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Teaser: In a moment…find out how three-time GRAMMY Award winner Rob Thomas got involved with Live Earth’s Run for Water here in Atlanta.

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Haiti still needs your help. One dollar was donated for every participant who registered for Dow Live Earth’s Run for Water event held this morning.

Reporter Tiffany Lempesis joins us now from Pemberton Place where Rob Thomas performed for race participants today. Tiffany?

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Yes, thank you, John. I am here. I am just outside the World of Coca-Cola where Rob Thomas finished a show for those who participated in Dow Live Earth’s Run for Water.

It was a fantastic turn-out with more than 3000 runners and walkers who showed up this morning to show their support. After the race, both athletes and volunteers gathered behind me for the show.

Rob performed eight songs including: “Her Diamonds,” “Ever the Same,” and a mash up of songs from Matchbox Twenty.

None of the athletes or volunteers seemed to mind being here at eight this morning. It was a very good day for a race, back to you John.

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The Atlanta Track Club announced musician Rob Thomas would perform following Dow Live Earth’s Run for Water in March.

Here is a clip from an interview with Rob Thomas after the show this morning. He explains how important Run for Water is to him and his band and what he hopes to accomplish being a part of the Global Water Challenge.

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Proceeds from Run for Water benefited the Global Water Challenge in the fight against the global water crisis. The company is using the donations to raise awareness about the crisis, as well as to find solutions for clean and safe drinking water. For Atlanta runners, a portion of their registration fees went directly to the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper nonprofit organization so they may continue to clean up the Chattahoochee River.

Officials from the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper say, the Chattahoochee provides drinking water for more than 3-million people and is one of the most threatened rivers in the United Sates.

Dow Live Earth’s Run for Water was a great opportunity for members of the community to be involved with the worldwide initiative to combat the global water crisis. Atlanta was one of one-hundred cities across 50 countries participating in the Run for Water to benefit the Global Water Challenge.

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Live Earth says, drinking unsanitary water leads to birth defects for pregnant mothers, miscarriages and illness. Haiti, along with parts of Africa, Asia and other countries across the globe are affected by unsanitary drinking water.

For more information about how you can get involved, log onto our website at: www.cnn.com keyword: Live Earth.