Sunday 25 September 2011

Serena Williams appointed as UNICEF Ambassador


The 13-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams has been appointed as the UNICEF’S new international Goodwill Ambassador. UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake announced the appointment of Williams as NNICEF new face, saying that she is also known as a philanthropist and champion of children.

Serena Williams is new face of UNICEF as Ambassador
The American tennis star, Serena Williams has earlier teamed-up with UNICEF in 2006 and also traveled to Ghana for biggest health crusade. Indeed which turned out to be the biggest African’s health campaign. Where the volunteer health workers vaccinated children against childhood diseases and distributed free mosquito bed nets to prevent malaria.

The 29-year-old Serena Williams said that, she wants to support the United Nations agency assignment to afford a quality education for helpless children for their bright future is UNICEF aim, and she will be helping them to get their dream come true and she will be fetching herself as far she could. The UNICEF ambassadors’ members also including, England soccer star David Beckham, pop singer Shakira, British actress Audrey Hepburn and actor Orlando Bloom.

Serena said that she wants to change something in their lives, during the ceremony at the Social Good Summit in New York. Recently Serena lost his Grand Slam final at US Open to World No. 7th ranked Samantha Stosur of Australia in two-straight sets.

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