Jennifer Garner on doing charity: Its the only time I see cameras & think thank you
Jennifer Garner was the host at the Save The Children Illumination Gala Tuesday night, an organization she’s worked with for years, with a focus on children in her home state of West Virginia. She wore a simple but elegant strapless gown with what looks like a navy blue velvet bodice (although maybe its black and I’m being thrown off by the lighting) and a black taffeta skirt. Her diamond jewelry is to die for.
In red carpet interviews ahead of the event, Garner talked about raising her children to be responsible adults and to give back. She said that she and Ben try to lead by example and that while kids can be selfish she hope that she’s instilling values in them. Some of her comments were similar to interviews she’s given in the past and it’s clear that these are issues which are important to her.
“I’ve worked with Save [the Children] for the last eight years, and my whole heart is here. So obviously having all these people show up, it’s the only time in my life where I see people with cameras and think, ‘Thank you. I’m so glad you came. Thanks for coming.'”
“It’s so important that you model for your kids how to be a citizen of the world, and I think that’s the very best thing you can do…
That’s really important at home, to make sure that our kids know that we both have causes that we care so much about… that we dedicate time, resources, and our energy toward making our own little slice of the world a little bit better.” – From ET Online
“I think teaching your kids anything is a lifelong job and certainly values are something—you cant just say, ‘Here, have values!’ You have to show them that you have values.”
“The most important thing is just modeling at this age. When they’re older, they’ll hopefully travel with us and go to places and be boots on the ground, but for right now, it’s just really important to both of us that they see and appreciate the work we do.” – From E Online
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Garner reminds me a lot of Kristen Bell in that Kristen says similar things about teaching her kids that they’re part of a larger world and they need to give back. It’s a nice sentiment to hear from a celebrity particularly. Unlike Bell, Garner’s message on photographers and paparazzi seems to be a mixed one. She’s spoken out and campaigned against the paparazzi, like Bell, but she does seem happy to use the paparazzi when it suits her. So I’m not really buying her line about only being happy to see photographers at charity events. Still, props to her for her charity work and for being a hands-on mom and a caring person.
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