Sharon Stone
Actor; campaign chairman for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR)
Mother of Roan, 6, Laird, 2, and Quinn, 1
"Being a good parent and a good activist are similar—both are about listening and making sensible choices. Sometimes I have to decide between attending a fund-raiser and tucking my kids in, but I know that if I go out and raise $4 million for AIDS research, it will make the world a safer place for my sons. AmfAR donates almost all of the money it raises to research programs. Many of the most potent life-extending drugs that exist for HIV and AIDS patients today were created because of grants given by our organization. At the first Cannes fund-raiser I participated in, we raised about $150,000; last year, it was almost $4.5 million. I will shamelessly be Patty the Party Hostess if it makes people understand how important it is to contribute."
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