Swing Batter-Batter
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You knew he could swing a racket, but a cricket bat?
Roger Federer spent yesterday 100 miles south of Chennai, playing a few rounds of cricket with the displaced children of the Pudupettai rehabilitation colony.
The children have been homeless since the tsunami hit on December 26, 2004.
The tsunami-death toll stands at just under 300,000 […]
By Hilal Nakiboglu Isler, December 23, 2006, Celebrity, Issues, News, Environment, Charity, Sports, Service, Daily, Children
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You knew he could swing a racket, but a cricket bat?
Roger Federer spent yesterday 100 miles south of Chennai, [1] playing a few rounds of cricket with the displaced children of the Pudupettai rehabilitation colony.
The children have been homeless since the tsunami hit on December 26, 2004.
The tsunami-death toll stands at just under 300,000 people (18,000 in India alone).
“In the beginning they threw the ball at me slowly, and then realized that I was not that bad after all,” said Federer of his fellow cricketers.
“In the end, they did get me out.”
The boys, of Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district, were said to be “delighted” with the visit. Roger Federer is a top-seeded tennis player and a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
For more on how you can help with tsunami recovery efforts, visit [2] MercyCorps.Com or go to the [3] UNDP’s relief site.
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[1] playing a few rounds: http://www.ibnlive.com/news/federer-meets-tsunamiaffected-kids/29243-5.html
[2] MercyCorps.Com: http://www.mercycorps.org/topics/tsunami/1571
[3] UNDP’s relief site: http://www.undp.org/tsunami/
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