Sandra Bullock Donates $1 Million to Doctors Without Borders

[Hissyspit]

http://www.okmagazine.com/2010/01/sandra-bullock-donates-1-million-to-doctors-without-borders

Sandra Bullock Donates $1 Million to Doctors Without Borders

January 15th, 2010 6:00 pm / Author: Nicole Eggenberger
Sandra Bullock made a donation Friday of $1 Million to Doctors Without Borders Emergency Operations for Haiti Earthquake relief efforts. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) received a $1 million donation from Sandra on Friday.

The actress made the donation to support the organization’s emergency medical operations responding to the devastation caused by the Jan. 12 earthquake that struck Haiti. “I wanted to ensure that my donation would be used immediately to meet the needs of the Haitian people affected by this catastrophic event,” Sandra said.

Currently, each of MSF’s existing three medical facilities in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, have been partially damaged.

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There are 25 new MSF staff members, including additional surgical teams, expected to join the organization’s 800 international and Haitian staff already working there today.

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[FourScore]

1. Thank you, Sandra. n/t

[midnight]

2. I second that thank you....

[marshall]

3. Someone needs to come up with a definitive list of celebrities and their Haiti donations

I guess the flurry of press releases serve a dual purpose--while it certainly buys publicity for the celeb it hopefully also prompts others to donate.

[Lorien]

6. I want to see a list of banksters and insurance company execs

who have donated similar amounts.

[Catshrink]

9. Yeah -- like donating those bonuses

Sandra Bullock donates $1 million of her money.

Tiger Woods donates $3 million of his money.

A model donates $1.5 million of her money (sorry, I don't remember her name).

Wal-Mart $500,000.

[DURHAM D]

11. Gisele Bündchen nt

[left coaster]

14. "Wal-Mart $500,000"

Compassionate conservatism.

[Catshrink]

18. Pepsi & Coke -- $1 million each

[Hansel]

22. Angelina Joline and Brad Pitt donated $1 million.

[left coaster]

17. Don't hold your breath! :) nt

[tavalon]

20. Wells Fargo is touting that they are giving 100,000

and that's good but I can't help but feel just a little uncharitable when that's compared to celebrities who are giving 10 - 30 times that.

[Lorien]

4. May every multi millionaire follow her lead!

Including all of those NOT in Hollywood.

[MineralMan]

5. It's good when them as has it gives it.

Good for her!

[panader0]

7. Very cool.

Movie stars can afford it, and so can many pro atheletes. How about it Gilbert Arenas?

[left coaster]

16. Corporations can afford to, even more so.. but I'm guessing you won't see much of that.. nt

[vadawg]

23. lol hes sending some weapons for the rebuilt haitian police :)

[alsame]

8. Great news. nt

[lunatica]

10. She did the same for Katrina

I knew she would do it now.

[Luciferous]

12. Good for her!

[Arkana]

13. Knew there was a reason I liked her movies.

[donheld]

15. +1

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

[MadMaddie]

19. Hmm...maybe we should "Encourage" the bankers to donate

their obscene bonuses. :sarcasm:

Ha...ha..ha.. I just made myself laugh out loud with that thought!:rofl:

[bigwillq]

21. Good for you, Sandra.

And to all the others who have donated. :thumbsup:

[omega minimo]

24. Thank you, Ms. Bullock, you warm our hearts, too.

:loveya:

[Richard Steele]

25. And here I thought she was just a vapid starlet who got by on her looks. My bad.

I guess I shouldn't judge people by the movies
they've appeared in.

I have a newfound appreciation for Sandra Bullock
as a PERSON.

[Vidar]

26. Good for Sandra.