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Bob Geldoff and Bono - Charity begins at home

Celebrities that endorse charities

Celebrities that endorse charities

Now don't get me wrong, if I was a pop star or a footballer or whatever and a charity I'm close with asked me to help them out, I'd be happy to oblige, but dDo I really need someone worth about 150 million quid telling m



OK so if I mention this word I'm sure it's going to be controversial, but I'm going to say it anyway. CHARITY! Well my gripe is NOT with charities as such but rather with celebrities that endorse charities.

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10-4-2008Dave Smith... You're comment basically reads ' No problem with Children but I have a problem with children' If you get my meaning. If you genuinely don't have a problem then why add the word 'but'?Freddie
10-4-2008I agree that Charities for the Disabled are not as fashionable as some of the celebs Charities. This is sad as any one of us could suffer a disablity at any time. Children Animals and Africa seem to be the hot ones.No problem with Children But....Dave Smith
24-3-2008I work for a non-profit agency that helps people with disabilities live fuller, more normal lives. I am very upset that there is not more support for the disabled communities. Also, many people do not realize that conditions such as asthma and arthritis are considered disabilities. After saying ...moreAshe4187
04-3-2008These celebrities that get upon stage for Save The Planet and the earwig and all these other money drawing ventures, are the biggest hypocrits on the planet. Carbon footprint yet there's a good chance they own the biggest gas-guzzlers ever made. When on ventures, their expenses can amount ...moreTony M
03-3-2008"If Bono REALLY thinks that poverty should be made history, why doesn't he give all his money to charity and get a proper job like the rest of us. Let him struggle for a while trying to buy a 3 bedroom semi with a mortgage. Maybe then he would understand why some people genuinely believe t...moreElanon
02-12-2007have you ever tried to find out what a charity spends and what on and who they help, bonio is that his name, he seems to travel about in the absolute splendour was he born with those sun glasses or is it that they just wont come off. charity its a real growth industry , help the aged they are good...more old git
02-12-2007Live Aid, was introduced a few years ago by Bob Geldorf and had the backing of every pop group under the sun, and indeed some dignitaries of high standing,the charity raised millions of £s for the under privilaged and malnourished population of Sudan. Within the last few weeks we have heard of ...moreHandyman
19-9-2007I hope to help these children grow into great heros.nicole
30-8-2007The criminals and aslylum seekers are given more rights than us. the italian murderer that killed the british headteacher has not been deported because it 'would be a violation of his human rights' ?! He violated another persons rights, and took his life away. Our system in this country is l...moreSarah
30-8-2007I think everything you've said there tarka is amazing and the damn right truth. thankyou for opening my mind.Sarah
14-8-2007Brilliantly put. Remember that black and white advert where millionaire celebrities clicked their fingers every three seconds to represent a child dying of poverty in Africa. Love to know the interest generated every three seconds from the combined fortune of those who took part in the commercia...moreMan with a Mortgage
12-3-2007There is far far too much money spent overseas and sorting other peoples problems, and far far too much spent on war . I am a secondary victim of a crime, and there are thousands like me, who have lost loved ones, The system in this country fails us, the bodies of our loved ones are violated or...moresusan



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