Celebrity Generosity: Which Celebrities Actually Give Away Portions of Their Fortune
Everyone needs to do more for the world, whether Hollywood royalty or average American peons. Most Americans enjoy the benefits of living in one of the richest countries in the world and owe our duty to humanity by helping those who are not capable of helping themselves. It is an even greater burden of responsibility placed on the shoulders of celebrities who are in great positions of influence and means.
Donations of celebrity time and face should not go without applause for raising donation finds for uncountable causes. But celebrities exist in the richest one percent of the world, and often spend more than most people's life savings in one shopping spree or walk down the red carpet, maybe even on one handbag. How many celebrities put their money where their mouth is, actually giving away some of their hard-earned personal wealth?
Jackie Chan reportedly donated $100, 00 to Chrysalis, a Los Angeles-based charity fighting homelessness. He also donated $64, 000 to UNICEF to aid in the tsunami relief effort.
Celine Dion made a contribution of one million dollars to aid with the hurricane Katrina effort.
Nicholas Cage also gave away one million dollars to the Katrina effort.
Sandra Bullock shared one million dollars with the American Red Cross after Sept. 11th, and another million for aid in tsunami relief in December 2004.
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills donated 1.9 million dollars for aid after the tsunami, in addition to tirelessly advocating the Adopt-A-Landmine charity.
Steven Spielberg bestowed 1.5 million for the tsunami effort, and another 1.5 million for aid of hurricane Katrina.
Angelina Jolie has donated over $3 million of her personal wealth to United Nations Refugee Agency, in addition to being their goodwill ambassador since 2001. She and Brad Pitt reportedly recently funded a medical facility in the Sudan.
In 2001, Arnold Schwarzenegger evidently shared 15 percent of his entire income that year, totaling $4.1 million to various charities including the Nelson Mandela children's fund and the Twin Towers fund.
No list of generous celebrities is complete without mentioning Oprah Winfrey, reportedly having donated $52 million of her own money in 2005 only to various charities including her own and the Hurricane Katrina effort.
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Most celebrities give very few actual dollars. They are famous for setting up fundraising events (like Tim McGraw and Faith Hill) such as concerts where the only thing they give is a few songs. Or they give something like a purse or guitar to raffle off. Or they set up some funky foundation in their name that other people pay for.
I have very little respect for many of them. And yes, I give to charity. And I know it is their money to do with what they want, but I still don't like to hear about all their excesses, especially at Christmas.
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