Kelly Clarkson, Elton John Help Project Angel Food Raise More Than $700,000
Nicholas White In a sign of what may be seen as an emerging, successful alternative to expensive red carpet charity events, Saturday night’s two-hour Lead With Love: Project Angel Food Emergency Telethon, which aired live for the first time on KTLA 5, smashed fundraising goals by exceeding its $500,000 goal by nearly $200,000, totaling more than. $700,000 during the all-star event, at very little cost to the Hollywood-based nonprofit Project Angel Food.A-list names including Sir Elton John and David Furnish, Jamie Lee Curtis, Matt Bomer and Sharon Stone contributed brief segments celebrating Project Angel Food’s contributions to Hollywood’s underserved community.