TheStar.com - The A-list charity cases: "But the festival draws more than movies and their stars these days. And Clinton's presence is a case in point showing how TIFF and its wealth of celebrity benefits charities of all scopes. There is a confluence of forces that only an event the magnitude of TIFF, with its magnetic pull on Hollywood's A-list, could produce: A broad opportunity for charities of all scopes to capitalize on the international attention focused here — and, of course, to benefit from the vast wealth that a critical mass of celebrity elite can help make flow.
Clinton's ease amid that same community is as apparent as his sway within it. Last night, in a de facto 60th birthday party for the former president, 500 guests, drawn from the city's corporate and political elite, spent as much as $200,000 per 10-person table to mix with visiting Hollywood A-listers like Billy Crystal and Kevin Spacey, the evening's MC.
After it all, the William J. Clinton Foundation — the former president's charitable organization devoted to causes such as fighting AIDS and poverty in Africa — was $2.5 million richer."
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