Thank you, Celebriities!
A story at E! Online (and other sources) has reported a partial list of celebrities who have taken a hands-on approach to helping those most affected by Hurricane Katrina:
- Julia Roberts, hugging evacuees at a shelter in Alabama;
- Chris Rock, helping staff a food bank in Houston;
- John Travolta and wife Kelly Preston, flying in supplies to Baton Rouge, Louisiana;
- Matthew McConaughey, lending a hand in Waveland, Mississippi;
- Lisa Marie Presley, trucking in food and toiletries to Mississippi; Faith Hill, doing her own Mississippi run with three rented semis;
- Jamie Foxx, visiting Katrina survivors at the Houston Astrodome;
- and Macy Gray, volunteering at the Astrodome and offering to "adopt" 10 families made homeless by the disaster.
These folks have gone above and beyond the usual (and effective) performing at a benefit concert or working a telethon. The 'Alpha-Celebrity' in this pack is Sean Penn who hired a boat to lead a rescue team in New Orleans. Kudos for dropping the status and pitching in. If only more would follow your example.
