Steve Waugh Foundation - Australia
Since 1998, Steve Waugh has made a personal commitment to help the children at Udayan in Calcutta, India
28-Sep-2003
Since 1998, Steve Waugh has made a personal commitment to help the children at Udayan in Calcutta, India. Udayan is a home for 250 boys and 50 girls aged 5 to 19 from all religious backgrounds, that come from the leper colonies of the Calcutta slums.
Once at Udayan, the children receive medical treatment, an education, food, clothing, access to recreational facilities and vocational training.
Udayan gives the children the opportunity to grow up in an environment free of the crippling stigma associated with leprosy. They leave Udayan's doors with the education and self confidence necessary to be happy and productive members of Indian society.
Steve Waugh has recently established the Steve Waugh Foundation - Australia to raise much needed funds for Udayan so they can continue to look after and care for the children.
The first fund raising effort of the Foundation is an online Art Union which will be a lottery directed to Indian and Australian cricket supporters.
A ticket in the lottery offers a chance for:
An Aussie Supporter to Win
A 7 day holiday for 2 people to India, following the Australian One Day Team, for the final of the Triangular Tournament between Australia, India and New Zealand on November 18th in Calcutta.
After watching the game from VIP seats, the winner will get a chance to meet with Michael Bevan and be presented with a cricket bat signed by Steve Waugh.
The winner will then fly to New Dehli to stay at the luxurious 14th Century Heritage Neemrana Hill Fort Hotel at Kesroli for 4 nights and a tour of the magnificent Taj Mahal, in Agra.
Or if the Winner is Indian
They'll win a 7 day holiday for 2 people to Australia, to watch the 1st Test in Brisbane between Australia and India from 4th - 8th December 2003.
They'll win a 7 day holiday for 2 people to Australia, to watch the 1st Test in Brisbane between Australia and India from 4th - 8th December 2003.
After watching the game from their VIP seats, they'll get a chance to meet with Steve Waugh and be presented with a signed cricket bat.
They'll spend 6 nights at the luxurious four and half star Rydges Hotel, Brisbane located riverside on the South Bank Parklands.
Ticket price is AUD$10 and all funds raised will go to the kids at Udayan.
The Steve Waugh Udayan Art Union will run from September 29th to October 31st and will be promoted to cricket supporters via a dedicated web site