Paris Hilton makes good on her promise to do good

LOS ANGELES – Paris Hilton is making good on her promise to become a better person.

The 27-year-old socialite made an “extremely generous” donation toward the construction of a medical building at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, hospital officials said on Thursday. They did not specify the amount.”The children I have met through my involvement with Childrens Hospital have truly touched my heart,” Hilton said in a statement.”I am proud to make a donation and lend my name to the fundraising effort to help children who are facing terribly serious illnesses.”The 43 000-square-metre Childrens Centre for Cancer and Blood Diseases is expected to open in 2010.After spending about 23 days in jail last year for violating her probation on alcohol-related reckless driving charges, Hilton said on CNN that the experience had caused her to re-evaluate the role partying played in her life.She said she wanted “to help raise money for kids and for breast cancer and multiple sclerosis”.Nampa-APThey did not specify the amount.”The children I have met through my involvement with Childrens Hospital have truly touched my heart,” Hilton said in a statement.”I am proud to make a donation and lend my name to the fundraising effort to help children who are facing terribly serious illnesses.”The 43 000-square-metre Childrens Centre for Cancer and Blood Diseases is expected to open in 2010.After spending about 23 days in jail last year for violating her probation on alcohol-related reckless driving charges, Hilton said on CNN that the experience had caused her to re-evaluate the role partying played in her life.She said she wanted “to help raise money for kids and for breast cancer and multiple sclerosis”.Nampa-AP