Peachy the Magazine January / February 2014 | Page 90
A True Olympian
and I have a great time but we take it
seriously, passing the baton with precision. It is a ton of fun and each team
raises tons of money. I love to be a part
of this event and to have a direct impact
on raising funds for my children’s public school education.
Tell me more about Right To Play
and other international philanthropic
opportunities.
PM:
Right To Play is an international organization with a mission to empower
and educate children through sport and
SS:
play to overcome the effects of conflict,
poverty and disease in disadvantaged
countries. I have been a Right To Play
Ambassador for about 20 years. I have
made two trips overseas with the program—first to Rwanda right after the
genocide in 1995 and to Sierra Leone.
Right To Play began as Olympic Aid in
1994, and it strives to positively impact
the lives of children around the world
through sport. This is an organization
aimed at helping children that has
figured it out.
I will never forget the smiles of the children who I met on my trips. They smile
Visiting Sierra Leone and Rwanda in 1996 on a mission with Right To Play.
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