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College Park, Md. – Acclaimed actress Fran Drescher, who charmed viewers with her performance in television’s “The Nanny,” captivated a cheering audience at the University of Maryland Wednesday as she led the celebrity panel of judges at the second-annual Do Good Challenge.
With lead sponsorship from Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management, student teams participating in the UMD philanthropy pitch competition – modeled after “American Idol” – organized volunteers and raised money and awareness for charitable causes, with the winners receiving $5,000 to support their cause. All of the five final teams received cash prizes.
Drescher, a philanthropist and cancer-awareness activist, encouraged all of the students to continue acting on their passion. “The more good I give the more I get,” she said, before announcing the top three winning teams alongside her fellow judges, nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis and Melanie Schnoll Begun, managing director and head of philanthropy management at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management.
The winning teams were:
