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More than half of Romanians don’t get involved in charitable acts, as 36% claim they can’t afford to do anything for charity and 19% say they are not interested, according to a survey conducted by GfK Verein in 14 countries and released Thursday.

US pop singer Madonna donated one of her favorite Christian Dior pairs of shoes for the fifth edition of the Halloween Charity Ball that will take place on October 31 in Romania’s capital city Bucharest, according to the event’s website.

Famous Romanian fashion designers, such as Irina Marinescu, Kinga Varga and Carla Szabo, will auction off 18 fir-trees within the 2008 Charity Gala of the eighth edition of the Christmas Tree Festival to be held on December 8.

A diamond necklace that belonged to Gwyneth Paltrow and Demi Moore’s Versace HIT bag will be auctioned off for charity at the fourth edition of the Halloween Charity Ball to take place at the Parliament Palace in Bucharest on October 25.

Over EUR90,000 were raised in the charity auction "Marie Curie" and will go into the renovation of the "Marie Curie" children’s hospital in Romania’s capital city of Bucharest.