Thursday, July 20, 2006

Jessica Biel charity-auction date raises $30,000

Actress Jessica Biel raised $30,000 for a teen amputee by auctioning off a date. A date with Esquire's "The Sexiest Woman Alive" and 7th Heaven star Jessica Biel raised $30,000 to help a teenager who lost her leg in a prom night limousine accident. Denver television stations reported the winning bid came in from a man identified only as John. In all the event dubbed Mollypalooza to help Molly Bloom's family with medical expenses raised $38,000, organizers told the stations.

Bloom lost a leg and part of her pelvis in the May 13 accident and was undergoing rehabilitation at a Denver hospital. "(Biel) has this opportunity to create a buzz that would provide some support and she's more than happy to do that," Jon Biel, Biel's father told KMGH-TV. He said it was his daughter's idea to hold the auction for a lunch date.

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