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January 29, 1980.
Filmed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Michael performed on the “Because We Care” TV special that aired on February 5, 1980 as a 2-hour special event on CBS and helped aiding famine victims in Cambodia. Funds were generated by selling tickets to the taping of the special and by public donations made during a phone-a-thon when the concert aired on television. Over $1.1 million was raised to aid Operation USA’s relief efforts, sending medicine, food and supplies to Southeast Asia.
January 29, 1980.
Filmed at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, Michael performed on the “Because We Care” TV special that aired on February 5, 1980 as a 2-hour special event on CBS and helped aiding famine victims in Cambodia. Funds were generated by selling tickets to the taping of the special and by public donations made during a phone-a-thon when the concert aired on television. Over $1.1 million was raised to aid Operation USA’s relief efforts, sending medicine, food and supplies to Southeast Asia.
