Last week my wife, Alli, and I helped to co-chair a UNICEF fundraising event along with two other couples. At this gathering, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF presented singer/musician Sting and UNICEF UK Ambassador Trudie Styler with its annual Children's Champion Award. Both Sting and Styler have been very active in UNICEF causes. The event last week raised a reported $1.15M for UNICEF's global child survival programs, which was announced as a record-breaking amount.
The UNICEF USA website has a news release describing the event, as well as further details on the grim plight of children suffering around the world and the heroic work UNICEF does to help them. I cannot speak highly enough of the good work this organization performs, and I know Alli feels passionately about UNICEF's mission. We both urge anyone who feels so inclined to contact UNICEF and learn more about its great humanitarian efforts.
