Haiti unites people everywhere by Claudia Sonea

Humanity reveals itself in face of adversity. When tragedy strikes people are united and stop from their daily activities to give a hand of help, proving that there is still hope to a better world, to a world without pettiness and greed, without hate or selfishness. A massive earthquake struck Haiti killing over 150000 people and displacing many others by causing major damage to all settlements. Countries all over the world stepped up and dispatched funds, food, trained personnel- from medical teams to engineers. The more fortunate people of this world, the rich and famous, would not sit back either and they either donated mo! ney, either started projects to raise funds meant to support the recovery of Haiti. Among the most famous projects is that of George Clooney and Simon Cowell who is planning to launch a charity record involving celebrities like Susan Boyle, Mariah Carey, Will.I.Am, and so on and so forth. George Clooney’s project is copying the model of the telethon fundraiser held after September 11, 2001. Around 130 celebrities got together on Friday at the telethon “Hope for Haiti Now” to show the survivors of the earthquake that they are not alone. Maybe celebrities like Madonna, Bono, Beyonce, Jay-Z haven’t lived a similar experience, they would not be in the same position like the victims of Haiti, they can offer support and understanding, just like everybody else. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brangelina couple and Clooney were the most generous donors giving 1 million dollars to organizations like Clinton Bush Haiti Fund or MSF’ s operation! s. Facebook and MySpace also offered ! support by promoting the event and the Entertainment Industry waived all administrative fees. The all-star event was a success and there was launched an album which hit the first place in iTunes charts. With more than $58 million dollars raised, the two-hour telethon hosted by Clooney and Wyclef Jean can be considered a success.

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