Idol Gives Back (link)... did you watch? It is always heart-wrenching, to say the least, as artists and those associated with the show find the suffering children of the world, bringing their stories into our living rooms. When you least expect it, though, an outcome brightens, all because of the click of a mouse and an affordable donation. I'm not sure if it's a Scottish thing, but Annie Lennox sure knows how to drive a message home; it is her segment of the annual show that repeatedly gets to me. Not to worry - she's not HIV positive, as her shirt depicts. Donning it was a move towards solidarity in the effort to help the afflicted children of Africa. If you have eight minutes to spare, this video says it all, as one Universal Child is restored to health. It would be wonderful to witness more happy endings. A mosquito net can save a malaria-threatened child in a distant land... a book can insure a currently-illiterate child's future, right here at home. The need is ongoing, but we can help... one child at a time.
"Idol Gives Back, the historic Emmy Award-winning television event and music celebration has raised more than $140 million to benefit charities around the world and across the United States." Please check out the link above for more info.
