Auctioneers in Chile on Tuesday opened a gift sent by Hollywood star Angelina Jolie to be put on the block to raise money for refugees.
The gift: her personal journal about her visits to world refugee camps, to be auctioned on the Website www.deremate.cl until June 30, to benefit refugees living in the South American country.
The sale, to mark World Refugee Day, was organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Jolie is a goodwill ambassador for UNHCR.
Notes From My Travels: Visits With Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador carries Jolie's autograph and a handwritten note that reads "With Love," a picture on the auction Website shows.
Money from the sale will benefit some 850 refugees from 29 countries living in Chile.
Opening bids on the book sent its sale price from $450 to $590.
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