There are always people doing things to help those around them. As you know, the celebrities are no exception. Like Emma Thompson and Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Lopez has been raising money for HIV and AIDS charities. She and her husband, Marc Anthony have also raised money for a Cancer Center.
Like Halle Berry and Keira Knightley, Jennifer Lopez auctioned off two of her dresses, raising a total of $6,900 for the various charities. The Dolce and Gabbana dress she wore in November of 2005 sold for $3,700, and the Versace she wore to the 2000 Grammy Awards went for $3,200. Jessica Simpson, who also participated in the event sold a Donna Karan dress she wore in 2005 for $4,400. The event was part of the 7th on Sale Ebay Auction event, which takes place every year in November and December. It gives regular people a chance to bid on high-fashion items, and all of the proceeds are donated to a charity. In addition, MAC AIDS Fund matches the prices dollar for dollar to $500,000.
In a 2006 golf event in the Caribbean, Jennifer and Mark partook in the annual Celebrity Cancer Golf Classic challenge. They helped bring in more than $100,000, which went to two Puerta Rican cancer facilities, the Hospital Auxilo Mutuo Cancer Center and the Sociedad America del Cancer.
Awhile back, J-Lo had a keen reminder about why she does the work she does - raising money for charity. A little girl, Paige, a cancer patient who looked up to Jennifer and had wanted to see her, didn’t let her parents know she was sick when Jennifer was to make a hospital appearance. The next day, Paige ran a high fever and never recovered. J-Lo sent a heart-shaped wreath to Paige’s funeral and later told Latina Magazine, “That’s why I do this. I don’t like to do my charity work in public. That’s not what you do it for.”
Like many others, Jennifer is doing what she can to help out others who are less fortunate.
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