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Singer Debbie Gibson supports Helen's family which lives in a cemetery. Singer Debbie Gibson to appear on “Celebrity Apprentice” to help poor children Gibson to play for personal charity Children International KANSAS CITY, Mo. (January 4, 2012) /PRNewswire/ — Singer songwriter Debbie Gibson will appear on season five of Celebrity Apprentice, and has announced she will play for the charity Children International. During her second visit to Children International in the Philippines, Gibson poses with sponsored children living in poverty. Celebrity Apprentice is a reality television show where celebrities compete in weekly challenges and donate any winnings to their personal charities. Every week, the celebrity contestants will work in two teams, each under the guidance of a designated project manager, to compete in business-driven tasks around New York City, using their fame, along with their proven business acumen, to win challenges. Contestants are subjected to long hours, grueling...

Miss Universe provides child poverty a platform in Mexico Guadalajara, MEXICO, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete reaches out to help poor children in the unseen side of her hometown of Guadalajara through Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization. “It was difficult for me to see the poverty and how these families struggle to get by in the city where I grew up, ”said Navarrete. “But now I have seen the life-changing work Children International is doing with children and teens in Mexico. They are giving impoverished children a chance to live better lives.” The Mexican native recently embarked upon a 3-day visit of Guadalajara where she met with several children and their families supported by the charity. One family she met with was Doña Maria and her 3 grandchildren – Valeria, 7, Juan, 11, and Miguel, 10, whom she supports on $100 a month. Doña Maria is concerned that her health is frail and with no other family nearby, she is worried a...