Help Keep A Child Alive

Black Ball at Lincoln Center Raises Over One Million Dollars

Keep A Child Alive is, in my opinion, the most amazing charity there as ever been. It was founded by a wonderful and caring women, Leigh Blake. I have been blessed in knowing Leigh, an Englishwomen who has been instrumental in developing the HIV and Aids movement in the world. I was invited to the recent Black Ball in New York City, which honers the people who are helping Keep A Child Alive do the work they need to do, which is to help children in need all over Africa .

It was a groundbreaking event, and I want to give a big THANK YOU to Leigh Blake and her entire staff. There where three children in attendance from Africa, and I was humbled and thankful that I got to share the same room with them, along with all the celebrities such as Iman, David Bowie, and Alica Keys, just to name a few.

The organization's campaign is called I AM AFRICAN. In the words of Keep A Child Alive, each and every one of us contains DNA that can be traced back to our African ancestors. And these amazing people now need our help.

Go to www.keepachildalive.org and visit the Keep A Child Alive site to see what you can do to help.

I left the event feeling very grateful that the wonderful city in which I live — New York — is the best place on earth for me. I am also grateful for the many friends I have here, and to them I say "thank you for being in my life." For me, Thanksgiving couldn't have come at a better time.