Idol Gives Back
On Wednesday April 9th, 2008, FOX, AMERICAN IDOL and the Idol Gives Back Foundation presented a second installment of the popular TV event to help children and young people in extreme poverty here at home in the U.S. and around the world.
How you can support Idol Gives Back 2008
IDOL GIVES BACK, the historic Emmy Award-winning television event and music celebration which aired Wednesday, April 9, 2008 on FOX, raised awareness and funds to benefit six charities including: the Children's Defense Fund, The Global Fund, Make It Right, Malaria No More, Save The Children, U.S. Programs and the Children's Health Fund.
The event was bigger and more ambitious than ever. Robin Williams, Celine Dion, Forest Whitaker, Billy Crystal, Dane Cook, Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Jennifer Connolly, Elliott Yamin, Fantasia and Amy Adams join previously announced international talent and sports figures Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend, Snoop Dogg, Maroon 5, Heart and Gloria Estefan.
During the show, viewers were able to make donations via toll-free lines and the Internet. Idol Gives Back Foundation charitable causes are also generously supported by corporate partners.
Idol Gives Back: Backstage
Thanks to Keep A Child Alive for providing the footage of Alicia Keys. As an exclusive offer to Idol Gives Back, to view, for free, the entire film of Alicia on her unforgettable journey across Africa, click here.
Thanks to charity: water for providing their footage. For more information on charity: water and how you can help bring clean water and basic sanitation to impoverished communities, click here.
To learn more about how Band From TV rocks for good causes, click here.
We embrace ONE and (RED) and their fight to end poverty, click here to learn more.
Click to learn about volunteer opportunities in California.
To find out more about how Snoop gives back to help underprivileged children, click here.
