Madonna helps Haiti
Brazilian model Giselle Bundchen and U.S. singer Madonna was joined today at the celebrities who are showing their solidarity with Haiti and made generous donations for earthquake victims.
“I’ve donated $ 250,000 to assist earthquake victims in Haiti,” said the queen of pop today through her website and appealed to all her followers and her friends to do the same and give what they can for Haitians.
The Caribbean nation is experiencing a devastating situation, since Tuesday, when he suffered an earthquake of intensity of seven on the Richter scale has killed tens of thousands of deaths, between 45,000 and 50,000, according to the International Red Cross, and about three million homeless , according to UN data.
Another famous solidarity, in addition to Madonna, is Brazilian model Giselle Bundchen generosity shown by a check of $ 1.5 million to the Red Cross, People magazine reported in its Internet edition.
The cause has also joined the actor George Clooney, who is organizing for 22 January, a telethon will be broadcast on MTV and its network of partner stations, including VH1, Comedy Central and CMT, as well of ABC, NBC, HBO and CNN.
The Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean Yele has also opened a line of text messages with five-dollar donations, like the Red Cross has done through mobile.
Until now mobile phone users in this country have contributed more than seven million dollars for this aid by $ 10 donation to the American Red Cross simply sending a text message that says “Haiti” and dialing the number 90,999.
The Mobile Giving Foundation organization, one that works with the American Red Cross and the telephone in this collection, told reporters that the response of people is such that the money reaches a rate of $ 200,000 per hour.
Just today the U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton urged his countrymen during a television interview to make donations to the Red Cross through their phones.
They have also donated millions numerous companies and U.S. banks.
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