Comedy stars unite to raise money for Haiti at the Laugh Factory in LA
Diddy’s influence pays off. VH1’s I Want to Work for Diddy star, Poprah, gets celebs to step it up for Haiti! It all goes down tonight, January 29, 2010 at 8:00 PM PST at The World’s Famous Laugh Factory on Sunset Boulevard.
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January 29, 2010 (HOLLYWOOD,CA) – VH1 television personality/actress, Poprah, is hosting a major fundraiser to help the many victims of the Haiti earthquake. The fundraising event is the 1st of a series of fundraisers called Stars For Haiti, which was spearheaded by Poprah, to create various platforms for celebrities to use their influence and resources to help raise funds for the ongoing needs of earthquake victims, and this first one on Friday Jan 29th is expected to be a huge hit with so many celebrities already confirmed to perform and/or attend!
The first event is a huge Celebrity Comedy Night scheduled at one of the prominent comedy clubs in the country, Hollywood’s own Laugh Factory, on Jan. 29th, at 8pm, during Grammy week, featuring some of the biggest comedians in the country, such as Bob Saget of Full House and Americas Funniest Videos, Jeff Garlin of HBOs Curb Your Enthusiasm, and, Tony Rock of The Chris Rock Show and Def Comedy Jam, Alex Thomas of Jamie Fox Show and Family Guy, Frangela of Vh1 Best Week Ever, Speedy of Jamie Foxx’s Radio Network Foxhole, and many others.
Other celebrities and comedians slated to attend include, Elise Neal of The Hughleys, Sophie Turner (Australian Supermodel), Keedar, Nene Leakes of Atlanta Housewives, Tami Farrell (Former Miss California), Melyssa Ford, Martin Klebba of Pirates of the Caribbean, Luenell, Buddy Lewis, Melanie Comarcho, Aida Rodriguez, actress/TV host Kim Coles, actress Tanedra Howard from the Saw horror films VI and VII, and many others. These celebs and many others have been extending their hand to support the event in their own way, through performances, attendance, and/or donations, and many more are signing on daily. All are committed to stepping up and donating their talents and influence, to help the victims of this crisis in any way they can.
Funding from donations and ticket purchases will be used to buy water through event sponsor Bling H2O, who is also donating a truckload of 36,000 bottles of water to be delivered to Haiti. Stars For Haiti has arranged for the water donations to be distributed by the Carma Foundation, which is run by the sister of Wyclef Jean, Melky Jean. Now is the time to help these people who are suffering, and Stars for Haiti is working diligently to provide immediate relief to the victims of the cataclysmic earthquake in Haiti by raising money to buy more water. Water is essential to the survival for thousands of Haitians, who are struggling to make it, after their country’s disaster. Bling H2O has agreed, for each case of water Stars for Haiti purchases with donations, two additional cases will be donated.
“I feel it is critical that anyone with even a little star power like myself, do everything we can to help these people who are trying to survive such a horrific crisis, so if I can do it, bigger celebrities have no excuse. God doesn’t count Grammys, awards or IMDB credits. He counts what we do to help others,” Poprah says.
About Carma Foundation
The Carma Foundation is the primary beneficiary of the water donations bought by Stars for Haiti and has vowed to make sure the water is transported to Haiti and gets to the people who desperately need it. Since 2007 Carma has worked with the Haitian men and women to provide nourishment, skill development and healthcare.
About Stars for Haiti
Stars for Haiti is collaborating with celebrities around the country to raise donations to buy water for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. This humanitarian effort is being spearheaded by VH1’s Poprah of Season 1 & 2 of I Want to Work For Diddy, known as Diddys protege, and a mogul in the making. The fundraising events are being produced by Hollywood South, a respected tv/film/music and event production company.
Event Sponsors Include:
Bling H20 * Hollywood South * Polkatots Cupcakes * Meister Watches * VR Crystal Design
Related Links
- News Blaze- VH1 reality star Poprah unites A-List comedians, celebs for Haiti
- Stars for Haiti- www.starsforhaiti.org
- Carma Foundation- www.carmafoundation.org
- Poprah official website- www.poprah.net
- Facebook- Poprah Host Actress
- Myspace- www.myspace.com/therealpoprah
- Twitter- http://twitter.com/poprah
