Clooney’s Haiti Telethon raises $57 million
January 25th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS ( 1 comment )
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Hollywood actor George Clooney’s Hope For Haiti Now telethon has raised more than $57 million for the earthquake relief effort.
Hollywood’s elite, including Jack Nicholson, Ben Affleck and Mel Gibson, manned telephones during Friday night’s event, while Alicia Keys, Madonna, Beyonce, Bono and Christina Aguilera were amongst the stars who performed live at one of three venues - Los Angeles, New York and London, reported contactmusic.com.
The huge sum raised is a record for telethons according to the Entertainment Industry Foundation and it will be boosted further through the sale of songs performed on the show through iTunes.
Clooney, who donated about $1 million of his own money, said: “I hope we made some money out of this. The only way to make this a success is to make a considerable amount of money.”
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February 8th, 2010 at 3:28 am
Enough Is Enough.
Ok, the United States has raised over 528 Million (Headline) “Help Haiti Exceed $528-Million, Chronicle Tally in Philly. “ Now we did more than any other country and it’s time to collaborate right in the United States and help clean up our own backyard.
There is a Reverend, named Trey Noran in the Denver area that has a desire to open two homeless hotels, his web site Hislovestreetministries.com I read and heard of this man from face book and just last evening on WCAN Radio. My suggestion is that George Clooney followers and other Stars assist Reverend Noran right here in this country.
Dr. Sophia Hudson