Billionaire Sara Blakely Pledges Half Of Her Fortune To Charity

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Billionaire Sara Blakely Pledges Half Of Her Fortune To Charity (VIDEO)
by Leslie Salzillo • May 9, 2013

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Sara Blakely, 42, started her 100% privately owned slimming-undergarment company with $5,000. Many remember first seeing her on the Oprah Winfrey show. Blakely sent a basket of Spanx to Oprah, who loved the product so much, she endorsed Spanx on her show and to the world. How wonderful to see women lifting each other up. (No, that pun was not intended, but in finding it now, I totally own it) Blakely now looks to pay Oprah’s act of kindness, forward. After Sara made the Forbes billionaire list, she was approached by Bill and Melinda Gates to join The Giving Pledge. Blakely says she wants to contribute to the empowerment of women who are under-served.

”Since I was a little girl I have always known I would help women. In my wildest dreams, I never thought I would have started with their butts…I have so much gratitude for being a woman in America. I never lose sight that I was born in the right country at the right time. And I never lose sight of the fact that there are millions of women around the world who are not dealt with the same deck of cards upon their birth.”

Photo from Debenhams.com

Other Giving Pledge Signatories Include: David Rockefeller, Ted Turner, Reed Hastings, Richard Branson, Mark Zuckerbeg, and Michael Bloomberg. See more about The Giving Pledge on their website.

It’s beautiful to see this small group from the ’2%’ giving back. The Giving Pledge is not without critics. Good and bad can be found in anyone and anything. I choose to see the good in this.

(The author, Leslie Salzillo, is an activist, political commentator, diarist and visual artist. Salzillo often writes diaries in Daily Kos, and began contributing to AddictingInfo.org in March 2013.)

[Cal Carpenter]

1. That's really no kind of sacrifice

[MineralMan]

3. Well, then, you think she

should not do it then?

[bluestate10]

4. The glass is always half empty. To some of the most active posters. I prefer to see half full

glasses. The lady doesn't have to do what she did, but she is.

[Skidmore]

5. So half a billions is chump change to you?

[Cha]

11. It's not about them bleeding.. it's about the recipients of

huge amounts going into charities.

This is a good thing.

[Nye Bevan]

2. I guess not all rich people are evil sociopaths (nt)

[newmember]

7. So far it's all pledges

[newmember]

6. So what are they all waiting for , do it

The Giving Pledge

[kestrel91316]

8. Well that's a nice start.

[olddots]

9. Anybody got a Spanx ?

where's it made ? just asking ............

[A Little Weird]

12. I looked at them in the store but didn't buy

Some products are made in USA and some imported. On their webpage you can expand the details on their item description and see if it's US-made.

I decided not to purchase one. They were kind of pricey and I figured it was going to take more than that little bit of spandex to keep me contained.

[Cha]

10. thanks babylonsistah.. good for them and their recipients! That's HUGE.

I see Reed Hastings is on there.. netflix guy.