Why stars and charities need each other | csmonitor.com

Why stars and charities need each other | csmonitor.com: "Why stars and charities need each other

By Peter Ford and Gloria Goodale | Staff writers of The Christian Science Monitor

PARIS AND LOS ANGELES � When Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher decided to contribute $10 million to tsunami-relief efforts last week, he did not hide his light under a bushel.
Instead, the race-car driver had his manager announce the gift in a phone call to a nationally broadcast telethon in his native Germany. As the largest known individual donation, the gesture drew instant global attention."