Alec Baldwin Offers College Funding To Soldier.
30 March 2007
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"There was a scene that got cut out of the film when I am in a cafe and there is this big thing of scones and clotted cream in front of me. We shot it for a week. I'd take the top off the cream ever time!" Alec Baldwin Offers College Funding To Soldier.ALEC BALDWIN is proving he has a heart of gold - by offering to finance a US Army soldier's college education after she leaves the military.THE DEPARTED star was so moved by an article in a New York newspaper about 18-year-old Private RESHA KANE earlier this month (MAR07), because she reminded him of his own 11-year-old daughter, IRELAND.And Baldwin took the trouble to personally track Kane down to her home in Fort Hood, Texas, to make his generous offer.She says of the meeting, "I didn't know what to say. And then I asked him if he could send me his autograph. I've never met a star, let alone talked to one on the phone."It's very generous. Actors have all this money, and it's a good thing to see them do something other than for themselves and show some character and use their money wisely."Baldwin's spokesman, MATTHEW HILTZIK, said it was important to the star to do his bit to support the armed forces, despite being a critic of the War In Iraq.He adds, "(Baldwin) himself tried to find the family, and he was very happy he was able to connect with them."It's a great example that people of different backgrounds can agree on the importance of supporting our troops."
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