Madonna to auction tour costumes for Hurricane Sandy reliefFebruary 6, 2013 - 20:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Madonna is to auction her tour costumes to raise money for Hurricane Sandy relief, BANG Showbiz reports. She visited some of the areas hit by last October's superstorm - which caused millions of dollars worth of damage, particularly in New York and New Jersey - shortly after the natural disaster took place, and is now planning to do what she can to help those worst affected. According to the New York Post newspaper, the 54-year-old pop star will sell off outfits including the majorette costume and caged basque which she wore on stage during her 'MDNA' world tour, as well as numerous props from the set. The news comes after Madonna's eldest daughter Lourdes, 16, made an impassioned appeal for people to help U.S. residents trying to rebuild their lives after the devastating hurricane. Lourdes - who visited Far Rockaway in November with her mother to help relief workers box up supplies for locals - wrote on her blog: "It's extremely important that we STILL do what we can because people still need help. This can be donating to hurricane relief or going down to the affected locations and helping out. "My family and I went down to Rockaway a while back and the devastation was awful. It looked like the apocalypse and trash, rubble and tree branches were everywhere. We boxed provisions and gave them out to folks that needed them. "It was actually really awesome to see how many people were there helping out and how many people cared. There has been an extreme amount of progress since the hurricane despite the damage done and it is very inspiring to see the city rebuild itself but there's still a lot of work that needs to be done." Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |