Thursday, August 5, 2010

40 billionaires pledge to donate half their wealth

Hi folks!
 
Have you read the news?
 
40 billionaires, led by Buffet and Gates, pledge to donate half their wealth
 
Excerpts from TheStarOnline (Check more details here), Picture from Google.
 
Buffett said he, the Gateses and others have made 70 to 80 calls to some of America's wealthiest individuals. The people who agreed to the pledge are from 13 states, with the most participants in California and New York.
 
While some chose to remain anonymous, others who have signed the pledge include filmmaker George Lucas, media mogul Ted Turner and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
 
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Bravo! That's a very good gesture move indeed!
 
Hope the fund would go to deserving people!
 
Cheers for a generous thoughtful day!

1 comment:

Chinneeq said...

how nice it is to be one of those 40 despite giving and reaching out to help, hehe..