Rachel Ray and Mandy Moore Do Tornado School Prom

James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Friday, April 6, 2007

Rachael Ray paid for and Mandy Moore performed at a prom for the Enterprise, Alabama high school devastated by a tornado.

Rachael Ray made sure the students who lost eight classmates and their school in a tornado got a senior prom. The celebrity chef planned the menu and helped prepare dinner at Enterprise High School’s prom, according to a statement Thursday from publicist Georgianna Dente. The star of the syndicated “Rachael Ray” show paid for the dance, which was shot for an episode to air April 30.

“The students of Enterprise High are so courageous, given all that they’ve gone through,” Ray, 38, said in the statement. “When I heard about what happened to their school and classmates, we wanted to help.” “The prom was all about celebrating their accomplishments and honoring the classmates who tragically lost their lives,” she said.

Publicist Charlie Dougiello said Mandy Moore performed three songs at the end of the prom.