21-25 Charity Facts
21. The chance to sit in the first booth at Monk’s Cafe and thus be included in a Seinfeld scene was auctioned off for charity throughout the show’s run. – Source
22. In 2010, Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg signed a promise called the “Gates-Buffett Giving Pledge”, in which they promise to donate to charity at least half of their wealth, and invite other wealthy people to follow suit. – Source
23. There is a charity which only collects money one day a year; this year’s donations reached $25.000.000. To date, they collected over $120.000.000 for pediatric and geriatric hospitals. – Source
24. The popular UK charity, Scope, used to be called the ‘Spastics Society’. – Source
25. A dog from Maryland accidentally ran a half marathon and raised $13,000 for charity. – Source
26-31 Charity Facts
26. In 2004, a group in Melbourne, Victoria organized an event where 30 men would grow a mustache for 30 days in order to raise awareness for prostate cancer and depression in men. The group later formed into the “Movember Foundation Charity” which has since raised $174-million worldwide. – Source
27. In 1986, the United Way released 1.5 million balloons into the Cleveland sky to raise money for charity. The balloons were so thick that Coast Guard helicopters couldn’t reach an overturned boat, resulting in the death of two fishermen. – Source
28. In 2010 George Lucas said “I’m dedicating the majority of my wealth to improving education. It is the key to the survival of the human race.” Two years later, Lucas sold Lucasfilm Ltd. to Disney for $4.05B and donated the proceeds to a charity that focuses on education. – Source
29. The charity project prevention pays addicts $300 to go on long term birth control. – Source
30. There is a charity gaming marathon where gamers complete games as fast as possible. People watching “Awesome Games Done Quick” on a live stream donated over $4.5M in the last 2 year alone. All donation go to charities like Doctors Without Borders and the Prevent Cancer Foundation. – Source
31. Jackie Chan is giving his entire fortune to charity and leaving his son with nothing. – Source
I’m not sure #20 classes as charity considering it’s involuntary. Checking out the source, it even states people lost their jobs, get punished and shunned for not participating.
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