Celebrities give big at Sean Penn's Haiti fundraiser
- 10 years ago
Four years on from the devastating Haiti earthquake, celebrities joined Sean Penn for his third annual Help Haiti Home Gala, helping to raise around $6 million USD.
SOUNDBITE: Actor, Sean Penn, saying (English):
"We got 150,000 people that still live under tents, out of 1.8 million originally. We can get those people, when I say we I'm talking about the cumulative 'we' can get those people in homes, and with livelihood support programs, et cetera, et cetera, by next year. And then we could be talking about something other than an earthquake."
Donations went to the J/P Haitian Relief Organization, which Penn founded, to help those affected survive and thrive.
His fellow actors and friends said his efforts were inspiring.
SOUNDBITE: Actor, Michael Douglas, saying (English):
"I admire Sean and something I wanted to help. It's a country that hasn't caught a break in a really long time. And I've been impressed with the organization of the group."
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SOUNDBITE: Actor, Sean Penn, saying (English):
"We got 150,000 people that still live under tents, out of 1.8 million originally. We can get those people, when I say we I'm talking about the cumulative 'we' can get those people in homes, and with livelihood support programs, et cetera, et cetera, by next year. And then we could be talking about something other than an earthquake."
Donations went to the J/P Haitian Relief Organization, which Penn founded, to help those affected survive and thrive.
His fellow actors and friends said his efforts were inspiring.
SOUNDBITE: Actor, Michael Douglas, saying (English):
"I admire Sean and something I wanted to help. It's a country that hasn't caught a break in a really long time. And I've been impressed with the organization of the group."
SO