Unit 496 | Lesson 1

Lesson 1: How Do They Care?
Handout 2

Celebrities Who Care Match - Answers

Jon

Bon Jovi

This performer has helped build 26 homes with Habitat For Humanity

and helped build a health clinic for the poor in New Jersey

Brad

Pitt

Newsweek Magazine named this actor as one of “15 People Who Make America Great” for bringing attention to causes in Africa. The actor travelled to Africa to raise awareness for the Make Poverty History campaign. According to tax records, the actor and spouse donated more than $8 million to charity in 2006.

Annie Lennox

This celebrity supports Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and Nelson Mandela’s 46664 Foundation.

The performer, who was awarded with the British Red Cross’ Services to Humanity Award in 2008, dedicates much time to raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.

Angelina Jolie

This celebrity is the Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR: the U.N. Refugee Relief Agency.

She serves is on the board of advisors for the Yéle Haiti Foundation. She arranged a deal with People Magazine allowing them to print the first picture showing her visibly pregnant in exchange for a $500,000 donation to the charity

Tim

McGraw

This performer and his spouse took truckloads of relief items to the Gulf area after Hurricane Katrina. They also performed a charity tour, giving all the proceeds to the Neighbor’s Keeper Foundation, a group the couple formed to help victims of the disaster. The actor raises funds to support the work of his father’s foundation to enhance the quality of life of children and adults with brain tumors.

Bono

In 1986 this performer helped organize Amnesty International’s Conspiracy Of Hope tour alongside Sting. He wrote a song called Silver and Gold for Steve Van Zandt’s Artists Against Apartheid, and participated in Van Zandt’s anti-apartheid single Sun City. The performer has received 3 nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, and was knighted in 2007.

Mariah Carey

This performer is a Congressional Horizon Award recipient for his/her humanitarian work and is well known for efforts to help disadvantaged children. The performer established a camp that provides free summer vacations to children from New York City’s toughest neighborhoods and is also heavily involved with fundraising for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

George Clooney

This actor is a member of the Board of Trustees of United Way.

and is a UN Messenger of Peace and co-founder of Not On Our Watch. He/She dedicates much time and energy to stopping the atrocities occurring in Darfur.

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Jon Bon Jovi	This performer has helped build 26 homes with Habitat For Humanity and helped build a health clinic for the poor in New Jersey
Brad Pitt	Newsweek Magazine named this actor as one of “15 People Who Make America Great” for bringing attention to causes in Africa. The actor travelled to Africa to raise awareness for the Make Poverty History campaign. According to tax records, the actor and spouse donated more than $8 million to charity in 2006.
Annie Lennox	This celebrity supports Amnesty International, Greenpeace, and Nelson Mandela’s 46664 Foundation. The performer, who was awarded with the British Red Cross’ Services to Humanity Award in 2008, dedicates much time to raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.
Angelina Jolie	This celebrity is the Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR: the U.N. Refugee Relief Agency. She serves is on the board of advisors for the Yéle Haiti Foundation. She arranged a deal with People Magazine allowing them to print the first picture showing her visibly pregnant in exchange for a $500,000 donation to the charity
Tim McGraw	This performer and his spouse took truckloads of relief items to the Gulf area after Hurricane Katrina. They also performed a charity tour, giving all the proceeds to the Neighbor’s Keeper Foundation, a group the couple formed to help victims of the disaster. The actor raises funds to support the work of his father’s foundation to enhance the quality of life of children and adults with brain tumors.
Bono	In 1986 this performer helped organize Amnesty International’s Conspiracy Of Hope tour alongside Sting. He wrote a song called Silver and Gold for Steve Van Zandt’s Artists Against Apartheid, and participated in Van Zandt’s anti-apartheid single Sun City. The performer has received 3 nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize, and was knighted in 2007.
Mariah Carey	This performer is a Congressional Horizon Award recipient for his/her humanitarian work and is well known for efforts to help disadvantaged children. The performer established a camp that provides free summer vacations to children from New York City’s toughest neighborhoods and is also heavily involved with fundraising for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
George Clooney	This actor is a member of the Board of Trustees of United Way. and is a UN Messenger of Peace and co-founder of Not On Our Watch. He/She dedicates much time and energy to stopping the atrocities occurring in Darfur.