GAGA FANS RAISE $500,000 FOR HAITI
LADY GAGA has thanked fans around the world after they helped her raise m= ore than $500,000 (=C2=A3312,500) for earthquake-ravaged Haiti - in a sin= gle day.
The Poker Face singer dedicated 24 January (10) to raising funds for th= e Caribbean country, pledging to donate proceeds from a New York concert = and merchandise sold on her website.
And at her concert on Tuesday (27Jan10) at Purdue University, where she= concluded the U.S. leg of her Monster Ball Tour, Lady Gaga announced the= results of her fans’ donations.
She told the audience, "On Gaga For Haiti day, in just 24 hours, with v= ery minimal marketing and planning, all the little monsters all over the = world made over half a million dollars for Haiti relief. I know Bravado f= ell off their chair, that’s who sells all my merchandise - they couldn’t = believe it! So let’s sing along for Haiti right now!"
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