Sir Elton John spends his birthday celebrating at HIV awareness centre
Ξ April 5th, 2010 | → 0 Comments | ∇ singer |
Sir Elton John celebrated his 63rd birthday in South Africa – visiting an HIV awareness centre.
The Rocket Man was curious to see how money from his AIDS Foundation had been spent at the centre just outside Cape Town.
So he jetted into South Africa with partner David Furnish and spent his birthday with teenagers from the centre.
Sir Elton has donated $15 million from his charity to help set up projects in the country, to educate youngsters about the dangerous disease and help prevent its spread.
He spent the day with a group of soccer-loving teenagers at the Football for Hope Centre (FFH), set up by the Grassroots Soccer charity.
Sir Elton said: “I can’t think of a better way to spend my birthday.”
“Soccer stars are the most powerful role models for young people today so it’s fantastic that organisations like Grassroots Soccer are harnessing that power to educate young people about HIV.”
Source: Splash News