American Idol gives back

Photos courtesy of FOX

by Becky Tennant

As Bethany and I have hinted at in the recap blog, this week on American Idol is “Idol Gives Back.”

“Idol Gives Back” is a special two-night event airing Tuesday and Wednesday. The show is geared to promote awareness and, hopefully, raise funds for the organizations that provide relief programs to help youth living in extreme poverty in Africa and America.

Over the past few shows, host Ryan Seacrest has been showing the public snippets of the Idol judges and himself visiting these poverty ravished young children. We’ve been shown the softer side of Simon in Africa, while he showed what a little more than $100.00 could buy a school in Africa.

Several celebrities and corporate sponsors have chosen to donate either their time or money to help this good cause. Corporate sponsors include, Ford, Coca-Cola, and AT & T. Celebrities that are scheduled to appear are Kelly Clarkson, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightly, Gwen Stefani, Michael Buble and several others.

The top six finalists will still compete by singing songs considered “life anthems” and someone will get the boot on Wednesday’s show. But there will be an added bonus when you call your vote in. For every vote cast, sponsors will donate money to “Idol Gives Back.” This total could be phenomenal considering there have been at times 30-40 million votes cast.

So, everyone watch the show Tuesday April 24 (8:00-9:00 PM EST), and call in and vote, even if you don’t usually do it. This is a good cause. And it’s great to see the people of American Idol doing something good with their profound popularity.

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