Ellen DeGeneres and David Arquette Visit Monrovia’s Foothill Unity Center – Actors Tape Program called Idol Gives Back
By Terry Miller
Published: Monday, April 19th, 2010
By Terry Miller
Feeding America has been selected as one of several beneficiaries of Idol Gives Back this year, a part of American Idol. On Monday morning Idol star Ellen DeGeneres and actor David Arquette visited the Foothill Unity Center in Monrovia where hundreds of families receive help every day of the year.
American Idol’s newest judge, Ellen DeGeneres, who is apparently very comfortable in Paula Abdul’s old chair said she was delighted to meet the staff at Foothill Unity and was appalled to learn that one of the recipients of the Foothill Unity’s donations was a teacher. “We have to pay our teachers more! Wow.”
DeGeneres and Arquette toured the facilities for about two hours Monday morning and got a first hand look at the inner workings of how the food bank charity works while also being filmed for Wednesday’s broadcast on National TV.
The film crews followed Ellen and David as they toured the facilities of Foothill Unity Center, got a chance to see some of the many families they help and talk with the scores of volunteers who help make Foothill Unity Center work so efficiently.
The program segment aired Wednesday, April 21. Idol Gives Back, the Emmy Award-winning television event and music celebration, returns for its third year on FOX.
One recipient of food donations this morning was Yvette Spencer, who was totally stunned when David Arquette wheeled out her grocery cart full of donations. “My family won’t believe this…” she said as she posed for a photo with the actor.
Arquette is a film director, producer, screenwriter, fashion designer, and former professional wrestler. A member of the famous Arquette acting family, he first became known during the late 1990s after starring in several Hollywood films; including the Scream trilogy.
He is set to star in the upcoming installment in the Scream series along with the original castmembers wife Courtney Cox Arquette, and Neve Campbell.
Click on this link below for some more images of Elle and David’s visit to Foothill Unity Center
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He has since had several television roles, including playing “Jason Ventress” on ABC’s In Case of Emergency. In addition to his acting career Arquette took a brief foray into professional wrestling in early 2000, appearing for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and becoming a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion; a booking decision which has been cited as being pivotal to the degradation of the title and the downfall of WCW.
This star-studded fundraiser and television event once again calls the world to action and will hopefully draw more attention to the worldwide problem of hunger. The brainchild of American Idol creator Simon Fuller, Idol Gives Back began in 2007 as a way for those behind American Idol to “give back” by raising money to serve children and their families in need throughout the U.S. and the rest of the world.
In 2008, the Idol Gives Back Foundation (IGBF) was established by the producers of American Idol and the Fox Broadcasting Company, to fulfill this goal. For more information on Idol Gives Back, go to:
www.idolgivesback.org.
Photographs by Terry Miller Copyright 2010-All Rights Reserved
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It’s wonderful that we have charities; MANY. My biggest complaint is the fact that many millions are spread thinly; i.e., the band-aid theory. Giving $100,000 to a charity that supports maybe hundreds of thousands, is nothing more than putting a band-aid on a major problem in this country. All the hype in the world won’t ever overcome the problems that exist. There must exist a carefully laid out plan.
Take the Red Cross for example. They collect billions & in particular cover catastrophic events. However, they, Red Cross, keeps or holds back many millions for future catastrophies that in essence isn’t used because they advertise for special/specific funds for the current situation. So, where does all the money go? Remember 9/11 & how they were charged with withholding millions of dollars that was specifically donated? Nothing was ever done to bring charges to them. What a croc.
My dad, during WW2, badly wounded, told us that all during the war that wherever RC was, donuts & coffee had to be paid for by our troops. However, the Salvation Army NEVER charged a cent. For the rest of his life, he donated to the Salvation Army.
Ellen called our city of Monrovia a Lower Middle class suburb of Los Angeles. Monrovia IS NOT LOWER MIDDLE CLASS…we have a food bank and we help surrounding cities with needs. Monrovia, Ca was name an All American City and thrives in community and social commitment. The restorative effort over the last 20 years to our city has been amazing. Lots of history in our fair city. Monrovia is a community tucked away in the foothills of San Gabriels mountains and is historically known for many well known people from the past to present live amongst us. median home costs run from $400,000 to 4 Million dollars. So ELLEN, Monrovia has a food bank, it does not mean that all the residents of the city needs it’s help!. Do not label us as Lower Middle Class! FYI Pasadena, CA has a soup kitchen, are they lower middle class?????????? DON’T JUDGE ELLEN! I love living in Monrovia! It is a wonderful place………