The first-ever American Giving Awards (AGAs) aired on NBC on Friday. The program, hosted by 22-time Emmy Award-Winner Bob Costas, featured celebrity tributes to the accomplishments of five charities selected through online voting. Stars including will.i.am, Miley Cyrus, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 50 Cent, and Rodney Atkins were in attendance. To Write Love on Her Arms
The first-ever American Giving Awards (AGAs) aired on NBC on Friday. The program, hosted by 22-time Emmy Award-Winner Bob Costas, featured celebrity tributes to the accomplishments of five charities selected through online voting. Stars including will.i.am, Miley Cyrus, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 50 Cent, and Rodney Atkins were in attendance. To Write Love on Her Arms (TWLOHA), an organization dedicated to helping people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide, was awarded a $1 million grant from Chase (the highest award), while four other organizations (Move for Hunger, Inc., Wish Upon a Hero Foundation, Matthew Shepard Foundation, and Let's Get Ready, Inc.) split another $1 million.
Look to the Stars, 12/12/2011
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