Gerard Butler, Anna Lynne McCord and Others Band Together to Rebuild Haiti
Gerard Butler, Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and many other celebrities join up with Artists for Peace and Justice and make long term commitments for the children of Haiti. Hollywood is coming together offering their funds, support, and names to spread the word about Haiti, and APJ has focused efforts specifically on the children of Port au Prince. For the children, school is typically the only place they get essential things, such as clean drinking water, food and medical attention.
"Emergency relief is still very important -- with the help of Operation USA, last week we trucked in another $150,000 in food and supplies to sustain the St. Luke's program and the children and families of the slums that rely upon its outreach programs,” says Paul Haggis, Founder of APJ. Schools right now might not seem like the most important thing to reestablish but it just isn't true. The children may not be in urgent need of an education, but they desperately need physical and psychological support. They need a daily meal and water and medical care that comes with our schools. These thousands of children need a safe place to gather, where they can find hope, and even joy and beauty. The issues on the rise right now are gangs, violent crime, prostitution and child slavery. Schools are more important now than ever."
The big thing here, is the celebrities have promised a yearly donation amount of $50,000.00 for the next five years. The people are making a statement that they will not forget about Haiti, it is so important that they get continued support as the people of Haiti continue to rebuild. Each donation will fully sustain a street school in Port-au-Prince including providing clean water, meals, medical supplies and educational material to the children. It truly is commendable and I hope others with celebrity status step up and make a pledge to continue to help the children of Haiti.
Here is the complete list of the celebrities that have pledged to help
Simon Baker with wife Rebecca
Javier Bardem
Jackson Browne
Gerard Butler
Daniel Craig
Russell Crowe with wife and musician Danielle Spencer
Penelope Cruz
Clint Eastwood with wife Dina
Gale Anne Hurd
Ryan Kavanaugh, Hollywood producer
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Aviv Nevo, Investor
Sean Penn
Lehka Singh
Peter Tunney
Olivia Wilde
The following gracious donors have also committed to supporting APJ as their annual $10,000 donation for ten years ($100,000 total) will sponsor an entire classroom:
Avi Lerner, Hollywood producer
AnnaLynne McCord
