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| Michael Jackson News Today it was confirmed that contrary to a news report from ORF on 6th March, Michael Jackson will NOT be attending an event in Austria on 13th April. In our original report we said that the event had not been officially announced by his office. MJJ Productions last night brought a close to the issue by stating that the ORF story was erroneous. On 6th March, a story broke on the website of the Austrian television channel, ORF, stating that Michael Jackson would be guest of honour at the annual Message From The Mountains event on the Id-Alpe in Ischgl, Austria. The event is planned for April 13th. Reliable sources have told MJNI that the ORF story is true, that Michael is indeed planning on attending this event, and that he is also likely to perform a new song there with the Austrian Youth Choir, as part of his new charitable endeavour, Children Helping Children. However, MJNI notes that the news has not yet been officially announced by Michael Jackson's office. In their article (in German), ORF report that last year's guest of honour was Bill Clinton, and the event was held in a smaller venue. But this year, says the channel, up to 30,000 people will get a chance to see the King of Pop in a large open air arena, with an impressive backdrop, high in the mountians, some 2.2km above sea level. ORF, who do not themselves state that Michael will perform, describe his role in the event as "Ambassador for the Children of the World". Present at the event will be international dignitaries and other guests noted for their concern for children. The Message From The Mountains event is organised by the hotelier and tourism expert, Günther Aloys. Read the original text at ORF's site (in German) Ten Michael Jackson fans from Russia have given Michael a unique present. Katja Shabanova writes: "We are supporters of The World Wildlife Fund. The WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. "In 1997, 70 000 hectares of forest were burned in the Altai Region in Russia. It was a real nature disaster. It was a heavy drought, and wind speed reached 24 meters a second. It was almost impossible to save the forest. Such fires are very uncommon. The lines of pine-trees whose width reached from 6 to 40 km stretched along many hundred kilometres through the Altai steppes. The trees grew on sandy dunes, they prevented dusty storms and the shifting of vast masses of sand, and they gave a shelter for many animals and plants. "Now instead of coniferous forests there are just carbonized remains of trees and voids. If people don't revive just a part of the burned forest , about 3.5 million hectares of land will be lost. For the Altai Region it is an imminent disaster. So the Altai Region Forestry Department and WWF worked out a program for reviving the forest. Everyone can help this program by donating money. A donator has a right to give a name this part of forest he/she helped to revive." "We have donated money to the WWF to revive 1 hectare (3000-5000 trees) of the forest where trees will be planted this spring (this April to be exact). "This hectare was named in honour of Michael Jackson. Near that area a billboard with Michael's name will be established very soon. And this part of the Altai forest in Russia will be called by the name of Michael Jackson forever. To view a copy of the certifcate confirming that the land has been named after Michael, CLICK HERE. The fans involved are: Katja Shabanova Maria Shabanova Maria Gryzlova Catherine Romanova Maria Golovina Svetlana and Dimitry Shumov Eugenia Poniatovskaya Julia Danilova Anastasia Riebina Daria Odintsova source: MJ News International
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