Michael Schumacher Donates $10 Million in Tsunami Aid
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James Joyner | Wednesday, January 5, 2005 |
Schumacher gives $10 million in tsunami (Reuters)
Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is to donate $10 million (5.3 million pounds to help the victims of the South Asian tsunami, his manager Willi Weber says. The donation from Schumacher was announced by Weber on a German television fundraising drive that on Tuesday evening received more than 34 million euros in pledges.
“It’s so unfathomable and horrible what happened to so many people,” Schumacher, who turned 36 on Monday, said in comments on his website. “One cannot simply blind it out. We’re suffering with them.”
I heard about this on the radio on my way in to work, but forgot about it until Michelle Malkin mentioned it on her site. She also notes that Shumacher was personally affected by the tragedy, as his bodyguard, Burkhard Cramer, was killed in Phuket.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.
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