Paris Hilton began the charity work she promised she would complete post-jail. Last weekend she turned up at a charity gala for children with spinal injuries. Yup, that’s her charity work: attending expensive dinners.

“It’s a great organization,” Hilton told People at Sunday’s Life Rolls On Foundation’s 4th annual Night By the Ocean auction. “It gives people hope and I’m really happy to be here to support Jesse.”

Hilton’s close friend Jesse Billauer, a former pro surfer who is now paralyzed, founded Life Rolls On.

The heiress bid on (and won) a $17, 500 surfing lesson with Billauer and Adam Sandler. Even Hilton’s black-and-white dress was a bit of a charity case, created by 19-year old fashion student she met when he helped pump her gas.

“He said he loved me and my style and showed me 30 dresses he designed just for me. I was amazed by how incredibly talented he was,” Hilton said of designer Jonathan Bash.

Other charity work Paris has been working on included hanging out a children’s hospital and meeting actual philanthropists. Inspiring!

“I was just at the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital visiting all of the kids and premature babies in the cancer ward,” she said Sunday. “I met with philanthropists and they’re doing a summit with five major charities and we’ll be doing stuff all over the world. I’m excited.”

In between “doing stuff all over the world,” Paris will begin shooting a film next month.

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