Francis' video was taped by us at the Rockets, along with videos of Rudy, Les, CEO George Postolos and Michael Goldberg. We also produced a video that comes from the Rockets as a team -- we're one of the leading teams in sports in terms of dollars given to community causes, and we're pretty proud that Yao took this on. We weren't able to get a satellite uplink to CCTV (China) until late last night (around 10 p.m. Friday), but the material will be on the telethon and we'll also have it on rockets.com. Don't know if nba.com will pick it up or not, but our site is hosted on nba.com servers, so they can pick it up pretty easily if they want. Tim
Does anybody here have CCTV through Thai satellite system ? and what channel are they doing to show Yao's program? Thanks. Vincent
People, You can watch the telethon online at here on 11/5 from 5 p.m. (China time). You need WMP to watch it. You can also chat online with Yao at here. For Windows XP users, you need to download a java chat program at here first. And you can join an auction for various stuff from various superstars like Yao, Jordan, Agassi, Tiger Woods etc etc at Yao's official site. Hope that helps. Cheers.
more imformation from Yao Ming's website. Yao Ming and Fellow Basketball Stars to Participate in Live Broadcast By Sohu.com After visiting with 63 nurses who were preparing to enter the fight against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Yao Ming began to plan for his own charity event to combat the deadly disease. The planned activity is being jointly promoted by Yao Ming and Shanghai TV sports networks. On May 11th, "Super Stars for Super Love," a telethon that will be hosted by Yao Ming will be broadcasted live from the Shanghai TV station. Yao Ming, Sun Wen and Chi Hon, the three most famous athletes in Shanghai, as well as many foreign athletes will participate in this telethon. Audiences can use the hotlines or their cell phones to communicate with all of the stars. All donations will go to support the China Red Cross. Surprisingly, the project is not even supposed to be in Yao Ming's busy schedule. He originally came back to China to play for the Chinese National basketball team and begin training. On May 3, all players had reported to the Beijing training center, except for Yao. However, he obtained special permission to report for training on the 20th. After he got back to Shanghai, he decided he wouldn't participate in any activities due to his need rest thoroughly after a long National Basketball Association season. Once in Shanghai, Yao Ming was deeply touched by the medical personnel who have been working so hard to fight against SARS. He decided he needed to contribute whatever he can in order to help out. In addition to spending time with the nurses and seeing them off to the fronts lines, he made the decision to work with Shanghai TV for this telethon. The live program will start at 5pm on May 11 for three hours on Shanghai TV sports channel. Audiences can use the hot lines 133-0166-0043, or 160-5511 (Shanghai local), cell phones or e-mail (www.sohu.com) to communicate with Yao Ming, Sun Wen and Chi Hon. In addition to these three stars many international stars and athletes have been invited to participate through satellite or phone in this program. Yao Ming's Houston Rockets teammate Steve Francis, and other NBA stars along with NBA Commissioner David Stern will be included in the program. Additionally, many European stars have also been invited. Also, many Chinese athletes from other locations will join this program. All of those involved in the program want to express their determination to win the war against SARS. During the three hour program, every 15 minutes Yao Ming, Sun Wen and Chi Hon will let the viewing audience bid on various items donated by the Upper Deck Company and signed by famous international stars and athletes. The money raised will be donated to Chinese Red Cross for supporting SARS research and or the purchasing of protective outfits for medical personnel who are battling the SARS virus. Pay to the order of: China Red Cross c/o Yao Ming STV SARS Telethon Mailing address: SARS Telethon c/o Bai Li 651 Nanjing Road, West 20th Floor Shanghai, China 200041 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- US citizens who would like to make a donation to the Yao Ming SARS Telethon can call: American Red Cross 800-HELP-NOW number Callers will need to press 1 to make a financial donation and then they can hit any button or just talk to an operator to let the operator know they want to make the donation to SARS Asia. http://www.yaoming.net/newsfulltext.aspx?nid=139
Can anyone log on the chatroom? Damn I can't. The website said that Yao is in here right now. I desperately want to read what he has to say and want him answer my questions. HELP.
Yeah, Yao is on now. I just logged on using the guest option (the one at the far right of the loggin page). Make sure to fill in an unique guest name.
I still can't log on. It said the applet is not loaded. I can't figure out why. I've already downloaded that chat program. Panda, what has Yao said?
LOL. Did you see that auction on the Yao site? Someone named Yao Ming (and I think it's Yao himself) bid nearly everything but seemed to lose every one of his bid.
When asked who he want most the response from, Yao says he wants his teammates's response most.(To support his telethon)
