Hope for Haiti telethon vs Holland Helps Haiti

Ok, what is wrong with this picture? €83 million euros equals $117 million dollars. That’s the amount of money raised in Holland with a the Holland Helps Haiti telethon this Thursday Jan. 21st. This Friday, there was a telethon in the USA (and some other countries) organized (among others) by actor “George – do good – Clooney”. The telethon was aired simultaneously on more than 25 networks, including CNN. So far that show raised… $58 million dollars… What? That must be wrong? Let me get this straight: Holland with only 17 million people, raises $117 million dollars and the US (and other countries) […]