Tammy Faye gets Leo Burnett in a charitable mood

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So, Leo Burnett’s feeling philanthropic. In addition to searching for a national nonprofit to lift from obscurity, the agency is aiming to boost charitable giving among its employees by bringing in the big guns: Tammy Faye Messner. The former leader of the PTL Club Ministry, who’s no stranger to helping out strangers in the ad industry, is appearing in a series of Web spots (click on the buzzing bee at the top right to see them) encouraging Burnett employees to donate to the Black United Fund, The Off the Street Club, Community Health Charities of Illinois and the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago.

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