Mariana will attend the Inaugural Clean the World Gala to be held Saturday November 5th 2011, at The Peabody Orlando.

Mariana is an active supporter and celebrity spokesperson for Clean the World and she recently visited Orlando and recorded a promo for the Gala, which is a fun, fundraising event.

Joining Mariana for the Inaugural Gala are a number of friends and supporters of Clean the World. Tom Sorrells, chief meteorologist at WKMG-Local 6 (CBS-Orlando), will host the event. Other special guests at the Gala include Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy and Thomas McClary, one of the original founders of The Commodores.

An impressive array of corporate sponsors have signed-on in support of the Inaugural Clean the World Gala, including The Walt Disney World Resorts, Caesars Entertainment, The American Cleaning Institute, Starwood Worldwide, Marriott Central Florida Business Council, Universal Orlando Resort and Visit Orlando.

Another Gala sponsor should lend additional excitement to the event, especially for sports fans. The NFL Alumni Association has agreed to send several former NFL players, including some former Super Bowl champions, to mix and mingle at the event. The NFL Alumni will offer a host of items at the Silent Auction to help with the fundraising effort.

"We're enthusiastic about the support for our first Gala event, and are really excited to make this happen as part of our global hygiene revolution," says Shawn Seipler, co-founder and CEO of Clean the World. "This is our opportunity to thank our loyal partners and friends and show them what their support has been able to accomplish for so many children and families around the world. It's a chance to have fun, raise money, and extend business contacts to help our partners grow together to help Clean the World."

The Inaugural Clean the World Gala will feature cultural dancing from several of the 45 countries who have received soaps and hygiene supplies from Clean the World. It is hosted by The Peabody Orlando, a luxurious Orlando hotel that was one of the early hotel partners to join Clean the World's soap recycling program.

Corporate and table sponsorships are still available, as are individual tickets to attend the Inaugural Clean the World Gala. Register today to reserve your spot at the party.

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What does a bar of soap and a cellphone have to do with helping impoverished people around the world?

Everything. Impoverished people around the world die every day from acute respiratory infection and diarrheal disease because they have no soap. The death toll is staggering. Each year more than five million lives are lost to these diseases with the majority of deaths being among children less than five years old. Studies have shown that simple hand washing substantially reduces the spread of these diseases. Unfortunately, the essential items for proper hand washing are unobtainable for millions of people worldwide.

Clean the World is a non-profit charity that gets soap to people who really need it. Clean the World recycles soap and saves lives. In an effort to prevent these needless deaths from occurring, Clean the World distributes recycled soap products, along with appropriate educational materials, to impoverished countries worldwide, and to domestic homeless shelters.

In support of Clean The World, Mariana has recorded a video message telling us ways we can help save death and diseases:

Mariana recently did a telephone interview with a Vancouver-based radio station (to be verified) to talk about her work with Clean The World.

In the interview she also tells us about Mission Possible - the Vancouver Christian humanitarian agency that provides meaningful work, access to safe and secure housing and a transformational community.

Through her work with Clean The World, Mariana has been involved with Mission Possible.

When Mariana visited the Clean The World premises in Vancouver to help recycle soap products for use in third world countries, she worked with a number of people that have been helped by this humanitarian charity.

Mission Possible - is a Vancouver-based Christian humanitarian agency delivering meaningful work, safe and secure housing and a transformational community to those experiencing homelessness, poverty and addiction - leading to healthier lives.

Mission Possible's website is here: http://www.mission-possible.ca/

Mariana is a supporter of The Art of Elysium: a non-profit 501(c) (3) organization founded in 1997, to encourage working actors, artists and musicians to voluntarily dedicate their time and talent to children who are battling serious medical conditions. They provide artistic workshops in the following disciplines: acting, art, comedy, fashion, music, radio, songwriting and creative writing.

The Art of Elysium is dedicated to enriching the lives of artists and critically ill children. We believe that there is a powerful and mutual exchange of hope and appreciation that occurs when artists share their time and talent with children battling serious medical conditions.

The lives of these children are largely filled with suffering, loneliness, fear and regimen. Artists have the unique ability to help children in need find a creative voice and discover a sense of individuality and self-efficacy, even in the midst of overwhelmingly difficult circumstances. In return, those same artists, who have been taken outside of their normal scope of work, are stretched and enriched in ways they never imagined.

Through this inimitable exchange between artist and child, the artist experiences the power of giving and the child experiences the power of their own artistic journey.

If you want to know more about The Art of Elysium, they currently provide programming in Los Angeles and New York. For more information, please contact them at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.