“On the Money”, an article written by Allison Hope Weiner, is a brief article written as an effort to help explain the controversy surrounding the celebrity telethon that was held almost three months ago. The telethon, America: A Tribute to Heroes, ended up receiving donations totaling an estimated one hundred and fifty million dollars all put into a fund overseen by the United Way, called the September 11th Fund. This fund has received over three …showed first 75 words of 697 total…

…showed last 75 words of 697 total…the star-studded telethon, but because of their feeling of helplessness. I know that is why I donated my money. When something terrible happens, humans have a natural affinity to be helpful. When the ability to help is limited, people help any way they can; on this occasion, it happened to be donations. Celebrities did help spread the word about the fund, but I believe they were doing what we were all trying to do, help.