Panasonic to Donate 100,000 Solar Powered Lanterns to those without Electricity

     I saw this on  the treehugger.com website and had to stop and open it up. Panasonic, in an effort to help with the huge problem of people out there without electricity, has decided to donate 100,000 solar powered lanterns in honor of there 100th anniversary. For you and me electricity is often taken for granted because it's as easy as flipping a switch, but for many children out there once the sun goes down it's either no light or a kerosene lamp which is both dim and dangerous. There are approximately 1.3 billion people that don't have electricity.
     Although 100,000 seems like a small number in comparison to 1.3 billion I think that other large tech companies will see this and chip in as well and this could literally change the world. Generally with these types of donations people would have to buy one and then the company would donate one to someone in need but, Panasonic is just donating them all which hopefully these other companies will take notice of and follow suit. Regardless, I think this is a great thing to do and personally makes me want to buy Panasonic things that much more.


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