On 12/26/04, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean caused a tsunami that left more than 122,000 dead and about 114,000 missing in Banda Aceh.
On 3/14/05, Clay Aiken visited Banda Aceh, Indonesia. He was there as a Goodwill UNICEF ambassador to help bring awareness to the tsunami ravaged area.
While Clay was in Indonesia, he participated in UNICEF programs that helped children in many ways. Some of these important programs included helping children to reconnect with their families, caring for orphans, preventing the spread of disease and assisting children in returning to school. It was reported that Clay sat and chatted with some of the children and tried to get them to laugh.
According to an Indonesian news source, Clay spent an afternoon with about 100 children from Lampuuk Beach. The children were housed at a refuge camp and they greeted him with songs.
While Clay was in Indonesia, UNICEF distributed 4100 school-in-a-box tools and 1700 packages of games. They planned on sending 200 teachers to Aceh a soon as possible.
UNICEF has many celebrity Ambassadors who donate time and money to many causes throughout the world. They were lucky to have Clay Aiken on their team.
The following video of Clay’s trip to Indonesia is wonderful. It shows the many places that Clay visited and uses Clays voice to tell the story of the trip.
As always, CANN will post news about Clay Aiken at this time.
One exciting news is that Clay and Ruben will be touring this spring and is getting busy in the entertainment field. As we get more news about the tour, I will make sure you can learn about it.
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Thanks to all of you!
Clay is a very loving and caring person.
Clay has a beautiful heart and soul – he continues to do so much for so many. That is only one of the reasons so many of us won’t give up on him ever! Besides that he is an ultimate performer. Thank you for bringing all of his events to us everyday. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and looking forward to a Happy New Year!
Thank you for the info, pictures and the video. Clay has a great heart, voice. I like the picture of Clay and Ruben. I know they will be on tour in 2023. I check my mail box everyday to see of I received news from you. Thank you CANN.
I remember watching Clay in the video after the tsunami had devastated the island. He was so good with all the little kids. I did go online and found that I’ll be able to see Clay in person in my hometown in May. Thanks for all the info re: Clay’s concert this coming year.