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Celeb Telethon Rakes In $57M —and Counting

Star-studded 'Hope for Haiti Now' event haul sets record

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 24, 2010 2:04 PM CST

(Newser) – The Hope for Haiti Now telethon raised $57 million in a day, a record for a disaster relief telethon, and donations are continuing to pour in. Friday night's star-studded event was just the kickoff of a 6-month fundraising effort masterminded by George Clooney, and the... More »

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inky
Jan 25, 2010 6:35 AM CST
Oh come ON! 50 cents on the dollar ain't bad!
LovinLife
Jan 25, 2010 4:14 AM CST
This is such a wonderful tribute to the nature or people. What an outpouring of love and generosity!
krymsonkyng
Jan 24, 2010 11:09 AM CST
When I hear news like this I imagine a fire hose of money. Effective, but imprecise. I've got a bad feeling about this...
 

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