There are many celebrities that have gotten involved in charity projects over the years, one who continues to do some good is pop star Justin Bieber. The Canadian music sensation lived up to a promise that he made on the Ellen Degeneres show to perform at Whitney Elementary School in Las Vegas. Whitney Elementary is a school for underprivileged children. The promise was made in early December and he performed on December 16, 2011 and the episode aired January 4, 2012 on Ellen (see the segment on youtube below).

Justin Bieber Visits the Ellen Degeneres Show

Bieber did not just perform at the school, no he went a step further and donated one hundred thousand dollars to Whitney Elementary. In addition to the monetary donation, Bieber also gave one hundred thousand dollars in toys to the school. After his performance he bravely answered questioned posed by the six hundred fifty children in attendance.  He cheekily answered questions about his weekends with his girlfriend singer/actress Selena Gomez. The advice he gave the kids was “Be nice to each other and treat each other with respect and grow up to be people of character.” This advice must have been given to the teen idol himself, as he is definitely is a person of character.

On why he does what he does the pop star answered “I’m here to bring a smile to these kids’ faces. For me, I grew up and I didn’t have a lot. We went to food banks to get food for me and my grandparents.” It is wonderful to see that he has not forgotten his roots or let his mega success go to his head.

Another donation that Bieber made this past holiday season was the five hundred thousand dollars he gave to the Toronto chapter of the Make a Wish Foundation when he was performing in the city.  A popular wish for kids is to meet Justin Bieber, and the singer has granted 35 of those wishes so far.

Justin has become known for his philanthropy as he donated a portion of  the proceeds from his Christmas album Under the Mistletoe and had Access Hollywood host Billy Bush donate five thousand dollars to the Stratford Ontario food bank after he asked his twitter followers to follow Billy as well. The singer also landed in the number two spot behind Lady Gaga on dosomething.org’s list of “Top 20 Celebs Gone Good for 2011”.

It is refreshing to see someone so young giving back while enjoying the fruits of their labour. It is apparent that Bieber has become a role model to a generation that society sees as “me” obsessed, hopefully many more young people will giveback as a result of his good work. All it takes is one person paving the way to get people involved whether they run a fundraiser for a charity or simply give time. Every little bit helps and we can all do our part to make the world a better place. Bieber’s star shines so bright that he is able to call attention to any cause through his belibers and the media.

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