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  <title>Paris Hilton Gives Sick Kids A Day To Remember</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;It was an afternoon full of laughter and tears when the Hilton family opened their Bel Air estate to children from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/233-starlight-childrens-foundation&quot;&gt;Starlight Children&amp;#8217;s Foundation&lt;/a&gt; during the weekend.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/719-paris-hilton&quot;&gt;Paris&lt;/a&gt;, Nikki and Kathy welcomed the kids suffering from serious diseases and gave them a day to remember as they entertained the kids with games of Duck Duck Goose, Simon Says and bubble blowing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: The Hilton Family&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3024-the-hilton-family/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Hilton Family&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event was organized by famous Forever 21 chain of clothing stores, which is currently adding 90,000 square feet Forever 21 in Manhattan, in Times Square, in the space formerly occupied by the Virgin Megastore.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Forever 21 designer Madeline Beth will collaborate with Paris, Nicky, and their mother Kathy Hilton for the design of three new t-shirts that will be featured at Forever 21 stores worldwide. Paris and Nicky Hilton painted the designs for the t-shirts themselves. All proceeds from the sales of these shirts will be contributed to the Starlight Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Starlight Foundation offers a comprehensive menu of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings that enable them to provide ongoing support for children and families &#8212; from diagnosis through the entire course of medical treatment. The Starlight Foundation prides itself on restoring family&amp;#8217;s spirits while researchers look for cures and doctors work to restore a child&amp;#8217;s health.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: The Hilton and The Starlight Foundation&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3025-the-hilton-and-the-starlight-foundation/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;The Hilton and The Starlight Foundation&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also in attendance was owner of the famed Anastasia Salon, Anastasia Soare doing makeovers, Chase Krouse of Chris McMillan Salon, and last but not least Forever 21 collaborative accessories designer, Madeline Beth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Madeline Beth has been in manufacturing for over 20 years; specializing in rhinestone accessories such as handbags, compacts, other purse accessories such as lipstick holders, compact mirrors, belt buckles, and fashion jewelry. She works with Forever 21 to design trendsetting accessories that have been innovative in the fashion industry.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Wyclef Jean And Bono Receive &#8216;Ripple Of Hope Award&#8217;</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/23-delinda-lombardo&quot;&gt;Delinda Lombardo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/490-wyclef-jean&quot;&gt;Wyclef Jean&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/135-red&quot;&gt;(&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RED&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt; founder/&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/245-u2&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/a&gt; front man &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/26-bono&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/a&gt;, were honored this week at a ceremony thrown by The Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, where each were awarded the &amp;#8216;Ripple of Hope&amp;#8217; Award.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;As champions of justice, Bono and Wyclef have brought the national spotlight to human rights violations, empowered local activists, and transformed the lives of millions of people living in poverty from Port-Au-Prince to Darfur,&amp;#8221; said Kerry Kennedy, founder of the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RFK&lt;/span&gt; Center for Justice and Human Rights. &amp;#8220;Their efforts evoke the spirit of my father and we are honored to recognize them.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jean was honored for his work to inspire change in his native country of Haiti through his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/491-yele-haiti-foundation&quot;&gt;Y&#233;le Haiti Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is an honor to receive this award for so many reasons,&amp;#8221; said Jean, who was also the evening&amp;#8217;s musical performer. &amp;#8220;The Kennedy Family and Robert F. Kennedy have represented and fought for the rights of people around the world, and have paid the ultimate sacrifice for it. I am humbled by their work, and use it as an example in the work I continue to do in Haiti, the United States, Africa and around the globe. I look forward to working closely with Kerry Kennedy and the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RFK&lt;/span&gt; Center for Justice and Human Rights in Haiti as a part of our Y&#233;le Center.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bono was recognized for his efforts in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease, particular in Africa with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/3-one-campaign&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONE&lt;/span&gt; Campaign&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/194-data&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DATA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and (Product) &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RED&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Though we&amp;#8217;re not usually that partial to Royals, growing up in Ireland in the 70s, the Kennedy family felt like an Irish royal family. Bobby Kennedy was a super-hero, an Irish scrapper who didn&amp;#8217;t see any contradiction between hard-headed pragmatism and an idealism that challenged all of us to change the world. That&amp;#8217;s why the Ripple of Hope award means so much. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RFK&lt;/span&gt; was the blue print for our activism in the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONE&lt;/span&gt; campaign,&amp;#8221; Bono said. &amp;#8220;The image of Bobby that will forever be in my mind is of a man with his sleeves rolled up, hard at work and showing a hint of muscle. His life is an enduring challenge to all of us to do more, get beyond ourselves and send out our own ripples of hope to the world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event was emceed by actor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/504-peter-gallagher&quot;&gt;Peter Gallagher&lt;/a&gt;, and guests included: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1500-matthew-modine&quot;&gt;Matthew Modine&lt;/a&gt;, Matt McCoy, Joey Pantoliano, Gloria Reuben, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Governor Jon Corzine, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1276-harry-belafonte&quot;&gt;Harry Belafonte&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/534-martha-stewart&quot;&gt;Martha Stewart&lt;/a&gt;, Bill O&amp;#8217;Reilly, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/855-ana-ortiz&quot;&gt;Ana Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, Aasif Mandvi, Liya Kebede, Earl Graves, Terry Kinney, Rebecca Minkoff, Charles Nolan, Richard Plepler, Tom Freston and Orin Kramer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The evening ended on a high note as Bono joined Wyclef on stage for a rendition of &amp;#8220;Redemption Song,&amp;#8221; after which Wyclef performed &amp;#8220;Carnival&amp;#8221; and brought the entire crowd of over 800 people &#8211; including Ethel Kennedy &#8211; to their feet singing and dancing.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Elton John Warns Complacent Teens About Unsafe Sex</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/63-ashley-parker&quot;&gt;Ashley Parker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At a gala for his &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; charity on November 16, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/62-elton-john&quot;&gt;Elton John&lt;/a&gt; said that young people are putting themselves in danger of getting &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; by engaging in unsafe sex. He warned that the latest generation is &amp;#8220;complacent&amp;#8221; about the risk of getting the virus.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He said that even though &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; is not a new disease, higher rates of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; infection are being seen in African American women, the rural south and in the gay community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Speaking to Radio 1&amp;#8217;s Newsbeat, the singer said, &amp;#8220;We are finding that too many young people are not listening to what we are saying. I&amp;#8217;m afraid people do get a little complacent about the disease by going out and having unsafe sex. It&amp;#8217;s a cyclical thing. Every ten years a new generation comes along and you have to re-educate them.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also present at the event held for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/132-elton-john-aids-foundation&quot;&gt;Elton John &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Foundation&lt;/a&gt; were &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/155-sharon-stone&quot;&gt;Sharon Stone&lt;/a&gt;, former United States president &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/20-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/388-daniel-craig&quot;&gt;Daniel Craig&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Annie Lennox To Receive Freedom Of London Award</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt; is set to receive the Freedom of the City of London at a ceremony taking place at the City of London&amp;#8217;s Guildhall on Tuesday 1 December.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The singer was nominated by the British &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/75-red-cross&quot;&gt;Red Cross&lt;/a&gt; International Fundraising Committee, in recognition of her fundraising and humanitarian work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The presentation will take place in the Basinghall Suite at Guildhall and followed by a star-studded gala dinner and musical &amp;#8216;Tribute to Annie Lennox&amp;#8217;, in the Livery Hall. La Roux, Little Boots and the Music for Life African Children&amp;#8217;s Choir will be among the performers. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/320-stephen-fry&quot;&gt;Stephen Fry&lt;/a&gt; will be the host for evening and Brian Eno will give a speech.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The British Red Cross is delighted that on 1 December, World Aids Day, Annie Lennox is being recognised with the Freedom of the City of London,&amp;#8221; said Maria Shammas &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MBE&lt;/span&gt;, Chairman of the British Red Cross International Fundraising Committee. &amp;#8220;We greatly value her support and her commitment to humanitarian work, which over the years has been remarkable.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Freedom of the City of London is one of the oldest surviving traditional ceremonies in existence today; the first Freedom is thought to have been presented in 1237. Previous famous recipients include The Queen, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/543-nelson-mandela&quot;&gt;Nelson Mandela&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/622-princess-diana&quot;&gt;Princess Diana&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1499-luciano-pavarotti&quot;&gt;Luciano Pavarotti&lt;/a&gt;, Florence Nightingale and Winston Churchill.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;&amp;quot;I first came to London 1971, as a virtually penniless music student , existing on &#163;3 a week,&amp;quot; said Lennox. &amp;quot;I&amp;#8217;ve lived all over the place and travelled to almost every corner of the globe. For years my suitcase has been half packed, either to leave or because I&amp;#8217;ve just arrived home. And the curious thing about the city is that no matter how many years I&amp;#8217;ve spent coming and going, I still feel as if there&amp;#8217;s so much more to discover.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;As a humanitarian I have long been an admirer of the amazing work of the British Red Cross to tackle &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; across the world and am amazed and honoured to have been acknowledged in this way.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The gala dinner will take place in the Livery Hall, Guildhall. Guests will arrive from 700pm for a reception, before performances and dinner to start at 7:30pm.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>LTTS Exclusive - Travis McCoy And The MTV Staying Alive Foundation</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/24-reginawalton&quot;&gt;Regina Walton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On November 11, Broadway East in Lower Manhattan was crowded with the hip and stylish to kick off the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/447-staying-alive-foundation&quot;&gt;Staying Alive Foundation&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; push to their World &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Day campaign.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On World &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Day, Staying Alive will &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3322-travis-mccoy-to-release-charity-song-on-world-aids-day&quot;&gt;release a song made exclusively for the cause&lt;/a&gt; by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1612-travis-mccoy&quot;&gt;Travis McCoy&lt;/a&gt;, front man for the popular indie/hip-hop band &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1281-gym-class-heroes&quot;&gt;Gym Class Heroes&lt;/a&gt; and one of the foundation&amp;#8217;s celebrity ambassadors. The name of the song is &lt;em&gt;One at a Time&lt;/em&gt;, and you can get a preview of the song and learn more about the campaign &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theunbeatentrack.com/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCoy was at the event last week, as well as &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; VJ and Next Top Model&amp;#8217;s Kim Stolz. British R&amp;amp;B singer songwriter Estelle also made an appearance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event highlighted McCoy&amp;#8217;s travels &amp;#8211; he &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2682-travis-mccoy-asks-for-aids-day-lyric-help&quot;&gt;recently visited grassroots &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; prevention projects around the world&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; and was officially kicked off when Stolz spoke about her support of the foundation&amp;#8217;s goals. Two grant recipients were also at the event: Tyler Spencer of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grassrootproject.org/&quot;&gt;Grassroot Foundation/Athletes United for Social Justice&lt;/a&gt; and Natalia Cales of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.carolinaempowermentgroup.org/&quot;&gt;Carolina Empowerment Group, Inc&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; gave us our first big grant,&amp;#8221; Tyler Spencer told &lt;em&gt;Look To The Stars&lt;/em&gt;. &amp;#8220;Before winning the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SAF&lt;/span&gt; Award, we were funded almost completely by out of pocket expenses. The grant really put a solid ground under our feet.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCoy made the keynote speech at the event and, in a moment of spontaneity, he decided to speak from the heart rather than read prepared index cards. He talked about his travels across the globe where he visited grassroots, youth &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; prevention projects, and discussed the challenge of writing a song to convey the enormity of his experiences.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In an exclusive interview with &lt;em&gt;Look to the Stars&lt;/em&gt;&amp;#8217; Myrlia Purcell, Travis talked about his inspiration for working with the foundation. It all started when he was asked to ask celebrities questions about safe sex and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; awareness at the European Video Music Awards. He felt he should be doing more because &amp;#8220;felt a strong connection with the foundation.&amp;#8221; Travis lost someone close to him from &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; when he was young but never told his friends because of the stigma. After the European VMAs, he approached &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; about how he could do more to help.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He talked about the things he noticed during his travels. &amp;#8220;When I was in South Africa, I went to this township&#8230;, there was no running water and there were all these really, really horrible conditions but, you know, these kids were just so happy and just the biggest brightest smiles I&amp;#8217;ve ever seen. These kids are playing soccer out of makeshift ball from plastic bags. And you know seeing that and thinking about back home, you know we just don&amp;#8217;t realize how good we have it. We take it for granted the small things like having running water. We have kids that throw fits and cry when they don&amp;#8217;t get the newest video game.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He also talked about stepping up to the challenge of having to write a song. &amp;#8220;Well, for one thing, there was a tremendous amount of pressure. All the proceeds from downloads go back to Staying Alive. Of course, I want to raise as much money as possible. So there is this part of me that wants this song to appeal to a lot of people and also to keep the cheesiness to a bare minimum. When you&amp;#8217;re going into something like this and you&amp;#8217;re making a song that you want to appeal to a lot of people, at the end of the day, it&amp;#8217;s a pop song. &#8230; You want to make sure that the people who inspired the song are well represented and you get your point across. I&amp;#8217;m very, very proud about how the song turned out.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When asked what his fans could do to help, he responded decisively, &amp;#8220;Download the song on December 1st when it comes out. Check out the Staying Alive website to see what you can do to help out. You don&amp;#8217;t need to be an impressive figure (a celebrity) to do your part. As much time as our generation spends on the Internet you can take 5 to 10 minutes of your time to check it out to see what you can do.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more make sure to go to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.staying-alive.org/en&quot;&gt;Staying Alive&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theunbeatentrack.com/&quot;&gt;The Unbeaten Track&lt;/a&gt; websites to learn more.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3322-travis-mccoy-to-release-charity-song-on-world-aids-day&quot;&gt;Travis McCoy To Release Charity Song On World AIDS Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2932-50-cent-to-perform-charity-concert&quot;&gt;50 Cent To Perform Charity Concert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2682-travis-mccoy-asks-for-aids-day-lyric-help&quot;&gt;Travis McCoy Asks For AIDS Day Lyric Help&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2492-katy-perry-and-friends-design-t-shirts-for-aids&quot;&gt;Katy Perry And Friends Design T-Shirts For AIDS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1972-pete-wentz-plays-cupid-for-a-cause&quot;&gt;Pete Wentz Plays Cupid For A Cause&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Victoria Beckham Teaches Son To Save The Children</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/63-ashley-parker&quot;&gt;Ashley Parker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Former &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/897-spice-girls&quot;&gt;Spice Girl&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/179-victoria-beckham&quot;&gt;Victoria Beckham&lt;/a&gt; and 10-year old son Brooklyn took a two-day trip to Clay County, Kentucky, on behalf of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/192-save-the-children&quot;&gt;Save the Children&lt;/a&gt; this week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beckham is speaking out about childhood poverty after visiting some of the poorest children in America. She said the visit showed her the need for all children to have an equal start in life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Clay County has a mean income of just under $20,000 per household, which makes it the poorest area in America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beckham taught kids how to play football, read books to them, and passed out free Adidas sneakers and backpacks. She also went to several homes to talk to parents about nutrition and education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brooklyn learned how important it is for his generation to help. Beckham said, &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m pleased Brooklyn is learning that, by helping and joining other children, he can play a role in making his generation the greatest yet.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3311-melanie-brown-spends-seven-days-on-the-breadline&quot;&gt;Melanie Brown Spends Seven Days On The Breadline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3264-fans-remember-boyzone-star-by-giving-to-charity&quot;&gt;Fans Remember Boyzone Star By Giving To Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3255-world-cup-to-begin-with-charity-concert&quot;&gt;World Cup To Begin With Charity Concert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3243-idol-gives-back-is-back&quot;&gt;Idol Gives Back Is Back!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>LTTS Exclusive - Ashley Judd Awarded As Hollywood Hero</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/51-fatima-fofana&quot;&gt;Fatima Fofana&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Look To The Stars contributers Fatima Fofana and Crystal A Johnson were guests at a very special event that honored a philanthropic actress this week. They filed this report and exclusive photos.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt; Today honored &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/402-ashley-judd&quot;&gt;Ashley Judd&lt;/a&gt; with its annual Hollywood Hero award this week at the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The award is presented to an exceptional entertainment industry humanitarian who has made a notable contribution to a non-profit organization. The recipient is recognized for his or her efforts that extend far beyond charitable contributions or lending&amp;#8217;s one&amp;#8217;s celebrity status to enhance a cause or concern. Judd&amp;#8217;s work as a Global Ambassador for the past ten years with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/129-aldo-fights-aids&quot;&gt;YouthAIDS&lt;/a&gt;, the education and prevention program of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1421-population-services-international&quot;&gt;Population Services International&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSI&lt;/span&gt;), earned her this noteworthy award.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Ellen Burstyn&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/2995-morgan-freeman-ashley-judd-ellen-burstyn/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Ellen Burstyn&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PHOTO&lt;/span&gt;: Crystal A Johnson&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joining the celebration to honor Judd were &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/246-morgan-freeman&quot;&gt;Morgan Freeman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/718-mandy-moore&quot;&gt;Mandy Moore&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1062-molly-sims&quot;&gt;Molly Sims&lt;/a&gt;, Omar Miller, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/367-debra-messing&quot;&gt;Debra Messing&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/526-magic-johnson&quot;&gt;Magic Johnson&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Debra Messing, Hollywood Hero Award&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/2999-debra-messing-hollywood-hero-award/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Debra Messing, Hollywood Hero Award&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last year&amp;#8217;s recipient, Magic Johnson, flew in from the east coast to surprise Ashley. &amp;#8220;After I received the award last year, I said, &amp;#8216;The next person has to be beautiful.&amp;#8217; They have to care about the community, give back to the community, do it with passion, love and a big heart. When I found out it was Ashley Judd, it couldn&amp;#8217;t have been a better person. The only thing I don&amp;#8217;t like about her is she&amp;#8217;s a Kentucky Wildcat fan. Sometimes they play against my Michigan Spartans.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Magic Johnson At Hollywood Hero Awards&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/2994-magic-johnson-at-hollywood-hero-awards/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Magic Johnson At Hollywood Hero Awards&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PHOTO&lt;/span&gt;: Crystal A Johnson&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mandy Moore (&amp;#8220;License to Wed&amp;#8221;), recently started working with YouthAIDS. &amp;#8220;Ashley has inspired me to work with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSI&lt;/span&gt;. It&amp;#8217;s a wonder organization, that I&amp;#8217;m glad to be a part of because of their commitment to fighting &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Omar Miller (&amp;#8220;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CSI&lt;/span&gt;: Miami&amp;#8221;) noted that &amp;#8220;&#8230;if one person is influenced by the charitable contributions recognized by this award, to give more and be more, then it&amp;#8217;s a very effective tool in inspiring others to give back.&amp;#8221; Other celebrities, including Rick Yune, commented, &amp;#8220;Its important to be here this evening to honor the tireless work that people like Ashley do everyday to make life a little better for others in need.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When asked why she became involved with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSI&lt;/span&gt;, Judd stated, &amp;#8220;Because they allowed me to be involved, working on a grass roots level in poverty stricken countries, and on the Board of Directors. It adds such meaning to my life.&amp;#8221; Judd encouraged others to get involved, &amp;#8220;&#8230;by visiting the website at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.PSI.org&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSI&lt;/span&gt;.org&lt;/a&gt; and watching the documentary which highlights some of our work. Its important (for others) to get in touch with their core values, find their passion and leverage that in advocacy work.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Ashley Judd, Hollywood Hero&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/2998-ashley-judd-hollywood-hero/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Ashley Judd, Hollywood Hero&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A teary Judd humbly accepted her award and added &amp;#8220;I accept this on behalf of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSI&lt;/span&gt; &amp;#8230; and maybe a little bit for myself.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3418-harrison-ford-to-host-environmental-charity-awards&quot;&gt;Harrison Ford To Host Environmental Charity Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3297-charitable-celebrities-to-receive-21st-century-leaders-awards&quot;&gt;Charitable Celebrities To Receive 21st Century Leaders Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3289-carrie-ann-inaba-iparticipates-at-food-bank&quot;&gt;Carrie Ann Inaba iParticipates At Food Bank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3281-ltts-exclusive-the-2009-noble-awards&quot;&gt;LTTS Exclusive - The 2009 Noble Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3274-inaugural-noble-awards-celebrate-hollywood-philanthropy&quot;&gt;Inaugural Noble Awards Celebrate Hollywood Philanthropy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Boy George And Marcus Bonfanti To Headline Charity Event In London</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1967-boy-george&quot;&gt;Boy George&lt;/a&gt; is to be a special guest at an event being held to benefit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/44-children-with-aids&quot;&gt;Children with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With an extraordinary 2009 coming to an end that has seen the recession making headlines everyday, it has turned the normally difficult task of fundraising for charities into an even greater challenge. However Children With &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Charity (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CWAC&lt;/span&gt;) decided that this just meant they needed to get creative and find new ways of fundraising with the help of Wired Events.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; is one of the most supported causes around the world but the knowledge that it exists within the UK amongst families and children seems relatively unknown. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CWAC&lt;/span&gt; aims to eradicate the prejudice facing these children and families living with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; and helps them on a daily basis with the financial concerns, stigmatism and emotional suffering which many of them have to endure behind closed doors. It was therefore decided that an event which could offer a voice to those children and raise the profile of CWAC&amp;#8217;s work to a new younger generation which would be important for the future of the charity and its essential work. So Singing for Silence was created.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event is on Tuesday 1st December, to coincide with World &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Day, and will take place at the 100 Club, 100 Oxford Street, London. The night will play host to a range of well-known and up-and-coming artists who all have a strong acoustic vibe to their music. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CWAC&lt;/span&gt; are excited to announce that Sarah Champion from Absolute Radio will be hosting the night which will include: Jamie Hartman, from Ben&amp;#8217;s Brother, who will be playing a solo acoustic set; and the legendary Boy George, who is will be performing a few songs accompanied by John Themis on acoustic guitar. With the night rounded up by an exciting talent with a folk/rock/blues feel &amp;#8211; Marcus Bonfanti &amp;amp; band.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tickets go on sale Monday 9th November via &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wegottickets.com&quot;&gt;We Got Tickets&lt;/a&gt; or from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.the100club.co.uk&quot;&gt;100 Club website&lt;/a&gt;. Doors open at 7.30pm on Tuesday 1st December and acts are on stage from 8.00pm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cwac.org/index.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CWAC&lt;/span&gt; website&lt;/a&gt; for more info on this great charity. Look to the Stars&amp;#8217; UK Correspondent and Children With &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Charity Trustee Richard Barker hopes to see our readers at the gig.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3390-ian-mckellen-hosts-charity-auction-for-homeless&quot;&gt;Ian McKellen Hosts Charity Auction For Homeless&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3275-guests-announced-for-uk-a-not-so-silent-night-concert&quot;&gt;Guests Announced For UK A Not So Silent Night Concert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2164-bid-on-signed-books-photos-and-even-c3p0-to-support-children-with-aids&quot;&gt;Bid On Signed Books, Photos And Even C3P0 To Support Children With AIDS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2094-bid-on-signed-harry-potter-book-for-charity&quot;&gt;Bid On Signed Harry Potter Book For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1402-pick-up-celebrity-hand-me-downs-for-charity&quot;&gt;Pick Up Celebrity Hand-Me-Downs For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Annie Lennox Awarded As Woman Of Peace</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt; has been honored by Nobel Peace Laureates for her work promoting awareness of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; and peace at the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Berlin.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 2009 Woman Of Peace award was presented by former Nobel Peace Prize winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/584-mikhail-gorbachev&quot;&gt;Mikhail Gorbachev&lt;/a&gt;. Lennox was chosen by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates for her work in raising awareness of the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; impact on women and children, especially in South Africa, through her &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SING&lt;/span&gt; campaign &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/299-annie-lennox-leads-women-to-sing-for-aids-projects&quot;&gt;that enlisted 23 of the world&amp;#8217;s most acclaimed female vocalists&lt;/a&gt; in recording &amp;#8220;Sing,&amp;#8221; written by Lennox. &#8232;&#8232;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Annie started the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SING&lt;/span&gt; campaign after visiting South Africa to perform in the inaugural concert of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/543-nelson-mandela&quot;&gt;Nelson Mandela&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/658-46664&quot;&gt;46664&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; campaign. During that trip, she witnessed the lack of resources available to help the world&amp;#8217;s largest population living with the devastating disease. Since 2003, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SING&lt;/span&gt; has raised $2 million and through its partnership with the Treatment Action Campaign (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;TAC&lt;/span&gt;), has helped to provide South Africans with treatment and testing, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; education, and prevention programs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Earlier this year, the singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2060-stars-speak-out-about-gaza-in-new-video&quot;&gt;was also outspoken about violence in Gaza&lt;/a&gt;, and has been an active peace activist since the 1980s.&#8232;&#8232;The Oct. 26th issue of Holyrood, Scotland&amp;#8217;s leading current affairs magazine, said of its native daughter, &amp;#8220;There is something incredibly human about Lennox&#8230;She undoubtedly has a huge capacity for compassion.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I want to express my profound gratitude and deep humility,&amp;#8221; said Lennox. &amp;#8220;I honour all the women working around the globe to reduce the effects of this pandemics. This is for them, they truly deserve it.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8232;&#8232;Each year, the Nobel Peace Laureates honor a distinguished figure in the entertainment and arts community for their efforts in defending human rights and promoting world peace and solidarity. Recent Peace Summit Award winners include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/245-u2&quot;&gt;U2&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/26-bono&quot;&gt;Bono&lt;/a&gt;, actors &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/447-don-cheadle&quot;&gt;Don Cheadle&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/68-george-clooney&quot;&gt;George Clooney&lt;/a&gt;, and former Genesis frontman &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/696-peter-gabriel&quot;&gt;Peter Gabriel&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8232;On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Nobel Peace Laureates Summit will focus global attention on breaking down walls that divide humanity and building bridges of understanding, much as the Berlin Wall divided the East and West until its fall 20 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lennox was presented with a piece of the Berlin Wall as part of her award. &#8232;&#8232;For more information please visit www.nobelforpeace-summits.org.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3440-wyclef-jean-and-bono-receive-ripple-of-hope-award&quot;&gt;Wyclef Jean And Bono Receive &#8216;Ripple Of Hope Award&#8217;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3439-annie-lennox-to-celebrate-world-aids-day-with-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox To Celebrate World AIDS Day With Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3434-annie-lennox-to-receive-freedom-of-london-award&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox To Receive Freedom Of London Award&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3406-children-in-need-benefit-from-charity-singles&quot;&gt;Children In Need Benefit From Charity Singles&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3395-all-you-need-is-love-at-starbucks-for-charity&quot;&gt;All You Need Is Love At Starbucks For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Annie Lennox</category>
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  <title>All You Need Is Love At Starbucks For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The holidays are all about giving, and Starbucks is passionate about supporting communities in which they do business. As part of the ongoing partnership between Starbucks and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/26-bono&quot;&gt;Bono&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/135-red&quot;&gt;(&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RED&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;, this holiday season customers will have the opportunity to turn all of their purchases (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RED&lt;/span&gt;)!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beginning November 17, 2009 through December 1, 2009, when customers spend $15 on any purchase in participating Starbucks U.S. and Canada stores, Starbucks will automatically turn their purchase (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RED&lt;/span&gt;) with a $1 U.S. donation to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/231-global-fund&quot;&gt;Global Fund&lt;/a&gt; on their behalf. And as a thank you, customers will receive a copy of the exclusive &amp;#8220;All You Need Is Love&amp;#8221; Holiday CD for free with the qualifying (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;STARBUCKS&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RED&lt;/span&gt; purchase. The CD features tracks from Playing for Change, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/766-john-legend&quot;&gt;John Legend&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/245-u2&quot;&gt;U2&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/614-dave-matthews-band&quot;&gt;Dave Matthews Band&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To date, Starbucks has generated contributions equaling more than 5 million daily doses of antiretroviral medicine through the purchase of select (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;STARBUCKS&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RED&lt;/span&gt; products and will continue working with their customers to help improve the lives of those living with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; in Africa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Additionally, on December 1, Starbucks will commemorate World &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Day by donating 5 cents U.S. from &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;EVERY&lt;/span&gt; handcrafted beverage sold that day as well as $1 U.S. from every (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;STARBUCKS&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RED&lt;/span&gt; product purchased in stores.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3440-wyclef-jean-and-bono-receive-ripple-of-hope-award&quot;&gt;Wyclef Jean And Bono Receive &#8216;Ripple Of Hope Award&#8217;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3407-win-a-guitar-signed-by-maroon-5-by-signing-up-for-green-news&quot;&gt;Win A Guitar Signed By Maroon 5 By Signing Up For Green News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3398-annie-lennox-awarded-as-woman-of-peace&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox Awarded As Woman Of Peace&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3387-steven-tylers-closet-going-under-the-hammer&quot;&gt;Steven Tyler's Closet Going Under The Hammer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3370-chevy-chase-launches-annual-green-auction&quot;&gt;Chevy Chase Launches Annual GREEN Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Cystic Fibrosis Sufferer Meets Football Heroes</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;A young cystic fibrosis sufferer from the UK named Becks had one wish &amp;#8211; to meet the England football team. His dream recently came true at a England training session that was held at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1632-arsenal&quot;&gt;Arsenal&lt;/a&gt; training ground &amp;#8211; thanks to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/233-starlight-childrens-foundation&quot;&gt;Starlight Children&amp;#8217;s Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After watching the manager put the team through their paces, Becks had the chance to meet the players &#8211; all of whom signed his shirt &#8211; including footballing legends &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/49-david-beckham&quot;&gt;David Beckham&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/317-wayne-rooney&quot;&gt;Wayne Rooney&lt;/a&gt;, Frank Lampard and Jon Terry.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Becks suffers from cystic fibrosis, a genetic condition that lines the lungs and digestive system with a sticky mucus. Becks has to undergo twice-daily physiotherapy and nebulisers as well as taking a cocktail of pills with each meal. He also has to put up with long stints in hospital. Becks never complains and dreams of one day being a famous footballer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beck&amp;#8217;s Mum Bonnie said, &amp;#8220;We would like to thank Starlight so much! I have never seen him so excited.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Starlight and the FA joined together to grant his special wish.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3442-paris-hilton-gives-sick-kids-a-day-to-remember&quot;&gt;Paris Hilton Gives Sick Kids A Day To Remember&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3431-arsenal-players-get-cute-and-fluffy-for-charity&quot;&gt;Arsenal Players Get Cute And Fluffy For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3425-david-beckham-heads-for-the-army&quot;&gt;David Beckham Heads For The Army&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3368-signed-arsenal-boots-to-be-auctioned-for-charity&quot;&gt;Signed Arsenal Boots To Be Auctioned For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3345-champions-league-armbands-raise-charity-cash&quot;&gt;Champions League Armbands Raise Charity Cash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>NYC Marathon Attracts Celebrities For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/24-reginawalton&quot;&gt;Regina Walton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NYC&lt;/span&gt; Marathon took place last Sunday, and what a race! The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NYC&lt;/span&gt; Marathon is one of the most difficult marathon courses around. However, that didn&amp;#8217;t stop a long list of celebrities, athletes and even royalty from training and putting on their running shoes to benefit a long list of charities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If we talked about them all, this article would be encyclopedic. To remedy that, here is the link to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nycmarathon.org/celebrities.htm&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NYC&lt;/span&gt; Marathon&amp;#8217;s Famous Faces 2009 webpage which notes them all&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;However, let&amp;#8217;s talk about 10 of them. That&amp;#8217;s a nice round number that captures both the breadth and diversity of charities represented in last week&amp;#8217;s race.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winning actor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/532-edward-norton&quot;&gt;Edward Norton&lt;/a&gt; ran for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/570-maasai-wilderness-conservation-trust&quot;&gt;Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust&lt;/a&gt;. What&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3113-edward-nortons-new-york-marathon-charity-challenge&quot;&gt;interesting is he didn&amp;#8217;t run the race alone&lt;/a&gt;: he ran with a group of 30. This group &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3277-alanis-morissette-joins-edward-nortons-maasai-marathon-challenge&quot;&gt;included other celebrities and several Maasai warriors&lt;/a&gt;. In addition, Norton has been promoting awareness of this charity via his &lt;a href=&quot;http://twitter.com/edwardnorton&quot;&gt;Twitter stream&lt;/a&gt;. Seven-time Grammy Award winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/7-alanis-morissette&quot;&gt;Alanis Morissette&lt;/a&gt; also ran to benefit the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, as did illusionist extraordinaire &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/389-david-blaine&quot;&gt;David Blaine&lt;/a&gt;, who ran 26.2 miles for the Trust.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8232;ER actor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1578-anthony-edwards&quot;&gt;Anthony Edwards&lt;/a&gt; also ran the marathon. Edwards is the chairman of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1231-shoe4africa&quot;&gt;Shoe4Africa&lt;/a&gt;. He ran to raise funds for the new hospital in Kenya that Shoe4Africa will fund.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Model, actress, editor and author Veronica Webb ran to raise money for the Harlem United Community &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Center.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Robert Herjavec, a successful businessman and one of the sharks on ABC&amp;#8217;s reality TV show &amp;#8220;Shark Tank&amp;#8221;, ran to raise funds for Team for Kids.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;British TV personality, model and pop star Michelle Heaton ran to help Autism Action, a UK charity. &#8232;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Speedskating Olympic gold medalist Dan Jansen ran for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charity.active.com/ingrunforsomethingbetter&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ING&lt;/span&gt; Run for Something Better team&lt;/a&gt;. Pro-hockey player &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1301-pat-lafontaine&quot;&gt;Pat LaFontaine&lt;/a&gt; also ran to benefit the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ING&lt;/span&gt; Run for Something Better team.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prince of the Netherlands and excutive, Prince Pieter Christiaan Michiel, ran to raise money for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/616-wwf&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WWF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Be sure to click over to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nycmarathon.org/celebrities.htm&quot;&gt;Famous Faces 2009 site&lt;/a&gt; to read about the other celebrity participants and their charities. It&amp;#8217;s simply inspiring to see so many notable people out there to help those less fortunate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3342-celebrities-donate-items-to-environmental-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Celebrities Donate Items To Environmental Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3277-alanis-morissette-joins-edward-nortons-maasai-marathon-challenge&quot;&gt;Alanis Morissette Joins Edward Norton's Maasai Marathon Challenge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3268-anthony-edwards-busy-with-charity-initiatives&quot;&gt;Anthony Edwards Busy With Charity Initiatives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3157-british-bands-to-play-for-youth-music-charity&quot;&gt;British Bands To Play For Youth Music Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3113-edward-nortons-new-york-marathon-charity-challenge&quot;&gt;Edward Norton&#8217;s New York Marathon Charity Challenge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Edward Norton</category>
  <category>Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust</category>
  <category>Alanis Morissette</category>
  <category>David Blaine</category>
  <category>Anthony Edwards</category>
  <category>Shoe4Africa</category>
  <category>Veronica Webb</category>
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  <category>Robert Herjavec</category>
  <category>Team for Kids</category>
  <category>Michelle Heaton</category>
  <category>Autism Action</category>
  <category>Dan Jansen</category>
  <category>Pat LaFontaine</category>
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  <title>Giving Back Fund Releases 2009's Top Celebrity Givers</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Look To The Stars&lt;/em&gt; is proud to announce that our partners at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/partners&quot;&gt;Giving Back Fund&lt;/a&gt; have announced their third annual Giving Back 30, a list of celebrities who have made the largest donations to charity according to public records.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Readers may have been surprised to learn that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/189-paul-newman&quot;&gt;Paul Newman&lt;/a&gt; replaced &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/103-oprah&quot;&gt;Oprah Winfrey&lt;/a&gt; as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1268-giving-back-fund-announces-top-30-celebrity-givers&quot;&gt;the most generous celebrity of 2008&lt;/a&gt;. Oprah had occupied the number one spot by a wide margin for the first two years of the list.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Before his death, Newman made a donation of nearly $21 million to his self-named Newman&amp;#8217;s Own Foundation. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2-angelina-jolie&quot;&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/27-brad-pitt&quot;&gt;Brad Pitt&lt;/a&gt; were second with a $13.5 million donation to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/307-jolie-pitt-foundation&quot;&gt;Jolie-Pitt Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, which distributed $6.4 million to charity, including a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1230-brad-and-angelina-donate-to-new-childrens-hospital&quot;&gt;$2 million grant to The Global Health Committee for an Ethiopian clinic project&lt;/a&gt;, a $1 million grant to the Make it Right Foundation founded by Pitt, and $500,000 to the Armed Services &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;YMCA&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Our hope is that celebrities will begin to become more comfortable sharing information about their charitable giving &lt;del&gt;-&lt;/del&gt; perhaps not disclosing everything they give, but sharing enough to enable them to serve as role-models to their peers and fans,&amp;#8221; said Marc Pollick, President and Founder of The Giving Back Fund.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also on the list: Oprah Winfrey, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/150-will-smith&quot;&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/81-jada-pinkett-smith&quot;&gt;Jada Pinkett Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/193-mel-gibson&quot;&gt;Mel Gibson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/280-leonardo-dicaprio&quot;&gt;Leonardo DiCaprio&lt;/a&gt;, Laurie and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1506-larry-david&quot;&gt;Larry David&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/57-drew-barrymore&quot;&gt;Drew Barrymore&lt;/a&gt;. Several authors made the list this year, along with representatives from the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt;. To see the complete list visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://givingback.org/index.html&quot;&gt;The Giving Back Fund&amp;#8217;s web site at www.givingback.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HOW&lt;/span&gt; IT &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WAS&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;COMPILED&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#8232;To compile the most accurate rankings, The Giving Back Fund culled media reports of charitable giving by sports and entertainment professionals; reviewed PF-990 tax-forms; contacted more than 250 publicists, attorneys, agents, agencies, and managers for information about their clients; polled more than 150 charities known for their celebrity associations; and contacted all of the major sports leagues.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Giving Back Fund did not include grants made by foundations in the list so as to avoid counting the same funds twice &lt;del&gt;-&lt;/del&gt; once when the donor gave money to a foundation and again when the donor decided on a beneficiary for that money. The Giving Back Fund did not calculate giving as a percentage of the celebrities&amp;#8217; income because there are no public records documenting income. Re-directed income from sponsorship and merchandising deals to charity made by a celebrity was also not reported as it is not available to the public.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8232;Donations to private foundations are disclosed in public documents. However, donations to public charities are not publicly disclosed and therefore may not be reported in the Giving Back 30.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UPCOMING&lt;/span&gt;: &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CELEBRITY&lt;/span&gt; CHARITIES&amp;#8217; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DISTRIBUTION&lt;/span&gt; TO &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CHARITY&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&#8232;The Giving Back Fund will be releasing a second list in early 2010 reporting on the dollar amount distributed to charities by public and private celebrity foundations, respectively. Charities may submit their 2008 990 reports for review to The Giving Back Fund at GivingBack30@givingback.org.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3410-brad-and-angelina-design-jewelry-for-children-of-conflict&quot;&gt;Brad And Angelina Design Jewelry For Children Of Conflict&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3372-amber-valletta-joins-ifaw-honorary-board-of-directors&quot;&gt;Amber Valletta Joins IFAW Honorary Board Of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3370-chevy-chase-launches-annual-green-auction&quot;&gt;Chevy Chase Launches Annual GREEN Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3296-stars-sign-books-for-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Stars Sign Books For Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3269-judd-apatow-to-be-honored-by-fulfillment-fund&quot;&gt;Judd Apatow To Be Honored By Fulfillment Fund&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Paul Newman</category>
  <category>Oprah</category>
  <category>Newman's Own Foundation</category>
  <category>Angelina Jolie</category>
  <category>Brad Pitt</category>
  <category>Jolie-Pitt Foundation</category>
  <category>Will Smith</category>
  <category>Jada Pinkett Smith</category>
  <category>Mel Gibson</category>
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  <category>Laurie David</category>
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  <title>Elton John AIDS Foundation To Honor Sharon Stone And Bill Clinton</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/132-elton-john-aids-foundation&quot;&gt;Elton John &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Foundation&lt;/a&gt; will honor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/155-sharon-stone&quot;&gt;Sharon Stone&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/20-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt; at a charity event this month.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Enduring Vision Gala is an annual event that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1549-elton-john-hosts-an-enduring-vision-gala-in-new-york&quot;&gt;last year raised over $2 million for the organization&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/62-elton-john&quot;&gt;Sir Elton&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; event has attracted celebrities such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1125-gladys-knight&quot;&gt;Gladys Knight&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1577-tim-allen&quot;&gt;Tim Allen&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/312-whoopi-goldberg&quot;&gt;Whoopi Goldberg&lt;/a&gt; in the past, and this year&amp;#8217;s event promises to be bigger than ever.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sir Elton set up his &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Foundation to provide funding for educational programs targeted at &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; prevention and/or the elimination of prejudice and discrimination against &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;-affected individuals, and for programs that provide services to people living with or at risk for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The gala will take place on November 16 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. More information can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ejaf.org/pages/events/index.html&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3443-star-studded-event-honors-cnn-everyday-heroes&quot;&gt;Star-Studded Event Honors CNN Everyday Heroes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3436-elton-john-warns-complacent-teens-about-unsafe-sex&quot;&gt;Elton John Warns Complacent Teens About Unsafe Sex&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3350-bruce-springsteen-to-rock-autism-concert&quot;&gt;Bruce Springsteen To Rock Autism Concert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3344-stars-write-letters-to-themselves-for-charity-book&quot;&gt;Stars Write Letters To Themselves For Charity Book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3335-richard-branson-rocks-the-kasbah-for-charity&quot;&gt;Richard Branson Rocks The Kasbah For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Elton John AIDS Foundation</category>
  <category>Sharon Stone</category>
  <category>Bill Clinton</category>
  <category>Elton John</category>
  <category>Gladys Knight</category>
  <category>Tim Allen</category>
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  <title>Stars Write Letters To Themselves For Charity Book</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;If you were to write a letter to your 16-year-old self, what would it say?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the new book &lt;em&gt;Dear Me&lt;/em&gt;, some of the world&amp;#8217;s best loved personalities have written just such a letter. Their letters range from the compassionate, to the shocking via hilarity and heartbreak &amp;#8211; but they all have one thing in common: they offer a unique glimpse at the teenager who grew up to be a house-hold name.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#163;1 from each copy sold will be given to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/132-elton-john-aids-foundation&quot;&gt;Elton John &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;ve all written a letter to our sixteen-year-old selves collected together in the fabulous new book, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DEAR&lt;/span&gt; ME: A &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LETTER&lt;/span&gt; TO MY &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SIXTEEN&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;YEAR&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;OLD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SELF&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;#8221; said &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/62-elton-john&quot;&gt;Sir Elton John&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;quot;It&amp;#8217;s a wonderful, uplifting and poignant journey through the lives of some of the country&amp;#8217;s best-loved personalities and would make a great gift for all your friends and family this Christmas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Your purchase will also directly benefit the Elton John &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Foundation, which works throughout the world to provide support to those affected with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;DEAR&lt;/span&gt; ME made me laugh, cry and reminisce to when I was 16 &#8211; so I went and wrote a letter too. It starts &amp;#8216;Dear Reg&amp;#8217; and ends &amp;#8216;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CHANGE&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;YOUR&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NAME&lt;/span&gt;!&amp;#8217; I hope you enjoy it!&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some of the stars featured in the book include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt;, Burt Bacharach, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1457-alan-carr&quot;&gt;Alan Carr&lt;/a&gt;, Rosanne Cash, Julian Clary, Jackie Collins, Jenny &#201;clair, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/560-tracey-emin&quot;&gt;Tracey Emin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1132-hugh-fearnley-whittingstall&quot;&gt;Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall&lt;/a&gt;, Sir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1144-ranulph-fiennes&quot;&gt;Ranulph Fiennes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1140-jane-fonda&quot;&gt;Jane Fonda&lt;/a&gt;, Mark Foster, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/320-stephen-fry&quot;&gt;Stephen Fry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1092-rolf-harris&quot;&gt;Rolf Harris&lt;/a&gt;, Debbie Harry, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1970-peter-kay&quot;&gt;Peter Kay&lt;/a&gt;, Patsy Kensit, Lynda La Plante, Baz Luhrmann, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/590-joanna-lumley&quot;&gt;Joanna Lumley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/144-james-nesbitt&quot;&gt;James Nesbitt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1745-yoko-ono&quot;&gt;Yoko Ono&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/538-jonathan-ross&quot;&gt;Jonathan Ross&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/63-emma-thompson&quot;&gt;Emma Thompson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/580-desmond-tutu&quot;&gt;Desmond Tutu&lt;/a&gt;, Suzanne Vega, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/682-alfre-woodard&quot;&gt;Alfre Woodard&lt;/a&gt;, and Sir Elton John.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dear Me is the perfect gift for anyone, mum, dad, cousin, aunt, nephew or perhaps someone who is turning 16.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To buy a copy, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dear-Me-Letter-Sixteen-Year-Old-Self/dp/1847377661?tag=looktothestar-20&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3439-annie-lennox-to-celebrate-world-aids-day-with-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox To Celebrate World AIDS Day With Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3436-elton-john-warns-complacent-teens-about-unsafe-sex&quot;&gt;Elton John Warns Complacent Teens About Unsafe Sex&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3434-annie-lennox-to-receive-freedom-of-london-award&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox To Receive Freedom Of London Award&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3421-ltts-exclusive-the-variety-club-57th-annual-showbiz-awards&quot;&gt;LTTS Exclusive - The Variety Club 57th Annual Showbiz Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Richard Branson Rocks The Kasbah For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/243-richard-branson&quot;&gt;Richard Branson&lt;/a&gt; hosted his annual star-studded &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1448-richard-bransons-rock-the-kasbah-event-tonight&quot;&gt;Rock The Kasbah charity event&lt;/a&gt; in Los Angeles last week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event attracted an amazing array of celebrities, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/187-lindsay-lohan&quot;&gt;Lindsay Lohan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/155-sharon-stone&quot;&gt;Sharon Stone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/737-paula-abdul&quot;&gt;Paula Abdul&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/297-daisy-fuentes&quot;&gt;Daisy Fuentes&lt;/a&gt;, Jenna Elfman, Kristin Cavarlli, Matt Goss, Natasha Bedingfield, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1102-gavin-rossdale&quot;&gt;Gavin Rossdale&lt;/a&gt; and many others.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Proceeds from the evening went to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/367-virgin-unite&quot;&gt;Virgin Unite&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; domestic and international programs, including the Eve Branson Foundation, set up by Sir Richard&amp;#8217;s mother to help women in Morocco generate their own incomes to support their families.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3389-matthew-perry-to-take-part-in-charity-tennis&quot;&gt;Matthew Perry To Take Part In Charity Tennis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3348-elton-john-aids-foundation-to-honor-sharon-stone-and-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Elton John AIDS Foundation To Honor Sharon Stone And Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3318-stars-gather-for-annual-bridge-school-benefit&quot;&gt;Stars Gather For Annual Bridge School Benefit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3305-bette-midler-launches-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Bette Midler Launches Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Madonna Promises Electricity To Village</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During her visit to Malawi last week, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/201-madonna&quot;&gt;Madonna&lt;/a&gt; promised electricity to a village that has never been able to have power.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I know you work in darkness,&amp;#8221; she told villagers in Mphandula. &amp;#8220;I will bring you electricity.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The singer was in the country &amp;#8211; one of the poorest in the world &amp;#8211; to oversee the start &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3302-madonna-in-malawi-for-new-girls-school&quot;&gt;of construction of a new girl&amp;#8217;s school&lt;/a&gt; her charity, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/245-raising-malawi&quot;&gt;Raising Malawi&lt;/a&gt;, is building.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The organization has already donated $500,000 for a child care center in the village &amp;#8211; a facility that now feeds and educates 3,000 orphans.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Miley Cyrus And Friends Hit The Concert For Hope</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/63-ashley-parker&quot;&gt;Ashley Parker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1056-miley-ray-cyrus&quot;&gt;Miley Cyrus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1802-demi-lovato&quot;&gt;Demi Lovato&lt;/a&gt; and Jesse McCartney took to the stage on Sunday, October 25, for the 2nd annual Concert for Hope.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The concert, held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, benefitted life-saving cancer research and treatment programs at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/332-city-of-hope&quot;&gt;City of Hope&lt;/a&gt;. Located in Duartes, California, City of Hope is one of the nation&amp;#8217;s leading cancer centers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lovato tweeted about the show afterward, saying the &amp;#8220;concert tonight was incredible! I had a blast and Jesse and Miley rocked it&#8230;so amazing!&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last year&amp;#8217;s sold out show, featuring Miley, Demi and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1316-jonas-brothers&quot;&gt;Jonas Brothers&lt;/a&gt;, raised more than $1.2 million for City of Hope.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Miley is also donating $1 from every ticket sold on her current Wonder World Tour to cancer research. During her last tour, she raised more than $2 million to benefit City of Hope.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3360-tony-hawk-invites-p-diddy-to-stand-up-for-skateparks&quot;&gt;Tony Hawk Invites P Diddy To Stand Up For Skateparks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3271-legends-sign-guitars-for-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Legends Sign Guitars For Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3263-tlc-reform-for-justin-timberlake-charity-concert&quot;&gt;TLC Reform For Justin Timberlake Charity Concert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Travis McCoy To Release Charity Song On World AIDS Day</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; Networks International&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/447-staying-alive-foundation&quot;&gt;Staying Alive Foundation&lt;/a&gt; has announced the launch of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1612-travis-mccoy&quot;&gt;Travis McCoy&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; charity track, One At A Time, which is set for release on December 1st to coincide with World &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Day.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;McCoy, lead singer of alternative hip hop collective &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1281-gym-class-heroes&quot;&gt;Gym Class Heroes&lt;/a&gt; and special ambassador to The Staying Alive Foundation, exclusively wrote the track for the Foundation which is MTV&amp;#8217;s global &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; awareness charity, funding and supporting youth-led grassroots &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; prevention projects around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Available to download on iTunes from December 1, World &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Day, all proceeds from sales of the track will benefit the young people and projects supported by the Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The track was written after the 10-day journey McCoy took as Staying Alive Foundation Ambassador to South Africa, India and The Philippines, during which time he visited some of the inspirational projects funded and supported by the charity. His journey enabled him to meet with some of the young people who have dedicated their lives to fighting the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; epidemic in their own communities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The track, which draws on McCoy&amp;#8217;s experiences while on the trip, was recorded in Miami and produced and co-written by The Smeezingtons.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This track comes straight from the heart,&amp;#8221; said McCoy. &amp;#8220;It encompasses everything that I saw and felt on the trip. I met some amazing and inspiring young people &amp;#8211; and this track is dedicated to them and their tireless and selfless commitment to the fight against &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;. I just hope that it&amp;#8217;ll inspire others out there to get involved in whatever way they can. It really doesn&amp;#8217;t take much to make a difference.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Commented The Smeezingtons, &amp;#8220;It was such an honour and humbling experience to work with Travis and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; to create this song. We love making music, but when the music is used to help such a worthy cause it&amp;#8217;s unbelievably fulfilling.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Travis&amp;#8217; commitment to The Staying Alive Foundation has enabled us to reach young people around the world in a truly innovative way,&amp;#8221; said Georgia Arnold, Executive Producer of The Unbeaten Track and Senior Vice President, Social Responsibility, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; Networks International/ Executive Director, Staying Alive Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Through this track, Travis will be sharing his experience and amplifying the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; awareness message to &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; audiences, globally, in a creative and memorable way. We are delighted with the track and can&amp;#8217;t wait for the world to hear it.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to the One At A Time track, an accompanying music video will be aired on &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; from November 9, 2009 and will be available to watch online on &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; websites. The video features footage of Travis in the studio, as well as clips from &amp;#8216;Travis McCoy&amp;#8217;s Unbeaten Track&amp;#8217;, the documentary that charts Travis&amp;#8217; tri-continental journey and is set to air on &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; channels on December 1, coinciding with the track release.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The philanthropic effort behind One At A Time is the result of a partnership between &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MTV&lt;/span&gt; Networks International, The Staying Alive Foundation, Atlantic Records and Fueled By Ramen.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One At A Time will be available on iTunes from December 1, 2009. From December 8, 2009, the track will also be available via other major online music retailers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to buying the track, donations can be made directly to The Staying Alive Foundation by visiting www.stayingalivefoundation.org&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out www.theunbeatentrack.com for more details on McCoy&amp;#8217;s trip, including the inspiration behind the track and the Foundation-funded projects McCoy visited.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3428-ltts-exclusive-travis-mccoy-and-the-mtv-staying-alive-foundation&quot;&gt;LTTS Exclusive - Travis McCoy And The MTV Staying Alive Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2932-50-cent-to-perform-charity-concert&quot;&gt;50 Cent To Perform Charity Concert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2682-travis-mccoy-asks-for-aids-day-lyric-help&quot;&gt;Travis McCoy Asks For AIDS Day Lyric Help&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2492-katy-perry-and-friends-design-t-shirts-for-aids&quot;&gt;Katy Perry And Friends Design T-Shirts For AIDS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1972-pete-wentz-plays-cupid-for-a-cause&quot;&gt;Pete Wentz Plays Cupid For A Cause&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Jennifer Garner Makes Time For CHANGE</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/88-jennifer-garner&quot;&gt;Jennifer Garner&lt;/a&gt; is the new spokesperson for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/192-save-the-children&quot;&gt;Save the Children&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; Make Time For &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CHANGE&lt;/span&gt; campaign.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The charity&amp;#8217;s &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CHANGE&lt;/span&gt; program (Creating Healthy, Active, and Nurturing Growing-up Environments) has teamed up with Frigidaire to donate $1 to every pledge made on the official website to raise funds to help at-risk children in need in the United States.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I grew up in West Virginia, which is a state that has struggled a lot,&amp;#8221; Garner told &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PEOPLE&lt;/span&gt;.com. &amp;#8220;It needs so badly the exact kind of support that Save the Children offers, which is helping kids perform better in school &#8230; because they are healthier and not worrying about food.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more than 75 years, Save the Children has been helping children survive and thrive by focusing on early childhood education, literacy and physical activity and nutrition programs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Save the Children created the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CHANGE&lt;/span&gt; program (Creating Healthy, Active, and Nurturing Growing-up Environments) to promote healthier lifestyles for children living in poverty by providing nutritious snacks and regular opportunities for children to be physically active.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The main realization that I had is that every mom wants the best for their kid,&amp;#8221; she says. &amp;#8220;Some of us may have more opportunities with time or financial cushions than others so it&amp;#8217;s important that we just spend a minute of our time to help other kids in our own country.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To make a pledge or find out more, visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.make-time-for-change.com/home.html&quot;&gt;the official website here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3409-victoria-beckham-teaches-son-to-save-the-children&quot;&gt;Victoria Beckham Teaches Son To Save The Children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3243-idol-gives-back-is-back&quot;&gt;Idol Gives Back Is Back!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3230-stars-join-elephant-project-auction-for-alzheimers&quot;&gt;Stars Join Elephant Project Auction For Alzheimer's&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3229-ben-stiller-rewrites-the-future-in-uganda&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller Rewrites The Future In Uganda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3217-taylor-swift-signs-elephant-for-family-health-international&quot;&gt;Taylor Swift Signs Elephant For Family Health International&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Gossip Girls To Attend City Of Hope Event</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;On Friday October 30, 2009 a group of young professional philanthropists known as &amp;#8220;Future of Hope&amp;#8221; will join &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/332-city-of-hope&quot;&gt;City of Hope&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; fight against women&amp;#8217;s cancers with a Halloween-themed benefit called A Night of Mischief at Marquee in &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NYC&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrities are joining Future of Hope&amp;#8217;s efforts in raising the awareness of City of Hope and its mission to find cures for cancers and other life-threatening diseases. Appearances will include cast members from hit television series such as Gossip Girl and The City.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lending her considerable clout to the cause will be Tinsley Mortimer as she films her new CW reality series &amp;#8220;Empire State&amp;#8221;. This new reality show will air this winter chronicling Tinsley&amp;#8217;s travels, adventures and causes that include finding a cure for women&amp;#8217;s cancers. The CW will be in attendance filming Tinsley and her friends as they join together with New York&amp;#8217;s Future of Hope. The evening will be dedicated in loving memory to Amy Salm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, is one of the world&amp;#8217;s leading research and treatment centers for cancer and other serious diseases, including diabetes and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;. The work conducted at City of Hope is shared with medical centers worldwide, touching the lives of millions of people everywhere, including the New York Metropolitan Area.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tickets are $99 in advance and $120 at the door based on availability. Guests are asked to dress in costume. The night features an open bar with sponsors such as Innocente Tequila, Three Olives Vodka and Manhattan Beer Company. A decadent dessert bar to satisfy even the sweetest tooth comes compliments of the Cupcake Stop and Milk &amp;amp; Cookies Bakery. There will also be a live raffle with over 30 fabulous prizes to be won such as Valentino Handbags, Roundtrip JetBlue tickets, Equinox gym memberships, Private Dinner Catered by Chef Rob of Hell&amp;#8217;s Kitchen fame, and Knicks and Rangers Tickets. Spinning all night will be the incomparable DJ &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NVM&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You may purchase tickets in advance by logging on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paperlesspost.com/events/21745-d1028b2a/guests/534617-3ea3458a/card&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information about City of Hope, please visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cityofhope.org&quot;&gt;official website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3331-miley-cyrus-and-friends-hit-the-concert-for-hope&quot;&gt;Miley Cyrus And Friends Hit The Concert For Hope&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2941-charity-reigns-backstage-at-teenage-choice-awards&quot;&gt;Charity Reigns Backstage At Teenage Choice Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2569-meet-legends-of-music-for-city-of-hope&quot;&gt;Meet Legends Of Music For City Of Hope&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2360-country-stars-to-play-softball-for-cancer&quot;&gt;Country Stars To Play Softball For Cancer&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2329-leeza-gibbons-to-host-magic-of-memories-dinner&quot;&gt;Leeza Gibbons To Host Magic Of Memories Dinner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Madonna In Malawi For New Girl's School</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/201-madonna&quot;&gt;Madonna&lt;/a&gt; is in Malawi to lay the foundation stone of a new girls&amp;#8217; school she is building with her charity, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/245-raising-malawi&quot;&gt;Raising Malawi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Our vision for the school is to empower girls to become Malawi&amp;#8217;s future leaders,&amp;#8221; blogged the singer on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.raisingmalawi.org/blog/entry/Madonna-To-Attend-Raising-Malawi-Academy-for-Girls-Ceremony/&quot;&gt;charity&amp;#8217;s website&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;quot;Our goal is to teach them to challenge themselves, serve their local communities and develop their country. We created this vision in partnership with the local Malawian Ministry of Education, and other educational experts from Malawi, Sub-Sharan African and elsewhere around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We are developing and using innovative educational approaches, cutting-edge architectural design methods, and other modern technologies, which we hope, will become a replicable model for girls secondary school education.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The school is expected to cost $15 million, and the cause is close to Madonna&amp;#8217;s heart. She is a member of Raising Malawi&amp;#8217;s Advisory Committee, and helps with the volunteer organisation&amp;#8217;s mission to help orphans by providing water, food, medical care and schooling.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Research proves that young girls throughout the developing world are often left without opportunities to receive a comprehensive education and the benefits that education can provide,&amp;#8221; she wrote. &amp;quot;It&amp;#8217;s an honor for me to be able to help as many of these girls as I can achieve their dreams.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m also incredibly proud of all the projects Raising Malawi is involved in and I look forward to visiting a number of them during my visit.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Madonna will also meet President Bingu wa Mutharika during her trip. The ceremony will take place on Monday, October 26 at 3:00 p.m. on the future site of the Academy.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3332-madonna-promises-electricity-to-village&quot;&gt;Madonna Promises Electricity To Village&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3146-ltts-exclusive-chefs-for-heroes&quot;&gt;LTTS Exclusive: Chefs For Heroes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3116-elton-john-donates-to-northern-ireland-childrens-hospice-ball&quot;&gt;Elton John Donates To Northern Ireland Children's Hospice Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3053-toronto-film-festival-to-host-cinema-against-aids&quot;&gt;Toronto Film Festival To Host Cinema Against AIDS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Charlize Theron Kisses For Charity Cash</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/350-onexone&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONEXONE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the charitable organization committed to fighting health issues and preserving the lives of children locally and globally, hosted their 2nd Annual &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONEXONE&lt;/span&gt; Fundraiser at Bimbo&amp;#8217;s 365 Club in San Francisco, CA on Thursday, October 22.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Academy Award-winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/34-charlize-theron&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/894-jeremy-piven&quot;&gt;Jeremy Piven&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1133-josh-groban&quot;&gt;Josh Groban&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/639-carlos-santana&quot;&gt;Carlos Santana&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/734-david-arquette&quot;&gt;David Arquette&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/540-mia-hamm&quot;&gt;Mia Hamm&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/989-nomar-garciaparra&quot;&gt;Nomar Garciaparra&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1730-laila-ali&quot;&gt;Laila Ali&lt;/a&gt; and more helped raise funds and awareness for charitable causes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The evening featured keynote speaker Vicki Escarra, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/426-second-harvest&quot;&gt;Feeding America&lt;/a&gt;, along with a special headline performance from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/842-snow-patrol&quot;&gt;Snow Patrol&lt;/a&gt;. Additional entertainment included performances by Josh Groban, Carlos Santana, Spencer Day, the local jazz vocalist from San Francisco, and Ethan Bortnick, the 8-year old pianist and composer who wrote his own song &amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s For the Kids&amp;#8221; in honor of the event. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONEXONE&lt;/span&gt; also welcomed back Jay Bilas for his second year as Master of Ceremonies.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Academy Award-winner Charlize Theron, on behalf of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/929-charlize-theron-african-outreach-project&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron African Outreach Project&lt;/a&gt;, and 2-time World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Mia Hamm also announced the latest initiative &amp;#8220;Home Field Advantage&amp;#8221; in partnership with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONEXONE&lt;/span&gt; and Academy Award-winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/231-matt-damon&quot;&gt;Matt Damon&lt;/a&gt; which will bring soccer fields and clean water to the children of South Africa by 2010. The Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project and the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONEXONE&lt;/span&gt; Foundation will work together on this initiative to bolster impoverished rural South African communities with plans to break ground by the 2010 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;FIFA&lt;/span&gt; World Cup.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The highlight of the evening came during the live auction when Charlize Theron helped auction off a two-week trip to South Africa for the World Cup plus a kiss from her for $140,000. Jeremy Piven also jumped onstage during the live auction and encouraged two guests to bid $140,000 each for a walk-on roll on the hit &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HBO&lt;/span&gt; show &amp;#8220;Entourage&amp;#8221; for a total of $280,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The night was a huge success and we&amp;#8217;d like to thank the generous people of San Francisco for their continued support,&amp;#8221; said Marc Joubert, President of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONEXONE&lt;/span&gt; U.S.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONEXONE&lt;/span&gt; event in San Francisco focuses not only on raising funds and awareness for the issues, but also on producing a top-notch show that entertains and educates the audience at the same time. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ONEXONE&lt;/span&gt; was founded in 2005 by Diesel Canada President, Joelle Berdugo Adler, and has raised more than $9 million for children around the world since that time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3437-lebron-james-donates-to-onexone&quot;&gt;Lebron James Donates to ONEXONE&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3414-jon-lovitz-leads-silly-walks-for-charity&quot;&gt;Jon Lovitz Leads Silly Walks For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3386-take-that-and-friends-to-rock-children-in-need-tonight&quot;&gt;Take That And Friends To Rock Children In Need Tonight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3380-matt-damon-records-psa-for-global-hunger&quot;&gt;Matt Damon Records PSA For Global Hunger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3369-christmas-charity-singles-hit-the-market&quot;&gt;Christmas Charity Singles Hit The Market&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>ONEXONE</category>
  <category>Charlize Theron</category>
  <category>Jeremy Piven</category>
  <category>Josh Groban</category>
  <category>Carlos Santana</category>
  <category>David Arquette</category>
  <category>Mia Hamm</category>
  <category>Nomar Garciaparra</category>
  <category>Laila Ali</category>
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  <title>Charitable Celebrities To Receive 21st Century Leaders Awards</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Celebrities will be out in abundance in Doha, Qatar, next week for the Whatever It Takes Experience presented by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/514-21st-century-leaders&quot;&gt;21st Century Leaders&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/497-whatever-it-takes&quot;&gt;Whatever It Takes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As well as a private art experience and gala dinner, several stars will be honored with 21st Century Leaders Awards at this massive charity event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Doha 21st Century Leaders&amp;#8217; Awards are granted to individuals who, whilst being leaders in their own fields, have also made a serious commitment and significant impact on their chosen cause.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The award is given to individuals who have used their influence to raise awareness, their celebrated status to raise funds, and the respect and notoriety which they have gained from successes in their chosen profession, to make positive policy changes to progress either environmental or humanitarian concerns.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Friday, October 30, will see Sir Ben Kingsley &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CBE&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1693-venus-williams&quot;&gt;Venus&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/300-serena-williams&quot;&gt;Serena Williams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/501-josh-hartnett&quot;&gt;Josh Hartnett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1645-danny-boyle&quot;&gt;Danny Boyle&lt;/a&gt; and Christian Colson honored for their outstanding charity and humanitarian work. A surprise guest will open the event, and an art exhibition will also take place featuring original artworks by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/68-george-clooney&quot;&gt;George Clooney&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1767-stella-mccartney&quot;&gt;Stella McCartney&lt;/a&gt;, Sir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/143-roger-moore&quot;&gt;Roger Moore&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;KBE&lt;/span&gt;, Sir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/627-michael-caine&quot;&gt;Michael Caine&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CBE&lt;/span&gt;, and Lady Shakira Caine, Sir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/454-ian-mckellen&quot;&gt;Ian McKellen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/121-samuel-l-jackson&quot;&gt;Samuel L. Jackson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/185-nicole-kidman&quot;&gt;Nicole Kidman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/65-ewan-mcgregor&quot;&gt;Ewan McGregor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/796-laurence-fishburne&quot;&gt;Laurence Fishburne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/111-john-travolta&quot;&gt;John Travolta&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/128-pierce-brosnan&quot;&gt;Pierce Brosnan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;OBE&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/246-morgan-freeman&quot;&gt;Morgan Freeman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/34-charlize-theron&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/160-minnie-driver&quot;&gt;Minnie Driver&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/163-lucy-liu&quot;&gt;Lucy Liu&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/491-susan-sarandon&quot;&gt;Susan Sarandon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/44-courteney-cox&quot;&gt;Courteney Cox&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/734-david-arquette&quot;&gt;David Arquette&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/312-whoopi-goldberg&quot;&gt;Whoopi Goldberg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/281-penelope-cruz&quot;&gt;Penelope Cruz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/365-benicio-del-toro&quot;&gt;Benicio del Toro&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/129-joseph-fiennes&quot;&gt;Joseph Fiennes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1469-anjelica-huston&quot;&gt;Anjelica Huston&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1046-christian-slater&quot;&gt;Christian Slater&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/634-harvey-keitel&quot;&gt;Harvey Keitel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/6-alan-rickman&quot;&gt;Alan Rickman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/48-liam-neeson&quot;&gt;Liam Neeson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/383-gillian-anderson&quot;&gt;Gillian Anderson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/76-hilary-duff&quot;&gt;Hilary Duff&lt;/a&gt;, Adrien Brody, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1656-mickey-rourke&quot;&gt;Mickey Rourke&lt;/a&gt;, Robin Wright Penn, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1093-patrick-stewart&quot;&gt;Patrick Stewart&lt;/a&gt;, Lauren Bacall, Stephanie Powers, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/604-toni-collette&quot;&gt;Toni Collette&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/388-daniel-craig&quot;&gt;Daniel Craig&lt;/a&gt; and many more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An active supporter and patron of charities such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/116-princes-trust&quot;&gt;Prince&amp;#8217;s Trust&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/97-teenage-cancer-trust&quot;&gt;Teenage Cancer Trust&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/569-first-star&quot;&gt;First Star&lt;/a&gt;, English actor Sir Ben Kingsley &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CBE&lt;/span&gt; is very much devoted to helping disadvantaged young people and children. In 2008, Kingsley was awarded the &amp;#8220;Cinema for Peace Honorary Award&amp;#8221;, for the portrayal of the humanitarian role-models Simon Wiesenthal, Itzhak Stern and Gandhi.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In April 2009, following the success of Slumdog Millionaire, filmmakers Danny Boyle and Christian Colson announced a commitment of &#163;500,000 to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/946-plan&quot;&gt;Plan&lt;/a&gt;, an international children&amp;#8217;s development organization. The money will be spent on a five-year program focusing on education and sanitation, designed to improve the lives of children in Mumbai&amp;#8217;s slum communities. In consultation with Plan, the filmmakers have also founded the Jai Ho Trust, an independent trust which aims to ensure that Rubina Ali (who played the youngest Latika in the film) and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (youngest Salim) receive an education, housing and social support. The trust will also hold a sum of money for the two children until they reach adulthood.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;American actor and film producer Josh Hartnett supports a number of worthy causes and has backed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/439-global-cool&quot;&gt;Global Cool&lt;/a&gt;, a charity focused on climate change since its inception. Launching with a reception at No.10 Downing Street in London in 2007, Josh Hartnett met with former Prime Minister &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/285-tony-blair&quot;&gt;Tony Blair&lt;/a&gt; on behalf of the group and has since taken the message of greenhouse gas reduction far and wide, to let people know that they really can make a difference to the environmental health of our planet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Professional women&amp;#8217;s tennis players whom have won a combined 12 Grand Slam titles. The Williams sisters have demonstrated an immense amount of charitable work off the court. The &amp;#8220;Williams Sister&amp;#8217;s Tour&amp;#8221; set out to raise money for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/983-ronald-mcdonald-house-charities&quot;&gt;Ronald McDonald House Charities&lt;/a&gt; which provides housing for families of seriously ill children. In addition, Serena started The Serena Williams Foundation which focuses on education, and helping underprivileged children in Africa who cannot afford to go to school or college to do so.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WhateverItTakes.org is a unique charity artwork project which inspires hope by gathering artworks from leaders in all fields; royalty, film, music, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, sports, literature etc. The artworks are used to ethically produce Whatever It Takes products which are then sold to raise funds for charitable causes chosen by each contributing leader. 21st Century Leaders Foundation&amp;#8217;s mission is to assist and encourage a generation of influencers &#8211; royalty, Nobel peace prize laureates and well-known leaders in the fields of film, music, fashion, art and literature &#8211; to raise awareness and funds for international development causes, thereby leading the way in promoting positive environmental sustainable development. 21st Century Leaders was founded in May 2003 when Charlotte di Vita was made a Goodwill Ambassador to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/294-nelson-mandela-childrens-fund&quot;&gt;Nelson Mandela Children&amp;#8217;s Fund&lt;/a&gt;. 21st Century Leaders was also the 10th Anniversary celebration of Trade plus Aid, the foundation for which Charlotte had received an &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MBE&lt;/span&gt; from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out more about this event &amp;#8211; to be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Doha on October 30/31 &amp;#8211; click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blog.whateverittakes.org/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3446-roger-moore-to-attend-charity-event-for-the-aged&quot;&gt;Roger Moore To Attend Charity Event For The Aged&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3443-star-studded-event-honors-cnn-everyday-heroes&quot;&gt;Star-Studded Event Honors CNN Everyday Heroes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3436-elton-john-warns-complacent-teens-about-unsafe-sex&quot;&gt;Elton John Warns Complacent Teens About Unsafe Sex&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3435-roger-moore-is-petas-person-of-the-year&quot;&gt;Roger Moore Is PETA's Person Of The Year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3434-annie-lennox-to-receive-freedom-of-london-award&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox To Receive Freedom Of London Award&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>21st Century Leaders</category>
  <category>Whatever It Takes</category>
  <category>Ben Kingsley</category>
  <category>Venus Williams</category>
  <category>Serena Williams</category>
  <category>Josh Hartnett</category>
  <category>Danny Boyle</category>
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  <category>George Clooney</category>
  <category>Stella McCartney</category>
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  <category>Michael Caine</category>
  <category>Ian McKellen</category>
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  <category>Nicole Kidman</category>
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  <title>LTTS Exclusive - The 2009 Noble Awards</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/39-michelle-vink&quot;&gt;Michelle Vink&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I had the honor of attending &amp;#8220;The Noble Awards&amp;#8221; on their first annual show honoring charities and their celebrity supporters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Sunday, October 18th at The Beverly Hilton, &amp;#8220;Access Hollywood&amp;#8217;s&amp;#8221; Billy Bush hosted the premiere of this special event honoring &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/246-morgan-freeman&quot;&gt;Morgan Freeman&lt;/a&gt; with a Lifetime Achievement Award and a list of celebrity honorees from Brett Ratner to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/417-teri-hatcher&quot;&gt;Teri Hatcher&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guests were treated to live performances from names like Brian McKnight and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1901-benji-madden&quot;&gt;Benji Madden&lt;/a&gt; and the famed 8-year-old piano prodigy, Emily Bear. The night was supported with a star-studded cast of performers, honorees and guests that all believe in using the power of their voice in the name of philanthropy and charity. No detail was too small for this event. The award sculpture itself was the vision of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/940-antonio-banderas&quot;&gt;Antonio Banderas&lt;/a&gt; and came to life at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/393-the-art-of-elysium&quot;&gt;The Art of Elysium&lt;/a&gt; workshop with personal touches from the children at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/823-shriners-hospitals-for-children&quot;&gt;Shriners Hospitals for Children&lt;/a&gt; with the guidance of The Art of Elysium volunteer/actor/sculptor David Grieco.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Noble Awards was an inaugural awards show that launched the beginning of a perennial movement that will encourage each and every person to give back and take action in the world today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each year they will recognize and honor philanthropic organizations and the celebrities that make considerable contributions to them. Some of this year honorees included &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/291-nancy-odell&quot;&gt;Nancy O&amp;#8217;Dell&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/341-best-buddies-international&quot;&gt;Best Buddies International&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1676-annalynne-mccord&quot;&gt;AnnaLynne McCord&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1347-the-blind-project&quot;&gt;The Blind Project&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/417-teri-hatcher&quot;&gt;Teri Hatcher&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/349-childrens-hospital-los-angeles&quot;&gt;Children&amp;#8217;s Hospital Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, Brett Ratner for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1167-dosomething-org&quot;&gt;DoSomething.org&lt;/a&gt;, Billy Bush for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/106-lollipop-theater-network&quot;&gt;Lollipop Theater Network&lt;/a&gt;, Whitney Burditt for Playing for Change, Kenneth &amp;#8220;Babyface&amp;#8221; Edmonds for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1120-stand-up-to-cancer&quot;&gt;Stand Up To Cancer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1730-laila-ali&quot;&gt;Laila Ali&lt;/a&gt; for Women&amp;#8217;s Sport Foundation and a charity very close to my heart, The Art of Elysium honoring &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/904-joel-madden&quot;&gt;Joel Madden&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jennifer Howell, Founder of The Art of Elysium, presented this award to Joel Madden with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1822-lionel-richie&quot;&gt;Lionel Richie&lt;/a&gt;, Allison Beck and Stacey Price: &amp;#8220;As both an artist and a father, Joel truly embodies a sincere passion for both music and children. It was evident in his beautiful and humble acceptance speech where he expressed his heartbreak at the thought of a child spending one second inside of a hospital. A moment that was also extremely moving was when his twin brother [&amp;#8221;Benji&amp;quot;:http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1901-benji-madden] (who has spent many days with The Art of Elysium teaching guitar and participating in music workshops) shared his love for his brother with a music dedication. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/903-nicole-richie&quot;&gt;Nicole Richie&lt;/a&gt; (who has also dedicated her talents to the charity) looked on lovingly while her Father introduced Joel and thanked him for loving his daughter so much. The love, support and generosity that was shown by all members of Joel&amp;#8217;s family are the true roots that can help take The Art of Elysium&amp;#8217;s mission to every child that spends that terrifying one second in a hospital.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was lucky enough to experience the vision of the Founder/Executive Producer, Janeen Mansour, prior to the event and watch it develop from an idea to a reality.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The goal of the Noble Awards was to highlight the charities there that night and celebrities that champion them,&amp;#8221; she said. &amp;#8220;Our goal reached far beyond my expectations. The purpose of the Noble Awards is to create awareness and send out a call to action. I feel everyone in the room was inspired and moved and understood the message we were trying to convey. That message is to be &lt;em&gt;a Noble&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Noble Awards are a testament to what Hollywood can achieve when it uses its voice to celebrate positive change. This event showcased just a few of the many celebrities and individuals dedicated to making a difference in the world today. It is my hope that it will serve as an inspiration to others to get involved in their charity, community or cause that has meaning to them. Being a volunteer takes less time than your yoga class and can cost you less money than your Latte. But the experience will stay with you a lifetime.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To the children, the volunteers, the unnamed angels, the celebrities, the founders, the team behind this event and to all of the people that donate their time and passion to making a difference on a daily basis, this celebrates you.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3400-ltts-exclusive-ashley-judd-awarded-as-hollywood-hero&quot;&gt;LTTS Exclusive - Ashley Judd Awarded As Hollywood Hero&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/81-children-affected-by-aids-foundation&quot;&gt;Children Affected by &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; Foundation&lt;/a&gt; will hold its &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1447-stars-get-ready-for-a-dream-halloween&quot;&gt;annual Dream Halloween event in LA&lt;/a&gt; this week, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/84-jamie-lee-curtis&quot;&gt;Jamie Lee Curtis&lt;/a&gt; will be there to celebrate.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 16th annual event will be held at the Santa Monica Air Center on October 24, and will feature a whole bunch of your favorite stars &amp;#8211; including Jason Priestley, Doris Roberts and Melina Kanakaredes &amp;#8211; in weird, whacky, and hopefully scary costumes as they celebrate the season to be frightened.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There will also be a special auction, featuring shoes worn by Candice Wiggins of the Minnesota Lynx and much more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;World-wide there are more than two million children living with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; and an additional 15 million who have been orphaned due to &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;,&amp;#8221; said Joe Cristina, founder of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CAAF&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;#8220;Events like Dream Halloween Los Angeles allow us to raise critical funds to support these children in need. Our gracious sponsors, event attendees, performers and volunteers have helped us to raise more than $30 million since our inception in 1993.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out more about this event, go to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.caaf4kids.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CAAF&lt;/span&gt; website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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