8-Year-Old Louisiana Native Donates College Savings To Haiti
Amirkis Smith is an 8-year-old, 3rd grader at Red River Elementary School in Coushatta, La who has been saving for college for the past two years. He's already deposited more than $300.00 into his savings account, yet when he saw the devastation in Haiti he decided it was time to make a withdrawal. "One day at home I had said 'You know what Pop Pop I'm going to send Haiti $50.00 that I have in my account,'" said Mr. Smith. He says he knew one person would get his donation to the people who needed it most: President Obama. Shreveport Mayor Cedric Glover delivered Mr. Smith's letter to the president and President Obama acknowledged Mr. Smith on national television during the recent State Of The Union address.
Diddy, Queen Latifah, Pharrell to Host BET Concert For Haiti
Sean "Diddy" Combs, Queen Latifah and Pharrell are set to host a two-hour concert and telethon to benefit Haiti on Feb. 5. Haitian-born Wyclef Jean, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Mary J. Blige, Drake, Justin Bieber, Keri Hilson, Robin Thicke, and Monica will perform. The concert is titled "SOS Saving OurSelves -- Help for Haiti." It will be held in Miami and will air live on BET, MTV, VH1 and Centric at 8 p.m. EST. Proceeds will aid organizations including Mr. Jean's Yele Haiti foundation, CARE, Project Medishare and Children's Safe Drinking Water.
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