Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Sania for a cause

tennis sensation Sania Mirza will take part in an AIDS awareness campaign in Siliguri on 1 December. She will flag-off a rally at 9.00 a.m. from the Kanchenjumhga Stadium to create awareness in the region about the HIV menace.
Briefing about the details of the event today, Mr Somnath Chatterjee of the Siliguri Blood Donars’ Forum, said: “Just before the rally, Sania will release a bunch of red balloons to attract people’s attention. Sikha Oberoi, Rohan Bopanna and Mahesh Bhupati, who will arrive in the town on November 30, 2005, to take part in the Videocon Challenge One-Day Tennis Tournament, will also be present during the occasion.
Mr Chatterjee informed that the tennis stars have already confirmed their participation and the Siliguri rally will mark the beginning of a state-wide campaign through rallies to generate awareness about the killer disease in December this year

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