JUST as she delighted millions of fans around the world, repeat Olympic 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce brought joy to over 100 children in her Ashoka Road community with her annual Christmas Treat yesterday.

Fraser-Pryce, who celebrates her 26th birthday today, with the help of her sponsors, GraceKennedy, Digicel and Nike, treated the children on Ashoka Road in the Olympic Gardens community where she grew up to food, fun and frolic.

“This is our third annual Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Christmas Treat. I think it’s a good thing for them to come and enjoy their Christmas, because for me, I never remember enjoying my Christmas around here,” Fraser-Pryce told the Jamaica Observer.

“So bringing the gifts that was donated from my sponsors GraceKennedy, Digicel and Nike, I am able to come back and just help them to have fun,” added Fraser-Pryce, who defended her 100m title at the 2012 London Olympics.

The children were treated to music, food, gifts, bounce-a-bout, merry-go-round, and of course, some dancing lessons from some South Koreans on an exchange programme with the International Youth Fellowship.

“I am also the International Youth Fellowship ambassador and I brought them in to give them a different feel. It’s not always the songs they will hear on the radio, so they (children) can see things happening outside of the community,” said Fraser-Pryce, who was also named as the first United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) National Goodwill ambassador for Jamaica in 2010.

“It’s a good thing going on and I hope I will be here continually and with the support of my family, they can continue to have fun,” she noted.

“I am here for the long term cause this is something they look forward to on the 26th and it is something that is like a pre-birthday present for me and I enjoy it and I hope they enjoy it,” said Fraser-Pryce.

The “Pocket Rocket” — as she is affectionately called because of her petite frame and explosive starts to her races, came to prominence as a

21-year-old when she won the 100m crown at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first Caribbean woman to do so — said preparations for next season’s World Championships has begun and is going well.

“Preparations are going fine,” she said with her winning smile. “I am in my background season and there is nothing much to say right now, but training is

going good.”

The little dynamo, who became the first non-American to defend the 100m title at the London Olympics, is ranked fourth on the list of the fastest female 100m sprinter of all time with a personal best of 10.70, done in Kingston this season.

“A lot more time will be placed on training, techniques and to be stronger. It all depends on what Stephen (Francis) has planned and I am just looking forward to next year,” said Fraser-Pryce.

“This was a very good year and I thank God for that and I am hoping for the best,” she added.

In addition to retaining her 100m Olympic title in a time of 10.75 seconds ahead of American Carmelita Jeter, Fraser-Pryce also took silver in the 200m in a personal best of 22.09 seconds behind American Allyson Felix.