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THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE' October 3f, 1986 frl# Vi Sports tycoon fights for world’s children by Richard Bono TSI staff writer Washington, D.C., sports czar Abe Pollin would remind Jews that the United Nation’s Chil dren’s Fund (UNICEF) is con cerned with saving the lives of children and not with politics. Pollin, the co-chairmen of UNICEF’s Washington, D.C., Advisory Council, said he is aware of the anti-Israel diatribes that often mark meetings of the United Nations. But, the con demnation of Israel in the U nited Nations is less crucial to him when it comes to UNICEF. “Obviously, I’m very pro- Israel,” Pollin said. “I’ve been there many times. I raise funds for Israel and I love the country deeply. UNICEF is an arm of the United Nations, true, but I would urge Jews to look at the fact that there are human beings, particu larly children, who are starving and if we can save those lives, then that’s what we should do.” He added that Elie Wiesel, the 1986 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, helps starving children in Africa and elsewhere almost as much as he campaigns for fellow Jews in the Soviet Union. “Wie sel is worried about people who are in need throughout the world. I think a Jew should look at it that way,” he said. Pollin, 63, visited Atlanta re cently to spread the word about UNICEF. He is on a tour that is taking him to major metropoli tan areas throughout the country in an effort to inspire America’s corporate and civic communities to help UNICEF. “I hope that each major city in the country will adopt an area of ‘The fact that there are 40,000 children in this world that die every day is a statistic I find com pletely overwhelming. Of the 40,000 who die every day...half can be saved with money, education and effort.’ —A be Pollin the world where there are chil dren in need, children who are hungry,” he said. Pollin, who owns Washington’s pro basketball and hockey fran chises and the Capital Centre in which they compete, is a tireless worker for many causes in his city of Washington, for the Jew ish community throughout the world and for the nation. But, it is UNICEF that is the current focus of his attention. The we’ve g ot S° uth l e t rn what you’re Israelite y kin g f ° r! Creative Candid Photography -\ Our specialty is greot photography HAMMOND FESTIVAL in SANDY SPRINGS 252-0209 y Willett Toyota 2650 N. Decatur Rd. Decatur, GA 30033 299-0551 Danny Tourial Fleet cars and trucks Danny invites you to see the all new Camry for 1987. Leasing all makes and models Shown with optional equipment “The fact that there are 40,000 children in this world that die every day is a statistic that I find completely overwhelming,” he said, “Of the 40,000 who die every day, half those lives can be saved. That’s 15 million lives a year that are lost and half of them can be saved with money, education and with effort.” Pollin said the new tax reform plan recently signed into law by President Reagan will hurt efforts to raise funds for UNICEF and other causes. “I think that we will lose those people who make contributions to charities only when it fits their tax purposes,” he said. “That just means we have to work harder to get the people who give out of their hearts and are not worried about the tax consequences.” “UNICEF needs volunteers who are willing to dedicate them selves to our goals of having a record-breaking fundraising sea son,” said Atlanta-area chairper son Sandy Teepen. “We’re hop ing that the community will come together in a camaraderie of gen erosity and goodwill for children of the world.” Also during his visit to Atlanta, Abe Pollin told of his trip to the remote Karamoja region of Ugan da, an area on the brink of fam ine, where doctors estimate that at least three-quarters of the children are malnourished. “Seeing hungry children by the thousands is a very distressing sight,” Pollin said, adding that he knew the children he saw and comforted would be dead in a If you don’t want a Congressman who— - believes our Constitution does not require the separation of church and state- -voted against the school lunch program- -voted against African famine relief- -voted against the Clean Water Act- -voted against the Small Business Administration- -voted against Social Security- ELECT BEN JONES, 4th District A CONGRESSMAN YOU CAN BE PROUD OF! Paid for by the Ben Jones for Congress Committee; Joe Schulman, Treasurer. Abe Pollin (right) looks over child at UNICEF feeding center in Kabong, Uganda. matter of days. “The project of one city adopt ing one area of the world, I think, will accomplish a great deal,” he said. “The idea I have is that if you can relate directly to an area of the world and if maybe some body goes there like I did and comes back and shows the peo ple where their dollars are spent and how they’ve helped the chil dren, then it’s a much more direct way of helping.” The U.S. Committee for UNICEF raises money for pro jects in the 117 developing coun tries of Asia, Africa, Latin Amer ica and the Middle East. It is funded entirely by voluntary contributions from individuals, groups and corporations. The basic services provided by UNICEF are; Water supply and sanitation; maternal and child health care; child nutrition; training and education; social services; and emergency relief and rehabilitation.