May 4, 2000 | Read Time: 1 minute
The magazine George (April) has announced its first Save the World Awards honoring 10 celebrities “who are fighting for their causes — no matter what.”
The article ranks Bono, lead singer of the rock group U2, as the “most persuasive.” He has been working on a campaign called Jubilee 2000, which is trying to persuade banks and governments to forgive the debts of developing nations.
“It’s a hard sell,” Bono told the magazine. “That’s why you need to get pop stars in a photograph with a pontiff before people will pay it any attention.”
Other winners include:
* Michael Douglas, who campaigns to dismantle nuclear arsenals.
* Tom Hanks, star of Saving Private Ryan, who joined with former Sen. Robert Dole to raise money for a World War II memorial in Washington.
* Barbra Streisand, whose foundation has given $2-million to environmental groups for education on global warming.
In addition, George offers four pages billed as “the ultimate insider’s guide to the stars who do good off screen.” The guide notes varying degrees of involvement by film and television stars. Elizabeth Taylor, for example, is included for her years of work raising money for AIDS research. The comedian Ellen DeGeneres and the actress Anne Heche make the list for having attended a dinner for the families of hate-crime victims Matthew Shepard and James Byrd.
The articles are available at http://www.georgemag.com.
