Griffith Comes to Cambridge

Folksinger Nanci Griffith, visited a Cambridge store operated by UNICEF this weekend to help bring attention to the condition of the world's women and children.

Between three concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall, the last stop of her 1991-92 tour "Late Night Grande Hotel," and a guest appearance on radio station WGBH, Griffith made time to sign autographs and contribute to a favorite cause.

"Children are my most important thing," Griffith said at the signing.

Griffith has frequently put her music in the service of social causes. She has visited the UNICEF in Dublin, Ireland, where she often performs and worked with the National Coalition for the Homeless.

During this year's tour, Griffith and her band, "The Blue Moon Orchestra," provided information booths on homelessness.

"We came here to help the store and promote them...particularly in light of the situation in Somalia now," he said. "UNICEF is one of the organizations you can really trust to actually arrive with the donation you contribute."

Admirers received a Griffith autograph on greeting cards or books that were available for purchase at the UNICEF store located in Central Square. The worldwide organization uses greeting cards sales, fundraising and education outreach to promote its mission of securing the survival, well-being and protection of women and children around the world, said Henry Irving, administrative assistant at UNICEF.