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Zacquisha's Heart Of Gold

Filed under: Anglophilia > Zac Efron > Inspiration

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13-year old Connor Steventon saldy died last month after a 2 year battle with a rare form of cancer that affects the soft cells, muscles and fat. Connor's courage throughout his illness inspired many and a call for help to pay for treatment raised thousands.

Zac Efron was one of those moved by Connor's fight. Zac took time off from filming on a local set in the Isle of Man to surprise Connor for his 13th birthday, just a few weeks before his death.

Sad. But very sweet of Zac to give of his time to cheer the sick teen up.

Connor's legacy will live on through Connor's Causes — a soon to be established charity that will reallocate the remaining money that Connor's supporters valiantly raised to assist others in need.

Get out there and donate your time or your Starbuck's money for the week towards a local cause or neighbor in need! HERE is a good list to choose from.

[Image via iomtoday.com.]

Posted: April 21, 2008 at 7:40 pm


85 comments to “Zacquisha's Heart Of Gold” (RSS feed) 

  1. #1 - carly says – reply to this

    FIRST!!!

  2. #2 - carly says – reply to this

    HOLY SHIETTTTT I WAS FIRST
    HOW CUTE

  3. #3 - Pearl says – reply to this

    Well I guess I'm first…all I want to know is……did this kid come out of the closet yet???

  4. #4 - jj says – reply to this

    donate!

  5. #5 - tom stritzel says – reply to this

    5th

  6. #6 - silly says – reply to this

    AWWWW
    so sweet!
    (even though he(zac) kinda looks like a plastic robot!

  7. #7 - fobrocks says – reply to this

    4??? 5??? well poor kid :(

  8. #8 - her says – reply to this

    aww thats nice

  9. #9 - saf says – reply to this

    awww

  10. #10 - fobrocks says – reply to this

    that wa very sweet poor kid

  11. #11 - Alex says – reply to this

    Now I bet you feel bad for making fun of Zac Efron because he's a better person, Perez. haha

  12. #12 - mow says – reply to this

    Thats really good of him.

  13. #13 - BEE says – reply to this

    :'(
    that's so sad..
    awh, zac is such a sweetie
    i love him!

  14. #14 - Kim C says – reply to this

    aw thats so sad . its touching when celebrities can make a dying childs whole life by just meeting them

  15. #15 - cammie says – reply to this

    that's sweet of him. we should all donate $10 to a cause instead of taking the money to Starbucks.

  16. #16 - Porterville CA says – reply to this

    See not all young stars are drunks.

  17. #17 - CourtRivals.com says – reply to this

    zacquisha AND perez are such good guys…giving back perez = hot

  18. #18 - zzzzzz says – reply to this

    has ne1 noticed how boring celebs are now? no offence p, ur stil kl

  19. #19 - kara says – reply to this

    That's so sad, poor kid. My heart goes out to his parents.

    At least Zac isn't a total douche.

  20. #20 - Deak says – reply to this

    Okay…but what about all the other kids fighting cancer? Why is this kid so special? I feel sorry for the loads of people with cancer and other illnesses that don't get support and money from the public and celebrities.

  21. #21 - perez hilton is fucking stupid says – reply to this

    umm you're not even funny you're stupid as shit and way fucking over rated you should probably do the world a favor and shoot yourself ooorr you could loose some weight and fuck elton john if you're lucky pssshh you're dumb

  22. #22 - Porterville CA says – reply to this

    I kind of reminds me of that kid that they showed at an end The Office a couple weeks back. He also passed away.

  23. #23 - millie reed says – reply to this

    how sad I hope he's better hi nona and aunti zach's

  24. #24 - Leti says – reply to this

    Re: Deak – you can't expect every child with cancer to get visited by a celeb. Ever hear of Make-a-Foundation? They do that kind of stuff but some celebs don't need it splashed acrossed the internet, they do it because they care.

  25. #25 - Kat says – reply to this

    this melts my heart… so sweet

  26. #26 - HAYWOOD says – reply to this

    this is a mans man when you help a child like this.
    Beat this kid up all you want, but nay man hat takes time out for childen, is a mans man.
    God Bless Em' All.

  27. #27 - Kate says – reply to this

    I love this side of you Perez. Keep it up, you're making a difference!

  28. #28 - look at me * look at me says – reply to this

    How nice to know that Zac was interested in doing something so sweet for this boy. Way to go, Zac!!!!

  29. #29 - Nora says – reply to this

    Hey Perez… You should do a Separated at Birth with Zac Efron and Jimmy Fallon.

  30. #30 - suze says – reply to this

    Thanks for posting this story. Nice to see something positive regarding young Hollywood actors. I hope a lot of young actors and actresses follow suit. This is really sad but I bet that kid forgot about his cancer that day and just enjoyed…

  31. #31 - IOM says – reply to this

    Really! is there any need for negative comments on this story?? It's about a child who died of cancer not somewhere for you too slate perez or ask if the kid came out of the closet..thats right make fun of a dead child. Nice. The Isle of Man is a VERY small place so as you can expect a child dying of cancer and getting visited by a celebirty does not happen very often which is why it's made news there. It's here because the site is publising some good by someone in the spotlight and telling us somewhere we can donate to a cancer charity. If you knew anything about this you would know he was a high school musical fan so meant alot to him on his last birthday.

    R.I.P Connor xx

    Ellan Vannin!

  32. #32 - Jimmyboyo says – reply to this

    Damn. Now I have to be nice to zac effron and actualy think he is a decent human being.

  33. #33 - aww says – reply to this

    so sweet!

  34. #34 - rat says – reply to this

    awwh zefron

  35. #35 - mr.sir says – reply to this

    they are great. they open their first blog on "mixedfriends.com" it is really funny.

  36. #36 - Clever1 says – reply to this

    That's so sweet.

  37. #37 - ANGEL says – reply to this

    awwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!

  38. #38 - Mikka says – reply to this

    WELL done Zac …

  39. #39 - Neena says – reply to this

  40. #40 - The Greek Giant says – reply to this

    Hello, The Greek Giant here walking Zac Efron about my palatial Los Angeles estate like a cute little doggie. He wimpers and howls when I swat his buttocks with my special leather glove while you impoverished American bums scream in terror when your slavemaster bosses pummel you whenever you forget to brew cheap watered down coffee. Meanwhile I, The Greek Giant, am flush with valuable euros and will order my latest American 'actress' to milk my testicles all over her face before dinner. That is all.

  41. #41 - Kelly from Canada. says – reply to this

    …I didn't think it was possible to love him anymore…

  42. #42 - Dani says – reply to this

    I don't have enough money to shop at Starbucks

  43. #43 - Lawzy, Lawzy Cap'n Butler Look At The Freakshow Hussein Obama Has Chosen As His Cabinet says – reply to this

    Vice President — Michelle "James Brown" Obama
    Secretary of State — Al Sharpton (Ambassador to Queens, Kings,
    Premiers, Presidents, Prime Ministers)
    Secretary of the Treasury — Wesley Snipes (Handles All Our Money)
    Secretary of Defense — Louis Farakhan (Will Rid World Of All
    International Whites)
    Attorney General — Star Jones ( "She Said She's A Lawyer"; from
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    Secretary of the Interior — Don King (All Around Good Ole Crazy Guy)
    Secretary of Agriculture — Snoop Dawg (He Will Be In Charge Of "Growing Stuff")
    Secretary of Commerce — Kanye West (Can't Get Along With Nobody,
    Pissed he's Not The Prez)
    Secretary of Labor — K-Fed (Token Honkey—Never Works , But Looks Good)
    Secretary of Health and Human Services — Mike Tyson (Knocks People
    Out; Bites Their Ears Off)
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development — Michael Jackson (Knows
    About Houses & Kids & Stuff)
    Secretary of Transportation — 50 cent
 (That's How He Rolls)
    Secretary of Energy — Barry Bonds (Keeps Cabinet Supplied With
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    Homosexuals AND notions of Homosexuality)
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs — Jesse Jackson (Cause He's The Oldest,
    And Has To Be Something)
    Secretary of Homeland Security — Reverend Jeremiah Wright (Will Rid
    World Of All Domestic Whites)

  44. #44 - VanessaLutz says – reply to this

    Sad… so sad…

  45. #45 - jenny says – reply to this

    is it just me or is zac starting to look like john stamos?!

  46. #46 - emily says – reply to this

    GOD BLESS ZAC!! I'm sure he brought a lot of joy to this sweet boy, may he rest in peace.

  47. #47 - g says – reply to this

    you misspelled sadly lol

  48. #48 - Erin says – reply to this

    I just want to say how cool it is that you have added links to worthy causes to your site. Thanks for that.

  49. #49 - tits mcgee says – reply to this

    is it just me or is zac efron starting to look sorta like david hasselhoff?

  50. #50 - zac=amazinggg says – reply to this

    zac efron seriously seems like he is unbelievably kindhearted. god, i want to meet him. [i feel, btw, that he can do better than vanessa.]

  51. #51 - Karilynn says – reply to this

    wow that was really sweet. what a nice guy. i've never seen him act or anything, but that's great for someone to take time off from filming to visit a boy with cancer. that's more decent than a lot of human beings.

  52. #52 - jimmyjazz says – reply to this

    I THINK ZAC IS A SWEET GUY.

  53. #53 - KRISSAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! says – reply to this

    Awwww, That is so sweet and sad
    like simultaneously

  54. #54 - viccc says – reply to this

    aww that was a really nice thing to do.

    r.i.p. connor

  55. #55 - mega says – reply to this

    PEREZ = YOU ROCK. Although I don't agree with or like some of the things you say on this blog, or how unfair you can be to certain celebs, I'm happy to see you are using the reach and power of this site for good. Thank you! I've personally donated to quite a few of the charities you've mentioned. Hell, I've probably given more than Heather Mills has!

  56. #56 - jon says – reply to this

    ############ hey yall Check out Madonna and Britney Spears kissing one another AGAIN…yes again.

    See the video of these hot chicks playing on defSpot com

  57. #57 - Lauren says – reply to this

    If I wanted to read about this depressing shit - I would go to another site. Show me some pantiless vajajays

  58. #58 - sarah says – reply to this

    ummm but would zac do it if it wasnt for the cameras? i dont think so.
    its all fake bullshit. if he really cared he would donate regularly and do more than visit one sick kid on his lunch break.
    i cant believe we look up to these dickwads, praise Angelina and not these wanker wannabes who think they are making a difference.
    all zac cares about is how many carbs he has consumed and his hair.

  59. #59 - Adolf says – reply to this

    who is this bastard doing my signal??

  60. #60 - Spell check rules says – reply to this

    You'd think you could manage to spell the word sadly right, idiot

  61. #61 - dogwithnobrain says – reply to this

    I did a sponsored walk a couple of weeks ago… and my cousin who was this wee boys Aunt donated to me in Connors' memory.

    It would be great if everyone could donate just a wee bit to try to improve other kids lives.

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  65. #65 - whaaat says – reply to this

    charitable acts such as this are always good and we should always strive to make a positive difference to others — my problem is with perez and his recent conversion to altruism. perez, i do enjoy your blog, but you can't put all that negative karma out there (i.e., insulting ppl left, right and center) and expect that posting articles such as this will offset the negative. you just can't have it both ways perez…

  66. #66 - tome says – reply to this

    perez, you are an ass. all the while you dis zac, and he helps the kid.

  67. #67 - alli says – reply to this

    that's so nice of Zac…. Connor was a really nice kid one of the happiest..RIP buddy

  68. #68 - Jessica Bernd says – reply to this

    This is the first time I have found anything worth reading on this site. Perez, you are as big a peice of shit as what I thought. My prayers go out tho this childs family and friends. And, thumbs up to you Zach for bringing some joy to this boy in his last days.

  69. #69 - fifi says – reply to this

    wooohoooo!!!!! isle of man….its AMAZING! finally perez mentioned isle of man n not jus hes filning in the uk :p

  70. #70 - Candy says – reply to this

    I bet Zac taught the little innocent kid how to wear makeup and make his eyes twinkle with the right mix of eyeshadow hues and long-lasting mascara.

  71. #71 - babiiT92 says – reply to this

    Aww.. that's sweet

  72. #72 - miranda says – reply to this

    Re: Candy – tastless…really

  73. #73 - sonja says – reply to this

    Zac is good looking AND has a heart of gold. LOVE HIM!!!

  74. #74 - elizabeth says – reply to this

    i dont think its right you posted this picture up. i think what zak did was nice but wrong that you must publicy show a picture of this boy that died in such a horrible way. his family probably resents you

  75. #75 - SALDY SAYS says – reply to this

    USE SPELL CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!!

  76. #76 - Allie says – reply to this

    thaat is so sweeeeeet! :(

  77. #77 - yyz says – reply to this

    thats soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sweet of him:)

  78. #78 - iheartzac says – reply to this

    Re: Deak – The whole cast of Hsm/Hsm2 meet kids from St. Judes(sp?) during the summer when they filemd HSM2 there was like 20 or 30 kids and all of them were so happy to meet them all.

    Zac is a great guy. Im sure there are parnets of kids with cancer who are trying to get their kid to meet him or other celebs. Its hard because they dont know who is telling the truth.

    Anyway God Bless Conner and his family. A family memeber of mine died back in Jan and prayers and such do help your days go by. Zac keep rockin!

  79. #79 - clara says – reply to this

    zac is hot

  80. #80 - susy lucy says – reply to this

    i love zac efron and then he's rich and i love them

  81. #81 - nakeisha says – reply to this

    wt does zacquisha stand 4??? it ws so nice of him anyway..

  82. #82 - sexygal says – reply to this

    Re: bu8i3w3hdj –

    wt he heck is tht??

  83. #83 - CaSsIe PeNnInGtOn says – reply to this

    I think this shows a less scandolous part of zefron he's fine as hell and has a heart of gold! We love you Zac ! NOW GET RID OF THAT HORROR GIRLFRIEND OF YOURS, IF SHE REALLY LOVED YOU SHE WOULD HAVE SHOWED U THOSE PICS FIRST!

  84. #84 - CaSsIe says – reply to this

    Perez would u do this for me! J/k Who truely loves their fans enough meet them! E-Mail Me Bitch!

  85. #85 - Tanya says – reply to this

    this is so cute.

    Zac efron is so dreamyyyy