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July 23rd 2008

Christy Turlington Campaigns For Maternal Health

Filed under: babies and bumps, green and famous, politics — lori @ 11:27 am

Model Christy Turlington, is campaigning to get legislation introduced to better maternal health around the world.  Christy is the mother of two kids with Actor Ed Burns, and says she relates her two healthy deliveries to her access to quality health care.  She was joined in Washington D.C. by ‘Sexy Spice’ Geri Halliwell to urge leaders to create legislation which will help mothers who have difficult pregnancy and childbirth experiences. Every minute one woman dies during labor!!

Christy says,  ”I’m really involved in maternal health. I’ve been working in Washington to help raise awareness. I’m a mum, so maternal health is very important to me.” She is an ambassador for the humanitarian organization Care.

via: go-celebritybaby.com

February 15th 2008

Bono Makes History With Valentine’s Day Charity Auction

Warms the heart

Filed under: campaigns — michael @ 12:58 pm

Some people love him, others can’t stand him. But whatever your take on the guy, you have to admit he’s a powerful force in raising money for charity.

Yesterday, an auction organized by Bono and artist Damien Hirst raised more than $42.5 million towards the fight against AIDS. Auctioneers Sotheby’s have hailed the total as one of the biggest single charity events in history. From the article,

Hirst donated seven of his works to the art sale in New York, including a cabinet filled with drugs to treat HIV, which fetched $7.15m (£3.6m). The auction broke records for 17 artists, including Banksy, whose Keep It Spotless work made $1.8m (£950,300). The price reached was more than six times its pre-sale estimate.

Said Bono of the event: “Tonight we got serious about love, and not just the love of art, but the love of our brothers and sisters suffering from Aids in the poorest places on the planet.”

The money raised will go towards the United Nations Foundation to support HIV/Aids relief programs in Africa, organized by the Global Fund to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria. Among those that attended and/or purchased items were Christy Turlington and her husband Ed Burns, tennis legend John McEnroe, supermodel Helena Christensen, and actor/director Dennis Hopper. Since last year, Bono’s (RED) organization has raised more than $100 million dollars. Incredible.