World of Sport Unites Behind Sport Relief
Sports
men and women from grass roots to professionals come together to
help level the playing field
This
year we will all enjoy the most extraordinary summer of sport, and
to mark the moment Comic Relief and 麻豆社 Sport have got together
to form Sport Relief. Sportsmen and women are uniting behind Sport
Relief to use their power and passion to help kids and young people
who are vulnerable and at risk.
The
money raised will go to projects at home and across the world. From
serious sports enthusiasts to gym fanatics, there聮s a job for
everyone - the aim is for everyone to get active and raise some
cash at the same time.
For
those couch potatoes who would rather exercise their fingers on
the remote control, there are Sport Relief programmes, quizzes and
competitions on 麻豆社 Television, 麻豆社 Online and Radio Five Live from
February to July. The campaign will culminate on Saturday 13 July
in a big day and night of TV on 麻豆社 ONE that promises a line up
of some of sport聮s biggest heroes. People can also log on to
and register
their details, where they will find more information and a host
of games and activities.
A number
of sport聮s greatest names have already offered their support
to the campaign, including Nasser Hussain, Martin Johnson, David
Beckham, Ellen MacArthur, Michael Owen, Jenny Pitman, Mike Atherton
OBE, Mick McCarthy, Paula Radcliffe, Matthew Pinsent, Sebastian
Coe OBE, Sir Henry Cooper, Katherine Merry, Jonathan Edwards, Lawrence
Dallaglio and Martin Offiah.
Joining
them will be most of the major sporting bodies, teams and events
including The FA and the England Football team, The England Cricket
team, The Derby, Sport England, The RFU, The Youth Sport Trust and
SportsAid.
The
Lawn Tennis Association has already announced that it is raising
money for Sport Relief through the Speedserve campaign and the world
of rugby is coming together to Pay To Play on the weekend of 16
March (for more information on Pay To Play phone 09068 22 22 22
- calls cost roughly 拢1).
Children and young people around the world will benefit from every
penny raised though Sport Relief. Half of the money raised will
stay here in the UK using sport and play to help unite and heal
young people living with violence and support those in crisis. The
other half will reach the most vulnerable children in some of the
poorest countries in the world. The Commonwealth Education Fund
is matching the international efforts of Sport Relief to give an
education to some of the world's poorest children who would otherwise
simply be forgotten and missed out.
More
information on Sport Relief can be found at
or Ceefax page 358.
Pictures
available from 麻豆社 Digital Picture service
Notes
to Editors
Around
the World
路
About 2.7 million of the 40 million people now living with HIV/AIDS
are under 15 years old. Around 800,000 children were infected with
HIV and 580,000 died of AIDS in 2001 alone. (UNAIDS -December 2001)
路 Over 100 million children are working and living on the
street. (Oneworld, 2001)
路 More than two million children have been killed by conflict
in the last 10 years and 300,000 have been recruited as soldiers.
(UNICEF, July 2001)
路 125 million children never attend school. (Oxfam, 2001)
In
the UK
路
Thousands of people have died and been injured in the decades of
conflict in Northern Ireland and young people are still living in
communities torn apart.
路 Young people often live in fear or threat of violence as
they find themselves divided by religion, lifestyle or culture.
路 Two out of three children living in a family where their
mother faces violence and abuse at home, are also abused by their
mother聮s partner. (Women聮s Aid, 2001)
路 Last year, over 2,500 children arrived here alone to seek
asylum having fled their homes and families in fear. (Home Office
2000)
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