The first four blogs by UNICEF Celebrity Ambassadors and Supporters on life-saving gift options have been posted at UNICEF FieldNotes:
They are:
Day 1, December 19:
Marcus Samuelsson: Give the gift of nutrition
Day 2, December 20:
Alyssa Milano: Help us fight cholera and dehydration
Day 3, December 21:
Jon McLaughlin: A little can go a long way
Day 4, December 22:
Mia Farrow: We can end the nightmare of malaria
Read on for details about this innovative awareness campaign!
Breaking News: This morning the U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced the "12 Days of UNICEF" blogging campaign, featuring daily blogs from UNICEF Celebrity Ambassadors and Supporters discussing life-saving gift options for children around the world.
25,000 young children die every day from preventable causes—things like malnutrition, poor sanitation and lack of safe, drinkable water.
25,000 children die every day.
UNICEF believes that number should be zero.
Here's your chance to make a real difference. In the spirit of this season of giving, what better gift than to save a child's life for just a few dollars?
U.S. Fund for UNICEF "12 Days of UNICEF" Press Release:
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 19, 2008 -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced today "12 Days of UNICEF," a blogging campaign to encourage Americans to give back this holiday season with Inspired Gifts. Beginning December 19 and running through December 31, UNICEF celebrity Ambassadors and Supporters, including Lucy Liu and Clay Aiken, will post daily blogs on the UNICEF website at FieldNotes about Inspired Gifts and their impact on children around the world.
From nutrient enriched food, medicines and immunizations, to wool blankets, tents and school supplies, UNICEF's Inspired Gifts can mean a world of difference to children living in harsh circumstances due to poverty, exploitation, armed conflicts and natural disasters. Participants in the program choose an item from the collection of life-saving gifts to be shipped to children in need in one of over 150 countries and territories where UNICEF works. Recipients receive a UNICEF Acknowledgment Card identifying the item that was sent and how it will be used to save children's lives.
Celebrities lending their support to the program include Clay Aiken, Lucy Liu, Joel Madden, Nicole Richie, Alyssa Milano, Marcus Samuelsson, Al Roker, Jon McLaughlin, Mia Farrow and Sarah Jessica Parker. Some of the items they will blog about include HIV test kits, bicycles, water well hand pumps, insecticide-treated mosquito nets, measles vaccines and more.
For more information, visit Inspired Gifts or call 1-866-237-2224.
About UNICEF:
For more than 60 years, UNICEF has been the world's leading international children's organization, working in over 150 countries to address the ongoing issues that affect why kids are dying. UNICEF provides lifesaving nutrition, clean water, education, protection and emergency response saving more young lives than any other humanitarian organization in the world. While millions of children die every year of preventable causes like dehydration, upper respiratory infections and measles, UNICEF, with the support of partnering organizations and donors alike, has the global experience, resources and reach to give children the best hope of survival. For more information about UNICEF, please visit U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
Links to "12 Days of UNICEF" Blogs:
Day 1, December 19:
Marcus Samuelsson: Give the gift of nutrition
Day 2, December 20:
Alyssa Milano: Help us fight cholera and dehydration
Day 3, December 21:
Jon McLaughlin: A little can go a long way
Day 4, December 22:
Mia Farrow: We can end the nightmare of malaria
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2 comments:
berkeley,
Thnx for the very informative blog about UNICEF's "Inspired Gifts" project.
I am also running a section on this and, at first, had the same "funky" link for "Inspired Gifts." I found it if you would like to fix yours.
Have a special holiday season!
Caro
Thanks, Caro, I received several notices. Blogger was acting strange today!
In case anyone missed it, the link for Inspired Gifts is www.inspiredgifts.org and has now been corrected in the blog. Please check it out and choose the gift of life.
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