LEWISTON – The U.S. Postal Service joins Bates College, UNICEF and the Somali community of Lewiston-Auburn in paying tribute to Audrey Hepburn on Tuesday, Oct. 7.

The educational event will be held at the Chase Gallery at Bates College in Lewiston. Audrey Hepburn, who was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador from 1988 until 1993, is featured on a new stamp that was issued in June of this year. As a UNICEF Ambassador, Hepburn visited Somalia, Ethiopia and Bangladesh.

This event will feature a presentation on Hepburn’s life and humanitarian efforts, information on UNICEF and its many programs abroad, a play performed by children of the Somali community, and a special pictorial cancellation featuring art designed by a Somali high school student.

Area schools were invited to attend, and 40 children in grades four through eight from St. Peter and Sacred Heart School in Auburn will be among the guests at the morning program. The public is invited to attend this educational program.

The program will be offered during the day from 10 a.m. to noon and again in the evening from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The speakers’ presentations will start the program, followed by the children’s play.

The programs will be held at Bates College’s Chase Gallery in Chase Hall on Campus Avenue.