Five Dollars Could Get You To Africa With Alicia Keys

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Several years ago, Alicia Keys took a trip to Africa that changed her world. Now, she wants share her experience with five other people. AND it will only cost them $5! Anyone who donates $5.00 to the Keep A Child Alive organization will be entered to win one of 5 spots available to join Alicia on a life-changing trip to Africa.

“I was able to see the great separation between have and have not,” Keys told the Associated Press. “I was able to see the incredible spirit of people. I was able to learn firsthand about the AIDS pandemic of Africa.”

Also, in honor of today being World AIDS Day, you can watch Alicia Keys live on YouTube tonight.

Tonight on YouTube: Alicia Keys LIVE (Presented by American Express)!!
One Night, One Voice, One Life at a Time — Tune in tonight for Alicia’s live global webcast via YouTube from the Nokia Theater in NYC today – World AIDS Day @ 8:00 p.m. (EST).

I just love her for doing this! What an amazing trip that would be! I have a friend who has wanted to move to Africa to do volunteer work for as long as I’ve known her. She’s waiting for her kids to be grown and then she plans to go.

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9 Responses to Five Dollars Could Get You To Africa With Alicia Keys

  1. Scruffy says:

    Wow, what a great endorsement and idea… Unfortunatley is not open to us here down under :-( – never is… stink – but have donated anyway……
    Come on peoples….

  2. Anonymous says:

    5$ could get me a better outfit!

  3. bgduckie_01 says:

    thats a nice idea.

  4. Isis says:

    That is good of her :)

  5. Lizzypoo says:

    What an awesome opportunity to better yourself.

  6. kchic says:

    Great idea!

  7. Shanhole says:

    She has always seemed to be in tune with reailty, what a good cause.

  8. skeri says:

    Nice idea! Hopefully she can raise a lot this way.

  9. Heli says:

    Nice! well I’m going to Africa at the end of the month for FIVE weeks!!! SOOOOOO excited!! :-)

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