Yay or Nay: Ashton Kutcher donates $50k to Habitat for Humanity if he gets 50,000 friends
As part of promotion for his new movie, The Guardian, Ashton Kutcher has promised he'll donate $1 USD to Habitat for Humanity for every MySpace user that becomes a friend of his, up to 50,000 friends. It's hardly a pledge drive; Kutcher clearly has the celebrity necessary to get 50,000 people (or that many fake accounts) to sign up. And $50,000 isn't a whole lot of money to somebody in his position. On the other hand, Habitat for Humanity is an international organization, supremely neutral, and this move draws positive attention to them (as well as positive attention to the value of a $1 donation if there are enough of them). Is Kutcher doing enough to justify his showboating? Post your comments: yay or nay. [GT]
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A big Yay from me. No, $50,000 isn't a lot to him, but it's not a little either, and at least it's something. Plus the publicity will be valuable to Habitat for Humanity and it may well encourage other celebs to do the same.
It's certainly better than 'friending' director Kevin Smith which got you (and possibly me, I haven't checked) a namecheck at the end of Clerks II (apparently causing the end credits to run on for 20 minutes).
Posted by: Keris | September 20, 2006 11:44 AM