Sir Roger Moore in Prague in support of Kiwanis
Official press release (7th March 2005)
Sir Roger Moore, the best known James Bond, spent the beginning of March in Prague. His main reason for coming to Prague is not taking films but supporting of Kiwanis clubs in the Czech Republic. I receive invitation, to support charity proceeding of Kiwanis in the Czech Republic and because I go in for many years especially to children, I could not refuse, answers Sir Roger Moore on the question of journalists, what makes him come to Prague although his program is full all the time.
The main event of Sir Roger Moore program was the meeting with the ill children in VFN hospital in Prague on Karlov and promotion of project Kiwanis Doll. Thanks to this doll the children can forget on their worries and they can also communicate with the doctors. "The Doll is something like interlink between the children patient and the doctor" says Alexandra Suk, international committee of Kiwanis Int. for the Czech Republic.
On Friday in the evening was dedicated to meeting with Kiwaniers in Prague on Zofín Island. A lot of famous businessmen supporting Kiwanis project took part on this evening e.g. Governor of district Czech and Slovak Republic - Bohuslav Hlásek and the others prominent persons. Sir Roger Moore had time to greet with Czech famous actress Jiřina Jirásková, Dagmar Bláhová, Kateřina Macháčková and also with the finalists of the Czech miss Kateřina Sedláková. Sir Roger Moore has also painted a Kiwanis Doll in James Bond style for Eva Pastusková, president of Kiwanis club Ostrava. After the 10 p.m. he had the interview in evening reporting in Czech Television.
On Saturday Sir Roger Moore has given The Czech Lion - the prize for the best movie in 2004 in Czech Republic. During short interview on the stage he was talking about the Kiwanis and helping to children, shortage of iodine all over the world.
All Prague program was in the way of service to children or as he said many times: I had promised to Audrey Hepburn, short before her death, I will cooperate with Kiwanis and help them to collect money for the children needs. That is why I am in Prague now.
That is why the Kiwanis Doll was mentioned all the times and was taken by photographs all the time with Sir Roger Moore.
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