Selena Gomez Aims to Raise $1 Million for UNICEF This Year
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Singer Selena Gomez will host a live video webcast Thursday at 7 p.m. EST (4 p.m. PST) in an effort to encourage her fans to help her reach her goal of raising $1 million for UNICEF by the end of 2009.
A UNICEF ambassador since 2008, the 17-year-old’s current fundraising efforts include the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, which raises funds for healthcare and education programs in the U.S. To participate, fundraisers visit homes with an orange collection box to solicit donations -- not candy -- when trick-or-treating on Halloween.
During Gomez's Thursday USTREAM.tv chat, she will reveal that the top three fundraisers who participate in the Trick or Treat for UNICEF program (as of Nov. 30) will receive a personal phone call, an autographed photo and an official UNICEF certificate of appreciation.
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Gomez will also share stories from her UNICEF-sponsored trip to Ghana, Africa, earlier this year.
In an Oct. 22 post on her Facebook fan page, Gomez reported she and her fans have raised more than $45,000 to date.
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10See, this is exactly what I think is a GREAT role-model for young kids. Miley Cyrus would never do this in her right mind. She just comes up with excuses for the tabloids so she won't get critized as often as she could be. :)
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i think that selena is good singer and i think she is doing a good job with the hati people
Ohh if u think miley is worst than selena please read her book so, in her 16th birthday she sang and each ticket cost Us$250 then she donated to an asociation of poor people, shes a good example so if u don´t know so much of miley, please dont talk please
Why doesn't she just give the million if she wants to help so much.. being rich and all.. it'd make sense to give a generous amount & then ask people to help.
i love her...shes way better than miley cyrus...shes setting a good example x
Vicky miley est bien elle a donné 5 millions de dollard a une assioacion et a fait monté sur scene un fille malade du cancer alors tetoie
miley est trop cool
I just love her! A great role model and breathe of fresh air, compared to Miley Cyrus.