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Childhood Charity Race preview

by Stella Merck 5 Sep 2015 00:32 PDT 19 September 2015

The Norddeutscher Regatta Verein and the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club are inviting VIPs and celebrities to take part in the Childhood Charity Race on Saturday, 19 September.

On board of the 20 metre Swan 60 yachts, owned by the Saint Petersburg Yacht Club, the participants will sail a charity race in favour of the World Childhood Foundation. The race will take place on Saturday as part of the Flensburger Fördewoche.

On the water we can expect exciting and tight situations amongst the fast Swan 60 yachts which will be sailed by professional crews. Action and excitement is guaranteed.

The organisers have proclaimed a certain amount of prize money, which the winning crews will donate to the World Childhood Foundation.

After a great day on the water on board of the offshore yachts guests and professional sailors will gather at the Marina Sonwik for a casual Aftersail Event with drinks & snacks.

In the evening the grand hall of Glücksburg Castle will open for the festive Nord Stream Race Owners Dinner. Yachts owners, VIPs and further guests are invited.

On Sunday at noon the five Swan 60 yachts and five additional yachts of different types will start off Glücksburg to this's years Nord Stream Race – 800 nautical miles to Saint Petersburg non-stop across the whole of the Baltic Sea.

More information about the programme as well as impressions from last year's race can be found on www.nord-stream-race.com.

More information about the World Childhood Foundation can be found on childhood.org and below.

World Childhood Foundation

The World Childhood Foundation was founded in 1999 by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden together with 14 co-founders. Since then the foundation has been committed to defending the rights of children and to promote better living conditions for vulnerable and exploited girls and boys at risk all over the world. Children should have the opportunity of developing into strong, secure and responsible human beings. They all have the right to a carefree childhood and to a safe environment without violation of their personality.

Childhood is organised into four foundations in Sweden, Brazil, the US and Germany, which each look after different projects all over the world. Effective usage of the available resources can be ensured due to close collaboration of the foundations.

Childhood does not carry out their own projects but rather they cooperate with national, regional and local NGOs. Each project is examined for its eligibility by experts who also accompany the initiatives further on their way.

Childhood acts as a liaison between donors and aid organisations. The necessary funds are being obtained from partnerships with companies, private donors and from marketing and fundraising events.

Thanks to donations from companies and individuals Childhood is presently supporting more than 100 projects in 17 countries and thus contributes to the protection of the children. The foundation increasingly cooperates with project partners who pursue an innovative, holistic and measurable approach. Childhood is proud that each donated Euro is used in an effective way to help children all over the world.

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