Trump praises teens who used his show

Donald Trump wrote a congratulatory letter to a group of teenagers who used the NBC reality show "The Apprentice" as a model to raise about $23,000 for tsunami victims.

"I am very pleased to hear about the enthusiasm and success of the high school children in this endeavor, and would like to thank you for sharing it with me," Trump wrote in response to a letter from Rabbi Victor Urecki informing him of the B'Nai Jacob Synagogue Youth Discussion Group's project in Charleston, W.Va.

Urecki said 23 teens formed two corporations, Gladiators and Yaffa Corp., and competed to raise the most money. The winners' prize was to be dinner at a nice restaurant while the losers were to get Slurpees.