I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

Katrina was so long ago for so many people. Even if we only raise $100, it raises awareness. Relief takes years and months, not weeks and days. Hopefully it will be a moral victory.

I pledged to the U.N. that I'm going to try and raise additional funds from other sources as well, to get other wealthy individuals to contribute, because there's no reason why we can't raise lots of money... The world is just awash in money right because of the markets,

I am what I am and, you know, I'm a very lucky guy.

But the important thing about this party is to raise awareness of how many different solutions are out there to alleviate and abate this global climate change.