Hope For Haiti Telethon Packed With Superstar Musicians Tonight
By Seraphina L.
With more than 200,000 people killed from the recent and unfortunate Haiti earthquake on January 12th, everyone has graciously been doing their part to help those in need. Tonight, the “Hope For Haiti: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon will take over our televisions in order to raise the money for numerous relief funds.
The multi-network telethon will have contributions from some of the biggest names in film, sports, and politics. The music industry is also lending their talents to the event by performing from all over the world. Superstars such as Madonna, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and more will all be involved.
According to the Associated Press, the two-hour broadcast will take place in New York, Los Angeles, London and Haiti. Other musical performances include Stevie Wonder, Beyonce, Jay-Z, U2‘s Bono and The Edge, Coldplay, Keith Urban and more.
George Clooney, who has put the telethon together, will be hosting the Los Angeles portion on television. He expressed his concerns with MTV by stating, “It’s a big world out there, and we all have a lot of responsibility to help out people who can’t help themselves.”
Musician, Wyclef Jean, who has been very vocal about his feelings will be performing and hosting from New York while CNN’s Anderson Cooper will be reporting from Haiti, and Rihanna, Beyonce, Jay-Z and more will be performing in London as part of the broadcast.
You can continue to text or telephone in donations. There is more information at the official website. What is also nice is that people will be able to purchase the musical performances afterward on iTunes for only 99 cents. All proceeds will go toward the Haiti relief fund.
Here is a list of links if you’d like more options.
Will you be tuning into the “Hope For Haiti” telethon tonight?
