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trick-r-treat Joined: January 26, 2007 Status: Offline Posts: 54 Rep:

Idol gives back

Fri Apr 27, 2007 6:20:47 AM #37427 Perm Link

Who would ever guessed that Idol would take in over $60 Million??!! I watched the show, it was great!

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debrajean2 Joined: April 17, 2007 Status: Offline Posts: 53 Rep:

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Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:36:32 AM #37429 Perm Link

What did they take in $60 million for? Was there some kind of special telethon or something?

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Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:09:57 AM #37537 Perm Link

Kids in Africa. Roll Eyes

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Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:24:21 AM #37538 Perm Link

Wow. The show actually serves a purpose?

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I know Im an ideot but I just proved that some of you are ediots too

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Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:43:04 AM #37539 Perm Link

This time it really did. And it was also for kids here in America, too.

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Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:50:36 PM #37549 Perm Link

Wow, I missed the show but I'm glad to hear American Idol has at lest a shred of social responsibility. Good for them! It would be nice if they could do this every season, pick a cause and do a special fund raiser....

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Tue May 1, 2007 11:00:13 PM #37769 Perm Link

Why don't they just not have an American Idol, and give food and clothing instead of money?

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Artemis Panthar

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Wed May 2, 2007 7:47:13 AM #37776 Perm Link

Because money = food and clothing? They're not handing them dollar bills, the money is used to fund things such as schools and the groups that provide the food.

The point of fundraisers is to empower the everyman to do something helpful. People are more inclined to give money when a cause is shoved in their face than when they have to go hunting for the organization (there already are organizations and fundraisers to aid Africa and the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but most people don't know about them or are just not prompted to think about donating). Also, people are more likely to give when people they like/look up to encourage it. Oh, and selfish as it is, most people want something in return for doing something - a show or perhaps to see their favorite contestant not get kicked off (hence the voting itself raising money).

No American Idol would mean: A) no money to donate - that show is damn popular and gets a lot of sponsors because of it. And B) no way to get the word out. Millions of people watch American Idol, and that's millions of people being made aware of the cause. Popular shows like this are going to exist anyway, so it's better that they try and do something good while they're on.

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