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Simon, Garfunkel donate $1m
24/12/2003 12:00 - (SA)
New York - The recently reunited Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel announced another collaboration on Tuesday: a joint $1m donation to The Children's Health Fund.
The singers, who launched a reunion tour earlier this year, made a two-part donation. Half the money will go to CHF's national network for poor and homeless children; the other half will go to a pediatric preparedness programme run by CHF at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health.
"Paul and Artie are American icons, and their actions today show that they are committed to improving the quality of life and opportunities for all of America's children," said Dr Irwin Redlener, president of the fund.
The Simon and Garfunkel tour this year was their first since 1982-83.
Redlener and Simon co-founded the Children's Health Fund in 1987 to provide medical help for New York's homeless children. The non-profit organisation has since expanded to cover 16 communities throughout the United States.
- AP
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