Atlanta, GA 12/7/2010 10:59:47 PM
Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake have raised $1 million for charity by giving up their digital lives.
The singers are among stars who gave up their twitter
accounts, Facebook pages and curtailed activity on other social
networking sites from last Wednesday (01.12.10) – World AIDS Day – to
raise money for the Keep a Child Alive charity, which is spearheaded by
Alicia and treats children affected by the disorder.
Justin marked his return to the internet by thanking supporters for their donations.
He tweeted: “Justin Timberlake is alive! We raised $1mil to help KCA
fight AIDS. Thank you so much and never stop buying life! (sic)”
After the celebrities – which also included Kim Kardashian, radio host
Ryan Seacrest, Usher, Jennifer Hudson and Lenny Kravitz amongst others
- reached their goal yesterday (06.12.10) Alicia gave her thanks.
She said: “From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all of the fans,
friends and artists who stood together for this cause and saved real
lives.
“I am humbled by the outpour of support from everyone.”
In less than a week $500,000 was raised from public donations before
the figure was rounded up to the required $1 million by billionaire
Stewart Rahr.
Leigh Blake, co-founder of the Keep A Child alive organisation, said:
“Although we never expected to raise $1 million overnight, we are
completely blown away that we were able to achieve our goal in less
than a week.
“Over 3,600 people have joined the fight and sacrificed their own
digital lives for this important cause, and we intend to continue this
movement."
