In LOVE with Humanity
A tribute to some of humanity’s greatest Heroes; 153 men & women who have chosen, via their brave words &/or noble deeds, to reflect the deeper Greatness residing within us all
A tribute to some of humanity’s greatest Heroes; 153 men & women who have chosen, via their brave words &/or noble deeds, to reflect the deeper Greatness residing within us all
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Hero #105: Brad Pitt<br />
Born in December of 1963, Brad Pitt is an outstanding American actor -- starring in,<br />
among other films, A River Runs Through It, Legends of the Fall, Seven, 12 Monkeys, "Seven<br />
Years in Tibet", "Fight Club", "Spy Game", "Babel", "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,<br />
Moneyball, and The Tree of Life. He is also an accomplished film producer (including The<br />
Departed & 12 Years a Slave), and most importantly -- and most impressively -- is a bighearted<br />
humanitarian, a big-tipper, and a big fan of spontaneous acts of Kindness …<br />
Pitt is known not only for being a father who loves his children (six of them no less -- two<br />
<strong>with</strong> Jolie and four adopted), but also for his humility as well as his charity work for & large<br />
donations to several humanitarian organizations, among them: the Make It Right Foundation<br />
-- that he founded to build green homes for the victims of Hurricane Katrina (and now also for<br />
impoverished members of the Montana Sioux and Assiniboine Native American tribes), the Jolie-<br />
Pitt Foundation -- that he co-founded <strong>with</strong> his wife to help eradicate extreme rural poverty &<br />
conserve wildlife (which has donated sizable sums of money to Doctors Without Borders, Global<br />
Action for Children, and the U.N. refugee agency helping Pakistanis displaced by fighting between<br />
troops and Taliban militants), and the ONE Campaign -- that combats AIDS & poverty in<br />
developing countries.<br />
Also, in May of 2007, Pitt and his wife donated $1 million to three organizations in<br />
Chad and the Sudan that were dedicated to helping those people affected by the crisis in the<br />
Darfur region ... And as if that wasn't enough, Pitt, along <strong>with</strong> several others (including Matt<br />
Damon & Don Cheadle), helped co-found Not On Our Watch -- an organization that focuses<br />
global attention on stopping ―mass atrocities.‖<br />
"I don't care what I look like; I try to be a good person." ~ Brad Pitt<br />
"Our boy‘s from Vietnam and our daughter‘s from Ethiopia, and our girl is from<br />
Namibia and our son is from Cambodia ... and they‘re all brothers and sisters." ~ Brad Pitt<br />
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