Hope for Haiti Now telethon raises $58 million dollars and counting (photos, videos)

Hope for Haiti Now telethon raises $58 million dollars and counting (photos, videos)

The celebrity studded Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Haiti Earthquake Relief has raised $58 million dollars according to recent reports. The Hope for Haiti Now telethon aired on more than 100 networks and was attended by over 100 celebrities. Those who called in and donated during the live broadcast spoke with celebrities on the phone. The telephone lines remained open over the weekend and additional callers continued to donate.

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The Hope for Haiti Now website and telephone number will remain open for the next six months giving people the opportunity to continue giving throughout the rebuilding efforts of Haiti. It is common that after a disaster many people will donate but when it comes to the long term rebuilding donations drop off. Keeping the Hope for Haiti Now donation lines open and the star studded impact the original musical scores will have may prove to keep donations flowing for the long term.

The donations were made by those in the private sector as well as corporations. Not only is the figure impressive, it is record breaking and has proved to be the greatest amount ever received through a disaster –relief telethon, reports CNN.

You can watch the full video of the Hope for Haiti Now telethon here:
 

In this image released by Hope for Haiti Now, actor Taylor Lautner works the phone bank at the "Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief", on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark Davis/Hope for Haiti Now)

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