WASHINGTON, September 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- Brings Experience and Leadership to the PlayPumps Mission of
Improving the Lives of Children and Families in Sub-Saharan Africa Through
Access to Clean Drinking Water

PlayPumps International announced today that Dale E. Jones, will join the
organization as Chief Executive Officer, bringing his 25 years of leadership
experience and executive skills to its efforts to change and improve the
lives of 10 million people living without access to clean water in
sub-Saharan Africa.

"We're thrilled to have Dale join PlayPumps International and bring with
him his exemplary style of leadership in the business and non-profit sectors
to our work," Chairman of the Board of Directors of PlayPumps International
Jean Case said. "With its simplicity of turning children's play into clean
water that can sustain the life of an entire village, PlayPumps International
is poised to make great strides and change millions of lives. Dale is just
the right person to take us to the next level."

"I couldn't be happier to take this step and blend my business experience
with the tremendous purpose and calling at PlayPumps International," Jones
said. "PlayPumps is not only vital to the future of millions of people, it is
inspirational -- and equally so -- to both those who benefit from and those
who support our efforts."

The PlayPump(R) (http://www.playpumps.org) water system consists of a
child's merry-go-round attached to a water pump and storage tank that
conveniently delivers clean water from deep underground via a simple tap.
These systems provide clean drinking water and powerful educational messages
to schools and communities in Africa.

PlayPumps International is a nonprofit organization that enables
individuals, governments, foundations, and companies to donate PlayPump(R)
water systems to rural African communities and schools. Donors to PlayPumps
International help improve the lives of children and their families by
providing easy access to clean drinking water, enhancing public health, and
offering play equipment to millions across Africa.

Jones comes to PlayPumps from the Atlanta office of Heidrick & Struggles,
a leading executive search firm where he served as Managing Partner for their
CEO and Board Practice, Americas, and where he will continue to serve in an
advisory capacity. His 25-year career includes positions with Bank of America
and Morehouse College. Jones serves on the Boards or Advisory Committees of
several of the leading national and local non-profit organizations, including
The Salvation Army, The Atlanta Resource Foundation, and the Yale Center for
Faith and Culture. He has also served as a corporate director for Hughes
Supply and is a member of the Young President's Organization and the CEO
Forum.

Jones will serve as an executive-on-loan from Revolution LLC, the company
founded by Steve Case that seeks to drive transformative change by shifting
power to consumers and building significant, category-defining companies in
the process. In addition to his role as Play Pumps International CEO, Jones
will bring his expertise in leadership development to Revolution and its
portfolio companies.

At the 2006 Clinton Global Initiative, with the participation of former
President Bill Clinton and current First Lady Laura Bush, PlayPumps announced
the launch of an effort to install 4,000 PlayPump systems. Recently,
PlayPumps announced one segment of this effort, its innovative "100 Pumps in
100-days" grassroots campaign, raised more than US$1.5 million to donate 111
PlayPump(TM) water systems to communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

About PlayPumps International

PlayPumps International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping
improve the lives of children and their families by providing easy access to
clean drinking water, enhancing public health, and offering play equipment to
millions across Africa. To date, PlayPumps International has donated more
than 900 PlayPump(R) water systems in South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland and
Zambia. In 2007 and beyond, PlayPumps International will help bring the
PlayPump(R) system to Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania, and Uganda.
The organization's goal is to provide the benefits of clean drinking water to
up to 10 million people. For more information, visit
http://www.playpumps.org.

Web site: http://www.playpumps.org