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Ali Fights World Hunger
Boxing legend
Muhammad Ali ignited the
world's sports passion as he lit the Olympic Cauldron.
Now, Ali and nutrition
products manufacturer
VitaPro, hope to direct public
attention to helping hungry
people worldwide.
They're launching an
effort to deliver 8 million
metric tons of donated food
to a half-million refugees in
Liberia. They hope this step will spur further relief efforts
through the Olympic aid
program, an effort that provides critical supplies to war-
torn countries during each Olympic games. "We can't just help others
during the holidays. It's a
challenge, that stands 365
days a year," says Yank Barry
of VitaPro. Seven years of
civil war in Liberia have left
800,000 homeless. "There is
an urgent need for food and
medical supplies, and we hope others respond generously." For Ali, the effort to feed
the world's hungry has
become a life's mission. He
appears at dozens of events a
year, tirelessly endorsing
charitable efforts. Barry calls
Ali, "the greatest person I've ever met. He's the symbol of
the Olympic Spirit."
Ali's recent appearance at
the Opening Ceremony
thrust him back into the public eye and in the process
may raise world consiousness to help people live stronger, faster, higher.
Explains Barry, "We just hope
it helps people live."
P.F.
Boxing legend and humanitarian
Muhammad Ali visits the Atlanta
Village, where he meets Jean Labatut, shooter from Brazil. |
