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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 14, 2012, 6:59 pm
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[b]July 20, 1988: Michael visits terminally ill children at
Great Ormond Street Hospital. At a unit for less critical
patients he stays a little bit longer and tells a story.
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[b]August 29, 1988: At his 30th birthday, Michael performs a
concert in Leeds England for the English charity-organization
"Give For Life." The goal of this organization is the
immunization of children. Michael presents a check for $65,000
pounds. The proceeds from the concert were contributed toward
helping immunize 40,000 children.
[b][b]October 1988: Michael presents a check in the amount of
$125,000 to Esther Edwards and Berry Gordy for the maintenance
and upkeep of Hitsville USA [/b]Mowtown's Museum in Detroit,
Michigan. He also contributed[b] a black fedora, a white beaded
glove and a costume from the Mowtown Era for display.[/b]
November 1988: One hundred tickets to the Atlanta Georgia Bad
Tour concerts were given to the Children's Wish Foundation to be
distributed to terminally ill children.
December 1988:[b]Michael visits 12-year-old David Rothenburg.
His father had 5 years earlier burned him very badly in an act
of revenge against his former wife.
[b][b]January 1989: The Bad Tour comes to an end.
Underpriviledged children are donated tickets for each concert
and Michael donates money to hospitals, orphanages and charity
organizations. During many of the stops Michael is joined
backstage prior to the concert with ill children from local
areas in which he performs. Seth Riggs, Michael's vocal coach,
remarks, "Every night the kids would come in on stretchers and
he would put his face right down beside theirs so that he could
have his real picture taken with them, and then give them a copy
to remember the moment."[/b]
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 14, 2012, 7:10 pm
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[b]February 7, 1989: Michael visits the Cleveland Elementary
School in Stockton, California. Some weeks earlier a
25-year-old man had fired at the school's playground. Five
children had been killed and three wounded. [b]Many of those
present reported that Michael's visit helped them feel safe
again.
[b]March 5, 1989: Michael invites 200 deprived children of St.
Vincent Institute for Handicapped Children and of the
organization Big Brothers and Big sisters to the Circus Vargas
in Santa Barbara. After this event, he invites them to his
ranch to introduce his private zoo at his Neverland Ranch to
them.[/b]
[b]November 13, 1989: The organization "Wishes Granted" helps
4-year-old Darian Pagan, who suffers from leukemia to meet
Michael. Michael invites the little boy to a performance of
Canadian Acrobats.
[b]December 28, 1989: Young Ryan White, who suffers from
hemophilia spends his holidays on Michael's ranch. Ryan has
been infected with AIDS by contaminated blood transfusions in
1984.[b][b] After he was excluded from his school in Kokomo,
Ryan fought against the discrimination of AIDS victims.[/b]
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 14, 2012, 9:04 pm
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[b]January 6, 1990: Michael invites 82 abused and neglected
children through Childhelp to his Neverland Ranch. There are
games, a barbeque and a movie provided for them.
[b]February 1990: Michael Jackson performs at a musical variety
special to honor Sammy Davis, Jr. and proceeds from that special
$250,000, are donated to the United Negro College Fund.
May 1990: Forty-five children from the Project Dream Street,
Los Angeles for children with life-threatning illnesses are
invited to Neverland Valley.
[b]August 18, 1990: Michael invites 130 children of theYMCA
Summer Program of Los Angeles and Santa Barbara to his Neverland
Ranch. They enjoy barbeque, play video games, visit his zoo and
watch movies. Each child takes home a free pair of sneakers.
[b]October 1990: Michael throws a party for eighty abused or
neglected children from the Villiage of Childhelp in Beaumont,
California. Later, he hosted fifty children from Maclaren Hall
and the Make A Wish Foundation at his home in California.
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 14, 2012, 9:26 pm
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[b]May 6, 1991: Michael is invited to the Jane Goodall Charity
Event. Michael supports here an advocate of behavioral research
concerning chimpanzees in Gombe, Nigeria for more than 30 years.
[b]July 26, 1991: Michael pays a visit to the Youth Sports and
Arts Foundation in Los Angeles. This foundation supports
families of gang members and helps dealing with drug abuse.
Michael talks to the kids and presents them with a wide-screen
TV set and a financial gift.
[b]February 1992: Within 11 days Michael covers 30,000 miles in
Africa, to visit hospitals, orphanages, schools, churches and
institutions for mentally handicapped children.
[b]February 3, 1992: At a press conference at the New York
Radio City Music Hall, Michael announces he is planning a new
world tour to raise funds for his new "Heal The World"
Foundation. The foundation will support the fight against AIDS,
Juvenile diabetes and will support the Camp Ronald McDonald and
the make A Wish Foundation.[/b][/b][/b][/b]
[b]May 6, 1992: Michael Jackson pays for a young boys' funeral
who had been killed by a stray bullet during the Rodney King
riots in Los Angeles, California.[/b]
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 14, 2012, 9:39 pm
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[b]June 23, 1992: At a press conference in London, Michael
makes an announcement about his Heal the World Foundation.
[b]June 26, 1992: Michael presents the mayor of Munich, Mr.
Kronawitter, with a $40,000 DM check for the needy people of the
city.
[b]June 29, 1992: Michael visits the Sophia Children's Hospital
in Rotterdam and presents a check for $100,000 pounds.
[b]July 1992: Michael donated $821,477,296 to La Partia
Delcuore (The Heart Match) in Rome and donated $120,000 DM to
children's charities in Estonia and Lativa.[/b][/b][/b][/b]
[b]July 25, 1992: On the occasion of a concert in Dublin,
Ireland, Michael announces that he will give $400,000 pounds of
the tour earnings to various charities.
[b]July 29, 1992: Michael visits the Queen Elizabeth Children's
Hospital in London. To the surprise of the children, he brings
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from Euro-Disney to the
hospital.[/b][/b]
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 15, 2012, 3:08 pm
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[b]July 31, 1992: On the eve of his second concert at Wembeley
Stadium, Michael presents Prince Charles with a check of
$200,000 pounds for the Prince's Trust.
[b]August, 1992: The first Heal The World European Children's
Congress meets in London, England. Eighty-four children between
the ages of 8 and 16 came together to express their views on the
world's biggest problems and the solutions, as they see them.
Despite a case of laryngytitis, Michael arrives at Regent's
College after lunch and stays approximately four hours.
[b]September 1992: Michael donated 1 million pestas to a
charity headed by the Queen of Spain.
[b]September 30, 1992: President Iliescu of Romania inagurates
a playground for 500 orphans which Michael financed. Michael
discussed his Heal The World Foundation.
[b]October 1, 1992: Michael chooses a concert in Bucharest
Romania for a worldwide television broadcast. Bucharest is a
logical choice due to the numerous orphanages the country is
known for.
[b]November 24, 1992: At Kennedy Airport in New York, Michael
supervises the loading of 43 tons of medication, blankets and
winter clothes destined for Sarajevo. The Heal The World
Foundation collaborates with AmeriCares to bring resources
totaling $2.1 million to Sarajevo. They will be allocated under
the supervision of the United Nations.[/b][/b][/b][/b]
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 15, 2012, 3:25 pm
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[b]December 12, 1992: During a press conference at the American
Embassy in Tokyo Michael is presented with a check for $100,000
for the Heal The World Foundation by tour sponsor, Pepsi.
[b]December 26, 1992: During a broadcast request for donations
to the United Negro College Fund, Michael declares: "Black
colleges and universities are breeding some of the leading
personalities of our time. They are on top in business,
justice, science and technologies, politics and religion. I am
proud, that the Michael Jackson Scholarship Program enabled more
than 200 young men and women to get a qualified
education."[/b][/b]
[b]December 1992: Relief supplies airlifted to children in
Bosnia in association with Operation Christmas Child, consisting
of 30,000 "shoebox gifts" of toys, school items, photographs,
and letters collected by UK school children.
[b]January 19, 1993: Michael is one of the stars to perform at
the Presidental Inaguration of Bill Clinton. Before he sings
"Gone Too Soon" he draws the attention to the plights of victims
of AIDS and mentions his friend Ryan White.[/b][/b]
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 15, 2012, 4:01 pm
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[b]January 1993: A new U. S. Children's Relief Initiative
announced in Los Angeles: "Heal L. A." in collaboration with
Cities In Schools, Big Brothers/Big Sisters The Best Foundation,
Watts Health Foundation, and the Partnership for a Drug Free
America, will help solve the problems facing inner city youth by
providing drug abuse and AIDS prevention education, mentoring
and immunization campaigns in the wake of the 1992 unrest.
[b][b]January 26, 1993: At a press conference held at Century
Plaza Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles, Michael is presented
with a $200,000 donation from the National Football League and
the sponsors for the Super Bowl. He gets another $500,000 from
the BEST Foundation for his Heal The World Foundation.
[b][b]January 1993: Donated $1.25 million dollars plus proceeds
from Michael Jackson's half-time performance at Superbowl XXVII
in Pasedena, California to Heal L. A. [/b][/b][/b][/b][/b]
[b]February 1993: In association with Sega, launched an
initiative to distribute more than $108,000 of computer games
and equipment to children's hospitals, children's homes, and
children's charities throughout the U. K.
[b]March 1993: The foundation of an independent film company is
announced. They will provide family-oriented movies. A part of
the earnings will go to the Heal The World Foundation.
[b]March 1993: Urban anti-drug media campaign launched by the
Partnership for a Drug Free America, the Partnership for a Drug
Free California and the BEST Foundation in Los Angeles with
support from HTW Foundation and Heal L. A.
[b][b]March 27, 1993: At a meeting at Century Plaza Hotel in
Los Angeles, Michael gives a 5-minute speech to 1200 teachers
and politicians.[/b][/b][/b][/b][/b]
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 15, 2012, 4:16 pm
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[b]April 26, 1993: Within his "Heal L. A." tour, Michael visits
the Watta Health Foundation, and two schools in Los Angeles
South Central.
[b]April 1993: Unannounced visit made by Michael in three Heal
L. A. project sites to participate in discussions with
recipients and providers of the immunization, mentoring and drug
abuse prevention programs.
[b]May 5, 1993: With the assistance of former U. S. President
Jimmy Carter's Atlantic Project Immunization/Children's Health
Initiative, arranged the immunization of 17,000 children in five
days in Atlanta. Support from the Turner Broadcasting System,
Inc. Ronald McDonald, Children's Charities, Gladys Knight, and
TLC.[/b][/b][/b]
[b]June 1993: Michael has announced that he will donate $1.25
million for children who have suffered from the riots in Los
Angeles.
[b]June 1993: Michael Jackson hosts one-hundred children at his
ranch from the Challengers Boys and Girls Club in Los
Angeles.[/b][/b]
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Re: Michael Jackson: The Greatest Humanitarian
By: Admire Date: January 15, 2012, 4:31 pm
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[b]Michael Jackson attends a rally in Los Angeles to launch a
new DARE program called DARE PLUS. The purpose of the program
is to inform children about the dangers of drug abuse.
[b]June 18, 1993: Michael pays a visit to a hospital in
Washington. He spends several hours with the young patients and
plays chess with some of them.
[b]July 1993: Mallory Cyr, an eight-year-old girl from Saba
Hacus, who suffers from a rare intestinal disease, receives a
letter and generous check from Michael Jackson. The letter was
a result of a letter-writing campaign organized by school
children. Jackson's letter read: "I am sending you all my love
and caring, Mallory, along with the enclosed gift, which I hope
will help nourish you and keep you strong." Mallory's
intestinal condition made it impossible for her to eat and she
was being fed intravenously.
[b]August 1993: With Pepsi-Cola Thialand, donated $400,000 to
Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sorindhom's Charity, the Rural School
Children and Youth Developmental Fund, in support of school
lunch programs in rural villiages in Thialand.[/b][/b][/b][/b]
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