Buddy Jewell has been invited to be an Ambassador of Goodwill for World Orphans Day 2009. He will join fellow ambassadors Stella Parton and Adam Gregory at the The People’s Church East Lawn, near the corner of Highway 96 and Mack Hatcher Parkway in Franklin, Tennessee, 4:00 p.m. CST on Monday, November 9, 2009 for a candlelight vigil to raise awareness of World Orphans Day and support fundraising efforts through The Stars Foundation.

Adam Gregory will lead students and youth groups in a mile walk starting at the Franklin Family YMCA, 501 S Royal Oaks Blvd, at 4:00 that concludes at The People’s Church for the Candlelight Vigil and festivities. The event is free and open to the public. The event is initiated by The Stars Foundation’s Students 4 World Orphans.

According to UNICEF, every two seconds, a child somewhere in the world is orphaned. The pandemic of homeless and orphaned children is growing at an astonishing rate, leaving 145 million children orphaned or displaced globally. Now, there is a new effort underway to bring more awareness and recognition to the plight of orphans and displaced children around the world through World Orphans Day, observed on the second Monday in November.

Learn how you can get involved and make a difference by visiting the World Orphans Day website at www.worldorphansday.com.