http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1668-irvine-welsh en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement Author Irvine Welsh is offering a unique opportunity to appear in the prequel to one of his most popular novels.</p> <p>The Scottish author is revisiting the early lives of the characters from <em>Trainspotting</em> – the book that became a major film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Ewan McGregor – and he is auctioning a part in the book to the highest bidder.</p> <p>The 50-year-old writer is auctioning the unique prize to benefit Scottish Love in Action, a charity based in Scotland that cares for and supports destitute children in India by funding two projects in the South-East Indian state of Andhra Pradesh; a Home-cum-School in Tuni and a Home-cum-School in Hyderabad. <p><a href="/news/1919-be-a-character-in-trainspotting-prequel-for-charity">Read more</a></p> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:32:00 +0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1919 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1919-be-a-character-in-trainspotting-prequel-for-charity Irvine Welsh Danny Boyle Ewan McGregor Scottish Love in Action UNICEF Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Children Poverty Health Human Rights