WESTPORT, Conn. (Nov. 26, 2008) — Save the Children is receiving a gift from Procter & Gamble's nonprofit Children's Safe Drinking Water program that will help create 10 million liters of safe drinking water for children and families in future emergency situations.

The gift will be announced Thanksgiving night, Thursday Nov. 27, as part of the "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute" TV special, featuring Grammy Award winners Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys and John Legend.

Hosted by CNN anchor Anderson Cooper from the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, the TV Special will honor ordinary people accomplishing extraordinary things in their communities and beyond. It will air globally at 9 p.m. (ET) on CNN/US, CNN International and CNN en Espanol.

"We are proud to accept this gift," said Save the Children President and CEO Charles MacCormack. "We applaud the efforts of CNN and Procter & Gamble not only to recognize the achievements of specific individuals who have made enormous contributions to humanitarian causes, but also to provide this important gift that will make a difference in the lives of many children and families in need."

Procter & Gamble created the nonprofit, Children's Safe Drinking Water program to give families in developing countries access to clean drinking water through donations of PuR brand water purification packets.

A teaspoon of powder from a PuR packet can treat and purify 2.5 gallons of water within 30 minutes. According to Proctor & Gamble, so far PuR packets have helped purify more than a billion liters of water in 40 countries, with help from partners like Save the Children.

Save the Children (www.savethechildren.org) is the leading independent organization that creates lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. Save the Children USA is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance, a global network of 27 independent Save the Children organizations working to ensure the well-being and protection of children in more than 100 countries.