Hollywood stars answer the calls in Haiti telethon by Magdalena Rosova

Saturday early in the morning Alicia Keys opened the Hope For Haiti telethon by her song Prelude to a Kiss. Then a parade of famous actors and musicians came in to appeal for donations for the earthquake victims. The program was broadcast live from New York, London, Los Angeles and Haiti. Viewers could watch it on MTV, YouTube or any main American network. These channels proved that they can really co-operate when there is an emergency need to raise funds. This event was aiming for the largest television audience ever. Famous celebrities such as Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Chris Martin of Coldplay accompanying Beyoncé on the piano supported the event with their performances. Hollywood stars sitting at banks were answering telephone calls from people who donated. Hundreds of millions U.S. dollars were collected. These money will be divided among the five relief organisations, which actively operate in Haiti: Oxfam America, Partners in Health, ! the Red Cross, Unicef and Yéle Haiti,foundation of Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean who also organised the event. The Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, set up by the previous American presidents, will receive some of the collected money as well. Money raised thanks to international charity concerts represent now the main part of aid funds for Haiti. British spokeswoman for Oxfam said that she was amazed how many celebrities came to support the event. Aid For Haiti will be supported also by the new single from rapper Jay-Z, Sranded in co-operation with Bono Vox and Edge from U2. The song was first performed on the MTV telethon and singer Rihanna also featured in.

by Magdalena Rosova for SigEx Ventures (http://sigexventures.com)

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