Tuesday, January 19, 2010
As Haiti slowly recovers from the 7.0 Earthquake stars continue to pour out there support. "Hope for Haiti" benefit for victims of the earthquake in Haiti will include performances from Bono, Sting, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys. More than 40 celebrities are expected to attend the Jan. 22 event. The aim of the benefit is "to show the people of Haiti that the whole world is paying attention.
The benefit, which George Clooney and Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean will host, will be broadcast on more than a dozen broadcast and cable networks. It will be held in New York, with CNN's Anderson Cooper chiming in from Haiti.
The show will benefit the Red Cross, UNICEF, Oxfam America, Partners in Health and Jean's Yele Haiti Foundation.