http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/166-michael-crawford en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement <p><em><small>Written by <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/1-steve-purcell">Steve Purcell</a></small></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/166-michael-crawford">Michael Crawford</a>, best known for his title role in Lloyd-Webber&#8217;s stage production of &#8220;The Phantom of the Opera&#8221;, surprised hospital workers by making an impromptu donation.</p> <p>Opening a home-from-home house at <a href="http://www.addenbrookes.org.uk/">Addenbrooke&#8217;s Hospital</a> in Cambridge, UK, Crawford was told that funds for the £580,000 facility had not yet been fully raised. He immediately insisted on covering the £20,000 shortfall out of his own pocket, prompting cheers.</p> <p>The home-from-home house allows parents of sick children to stay nearby while treatment is being provided.</p> <hr> <small> <p> Want to write for us, or help with our research? <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contribute">Find out more about contributing.</a> </p> <p> Copyright &copy; 2006 <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/">Look To The Stars</a>. This article may not be reproduced without explicit written permission; if you are not reading this in your news reader, the site you are viewing is illegally infringing our copyright, and we would be grateful if you would <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/about#contact">contact us</a>. </p> </small> </hr> Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:24:12 -0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/59 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/59-phantom-donation Michael Crawford Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving