NEW YORK – The Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign, a grassroots fundraising program of the United Nations Association USA supported by Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, has selected Clear Path International as its implementing partner for landmine survivor assistance efforts in Vietnam.

UNA-USA President and Chief Executive Officer William Luers said Adopt-A-Minefield will raise money on behalf of Clear Path International to support Clear Path's survivor assistance program in Quang Tri Province, located just south of the former DMZ in central Vietnam.

"We are excited to begin supporting the important survivor assistance efforts of CPI in Vietnam and look forward to working with you," Luers said in a letter to Clear Path Executive Director Martha Hathaway.

Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, a British fashion model whom McCartney
married earlier this year, are both recognized worldwide for their advocacy of landmine survivors and mine-affected communities. They help raise money for the Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign. This weekend, McCartney will be performing at the Tacoma Dome while Mills received a grant for Adopt-A-Minefield from Seattle–based retailer the Bon Marche during a fashion event.

Adopt-A-Minefield engages individuals, community groups and businesses in the United Nations' efforts to resolve the global landmine crisis. The campaign helps save lives by raising funds for mine clearance and survivor assistance and by raising awareness about the landmine problem.

Clear Path International serves landmine accident survivors, their families and their communities in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. Since its founding two years ago, it has assisted hundreds of survivors in those three countries, removed life-threatening explosives from communities in central Vietnam and supported local hospitals with critical care medical equipment and supplies.

Read KOMO News out of Seattle's piece here.