40 American billionaires will give at least half their fortunes to charity. Bill Gates and Warren Buffett which started this project estimate their efforts could generate $600 billion in charitable giving.
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Numerous charitable foundations reporting a considerable increase in private donations during the first half of 2010 compared to first half of 2009. The funds amongst others will be used for clean drinking water, children’s vaccines and schools in countries such as Togo and Somalia.
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The ball used in the FIFA World Cup final between Spain and Netherlands was being auctioned for charity and raised 74,000$. The money will go to Nelson Mandela Charity organization and will be used to promote education, relief of poverty of children and the support of programs that mitigate the impact of the HIV AIDS pandemic in Africa.
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Wall-Mart plans to donate a huge amount of $2 billion of grants and food in the next five years to hunger relief organizations. The plan is to donate more than 1.1 billion pounds of fruits, vegetables, meats and other type of food in addition to grants equals to $250 million.
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A 2.6-carat diamond and platinum ring was spotted by a retired jeweler sorting through items donated to a Pennsylvania charity. The ring which was discovered last week has been appraised at $17,600.
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The author Stephenie Meyer has announced that $1 from each copy of her new novella will go to the red cross. The new book, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner, from the record-breaking vampire series Twilight will be published in June.
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The popular musician Jack Johnson has announced that 100% of profits from his 34-date tour will be donated to charity. If that is not enough, the tour is a celebration to his new album ‘To The Sea’ which was recorded at solar power studios.
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American Express and Take Part begin new project in which they will donate $4 million annually to charity organizations according to public vote and reward people for $5 per hour of volunteer to up to $100 per year. All of this is in addition to about $30 million charity given by American Express.
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Shakira, the Colombian pop star, received from the United Nations a medal in respect to her charity work for children. Shakira has founded the Barefoot Foundation which provides education and nutrition to 6,000 children and is a founding member of the ALAS foundation.
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Beyonce Knowles will play as the legendary singer Etta James in the new film Cadillac Records. Her full salary from this movie, about $4 million, will be a donation to a drug treatment center.
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