Article Review

“On the Money”, an article written by Allison Hope Weiner, is a brief article written as an effort to help explain the controversy surrounding the celebrity telethon that was held almost three months ago. The telethon, America: A Tribute to Heroes, ended up receiving donations totaling an estimated one hundred and fifty million dollars all put into a fund overseen by the United Way, called the September 11th Fund. This fund has received over three …

…the star-studded telethon, but because of their feeling of helplessness. I know that is why I donated my money. When something terrible happens, humans have a natural affinity to be helpful. When the ability to help is limited, people help any way they can; on this occasion, it happened to be donations. Celebrities did help spread the word about the fund, but I believe they were doing what we were all trying to do, help.