NewsWire Press Release/Photo Out of Clay's Visit To Mexico

Photo courtesy UNICEF via Yahoo News

CHIAPAS, Mexico, December 25, 2007: UNICEF Ambassador Clay Aiken celebrated Christmas at a flood shelter with the children of Ostuacan, Chiapas. In one weekend last month torrential rains in produced the worst flooding the region has seen in more than 50 years. More than one million residents from Chiapas and the adjoining state of Tabasco have been affected, one third of which are children.

A wonderful Newswire Press Release and Newscom photo is out about Clay's Christmas visit to Mexico with UNICEF.

Clay Aiken & Family Celebrate Christmas With Survivors of Mexico's Floods is the title of the article at Yahoo's Finance page. The article begins:

UNICEF Ambassador and critically acclaimed recording artist Clay Aiken today wrapped up the first leg of his trip to the flood affected areas of southeast Mexico by participating in a gift exchange and "sing along" with over 300 children and their families at a camp erected for flood victims.

The article goes on to tell of the devastation that took place in Tabasco and Chiapas due to the worst flooding in that area in over 50 years. This flooding has affected over a million people, and one third of those are children.

Clay tells us in the article:

"The situation in Chiapas and Tabasco has really become a forgotten emergency," said the U.S. pop star who became an ambassador for the children's agency in 2004. "Telling the story of these brave people, especially the children, to a U.S. audience is the reason that I am here. Sharing this experience with my family during this time of year makes it even more special."

To make a donation to the UNICEF relief work taking place in Mexico go to UNICEF's Mexico Donation Page at their site.

What a great article about Clay's efforts for UNICEF in Mexico. Hopefully this will draw more attention to the need in that area and donations will come pouring in for the children there.