Launches Television Campaign from Laughlin, NV, USA

October 30, 2012 Ontario, Canada…Monday, November 12, 2012 will be commemorated as World

Orphans Day in various countries around the world. Successful fundraising campaigns, demonstrations, vigils and proclamations marked the day in a grassroots effort initiated and facilitated by Nashville based, The Stars Foundation, and its flagship event, World Orphans Day. The World Orphans Day promotional campaign is facilitated from the Bradford, Ontario, Canada of Iceman Productions.

“We are excited to announce that last year; over sixteen countries, their orphan care and adoption agencies, and government officials promoted the day and held events giving rise to increased awareness to the plight of orphans globally. Since this years’ event The Stars Foundation office has received notification of 2012 participation from organizations in 22 countries including India, China, Kenya, Sweden, England, Ghana, Gambia, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, UAE, the USA, and several

Caribbean nations”, stated Cheryl Robeson, Founder of World Orphans Day and The Stars Foundation.

Robeson continues, “Every two seconds, a child becomes an orphan. Ninety nine percent of the orphaned children are never adopted. Orphanages in third world countries are educating, feeding and supporting to the best of their abilities, but more effort needs to be exerted by the global community. We are calling on the stars of Hollywood, NASCAR and Country Music to bring awareness of the plight of children around the world“.

The flagship event being held in the United States this year for the World Orphans Day television programming is based from the Laughlin Veterans Festival in Nevada. Iceman Production is filming part of the television series, VETERAN RIDERS, and Ambassador of Goodwill Geoff Bodine, one of the top 50 NASCAR DRIVERS of all time, will be on hand to assist with the television programming and event that will focus on TAPS as their beneficiary for the children in need in the USA.

Tragedy Assistance Programs for Survivors (TAPS) is an outstanding organization serving nationally to support children left behind and grieving from the loss of a parent while serving in the United States Armed Forces, and joins as a non profit partner with World Orphans Day.

“Over 60,000,000 children in the world go to bed hungry at night, and most of those are orphans,” stated Rockie Lynne, one of the celebrity Ambassadors of Goodwill for The Stars Foundation and World Orphans Day campaign. Rockie Lynne, orphaned at birth, shares the vision and contributes his time to children left behind by our fallen heroes, including supporting the TAPS organization based out of Washington, D.C.

Rockie Lynne, scoring a number one country music hit on Billboard for 10 consecutive weeks, “Lipstick”, is making a strong contribution nationally for our veterans and their children, as he works to enhance the lives of those giving service to their country and children often left behind from the sacrifices of the honored soldiers. He has produced a CD called Song for Soldiers that is available online on www.Rockielynne.com to benefit veteran and children’s programs. Rockie is performing two free concerts for the weekend preceding World Orphans Day at the Laughlin Veterans Festival.

Learn more at www.laughlinveteransfestival.com.

While thousands of churches and organizations seek prayer from their memberships in Africa and India, a young AIDS orphan activist, brings her event to the forefront in Kenya. From Nairobi, Scars to Stars founder, Catherine Gitonga, an AIDS orphan from childhood, hosts a proclamation ceremony, with Ms. Scott Gration, the wife of the former US Ambassador to Kenya, to serve as the Honorary Chairwoman of the World Orphans Day, Nairobi event.

“The concern of NGO’s, the UN agencies, and faith‐based nonprofit entities worldwide is that there are not enough resources being allocated from governments and corporations to provide solutions to the hunger problem of street children, displaced children and orphans. Community based support programs in the third world must be expanded by governments and the corporate sector. We encourage the UN goals as set forth by the World Food Programmes Project Lazer Beam to eradicate hunger and child malnutrition,” said Cheryl Robeson.

“We truly appreciate the work of our celebrity ambassadors, the sponsors and production teams including; R&R Partners, Las Vegas Events, American Legion, Lamar Billboards, Sky Angel Television, Rolling Thunder Charities, Iceman Productions, Gordon Law Group, Ultimate Promotions, Silent Images, Software Runners, Patriot Guard, the record industry in Nashville, and songwriters contributing their songs for The World Orphans Day CD in development. We have been blessed with the support given by event organizers and the blue chip corporate sector that have united their forces in aid of this cause”, stated the Executive Producer, Roger Piggott, Iceman Productions, agency of record for World Orphans Day.

The Stars Foundation is a United States based entertainment industry nonprofit 501 (c) 3 with a mission to serve as an advocacy organization for peace and children’s rights, contributing to the quality of life of Americans as well as the victims to AIDS, natural disasters and poverty on an international level.

Cheryl Robeson was in the Cayman Islands last year (2011) and visited with the Kiwanis Mobile Book programme.