[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S694]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          SELDON TECHNOLOGIES

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I would like to direct the attention of the 
Senate to an article that was recently published in the Rutland Herald 
about Seldon Technologies, located in Windsor, VT.
  This article describes the laudable efforts of a Vermont company 
taking part in the ongoing disaster relief operation in Haiti. Seldon 
Technologies has donated one of its state-of-the-art water filtration 
devices to a nonprofit organization that provides clean water to people 
in developing countries and those affected by natural disasters, such 
as Haiti. I commend Seldon for using its technology to help the many 
Haitians who are still desperately in need of assistance.
  Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that this article entitled 
``Windsor Water Company Ships Help to Haiti'' be printed in the Record.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

               Windsor Water Company Ships Help to Haiti

                           (By Josh O'Gorman)

       Windsor, VT.--A local company is doing its part to help 
     with disaster relief in Haiti.
       Seldon Technologies, which develops state-of-the-art water 
     filtration devices, has donated one of its products to Water 
     Missions International, a South Carolina-based nonprofit that 
     works to provide clean water to developing countries and 
     disaster areas such as Haiti.
       Seldon Technologies donated a Seldon WaterBox Mobile 
     Filtration System, which will help Water Missions aid workers 
     stay healthy and provide immediate, clean, drinking water to 
     temporary shelters.
       ``The Seldon staff are excited about the opportunity to 
     utilize our new filtration products on behalf of those in 
     need,'' said CEO Alan G. Cummings. ``Such use matches our 
     corporate mission. Seldon's progress has been helped 
     immeasurably by our Senator Leahy and his interest in new 
     technology initiatives in Vermont.''
       Democratic U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy has secured several 
     Department of Defense contracts for Seldon to develop water 
     filtration products for civilian and military use.
       The WaterBox, which retails for $2,695, can provide water 
     to 390 people a day, based upon the World Health 
     Organization's disaster standard of 1.9 gallons per person, 
     said Heidi Luquer, who handles disaster and relief for Seldon 
     Technologies.
       Brad Reed, president and chief operating officer for Water 
     Missions International, said the donation fits his 
     organization's mission.
       ``It's a good example of groups trying to help each other 
     when one approach complements the other,'' said Reed, whose 
     organization has been working to provide clean drinking water 
     in Haiti since 2004 and had 22 clean-water projects up and 
     running prior to the Jan. 12 earthquake that killed more than 
     200,000 people and left more than 1 million homeless.
       Water Missions International has increased its efforts 
     since the earthquake, bringing in an additional 12 aid 
     workers from Germany, Honduras and the U.S., and will have 80 
     water projects in place by the end of the week, Reed said.
       Seldon's WaterBox is currently en route to Haiti and is 
     expected arrive by the beginning of next week, said Reed.
       To learn more about Seldon Technologies, visit 
     www.seldontechnologies.com. For more about Water Missions 
     International, visit www.watermissions.org.

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