World champions sign HIV/AIDS pledge
Guyana Chronicle
June 5, 2004

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GUYANA's world champion boxers Wayne 'Big Truck' Braithwaite and Gwendolyn 'The Stealth Bomber' O'Neil have become the latest Ambassadors in the fight against the killer virus HIV/AIDS.

The boxers signed the 'Me To You' Reach One-Save One Campaign Pledge booklet at the Ministry of Health boardroom yesterday.

Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy said that they will not only be ambassadors in the fight on the local scene but also internationally since they are world champions.

The Minister also called on the the entire Guyana to concretise their pledges since the target of the Health Ministry is to acquire 100, 000 signatures by the end of the year.

He said with the pledges of the two champions the Me to You; Reach One-Save One Campaign the fight had been expanded, and urged the champs in their socialisation process to encourage persons to get in the fight against the virus.

At the conclusion of the signing of the booklets, both champions made oral pledges.

Braithwaite arrived in Guyana a week ago to witness O'Neil's world title fight against the American Kathy Rivers at the National Park and will be departing shortly.

He was accompanied by his mother and manager Claire Small and Public Relations Manager Seon Bristol.