George Clooney is setting his sights high with his most recent charity endeavor.
The Academy Award nominated actor, along with film industry heavyweight Jeffrey Katzenberg, has launched a fundraiser to raise $350 million for Charlie Chaplin‘s Motion Picture & Television Fund, which provides health care for out of work and retired industry professionals.
Despite the staggeringly high goal, the project is going pretty well. They’ve already managed to rake in $200 million thanks to donations from megastars like Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg (and we’re assuming Clooney and Katzenberg chipped in too). As far as the Descendants star is concerned, this cause is a no-brainer for anybody in showbiz, explaining:
“I was raised to believe that, as a community, we should be judged by how we take care of people who can├óΓé¼Γäót take care of themselves. This is our community. This is our commitment.”
How can anybody who has been successful in the entertainment industry say anything but yes to a guy like George?
We’re happy to hear that some of the biggest celebs in Hollywood are gladly opening up their checkbooks to take care of the entertainers who have fallen on hard times.
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