Johnny Depp supports more than a dozen charities, including Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition, Dogs Deserve Better and he even received the Courage To Care Award acknowledging his contribution efforts for the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Johnny’s Angels is a group set up by fans of
The group now hopes to inspire others to help children, especially young cancer patients, by performing acts of kindness.
The group focuses on raising awareness and funds for children’s hospices, in particular the Children’s Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition. They raised over $5,000 for the charity in 2007 – through donations, events, and the sale of merchandise – a phenomenal tribute to the actor.
And Johnny Depp himself is impressed with the group. The actor recently wrote a letter to Johnny’s Angels, thanking them for the work that they do in his name, and was blown away by their support and fundraising.Johnny Depp who were inspired by the many good deeds the actor does, including his words of kindness for young cancer sufferers and his attempts to wake up young coma patients.
Depp certainly has caring for others and understated achievement. It seems he is the Houdini of charity. He makes his appearance then vanishes without a trace, magically free of publicity. “When he makes star appearances, most of them are for charity…Johnny’s been known to show up dressed as Capt. Jack to entertain children’s hospital wards,” writes Stewart.
Leave it to Johnny. His rock band plays for charity. For two years in a row, Depp has reunited with his old high school band The Kids for the Sheila Witkin Memorial Reunion Concert, which honors The Kids' late manager. All proceeds from the benefit concert went to the Dan Marino Foundation, which funds programs for children with special needs.
