Bullock Donates $1 Million To Haiti
By WENNSunday, January 17, 2010
SANDRA BULLOCK has followed in the footsteps of BRAD PITT, ANGELINA JOLIE and GEORGE CLOONEY, donating $1 million (?625,000) to help the victims of Tuesday’s (12Jan10) Haiti earthquake
The Miss Congeniality star has handed over the cash to the Doctors Without Borders’ emergency operations in Port-Au-Prince, after seeing news coverage of the devastation the 7.0-magnitude quake caused.
In a statement, she says, “I wanted to ensure that my donation would be used immediately to meet the needs of the Haitian people affected by this catastrophic event.”
Earlier this week, Pitt & Jolie personally donated the same sum, while Clooney’s Not On Our Watch charity has donated another $1 million. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen reached even deeper, giving $1.5 million (?938,000) to the relief efforts.
Wyclef Jean is also raising cash through his Yele foundation and will co-host a telethon to raise funds for the people of his native Haiti with George Clooney on 22 January (10).
And British actress Emily Blunt has vowed to add her support to the two-hour Hope For Haiti telethon: “I’m going to be doing the thing that George is organising; the telethon. But I think, really, it’s just about everyone needs to jump in. Everyone needs to get involved in whatever way they can. So, I think I’m just going to research the best way to help.”
