While Teresa Heinz Kerry, heiress to the Heinz Foods dynasty, has two factories in Indonesia and one in Thailand - countries heavily affected by the tsunami disaster, it appears that her donations to the tsunami relief fund are rather embarrassing.
NewsMax reported: Charities controlled by billionaire ketchup heiress Teresa Heinz have pledged a relatively modest $450,000 to tsunami relief in recent days, with Mrs. Heinz explaining she prefers to keep her charitable contributions local.
Heinz Endowments announced Saturday that it would contribute $400,000 to tsunami relief, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. And the Washington, D.C.-based Heinz Family Philanthropies will add another $50,000.
Given that some of 'her' employees were probably directly affected by the disaster, this is just another revelation about the generosity of Teresa...
NewsMax also noted that...while generous, the Heinz contribution doesn't come close to actress Sandra Bullock, who donated $1 million to tsunami relief. Or race-car driver Michael Schumacher, who pledged $10 million during a telethon on German television last week.
oh, and John Kerry hasn't mentioned if he is going to donate or not...
hmmm...
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