http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/478-direct-change/rss20.xml 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</a></small></em></p> <p><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2-angelina-jolie">Angelina Jolie</a> and <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/27-brad-pitt">Brad Pitt</a> have given $100,000 to help build The Duk Lost Boys Clinic medical centre in the Sudan.</p> <p>The donation was made through the <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/307-jolie-pitt-foundation">Jolie-Pitt Foundation</a>, and will help create Duk County&#8217;s first modern medical facility.</p> <p>The plan to build the medical centre was conceived by Sudanese &#8220;Lost Boy&#8221; John Dau, who was featured in the documentary &#8220;God Grew Tired of Us&#8221;, which was produced by Pitt. Dau shared the plan with Pitt and Jolie at the film&#8217;s première in January.</p> <p>As director of <a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/478-direct-change">Direct Change&#8217;s</a> Sudan Project, Dau said, &#8220;Words cannot express my gratitude and the gratitude of the people of Duk County. &#8220;Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt demonstrate the American spirit of generosity. &#8220;Hopefully, their donation will inspire others to join with us to rebuild southern Sudan.&#8221;</p> <h6>Related past articles</h6> <ul class="item-links"> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1582-slash-says-no-to-proposition-8">Slash Says No To Proposition 8</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1532-drew-barrymore-says-no-to-propostion-8">Drew Barrymore Says No To Propostion 8</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1514-clint-eastwood-honored-at-53rd-annual-thalians-ball">Clint Eastwood Honored at 53rd Annual Thalians Ball</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1460-angelina-jolie-visits-afghanistan">Angelina Jolie Visits Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1424-angelina-jolie-helps-kids-in-need-of-defense">Angelina Jolie Helps Kids In Need Of Defense</a></li></ul> <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; 2007 <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> Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:57:13 -0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/195 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/195-jolie-pitt-give-100000-to-build-hospital-in-sudan Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Jolie-Pitt Foundation Direct Change Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Adoption, Fostering, Orphans AIDS Children Poverty