The MLS Commissioner and David Beckham on World Malaria Day
Friday, April 25 is World Malaria Day
Excerpt from the MLS Commissioner Don Garber’s letter on World Malaria Day…
“MLS W.O.R.K.S., the League’s community outreach program is teaming up with the UN Foundation’s Nothing But Nets campaign to raise money to purchase long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets. Malaria is the leading killer of children in Africa and every 30 seconds a child dies from this devastating disease. With a simple bed net - - costing only $10 dollars, a child’s life can be saved.”
“Throughout 2008, Major League Soccer and national partner Makita industrial power tools - - along with other professional sports leagues including the NBA and the WNBA - - will be engaging our teams and fans through a series of in-stadium events, halftime presentations, auctions and fundraisers.”
The United Nations have produced a clever TV public service announcement airing around the world today. Here, David Beckham encourages you to donate a $10 bed net to protect African children from malaria via the Nothing But Nets campaign.
Read more about Nothing But Nets here
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