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On 24/25 April 2007 CPEF teamed up with Fox and American Idol to create "Idol Gives Back" which raised over $70 million for various projects. [1] [2]

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  2. ↑ "'Idol' dollars support bed nets, AIDS programs - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
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