Well, I kinda sorta watched American Idol last night. We had a lot of stuff to do after dinner so it was on in the background. Some of the show was okay and some of it was really cheesy.
I do hope that the event went well and that lots of people here in the US and in Africa will reap the benefits. I did see some of the clips from various places in Africa and they were definitely sad and did tug at my heart strings. I will admit though that I didn't call up and donate or go to their website and donate.
We do give money to causes in Ethiopia through CHSFS so we can more closely follow the progress and see what else we can do to help. We are big on giving money to important causes. We often have given money to Food for the Poor which helps fight poverty and hunger in Haiti, the poorest country in the world. We just like to make sure that a majority of our money goes to the people that need it not to the administrators of the charity.
I don't know, I guess parading celebrities across the stage might entice some people to want to give money but it really doesn't do anything for me. I follow my heart and I don't need some super wealthy person telling me I should donate money to a cause. I admire that some celebrities truly believe in their causes but sometimes I wonder if some are just doing it to look good and improve their image. I hope not but I wonder....
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