News
15 October 2007
Liya Receives Honorary Orphan Ranger Award
At the 10th Anniversary Benefit Gala of the
Worldwide Orphans (WWO) organization hosted by Katie Couric, anchor and
managing editor for CBS Evening news. Actress Mary-Louise Parker, star of
TV's Weeds presented an Honorary Orphan Ranger award to Liya Kebede for
her work and dedication in improving the health and well-being of mothers
and children across the globe . While Cynthia McFadden, co-anchor of ABC
News "Nightline" and "Primetime," presented an Honorary Orphan Ranger award
to Silda Wall Spitzer, the first lady of New York State and founder of
Children for Children. The gala raised $1.4 Million in support of orphans
worldwide--to transform their lives by taking them out of anonymity and
helping them to become healthy, independent and productive members of their
communities.
In accepting this honor, Liya highlighted her foundation's global efforts to
assist mothers and children in deprived and very vulnerable settings.
Quote "It is heart breaking to see children growing up in orphanages
because they have lost their parents. It is one thing when their mothers are
dying from diseases that we have no cure for but it is completely
unacceptable when children lose their mothers to causes that are treatable
or preventable. In a world where giving life is the most wonderful thing a
mother can experience,in the poorest countries it is one of the major causes
of death for a woman. We at the Liya Kebede Foundation, in partnership with
the WHO fight to narrow this gap by helping to keep these mothers alive."
Patrons and friends of Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO) filled the
ballroom at Cipriani Wall Street as WWO celebrated a decade of dedication to
orphaned children. As Honorary Orphan Ranger -
The audience was thrilled by songs by Tony-award winning first ladies of
Broadway, Christine Ebersole and Donna Murphy, and Laura Osnes and Max
Crumm, the stars of Grease.
