There’s far too much information these days about people who have “gone wrong.” But thank goodness for the occasional celebration of what’s good in the world!
And with today being Thanksgiving, it seems only natural to take a look at the people named in VH1’s special Top 20 Celebs Gone Good. Here were the wonderful celebrities that made the list and the charities they support:
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- Matt Damon (Water, mult.) – Water.Org, OneXOne, Not On Our Watch, Tonic Mail Stopper
- Oprah Winfrey (Mult.) – Angel Network, Leadership Academy in Africa, Education, African Support, Disaster Relief, Cancer Research
- Angelina Jolie (Refugees) – UN Refugee Agency, Jolie-Pitt Foundation
- Lance Armstrong (Cancer) – Livestrong, Lance Armstrong Foundation (Cancer Research)
- Wyclef Jean (Haiti) – Yele Haiti
- Shakira (Youth) – Barefoot Foundation (Youth in Columbia), UNICEF, Support for Disaster Victims in Latin America
- Brad Pitt (Environment / Disaster Relief) – Not On Our Watch, Make It Right, Jolie-Pitt Foundation
- Alicia Keys (AIDS / Youth) – Keep A Child Alive
- Ashley Judd (AIDS) – Population Services International, PSI’s YouthAIDS Projects
- Leonardo DiCaprio (Environment) – Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (Eco), National Resources Defence Council
- Bono (Mult.) – ONE Campaign, (RED) Campaign, EDUN Clothing Line’
- Pete Wentz (Invisible Children/ Mental Health) – Invisible Children (Uganda Civil War Support), MTVU Half Of Us (Mental Health Awareness), Jed Foundation (Mental Health Awareness)
- Russell Simmons (Arts/ Peace/ Africa) – RUSH Philanthropic Arts Foundation, Diamond Empowerment Fund, Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, Hip Hop Action Summit Network, Meditation, Yoga
- Christina Applegate (Cancer) – Breast Cancer Fight For A Cure, Revlon Walk, Lee’s National Denim Day, Right Action for Women
- Ellen DeGeneres (LGBT) – Against Prop 8, Gay Rights (LGBT), Breast Cancer Research
- Jonas Brothers (Youth/Diabetes) – Change For The Children, Volunteerism, Diabetes (Nick is the Bayer Company’s Diabetes Care Rep), Special Olympics (The “I Win” Run)
- Chris Rock (Youth/Community) – UNICEF, (RED) Campaign, Salvation Army
- David Arquette (Hunger) – Drive Out Hunger Tour, Feeding America, LA Soup Kitchens
- Carrie Underwood (Troops) – United Service Organizations, CATS
- Hayden Panetierre (Animal Rights) – Save The Whales


Don Cheadle and Ryan Gosling didn’t make the list?
what about Michael Jackson?!
OMG! i can’t believe Michael Jackson is not on the list!! come on! he was one of the biggest humanitarians, he donated about 300 million dolars for charity, he deserves to be recognized for that and for me he must be the number 1 on the list