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A rock star unites with puppets, an author urges fans to light a candle and a TV mainstay turns to the world wide web. Here are this week’s most inspirational pop culture moments.
Elvis Costello and the Muppets Perform at a
Benefit Gala
This week Elvis Costello took the stage with the Muppets at the Sesame Workshop's ninth annual benefit dinner. The rocker performed “Alison” solo before being joined by Grover, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster, Zoe and Kami for a rousing rendition of “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding.” The evening, emceed by ABC’s Deborah Roberts, honored Charles MacCormack, President and CEO of Save the Children and celebrated the impact of the Sesame Workshop’s innovative health education programs.
The gala raised over $2.2 million to help fund the Workshop's projects around the world. This sum, along with funds earned from the sales of Sesame Street merchandise, grants, sponsorships and philanthropy, will allow the Workshop to continue with their charitable efforts. Each year they help countless children around the globe in initiatives like unity through diversity training in Indonesia, literacy-learning in Nigeria, reducing the stigma of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, fighting Malaria in Tanzania or and combatting childhood obesity right here in the U.S.
The president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, Gary E. Knell, said, “Our gala was centered on our core message of giving simple and accessible strategies to help parents and caregivers build healthy behaviors in children and ensure that they grow into strong adults.”
This week Elvis Costello took the stage with the Muppets at the Sesame Workshop's ninth annual benefit dinner. The rocker performed “Alison” solo before being joined by Grover, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster, Zoe and Kami for a rousing rendition of “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding.” The evening, emceed by ABC’s Deborah Roberts, honored Charles MacCormack, President and CEO of Save the Children and celebrated the impact of the Sesame Workshop’s innovative health education programs.
The gala raised over $2.2 million to help fund the Workshop's projects around the world. This sum, along with funds earned from the sales of Sesame Street merchandise, grants, sponsorships and philanthropy, will allow the Workshop to continue with their charitable efforts. Each year they help countless children around the globe in initiatives like unity through diversity training in Indonesia, literacy-learning in Nigeria, reducing the stigma of HIV/AIDS in South Africa, fighting Malaria in Tanzania or and combatting childhood obesity right here in the U.S.
The president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, Gary E. Knell, said, “Our gala was centered on our core message of giving simple and accessible strategies to help parents and caregivers build healthy behaviors in children and ensure that they grow into strong adults.”
To read the rest of this week's inspirational pop culture moments, visit beliefnet.com.
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