Madonna, Angelina Jolie and Cher design for charity are among the celebrities designing kites for an upcoming charity. The high-flyers will auction off their authentic Afghan kites on eBay starting December 5th as part of the launch of Participant Productions, a social action campaign which will coincide with the delayed release of new Afghan movie The Kite Runner. All the proceeds will benefit the Afghanistan Relief Organization (AFO), which helps raise cash for the training of teachers and the construction of rural libraries in Afghanistan. Other stars taking part of this auction includ Daniel Craig, Benicio Del Toro, Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Reese Witherspoon, Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, Kate Winslet, Will Ferrell and acting siblings Maggie and Jake Gyllenhaal. The auction will also include a trip to the set of the new James Bond film as a personal guest of movie director Marc Forster, as well as a private lunch with The Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini. Bidders will also have the opportunity to bid for the inclusion of their names in Hosseini’s next book.

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