Sandra Bullock
is the People's Choice of Favorite Humanitarian for her tireless
philanthropic efforts particularly her contribution to the New Orleans's
Warren Easton Charter High School. Bullock's good friend, actress Regina King, who was her co-star in her 2005 movie "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" introduced the highlight reel showing the humanitarian work of the highest paid actress in 2012.
Receiving the award at the famed Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles,
48-year-old Bullock told the audience, "I'm not at all being modest when
I say I'm not doing anything compared to what they do on a daily
basis." She was her typical funny and humble self throughout her
acceptance speech, wherein she joked about the tough principal at the
charter high school as she mentioned the tireless dedication of the
school's students and teachers. "I've seen her," she teased. "Yeah, you
don't want to go into that office."
Bullock adopted Warren Easton Charter High School six months after it
was hit by Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. The Oscar winning actress
donated hundreds of thousands of dollars for the school's renovation
after it sustained $4 million in damages. Her donation allowed the
charter school, the first public high school for boys in Louisiana, to
rebuild their school buildings and a new health clinic, and to buy new
band uniforms and athletic equipment.
The multi-awarded actress' ties with New Orleans grew even stronger when
in 2010, she adopted her son, Louis, who was from New Orleans, where
Bullock also has a house in Garden District.
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