Jim Carrey Asks Fans To Help Jenny McCarthy's Charity

Celebrities

Jenny McCarthy, Jim Carrey

Charities

Generation Rescue, HEAL! Foundation, TACA

Causes

Health, Mental Challenges

December 17, 2009 by Tim Saunders

Funny man Jim Carrey is asking his fans to donate to his partner Jenny McCarthy's autism charity in lieu of gifts this year.

McCarthy established Generation Rescue in 2005 as a research-based organization to find a cure for autism and other neurological disorders.

“Like Jenny, u might not know what to get me 4 Xmas,” posted the star on his personal Twitter page. “Give 2 www.generationrescue.org – real support 4 families struggling with autism.”

McCarthy is well known for her work supporting autism research, a cause she became involved with after her son was diagnosed with the condition. As well as supporting a number of organizations dedicated to children with autism, such as the TACA and the HEAL! Foundation, the model-turned-actress also wrote a book called Louder Than Words documenting her struggles to cope with a son who suffers from autism.

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Comments 2 comments

Maurine meleck
3 months ago

Thank you, as always, Jim and jenny. You are truly wonderful people and loved in the autism community.
Maurine Meleck, Rescue Angel, South Carolina

nhokkanen
3 months ago

Thank you yet again, Jenny and Jim, for reaching out to help families of children with autism. Their needs are many. Many of these families stay home as if living under house arrest, which misleads the public into thinking there's no problem. Or when they do go out -- buying food, for example -- the child may become overstimulated and act out, which unknowning observers assume is misbehavior rather than a sensory disability. If you can't afford to give money, you can still give volunteer time. If that's not possible, a simple smile can make a huge difference to these families on a bad day.

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