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List of Celebrities Who Have Donated to Haiti: Thanks for Giving

2010-05-17T00:23:00.000-07:00

Us Weekly is reporting that actress Sandra Bullock has joined the many other generous celebrities to step up and donate money to Haiti. Sandra gave $1 million dollars to Doctors Without Borders so that they can continue their relief efforts.

"I wanted to ensure that my donation would be used immediately to meet the needs of the Haitian people affected by this catastrophic event," she said in a statement to the press.

Other stars who opened their hearts and wallets for Haiti include:

Alyssa Milano - $50,000
Madonna - $250,000
Lance Armstrong - $250,000
Nicole Kidman - $250,000
Jennifer Aniston - $500,000
Ted Turner - $1 million
Brangelina - $1 million
Gisele Bundchen - $1.5 million

OneNationDonation Encourages you to Donate to RNRN/NNU to Send a Nurse to Haiti

2010-04-23T15:20:00.000-07:00

Tiger Woods Talks Video Feed: Tiger Woods Comes Back to Talk About Behavior and Future in Golf

2010-02-19T06:37:00.000-08:00

Finally, Tiger Woods is ready to say something, anything to the world, his fans and his wife. He is at the club house where he is ready to talk. A link to his video will be posted here.

It has been reported or rumored that Tiger donated enough money to an NGO, humanitarian aid agency to be able to lease a plane to send medications and other supplies to Haiti.

This information is not verified yet.

Thanks to Britney Spears and Other Stars for Giving Great Fashion to Haiti Auction

2010-02-17T00:57:00.001-08:00

Britney Spears will be auctioning off one of the two shimmery silver Versace dresses she wore to the MTV Video Music Awards in 2008—which might even be a good luck charm, given that was the same night she made her comeback performance after her public meltdown and took home three wins in the process. Details as to the specific dress and charity have yet to be released. And she’s not the only star who’s opening her closet to benefit the earthquake-stricken country.
–Kate Bosworth is putting the diaphanous, size-2 pleated halter dress by Chloe she wore to the Food Bank of New York City’s annual Can-Do awards gala last year up for grabs, with proceeds benefitting OxFam International’s Haiti Relief Program through the Charitybuzz Heal Haiti Charity Auction (to place a bid, visit charitybuzz.com).
–Susan Sarandon is getting in on the action by donating the sultry size-6 Dolce & Gabanna LBD she wore to the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards on January 15 at charityfolks.com. Proceeds from the sale, organized by Modelinia.com and ping pong parlor SPiN New York (of which Sarandon is a co-owner), will benefit Friends of the Orphans in Haiti.
–Artists for Peace and Justice are helping Meryl Streep, Josh Brolin, Gerard Butler, Amy Poehler, and Olivia Wilde donate their outfits worn at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards through an eBay auction. Find out more details at artistsforpeaceandjustice.com.
–And while Lady Gaga is holding onto her outrageous costumes, the performance artist/pop singer is selling Lady Gaga Haiti Relief T-shirts on her website,

Thanks to The Rock Stars Who Donated Memorabilia for Auction to Benefit Haiti

2010-02-17T00:44:00.000-08:00

"......Dozens of items donated by the biggest names in rock and pop are up for Oxfam auction on eBay for those struck by the earthquake in Haiti.

The organisers of the Glastonbury festival put out a plea to artists last Monday and within 48 hours dozens of items were donated.

Music lovers can bid to have former Blur frontman, Damon Albarn, write, perform and record for them, while Coldplay fans can attempt to get their hands on Chris Martin's Viva La Vida tour jacket, signed by all four members of the band.

Emily Eavis, Glastonbury organiser and daughter of the festival's founder, Michael Eavis, said everyone involved in the festival felt compelled to help.

She first visited Haiti with Chris Martin to visit Oxfam projects in 2002. "It had a massive impact on all of us," she said. "After the earthquake we just tried to think of the quickest and easiest way we could do something to help."

Bands and artists responded immediately with donations of sentimental and financial value, she said. "I don't think anyone could fail to be moved by the images we have seen from Haiti and all the bands have wanted to do their bit. People have been incredibly generous....."

Hannah Montana Asked Stars to Give for Haiti Ebay Auction on Feb. 15 to Feb. 18: Stars Who Give Memorabilia and More

2010-02-17T00:35:00.000-08:00

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus has called on some of the stars to donate memorabilia for an online auction that would benefit the relief effort in Haiti.

Britney Spears has donated a dress she wore to the MTV Video Music Awards and bidders could also win a set visit to Hugh Jackman's new film.

Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg and Ellen DeGeneres have also agreed to donate items.

How You Can Help Haiti: Thanks for Deciding to Help

2010-02-17T00:27:00.001-08:00

Choose to Give to These organizations:

American Red Cross has a full-time staff on the ground in Haiti, and are seeking additional donations to continue providing food, water, temporary shelter, medical services and emotional support.
UNICEF is deploying "essential aid" — safe water, sanitation supplies, therapeutic foods, temporary shelter materials and medical supplies — to assist in recovery efforts.
YELE_HAITI is Wyclef Jean's own charitable organization, and has established an online donation site to help victims of the earthquake. Through his Twitter account, he's also asking his fans to lend a hand, by making a $5 donation by texting YELE to 501 501.
Direct_Relief_International is a U.S.-based organization that has committed up to $1 million to aid emergency response efforts. Already, they have sent two 40-by-20-foot containers packed with more than $420,000 of medicine, supplies and food to St. Damien Children's Hospital in Port-au-Prince.
World_Vision has worked in Haiti for 30 years, and is seeking donations to provide victims with food, water, blankets and tents.
Operation_USA is sending medical aid, water-purification supplies and food supplements to the nation.
Convoy_of_Hope has a command center just outside of Port-au-Prince, and is distributing food, water and supplies to the victims of the earthquake.
Samaritan's_Purse is a Christian organization that, for over 35 years, has provided assistance to victims of natural disaster, war, disease and famine. In Haiti, they are helping survivors with food, water and temporary shelter.

Gisele Bunchen, Tom Brady's Wife and Supermodel, Gave $1.5 M to Haiti. Thanks Gisele!

2010-02-17T00:12:00.000-08:00

"I am heartbroken by the catastrophic events of the past six days in Haiti," Bündchen said Friday. "It is important in times like these that we come together and find ways to help in any way we can."

Once again, thanks, Gisele!

What Hollywood Stars, Celebrities Have Been Doing to Help: Celebrity Do-gooders Step Up

2010-02-17T00:05:00.000-08:00

Doctors Without Borders announced Wednesday that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were contributing $1 million to the organization's emergency medical operations responding to the earthquake.

• Ben Stiller tweeted late Tuesday that "people in Haiti need our help and attention right now." Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Adam Lambert and Ryan Leslie also tried to spread the word to the masses via Twitter.

• Colombian singer Shakira, on her Web site, called for donations to Yele and to UNICEF.

• Coldplay singer Chris Martin urged people to donate to a Haiti appeal set up by the charity Oxfam.

"I visited Haiti with Oxfam a few years ago. It's a country of extreme poverty and brutal living conditions," Martin said. "Most people in Port-au-Prince live in tin shacks. The earthquake that has struck Haiti will have turned the city into an unimaginable hell."

• Oprah Winfrey began her television talk show Wednesday by asking viewers to donate to the Red Cross. "This is a time where we, as a global nation, should come together and support those who are in need," Winfrey said.

Thanks to Madonna for Donating to Haiti: $250 Haiti Earthquake Relief Donation

2010-02-16T23:56:00.000-08:00

Here's Madonna's statement on the Jan. 12 quake in Haiti: “My prayers are with the people of Haiti,” she says. “I can’t imagine the terrible pain and suffering they are experiencing. Sadly the depths of the tragedy are just becoming known and the need for our support grows more urgent with every passing moment. I have given a donation of $250,000 to assist Haiti’s earthquake victims through Partners in Health (www.pih.org), one of Haiti’s leading health care providers. I urge all of my friends and fans around the world to join me collectively to match my contribution or give in any way you can. We must act now. Thank you for your support.”

List of Americans Who Gave the Most in 2009

2010-02-01T23:48:00.000-08:00

List of Americans Who Gave the Most in 2009
Rank
Donor
Total amount committed
Years on list
1
Stanley F. and Fiona B. Druckenmiller
Finance
$705,000,000
1
2
John M. Templeton
Finance
$573,000,000
Bequest
2
3
William H. (Bill) III and Melinda F. Gates
Technology
$350,000,000
5
4
Michael R. Bloomberg
Media and entertainment
$254,000,000
Estimated
6
5
Louise Dieterle Nippert
Family wealth, Investments
$185,000,000
1
6
George Soros
Finance
$150,000,000
4
7
Eli and Edythe L. Broad
Finance, Real estate
$105,200,000
10
8
J. Ronald and Frances Terwilliger
Real estate
$102,004,746
1
9
William P. Clements Jr.
Oil
$100,000,000
1
10
Pierre and Pam Omidyar
Technology
$92,000,000
7
11
Paul G. Allen
Technology
$85,000,000
Estimated
8
12
Raymond A. Rich
Finance, Oil
$76,800,000
Bequest
Estimated
1
13
Alfred M. and Mary Swain Wood
Marketing, Pharmaceuticals
$75,876,931
Bequest
1
14
Julian H. Jr. and Josie Robertson
Finance
$66,100,000
Estimated
2
15
Patrick Soon-Shiong and Michele B. Chan
Pharmaceuticals
$65,000,000
1
16
T. Denny Sanford
Finance
$60,696,000
4
17
Dolores Jordan
Construction, Real estate
$52,042,516
1
18
Robert Gumbiner
Health care
$50,033,878
Bequest
1
19
Caroline Amplatz
Family wealth, Law
$50,000,000
1
19
John W. and Susan G. Jackson
Pharmaceuticals
$50,000,000
1
19
Ronald P. Stanton
Chemicals
$50,000,000
2
22
William W. and Nadine M. McGuire
Health care
$48,000,000
1
23
John and Mary Pappajohn
Finance, Investments
$47,300,000
1
24
Lawrence J. Ellison
Technology
$46,907,838
9
25
Oprah Winfrey
Media and entertainment
$41,404,281
6
26
Jon L. Stryker
Family wealth
$41,318,512
4
27
Thomas F. Steyer and Kat Taylor
Finance
$40,000,000
1
28
Mark W. Yusko and Stacey Miller Yusko
Finance
$36,025,000
1
29
Joseph A. and Linda J. Chlapaty
Manufacturing
$33,910,000
1
30
Elizabeth Beckwith Nilsen
Family wealth
$31,000,000
Bequest
1
31
David Eddings
Media and entertainment
$30,000,000
Bequest
Estimated
1
32
Albert P. (Skip) Viragh
Finance
$28,000,000
Bequest
1
33
Theodore and Vada Stanley
Marketing
$27,900,000
5
34
Arthur Hodson
Chemicals, Finance
$27,000,000
Bequest
1
35
Sanford I. and Joan H. Weill
Finance
$26,000,000
Estimated
5
36
B. Charles and Joyce Eichhorn Ames
Finance
$25,000,000
1
36
John A. and Jenny Paulson
Finance
$25,000,000
1
36
Eric E. and Wendy Schmidt
Technology
$25,000,000
1
36
Bernard and Anne Spitzer
Real estate
$25,000,000
1
40
Irwin M. and Joan K. Jacobs
Telecommunications
$24,300,000
5
41
Jerry W. and Judith S. Davis
Investments
$22,000,000
1
41
John W. and Janice B. Fisher
Manufacturing
$22,000,000
Estimated
1
43
M.A. Douglas
Real estate
$21,000,000
Bequest
1
43
Stewart A. and Lynda R. Resnick
Agriculture, Food and beverage
$21,000,000
2
45
Henry P. and Rebecca L. Conn
Consulting
$20,020,000
1
46
Jay A. Precourt
Oil
$20,000,000
1
46
Virginia Bernthal Toulmin
Law
$20,000,000
Estimated
1
48
W.A. (Tex) Moncrief Jr.
Oil
$18,000,000
1
49
William G. and Ernestine R. Lowrie
Oil
$17,000,000
1
50
B. Thomas Golisano
Investments
$16,200,000
2

Ruth Lilly, Heiress to Eli Lilly Fortune, A Great Philanthropist, Dies at 94 years old

2009-12-31T12:42:00.000-08:00

According to NPR, USA Today and many other networks, Ruth Lilly died at age 94 on Wednesday

Lilly, the last surviving great-grandchild and heiress of Eli Lilly, was a noted philanthropist.

She gave away an estimated $800 million, which was her inheritance, giving away to many causes including colleges, hospitals, the National Easter Seals Society and a $100 million donation to the Chicago poetry association in 2002.

Her donation currently maintains daily radio poetry readings, a poetry professorship at Indiana University and prestigious annual awards.

Lilly’s inheritance came from her family’s pharmaceutical business, which began in 1876, Eli Lilly & Co.

Lilly, who always lived in extreme wealth, battled with depression for most of her life.

After spending years in a mental hospital and divorced her husband, her brother J.K. Lilly III put her fortune under guardianship.

In 1988 Prozac, the company’s most successful drug, came on the market and according to Lilly’s physician helped her with the depression.

Lilly is survived by five nieces and nephews, 14 great nieces and nephews and 10 great-great nieces and nephews.

California Nursing Schools and Community Colleges Expect High Enrollments

2008-11-11T17:36:00.000-08:00

After a decade of steady growth, the economic crisis has led to a spike in applications across all California community colleges. In September and October — one-third of the application period for the spring semester — the number of applicants who made a community college their first choice was already more than 20 percent greater than all of last year. In some fields, like health services, the growth has been even more rapid, as much as 40 percent on some campuses.

Knowing that California is facing a budget issue, interested parties are asking where they will find money to continue to offer these classes.

Parents and students are scared by the bad economic times. “How do you deal with a declining revenue base and more and more students wanting to come?” They are asking. “It is a difficult balance and we worry about it every day.”

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Welcome to OneNationDonation: The Heartbeat of the Material Philantrophy Community

2008-11-04T07:24:00.001-08:00

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