WORLD PLUMBING DAY CELEBRATION IN INDIA - 2010
Plumbing fraternity in India celebrated the first World Plumbing Day, with great enthusiasm and fervour. Several activities took place across the country and the credit goes to an aggressive campaign of IPA, for creating much-needed awareness about better plumbing practices and its pivotal role in better health, hygiene and environment besides better management of energy and of course, water!

GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN VALUE OF PLUMBING
On March 11, the people all over the globe celebrated the inaugural World Plumbing Day, established by the World Plumbing Council as a means of promoting the plumbing industry’s vital work on behalf of the planet and its people.

The event brought worldwide attention to plumbing industry work protecting the public’s health and safety and promoting environmental sustainability, with IAPMO joining the cause through special promotions and an elementary school education program.

STUDENTS DISCOVER THE IMPORTANCE OF PLUMBING
In celebration of World Plumbing Day, Gaby Davis, IAPMO Sr. Director of Worldwide Operations, attended the Junior Kinder class at Brethren in Christ Community Preschool in Upland, CA, and the First Grade class at Floyd M. Stork Elementary in Alta Loma, CA, to introduce the students to the many ways in which plumbers make their schools and homes safe and healthy every day.

After a short presentation, the children took part in the activity sheets that IAPMO prepared. The Junior Kinder class colored and completed a pipe maze, while the First Grade class did the pipe maze and a word search of plumbing terms. All kids were given a World Plumbing Day sticker and lapel pin and hung a World Plumbing Day sticker in their classrooms.

STUDENTS IN PUNE, INDIA CELEBRATE WORLD PLUMBING DAY
Over 300 students from Indira International School in Pune, India, celebrated World Plumbing Day on March 11.

Subhash Deshpande and Pratima Singh of IAPMO India visited the school to instruct the children about the importance of plumbing. The children drew and colored posters depicting the importance of water, sanitation and health.

LOUISIANA DECLARES MARCH 11 "WORLD PLUMBING DAY"
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has signed a proclamation declaring March 11, 2010 as World Plumbing Day, to recognize "the role which the plumbing industry plays in relation to health through the provision of safe water and sanitation," and the "environmental role of the industry in water conservation, energy efficiency, and the increasing use of renewable resources."

The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals and the Louisiana Workforce Commission also took part in this proclamation.

GREEN PLUMBERS USA DEVELOP WORLD PLUMBING DAY WIDGET
World Plumbing Council members Green Plumbers USA have developed a widget with important messages about World Plumbing Day. This widget, which is being widely promoted through websites and social networking forums, is seen as a powerful way of promoting the World Plumbing Day message. The widget can be accessed at www.greenplumbersusa.com/wpd-widget.

INDIAN PLUMBING ASSOCIATION PROMOTES WORLD PLUMBING DAY

The Indian Plumbing Association, as part of a comprehensive programme of
acitivities to promote the first World Plumbing Day on 11 March 2010, has
produced and designed a poster which is to be used widely in India
to draw attention to this new important date in the plumbing industry calendar.

MESSE FRANKFURT SUPPORTS WORLD PLUMBING DAY

Statement by Dr. Peters about the new World Plumbing Day

SCOTTISH SCHOOL PUPILS DESIGN WORLD PLUMBING DAY POSTERS

Eight-year old school pupils at a school in East Lothian, Scotland, recently designed posters highlighting the first ever World Plumbing Day which will take place on 11 March 2010.