Soap Stars Give Hope and More to Haiti

SOAPnet announced that it will air tomorrow night's Hope for Haiti Now telethon at 8 p.m. (7 Central). SOAPnet joins 25 other cable networks in airing the two-hour celebrity telethon, which is being organized by George Clooney and MTV. Proceeds will benefit several charities that are providing desperately-needed medical supplies, food, water and assistance to people devastated by last week's earthquake.

Over the last several days, soap stars have come together in Los Angeles to raise money for the relief effort. Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis, GH), Alison Sweeney (Sami, Days), Sarah Brown (Sandy, B&B) and Molly Burnett (Melanie, Days) joined several other stars to help the Red Cross raise more than $100,000 at the Rose Bowl.  Alberta Wub of the Wub Tub blog was there for the event and posted a few photos. Meanwhile, Daphnee Duplaix (Rachel, OLTL) participated in Strength Through Unity: A Haitian Benefit Relief, and Ashlee Holland (ex-Crystal, Days) organized a Basic Needs drive, collecting shoes, socks, hiking boots, clothing, boxed food and more for the devastated city of Port-Au-Prince.

Daytime stars have a long history of often-unheralded charitable work, so it's no surprise to so many of them pitching in to help in this unprecedented crisis. We can all help. Charity Navigator has a special section on the Haiti earthquake with background and links to organizations working to provide assistance.