Celebrity Charities

Many of the world’s celebrities give millions to charities. One really famous celebrity donor is Dolly Parton. She gives to many different charities but one of her favorite is her book giving charity. How it works is that a child is given a book each month from the time of birth until they start kindergarten. This is done through the Imagination Library and books are provided to all counties in Tennessee. It doesn’t matter if the family is poor or wealthy. There has been $2 million dollars given to this charity.

Elton John has given to charity on many occasions. He founded a charity for HIV/AIDS victims. This has been one of his main charities since he has had several friends that have died from AIDS. There has been more than $125 million raised for the EJAF charity since it has been established in 1992. Elton John donates much of his wealth to other charities also. In 2004, he donated 120 motorcycles to a charity in Africa for the doctors and nurses to use when they were going from place to place to see patients.

There are auctions given each year by many celebrities where they sell items that belong to them. They generate millions of dollars from these auctions to give to the charities of their choice. Garth Brooks has rare country memorabilia on eBay for sale. The money will go to a favorite charity of his.