https://padlet.com/wjones6416/3m9f4jpgoipa en-us 2018-11-30 19:59:03 UTC 2025-12-16 07:02:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ring.png wjones6416 https://padlet.com/wjones6416/3m9f4jpgoipa/wish/309964829 Hero: Michael Jackson
Foundation Name: The Heal The World Foundation 

The original Heal the World Foundation was a charitable organization founded by entertainer Michael Jackson in 1992. Through his foundation, Jackson airlifted 46 tons of supplies to Sarajevo, instituted drug and alcohol abuse education and donated millions of dollars to disadvantaged children, including the full payment of a Hungarian child's liver transplant.

Getting Involved: Sadly, the foundation was shut down in 2002 due to failing to file yearly accounting statements, required for tax-exempt organizations.

Why did he start it?: The purpose of the charity was to provide medicine to children and fight worldhunger, homelessness, child exploitation and abuse.

Positive effects: The foundation supported alot of children, paying for chemo therapy, transplants, food, ect. 


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