Carrie Underwood
At a 2012 concert in Des Moines, Iowa, Carrie Underwood lost her voice after singing for 90 minutes. She had a couple of songs left of the ‘Blown Away’ concert, but Carrie unable to continue singing, told the crowd, “I feel real guilty about making any money on this show tonight… So whatever I’m making is just going to go right back into this community. I feel that’s the right thing to do.”
Zach Galifianakis
Before Zach Galifianakis made it big in Hollywood, he used to frequent Fox Laundry in Santa Monica, where he met and became friends with 87-year-old, Elizabeth ‘Mimi’ Haist, who lived in the laundry mat and collected tips for helping people with laundry. Zach stopped frequenting the laundry mat after his success with The Hangover, but when he learned that Mimi was homeless, he decided to help. Zach rented an apartment for her and continues to pay all of her bills. He has also brought Mimi as his date to the movie premieres for Hangover 2, The Campaign and Hangover 3.
Dave Grohl – Foo Fighters
In 2006, two Australian miners were trapped in a mine after it collapsed. The two miners asked for an iPod loaded with Foo Fighters music to be sent down the mine while they waited. They received the iPod, along with a personal note from Foo Fighters lead singer, Dave Grohl. The note read, “I want you to know that when you come home, there’s two tickets to any Foos show, anywhere, and two cold beers waiting for you. Deal?
