnerships we have with local
firefighters. This contest is another opportunity to give back to
our local heroes.
The public is invited to vote for their favorite photo today through
May 15, 2015 at
www.facebook.com/ilamwater. The organizations
participating are listed below along with their Illinois American
Water service area:
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/May/05/images/ads/current/Matthews_construction_sda_042414.png) Alton District Godfrey Fire Protection District and Q.E.M. Fire
Protection District
Cairo District Cairo Fire Department
Champaign County District Urbana Fire Department
Chicago Metro District Northwest Homer Fire Protection District
and Lemont Fire Protection District
Interurban (Metro East) District Northwest St. Clair County Fire
Department
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Photo taken during
the Oasis Fire
is the entry for the city of Lincoln
Lincoln District Lincoln Fire Department
Pekin District Pekin Fire Department
Peoria District Peoria Fire Department
Pontiac District Pontiac Fire Department
South Beloit District South Beloit Fire Department
Sterling District Sterling Fire Department
Streator District Streator Fire Department
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The three photos with the most votes will earn their organization $1,250 (first
place), $1,000 (second place) and $750 (third place). The winners will be
announced shortly after the contest closes.
[Karen Cottom, Illinois American
Water] About Illinois
American Water
Illinois American Water, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Water
(NYSE: AWK), is the largest investor-owned water utility in the
state, providing high-quality and reliable water and/or wastewater
services to approximately 1.2 million people. American Water also
operates a customer service center in Alton and a quality control
and research laboratory in Belleville. Founded in 1886, American
Water (NYSE: AWK) is the largest and most geographically diverse
publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company. With
headquarters in Voorhees, N.J., the company employs approximately
6,400 dedicated professionals who provide drinking water, wastewater
and other related services to an estimated 15 million people in more
than 45 states and parts of Canada. More information can be found at
www.amwater.com.
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