Jay Leno Happy with Harley-Bike Katrina Charity Auction (1 Viewer)

[Bjerknes]

The Tonight Show host Jay Leno held an Ebay auction for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that contained signatures of various Hollywood stars and artists for the Hurricane Katrina fund. The bike was auctioned off tonight on Ebay with a winning bid of just over $500,000, an amount far less than the same auction Leno held in January for the Tsunami victims that brought in over $800,000. Leno first started this charity tradition a few years ago in which he brought in $360,000 for the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11th by selling another signed motorcycle.

Leno was said to be very happy with the amount recieved on the Tonight Show earlier.

http://www.recorder.ca/cp/Entertainment/050927/e092735A.html

Certainly a nice attempt, however, $500,000 is not really going to do much to cut the $20 billion damage estimate weeks after Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. That's like picking up a Penny and trying to buy a Ferrari with it...

 

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[ßöмßäяðîëя]

I tend to agree, Leno is trying to get social backing for his wankerishness.

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

its a start

 

[Desmond]

Well at least he's doing something, which is alot more than can be said of other celebrities.

 

[Bjerknes]

I wonder if Leno gave any money himself...I'm not entirely sure.

 

[Lawnchair Bes]

he signed the bike probably

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Yea, but he has a fleet of cars worth over 5 mil, at least.

 

[Chxta]

$500k... well as the Chinese say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step...

 

[baggio]

Some celebs though are really miserly. And that sucks. When you've got the kind of money these guys have, that theyre not going to be using in their entire lifetimes, why not donate some where it could make a difference.

 

[Mr. Gol]

Steven Spielberg and Sandra Bullock donated $ 1 million from their own pockets, so getting half that from someone else really isn't that impressive. Still, it's a start.

 

[ßöмßäяðîëя]

Yea, that is what I am talking about, why not more?

 

[swag]

Hopefully he's dishing out to other charitable causes, though. It's great if anybody gives anything, but there's a lot more f'ed up stuff that needs help beyond the gulf coast too.

 

[djleli]

++ [ originally posted by Chxta ] ++
$500k... well as the Chinese say, a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step...

hey chxta welcome back long time no post!!