Maybe this news has never appeared at the top news of any Web site, I just ran into it by chance. However, as soon as I red this news, I gave up the idea of writing a blog about Jennifer Lopez’s cute twins. I am hoping, my blog can do more than just entertaining.

 Lucy Liu (the star in Charlie’s Angels) is calling on Americans to pay $1 for tap water in restaurants to help save children’s lives in Africa. As an ambassador of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Liu has visited Cote d’Ivoire in Africa where she found children were threatened by a lack of clean drinking water. When Liu came back, she encouraged people to pay for the tap water they’d normally get for free during World Water Week this week – to help raise $1 million to provide African children with purified water. Liu says, “If you go to a restaurant and they’d give you tap water for free, they’re asking you to donate a dollar for the tap water.” “One dollar will provide water for 40 children for one day, which is incredible. It’s kind of great – you get to go out and enjoy food with people and you get to give back in such a small and simple way.”

It is said that more than 2,000 restaurants across the U.S. have signed up to participate in World Water Week. 

Liu is not the top star; neither did what she does cause a lot of attention in entertainment industry. However, to another group of people in Africa, what Liu did is about their survival and the future. I am always thinking what PR people can do in entertainment industry. Save celebrity’s reputation? Promote a good book? Introduce a fabulous but not mainstream band? Or satisfy people’s curiosity? Celebrities have the responsibility to entertain the public by creating all kinds of good or bad news-worthy story, so people have some topics after lunch. However, this should not be all of their life. Their large influence would have more value if used in charity. If one day I can be a publicist, I want to help my client in charity events and write great pitches to draw people’s attention to help others.