Barbra Streisand auctions 400 personal items for charity.Byline: ANI London, August 8 (ANI): Barbra Streisand Noun 1. Barbra Streisand - United States singer and actress (born in 1942) Barbra Joan Streisand, Streisand has handed out more than 400 personal items to go under the hammer in Verb 1. hammer in - teach by drills and repetition beat in, drill in, ram down drill - teach by repetition New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The singer donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. items including performance costumes, paintings, furniture and other collectables that will be put on display in Newbridge, Co Kildare, Ireland, in September while the sale will be held in October. Proceeds from the auction are to benefit her charity, the Streisand Foundation, that helps women's, children's, environmental and political causes. "What good does it do in storage? Let someone else enjoy it," The Telegraph quoted her as saying. "These things, they're not forever. We pass them on and reap the benefits for something important. "I'm a collector, so one collects and collects and collects. But now I have enough stuff, so it's a good time to clean the closets," she added. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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