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Article: CHARITY BALLS UP; Do celebrity fund-raisers short-change the causes they boast about backing?(News)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 25, 2009
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Byline: Penman; Sommerlad
BARELY a week passes without yet more pictures of celebs downing champagne and eating the finest food, all allegedly in the name of charity.
But are these summer balls much cop at fundraising? Or are they just an excuse for a posh knees-up and a way for C-listers to get their faces in the papers? We've done the sums - and discovered some of these extravaganzas are so costly the bill for hosting them is more than the amount that goes to charity. Got a story? Email investigate@mirror.co.uk
BERKELEY SQUARE BALL 7%
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