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. 88 PEACHY