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  <title>Hard Rock Serves Up John Lennon For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Last week, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3357-yoko-ono-gives-song-to-united-nations-peacebuilding-fund&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Look To The Stars&lt;/em&gt; brought you the news that Yoko Ono had donated John Lennon&amp;#8217;s &lt;em&gt;Give Peace A Chance&lt;/em&gt; to charity&lt;/a&gt;. Now we can reveal that she has also donated another of the singer&amp;#8217;s songs to another charity campaign.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/238-world-hunger-year&quot;&gt;World Hunger Year&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WHY&lt;/span&gt;), along with Hard Rock Cafe, has released Serve4, the latest in their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1742-springsteen-serves-again-for-world-hunger-year&quot;&gt;series of albums designed to fight hunger around the world&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1745-yoko-ono&quot;&gt;Yoko Ono&lt;/a&gt; has donated &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1636-john-lennon&quot;&gt;John Lennon&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;em&gt;Gimme Some Truth&lt;/em&gt; to the album.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This is a beautiful step towards world peace,&amp;#8221; she said. &amp;#8220;By imagining there&amp;#8217;s no hunger, like what John sang in his song, we express our strong desire to bring a world in which children will never again suffer from hunger or poverty. Let&amp;#8217;s come together and help spread this message around the world. John would have loved the fact that so many illustrious and good meaning partners and organizations have stood up to make this effort together.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1811-john-lennon-serves-up-song-for-charity-cd&quot;&gt;It is the second time Ono has donated one of Lennon&amp;#8217;s songs to Hard Rock&amp;#8217;s Imagine There&amp;#8217;s No Hunger campaign and Serve CDs&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;100% of net proceeds from Hard Rock&amp;#8217;s campaign will directly benefit &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WHY&lt;/span&gt; and its grassroots partners around the globe, that have developed ways to feed children worldwide who are victims of poverty and also teach them farming and entrepreneurial skills for the future. Proceeds will be donated directly to &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WHY&lt;/span&gt; to benefit local charities, including the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1158-common-ground-foundation&quot;&gt;Common Ground Foundation&lt;/a&gt; and Pathfinder Academy both located in Kenya, the Pattanarak Foundation located in Thailand, City of Joy located in India, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/491-yele-haiti-foundation&quot;&gt;Y&#233;le Haiti Foundation&lt;/a&gt; located in Haiti, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1184-hope-north&quot;&gt;Hope North&lt;/a&gt; located in Uganda, Roots and Shoots located in China, Project Bona Fide located in Nicaragua and Sentabale located in Lesotho.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Hard Rock has been a longtime supporter of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WHY&lt;/span&gt;, and I&amp;#8217;ve seen firsthand how the organization helps to make a difference around the world,&amp;#8221; said Hamish Dodds, President and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt;, Hard Rock International, and Global Ambassador for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WHY&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;#8220;We are proud to continue to support WHY&amp;#8217;s life-saving efforts, in hopes that one day, we will have a world without hunger and poverty.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The track list of Serve4 is as follows:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;John Lennon &amp;#8220;Gimme Some Truth&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;O.A.R. &amp;#8220;Lay Down&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Brandi Carlile &amp;#8220;If There Was No You&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Starsailor &amp;#8220;Listen Up&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/699-elvis-costello&quot;&gt;Elvis Costello&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; Allen Toussaint &amp;#8220;The River In Reverse&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Earth, Wind &amp;amp; Fire / Chicago &amp;#8220;You&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Eric Hutchinson &amp;#8220;OK, It&amp;#8217;s Alright With Me&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;The Low Anthem &amp;#8220;Home I&amp;#8217;ll Never Be&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Arno Carstens &amp;#8220;Heartbreak Monday&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Brett Dennen &amp;#8220;Heaven&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Toby Lightman &amp;#8220;One Day&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;moe. &amp;#8220;Wicked Awesome&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;The Raveonettes &amp;#8220;Oh I Buried You Today&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Uncle Kracker &amp;#8220;Smile&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to SERVE4, beginning November 9th, Hard Rock locations around the globe will offer &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;IMAGINE&lt;/span&gt; THERE&amp;#8217;S NO &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HUNGER&lt;/span&gt; merchandise, including a limited-edition bracelet and pin to benefit &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WHY&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2009-11-09-imaginenohunger09__ST_N.htm&quot;&gt;charity event held in New York to launch the CD last week&lt;/a&gt; attracted a plethora of famous supporters, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/483-ringo-starr&quot;&gt;Ringo Starr&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;You get so many invites every day to do stuff,&amp;#8221; said Starr. &amp;#8220;When I read the statistics of this, it just blew me away. So I thought, why not? How hard is it to do something? Because it is of some value, you give your name to great causes.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 14-track Serve4 is available as a download card at Hard Rock locations and at hardrock.com and as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/Serve4-Artists-Against-Hunger-Poverty/dp/B002TLNGJK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=dmusic&amp;amp;qid=1258019874&amp;amp;tag=looktothestar-20&amp;amp;sr=8-1&quot;&gt;download with five bonus tracks at Amazon&lt;/a&gt; ($8.99 or 99 cents a track). Cafe patrons who add a $1 donation to a meal tab receive an Imagine bracelet.&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/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/3438-michael-j-fox-rocks-for-a-cure&quot;&gt;Michael J. Fox Rocks For A Cure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3357-yoko-ono-gives-song-to-united-nations-peacebuilding-fund&quot;&gt;Yoko Ono Gives Song To United Nations Peacebuilding Fund&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/3285-sopranos-star-rocks-the-hard-rock-for-charity&quot;&gt;Sopranos Star Rocks The Hard Rock For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>World Hunger Year</category>
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  <category>Common Ground Foundation</category>
  <category>Pattanarak Foundation</category>
  <category>City of Joy</category>
  <category>Y&#233;le Haiti Foundation</category>
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  <title>Matt Damon Writes On The Importance Of Giving Back</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/231-matt-damon&quot;&gt;Matt Damon&lt;/a&gt; has put pen to paper and written an article for Parade Magazine on the importance of giving back.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Here&amp;#8217;s something that matters to me right now,&amp;#8221; wrote Damon, who is a founder of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/540-not-on-our-watch&quot;&gt;Not On Our Watch&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/634-h2o-africa&quot;&gt;H2O Africa&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1397-water-org&quot;&gt;Water.org&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;quot;Every 15 seconds, a child dies because of a lack of clean water and sanitation. I should probably repeat that: Every 15 seconds, a child dies because of a lack of clean water and sanitation. A billion people on our planet will never have a clean drink of water. There are 2.5 billion people in the world without toilet facilities. That kind of deprivation isn&amp;#8217;t even on our radar in the U.S., but in Africa it&amp;#8217;s the central preoccupation of many people&amp;#8217;s lives. And the most devastating thing about it is that it takes so little to change it. Just $25 will give someone clean water for life&#8212;yes, just $25 will change someone&amp;#8217;s future forever.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ve taken a lot of trips in the last few years to places like Africa and India and Haiti to try to learn what conditions are like. You can read about extreme poverty and possible solutions, but it&amp;#8217;s really powerful when you get to meet the people and shake their hands and listen to their stories. I try to keep my trips short because my kids are so young that my wife, Lucy, can&amp;#8217;t come. We don&amp;#8217;t like to be separated, but we both feel it&amp;#8217;s so important to learn about these things. There&amp;#8217;s so much I don&amp;#8217;t know. In the future, I know these trips are something we&amp;#8217;ll do as a family.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;There&amp;#8217;s so much need, it&amp;#8217;s so hard to decide where to give. For me, I look at the organizations that are actually doing the work on the ground. I co-founded Water.org, which focuses on water and sanitation. I was in Ethiopia earlier this year, and I watched children taking filthy water out of a hand-dug well and putting it in bottles to take to school. The water was so dirty, it looked like chocolate milk. I wanted to knock it out of their hands and say, &amp;#8220;Don&amp;#8217;t drink that&#8212;it could kill you.&amp;#8221; The dilemma is that drinking nothing at all will kill them even faster. Parents in these impoverished areas lose children every year to diseases that could be completely prevented if they had access to clean water.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Please find out what you can do to make a difference. Take five minutes to educate yourself on an issue you didn&amp;#8217;t know about before. Then tell somebody else. Or make a small donation, if you can. Every dollar counts. Charitable foundations would rather have a million people donate $1 each than have a handful of people write big checks, because that means millions of us are getting involved. If you give $5 and talk to your neighbor about giving $5, that&amp;#8217;s a big deal. If that conversation goes on across the country, we&amp;#8217;ll really start moving some mountains.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;re here for such a short time. When your great-great-grandkids study history, don&amp;#8217;t you want them to be proud that you were part of the solution?&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To read the full article Damon has written, visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parade.com/celebrity/2009/10/matt-damon-gives-back.html&quot;&gt;Parade Magazine website&lt;/a&gt;. You can also join Parade Magazine&amp;#8217;s Giving Challenge &amp;#8211; in which you could win $50,000 for your favorite charity &amp;#8211; by clicking &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.parade.com/contests/givingchallenge/2009/index.html&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/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/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/3323-matt-damons-persistent-efforts-to-supply-africa-with-clean-water&quot;&gt;Matt Damon&#8217;s Persistent Efforts To Supply Africa With Clean Water&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3301-charlize-theron-kisses-for-charity-cash&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron Kisses For Charity Cash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3242-onexone-prepares-for-star-studded-fundraiser&quot;&gt;ONEXONE Prepares For Star-Studded Fundraiser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Matt Damon</category>
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  <title>Brad Pitt Joins Angelina Jolie In Syria For Refugees</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/27-brad-pitt&quot;&gt;Brad Pitt&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2-angelina-jolie&quot;&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; were in Syria last week to meet with Iraqi refugees to raise awareness of their plight.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Most Iraqi refugees cannot return to Iraq in view of the severe trauma they experienced there, the uncertainty linked to the coming Iraqi elections, the security issues and the lack of basic services,&amp;#8221; said Jolie, who was in Damascus for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;#8220;They will, therefore, be in need of continued support from the international community.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It was the actress&amp;#8217; second visit to Syria in two years. On Friday, she visited Damascus&amp;#8217; poorest suburbs where she was welcomed by two Iraqi families and &#8211; along with Brad Pitt &amp;#8211; discussed the Iraqi refugee crisis with Syrian President Bashar Assad.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; has stated that more than 4.2 million Iraqis have left their homes since the beginning of the conflict in 2003.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is clear that the Syrian people, no matter the challenges or difficulties they may face, have always shown generous hospitality to people in need,&amp;#8221; said Jolie. &amp;#8220;I hope that the rest of the world recognizes that we all have to share this burden and continue to take care of Iraqi refugees.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&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/3351-giving-back-fund-releases-2009s-top-celebrity-givers&quot;&gt;Giving Back Fund Releases 2009's Top Celebrity Givers&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/3165-jessica-biel-to-climb-kilimanjaro-for-charity&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel To Climb Kilimanjaro For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3159-stars-have-1goal-in-mind-at-clinton-global-initiative&quot;&gt;Stars Have 1GOAL In Mind At Clinton Global Initiative&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Brad Pitt</category>
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  <title>Jessica Biel To Climb Kilimanjaro 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/195-jessica-biel&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel&lt;/a&gt; is the latest star to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The actress will join &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/930-isabel-lucas&quot;&gt;Isabel Lucas&lt;/a&gt; and several others for the trek in January to raise awareness about the need for clean water.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This is a basic human necessity that needs to be addressed now,&amp;#8221; she said. &amp;#8220;I want to help any way I can in order to raise awareness toward the life-threatening clean water crisis happening not only in Africa but around the world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Biel&amp;#8217;s boyfriend, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/99-justin-timberlake&quot;&gt;Justin Timberlake&lt;/a&gt;, is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2355-justin-timberlake-to-climb-kilimanjaro-for-charity&quot;&gt;also set to take part in the climb, which will also raise money&lt;/a&gt; for the Children&amp;#8217;s Safe Drinking Water Program, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/259-playpumps&quot;&gt;PlayPumps International&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ve been training four times a week to get my VO2 &amp;#8211; oxygen consumption &amp;#8211; levels up to expand my lungs,&amp;#8221; he said. &amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;ll climb for a week straight, carrying 30lbs on our backs. It&amp;#8217;s going to be intense, but it&amp;#8217;s going to be so rewarding. We&amp;#8217;re going to be ready for it.&amp;#8221;&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/3408-hayden-panettiere-hits-hollywood-for-the-whales&quot;&gt;Hayden Panettiere Hits Hollywood For The Whales&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;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3248-jessica-biel-to-run-for-live-earth&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel To Run For Live Earth&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;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3207-will-smiths-children-support-charity-initiative&quot;&gt;Will Smith's Children Support Charity Initiative&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Mia Farrow Takes Message Of Hope To Cameroon</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The internationally acclaimed actress and humanitarian activist &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/933-mia-farrow&quot;&gt;Mia Farrow&lt;/a&gt; arrived in Cameroon on Sunday with a message of hope for some of the most disadvantaged children in the country.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A priority for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Goodwill Ambassador during her week long visit will be to travel to communities in the East, where there are over 60,000 Central African refugees, and the Langui Camp where there are more than 3,000 refugees who fled from Chad last year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; has asked me to add my voice to the call for urgent action in Cameroon to tackle the problem of child malnutrition which &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; sees as a silent emergency,&amp;#8221; said Mia Farrow. &amp;#8220;Most of the world probably knows little about this humanitarian crisis which threatens the lives of children under five years of age. When I get there I hope to be able to tell them they will be heard, and do my best to make sure that more will be done for them.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many of the refugees in Cameroon are being hosted by local communities, who themselves are desperately poor and vulnerable. A key consequence is high rates of child malnutrition according to the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; Representative, Ora Musu Clemens-Hope.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The refugees have been generously supported by communities in one of the poorest parts of Cameroon. The Government and agencies such as &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;, [&amp;#8221;UNHCR&amp;quot;:http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr], and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/182-world-food-programme&quot;&gt;World Food Programme&lt;/a&gt; have been working hard to alleviate conditions and provide for basic needs, but we are seeing alarming rates of malnutrition and more funding is urgently needed.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are around 280,000 refugees in Cameroon from both the Central African Republic and Chad. Amongst the displaced and host communities, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; is working to combat disease and cut child mortality, while working to provide clean water, decent sanitation and education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Upon her arrival in Cameroon, Ms. Farrow will hear from government ministers as well as the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNESCO&lt;/span&gt; Goodwill Ambassador and First Lady.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ms. Farrow was appointed &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; Goodwill Ambassador in September 2000. As a powerful advocate for children, she campaigns tirelessly for their rights around the world, with a special focus on children impacted by armed conflict. Ms. Farrow has worked extensively to raise funds and awareness for children whose lives have been affected by violence in countries such as Angola, Chad, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Nigeria and Sudan.&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/3420-lucy-liu-and-rebecca-mader-to-light-unicef-snowflakes&quot;&gt;Lucy Liu And Rebecca Mader To Light UNICEF Snowflakes&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;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3328-stars-flock-to-vanessa-redgrave-charity-performance&quot;&gt;Stars Flock To Vanessa Redgrave Charity Performance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3251-selena-gomez-trick-or-treats-for-unicef-again&quot;&gt;Selena Gomez Trick Or Treats For UNICEF Again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3240-orlando-bloom-becomes-unicef-ambassador&quot;&gt;Orlando Bloom Becomes UNICEF Ambassador&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Angelina Jolie Visits &#8216;Dire&#8217; Kenyan Refugee Settlement</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/59-emily-ray&quot;&gt;Emily Ray&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2-angelina-jolie&quot;&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; has spoken about visiting &amp;#8216;one of the most dire&amp;#8217; refugee camps on the Kenyan&#8211;Samali border.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jolie is a Goodwill Ambassador for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;), an organization that seeks to help refugees into a &amp;#8216;normal environment&amp;#8217;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On a visit to the refugee settlement, Jolie was heartbroken about the residents&amp;#8217; plight, where 285,000 people live in a cramped space designed for just 90,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With children and adults alike showing signs of malnutrition, and families living amongst rubbish, Jolie&amp;#8217;s visit took on an extra disbelief when she learnt that fifteen people are surviving on 100 liters of water every two days, when the recommendation is 20 liters per person per day. Cholera outbreaks are common place, and Jolie said the next occurrence might be impossible to contain.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; Kenya Representative Liz Ahua warned, &amp;#8220;If we don&amp;#8217;t get more land, it will be impossible to avert a major humanitarian crisis&amp;#8221;. The UN High Commissioner called for a massive injection of funds from the donor community, and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNCHR&lt;/span&gt; will provide an extra $20 million for refugees and the community in Dadaab.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jolie spoke poignantly: &amp;#8216;I wish more people could meet them, then they would have a stronger desire to help.&amp;#8217;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out more about the work of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unhcr.org.uk/&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/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/3351-giving-back-fund-releases-2009s-top-celebrity-givers&quot;&gt;Giving Back Fund Releases 2009's Top Celebrity Givers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3197-brad-pitt-joins-angelina-jolie-in-syria-for-refugees&quot;&gt;Brad Pitt Joins Angelina Jolie In Syria For Refugees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3165-jessica-biel-to-climb-kilimanjaro-for-charity&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel To Climb Kilimanjaro For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3098-mia-farrow-takes-message-of-hope-to-cameroon&quot;&gt;Mia Farrow Takes Message Of Hope To Cameroon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Kellie Pickler Launches Charity Shoe Initiative</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1391-kellie-pickler&quot;&gt;Kellie Pickler&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; affinity for shoes is well documented. Her 2006 debut single kicked a no-account-ex-boyfriend to the curb in &amp;#8220;Red High Heels,&amp;#8221; and her current, self titled album closes with &amp;#8220;Going Out In Style,&amp;#8221; which expresses her desire for her final resting place&amp;#8230;having her ashes spread in shoe department of Saks Fifth Avenue. But Pickler, whose modest upbringing allowed for little more than the basics, understands the realities of living without.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With that, Kellie continues her support of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/462-soles4souls&quot;&gt;Soles4Souls&lt;/a&gt; and will team with Ladies&amp;#8217; Home Journal the &amp;#8220;Look Good. Do Good. Feel Great&amp;#8221; magazine, to collect new and gently worn shoes on Thursday, August 27 before her show at New York City&amp;#8217;s Madison Square Garden. The drop point for the shoes will be located at entrance to the Garden and will be open from 5:00 pm &#8211; 9:00 pm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Soles4Souls Pickler said, &amp;#8220;I love shoes but they are more than just a fashion statement, they are a necessity and not everyone has access to them because of financial reasons or natural disaster. Whatever the situation, Soles4Souls is there to help and I&amp;#8217;m glad to lend my support. Thanks to the wonderful people from Ladies&amp;#8217; Home Journal who are volunteering their time to come out and collect the shoes that people are giving.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pickler joins her friend &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/970-taylor-swift&quot;&gt;Taylor Swift&lt;/a&gt; on the Fearless Tour 2009 for the sold out show at New York&amp;#8217;s Madison Square Garden on August 27. Pickler and Swift wrote Pickler&amp;#8217;s last single, &amp;#8220;Best Days Of Your Life,&amp;#8221; which has sold more than 700,000 digital downloads and peaked inside the Top 10.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nashville-based Soles4Souls collects and distributes free footwear (both new and &amp;#8216;gently worn&amp;#8217;) to people in need around the world. Since its inception, Soles4Souls has distributed more than 5 million pairs &amp;#8212; currently one pair every 13 seconds &amp;#8212; to people in 125 countries, including Honduras, Romania, Thailand, The Sudan and the United States.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to donations from the footwear industry, Soles4Souls has received shoes and support from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/117-scarlett-johansson&quot;&gt;Scarlett Johansson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/338-zach-braff&quot;&gt;Zach Braff&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/937-billy-joel&quot;&gt;Billy Joel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/96-jessica-simpson&quot;&gt;Jessica Simpson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1919-donald-faison&quot;&gt;Donald Faison&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/186-stevie-nicks&quot;&gt;Stevie Nicks&lt;/a&gt; and many other celebrities, professional athletes and musicians.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3438-michael-j-fox-rocks-for-a-cure&quot;&gt;Michael J. Fox Rocks For A Cure&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3288-bar-refaeli-joins-angels-at-charity-ball&quot;&gt;Bar Refaeli Joins Angels At Charity Ball&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;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3223-will-smith-to-host-nobel-peace-concert&quot;&gt;Will Smith To Host Nobel Peace Concert&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>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Green Day's Vegan Shoes Go To Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Last month, &lt;em&gt;Look To The Stars&lt;/em&gt; brought you the news that &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/274-green-day&quot;&gt;Green Day&lt;/a&gt; bassist Mike Dirnt had &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2692-green-days-vegan-shoes&quot;&gt;designed a new vegan shoe&lt;/a&gt;. Now we can reveal that he is donating all royalties from sales to shoe charity &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/462-soles4souls&quot;&gt;Soles4Souls&lt;/a&gt;, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free shoes to people in need.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &amp;#8220;45 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RPM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8221; Studio Project shoe hit the streets worldwide in June 2009, on the tail of Green Day&amp;#8217;s highly anticipated album release, &amp;#8220;21st Century Breakdown.&amp;#8221; The shoe, just like the band, is turning heads around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &amp;#8220;45 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RPM&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8221; comes in the lax low top or aggressive high top, so choose your statement and rock it fully; either way, both options are 100 percent vegan-crafted, containing zero animal products in the construction and distribution. The shoe comes in black, but is highlighted with distressed gold lining and eyelets, and even showcases custom 45 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RPM&lt;/span&gt; record artwork. If that&amp;#8217;s not enough, the shoe&amp;#8217;s boot-like construction is sure to fit Mike&amp;#8217;s unique style.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Macbeth Footwear is excited to get these shoes onto your feet so you can check out &amp;#8220;21st Century Breakdown&amp;#8221; in the utmost appropriate style.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Dirnt&amp;#8217;s decision to personally contribute all the royalties from this shoe towards Soles4Souls has energized the charity: &amp;#8220;We are so excited to be a part of this incredible promotion,&amp;#8221; said Wayne Elsey, Founder and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of Soles4Souls. &amp;#8220;We are very grateful for Mike Dirnt&amp;#8217;s generosity and encourage everyone to check out Mike&amp;#8217;s awesome new shoes.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out the shoes &lt;a href=&quot;http://macbeth.com/dirnt&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. More info can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.soles4souls.org/news/2009/07-29/green-day-bassist-mike-dirnt-launches-studio-project-shoe-to-benefit-shoe-charity&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/2995-kellie-pickler-launches-charity-shoe-initiative&quot;&gt;Kellie Pickler Launches Charity Shoe Initiative&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2860-go-back-to-school-with-celebrity-items&quot;&gt;Go Back To School With Celebrity Items&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2692-green-days-vegan-shoes&quot;&gt;Green Day's Vegan Shoes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2677-celebrities-do-whatever-it-takes-for-charity&quot;&gt;Celebrities Do Whatever It Takes For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2604-scarlett-johansson-goes-barefoot-for-charity&quot;&gt;Scarlett Johansson Goes Barefoot For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Angelina Jolie Visits The Displaced In Iraq</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/2-angelina-jolie&quot;&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; has made her third trip to Iraq to visit people displaced by the war.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The actress used her &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2851-angelina-jolie-to-be-honored-in-jordan&quot;&gt;latest visit to the Middle East&lt;/a&gt; to visit the country, where she witnessed a settlement on the outskirts of Baghdad where 20,000 Iraqis live, unable to return to their homes because of violence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is lacking in all of the basic things that you would need,&amp;#8221; Jolie told &lt;a href=&quot;http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/23/iraq.jolie/&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CNN&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;#8220;They just started to have clean water. They&amp;#8217;re sleeping on dirt. They have built these areas out of brick by hand. They don&amp;#8217;t have job opportunities.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jolie &#8211; a UN Ambassador for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; met four families whose children could not go to school and could not afford to pay for medical treatment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This is a moment where things seem to be improving on the ground, but Iraqis need a lot of support and help to rebuild their lives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;There are still three million people displaced, innocent families. We have still many young men and women from our country who are fighting every day, there are men and women from all countries who have lost their lives, and this is a time to try to make some positive change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; has been doing everything it can. It&amp;#8217;s been building houses. It&amp;#8217;s having funding issues. It&amp;#8217;s only half-funded this year. It takes six months to be able to build a house.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;So they&amp;#8217;re not going to get enough money to be able to build all the houses that they want to build, to be able to facilitate anybody that does want to come home. They&amp;#8217;ll be able to do something, but not as much as they could if they were given all the support.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; has stated that 1.6 million Iraqis were displaced within the country by sectarian violence.&lt;/p&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/3351-giving-back-fund-releases-2009s-top-celebrity-givers&quot;&gt;Giving Back Fund Releases 2009's Top Celebrity Givers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3197-brad-pitt-joins-angelina-jolie-in-syria-for-refugees&quot;&gt;Brad Pitt Joins Angelina Jolie In Syria For Refugees&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3165-jessica-biel-to-climb-kilimanjaro-for-charity&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel To Climb Kilimanjaro For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3098-mia-farrow-takes-message-of-hope-to-cameroon&quot;&gt;Mia Farrow Takes Message Of Hope To Cameroon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>George Clooney Puts Star Power To Work</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/43-catrina-k-sally&quot;&gt;Catrina K. Sally&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/68-george-clooney&quot;&gt;George Clooney&lt;/a&gt; is using his box office appeal to garner a financial boost for the people of L&amp;#8217;Aquila, Italy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In April 2009 the Italian city was devastated by an earthquake that left more than 300 people dead. Clooney hopes to film a movie in the town, and thinks that the movie will revamp the city&amp;#8217;s economy and aid those left destitute by the natural disaster.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The people of L&amp;#8217; Aquila are not the only beneficiaries of Clooney&amp;#8217;s humanitarian efforts. The &lt;em&gt;Ocean&amp;#8217;s Eleven&lt;/em&gt; star is also a supporter of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/614-ante-up-for-africa&quot;&gt;Ante Up For Africa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/360-rock-for-darfur&quot;&gt;Rock For Darfur&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/540-not-on-our-watch&quot;&gt;Not On Our Watch&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/182-world-food-programme&quot;&gt;World Food Programme&lt;/a&gt;. Hopefully, Clooney&amp;#8217;s efforts in Italy will harvest the same rewards as his previous charity work.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &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/3369-christmas-charity-singles-hit-the-market&quot;&gt;Christmas Charity Singles Hit The Market&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/3244-matt-damon-writes-on-the-importance-of-giving-back&quot;&gt;Matt Damon Writes On The Importance Of Giving Back&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>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrities Raise Hope For Congo</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/57-linda-st-cyr&quot;&gt;Linda St Cyr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1518-selena-gomez&quot;&gt;Selena Gomez&lt;/a&gt;, star of Disney Channels Wizards of Waverly Place, is busy with many other stars in the hope of raising awareness for the Congo. They are doing so through charity events and fundraising efforts for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RAISE&lt;/span&gt; Hope For Congo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RAISE&lt;/span&gt; Hope For Congo is hoping to raise awareness about the violence perpetuated against Congolese women, increase news coverage and protect and empower women in the Congo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Selena Gomez is just one of the many stars becoming an activist for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RAISE&lt;/span&gt; Hope. Robin Wright Penn is another activist for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RAISE&lt;/span&gt; Hope. Her moving letter is printed on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.raisehopeforcongo.org/robin&quot;&gt;RAISE&amp;#8217;s website&lt;/a&gt; and details why she involved herself in the campaign to end the violence against Congolese women and girls. Other stars who have become activists include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/933-mia-farrow&quot;&gt;Mia Farrow&lt;/a&gt;, Emile Hirsch, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Javier Bardem, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/904-joel-madden&quot;&gt;Joel Madden&lt;/a&gt; and many more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RAISE&lt;/span&gt; Hope For Congo wants to raise awareness but would also like to wipe out sexual violence, torture and other atrocities by using the 4P method; Peace, Protection, Punishment and Prevention. This is the four ingredients needed to stop the massive violence happening in the Domestic Republic of the Congo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The motto of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RAISE&lt;/span&gt; Hope For Congo &#8211; which is an initiative of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/621-enough-project&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ENOUGH&lt;/span&gt; Project&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; is &amp;#8220;Enough is Enough! Congo is not hopeless. There are solutions. Together, we can stop the violence. Where there is hope there can be peace.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &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;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3253-look-to-the-stars-helps-promote-hollywood-philanthropy-at-noble-awards&quot;&gt;Look To The Stars Helps Promote Hollywood Philanthropy At Noble Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3251-selena-gomez-trick-or-treats-for-unicef-again&quot;&gt;Selena Gomez Trick Or Treats For UNICEF Again&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Ante Up For Africa To Hit Las Vegas Tomorrow</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/614-ante-up-for-africa&quot;&gt;Ante Up For Africa&lt;/a&gt; will support &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1243-refugees-international&quot;&gt;Refugees International&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; efforts for the displaced people of Darfur and all of Sudan as part of its charity celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas on July 2, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event is hosted by &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt; Bracelet Winner and Celebrity Apprentice Star &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/623-annie-duke&quot;&gt;Annie Duke&lt;/a&gt; and Academy Award nominee &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/447-don-cheadle&quot;&gt;Don Cheadle&lt;/a&gt;, with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/17-ben-affleck&quot;&gt;Ben Affleck&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/231-matt-damon&quot;&gt;Matt Damon&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1648-brad-garrett&quot;&gt;Brad Garrett&lt;/a&gt; planning to attend. Professional poker players and Refugees International supporters Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, and Phil Hellmuth will also be participating.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We are grateful to Ante Up For Africa for shining a spotlight on the ongoing crisis in Darfur and generating such significant support for the people who have been forced from their homes by this conflict,&amp;#8221; said Ken Bacon, President of Refugees International. &amp;#8220;An event like this makes it possible for Refugees International to continue to demand action from the world&amp;#8217;s leaders to provide basic assistance and protection to refugees in Sudan and around the world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ante Up for Africa is a non-profit organization that raises funds for the survivors of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan and to support activism dedicated to resolving this crisis. Its successful charity poker event has raised over $2 million since it began in 2006. Beneficiaries of this year&amp;#8217;s tournament include Refugees International, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/621-enough-project&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ENOUGH&lt;/span&gt; Project&lt;/a&gt; and others. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ESPN&lt;/span&gt; will televise the 2009 Ante Up For Africa Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament on August 11.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is important to me to show people that it is possible to make a difference for the people of Darfur,&amp;#8221; said Annie Duke, one of the founders of Ante Up for Africa. &amp;#8220;I am thrilled that this event has become such a success and that it will generate support for efforts by Refugees International, the Enough Project and others to end the crisis in Darfur.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2009, Annie Duke played for Refugees International on NBC&amp;#8217;s hit reality show &amp;#8220;Celebrity Apprentice.&amp;#8221; As a contestant on the show, she raised $700,000 for Refugees International.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We have been privileged to work with Annie Duke and her friends and to witness the incredible generosity of the professional poker community,&amp;#8221; continued Bacon. &amp;#8220;We can&amp;#8217;t thank Annie enough for her commitment to refugees around the world and for her work for peace and justice.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Refugees International is a Washington, D.C.-based organization that advocates for lifesaving assistance and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises. The organization does not accept any government or UN funding to strengthen the independence of their advocacy. For more information, go to www.refugeesinternational.org.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ante Up For Africa is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Don Cheadle, Annie Duke and Norman Epstein dedicated to raising money and awareness for Africans in need. For more information about Ante Up For Africa, please visit www.anteupforafrica.org.&lt;/p&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/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/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/3323-matt-damons-persistent-efforts-to-supply-africa-with-clean-water&quot;&gt;Matt Damon&#8217;s Persistent Efforts To Supply Africa With Clean Water&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3301-charlize-theron-kisses-for-charity-cash&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron Kisses For Charity Cash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:33:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Ante Up For Africa</category>
  <category>Refugees International</category>
  <category>Annie Duke</category>
  <category>Don Cheadle</category>
  <category>Ben Affleck</category>
  <category>Matt Damon</category>
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  <title>Affleck, Damon and More To Ante Up For Africa</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/17-ben-affleck&quot;&gt;Ben Affleck&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/231-matt-damon&quot;&gt;Matt Damon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1648-brad-garrett&quot;&gt;Brad Garrett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1724-mekhi-phifer&quot;&gt;Mekhi Phifer&lt;/a&gt;, and top poker professional Phil Hellmuth have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/614-ante-up-for-africa&quot;&gt;Ante Up For Africa&lt;/a&gt; charity tournament July 2 at the 40th annual World Series of Poker.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some of Hollywood&amp;#8217;s biggest stars are expected to go all in for the 3rd Ante Up For Africa (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AUFA&lt;/span&gt;) Celebrity-Charity poker tournament.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Annually, the largest celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas, the event is accessible for the public to play with their favorite stars or watch as spectators. A full house of celebrities will join Academy Award Nominee, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/447-don-cheadle&quot;&gt;Don Cheadle&lt;/a&gt; and &amp;#8220;Celebrity Apprentice Star&amp;#8221; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt; Bracelet winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/623-annie-duke&quot;&gt;Annie Duke&lt;/a&gt; at the event taking place during the 2009 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WORLD&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SERIES&lt;/span&gt; OF POKER&#174; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt;) at Rio in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 2 at 2 PM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This No-Limit Hold&amp;#8217;em poker tournament has an entry fee of $5,000 and provides entrants the opportunity to walk away with a six-figure payday. The event allows players to rub elbows with top Hollywood stars, athletes and poker professionals while contributing to a great cause.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrities and athletes will join poker&amp;#8217;s most notable players to raise public awareness and funds to support the victims of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Among those confirmed to participate, subject to availability, are Cheadle, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Brad Garrett, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1876-cedric-the-entertainer&quot;&gt;Cedric the Entertainer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1240-charles-barkley&quot;&gt;Charles Barkley&lt;/a&gt;, Danny Masterson, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1378-hank-azaria&quot;&gt;Hank Azaria&lt;/a&gt;, Herschel Walker, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/808-jason-alexander&quot;&gt;Jason Alexander&lt;/a&gt;, Kenny Smith, Marlon Wayans, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/577-montel-williams&quot;&gt;Montel Williams&lt;/a&gt;, Reggie Miller, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1063-tia-carrere&quot;&gt;Tia Carrere&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1326-sarah-silverman&quot;&gt;Sarah Silverman&lt;/a&gt;, Jason Kidd, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/953-shawn-marion&quot;&gt;Shawn Marion&lt;/a&gt;, Cheryl Hines, Mekhi Phifer, Rob Schneider; Poker Professionals Howard Lederer, Andy Bloch, Tiffany Michelle, Erik Seidel and Phil Hellmuth with more to be confirmed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The tournament will feature a fast-paced structure designed to complete the competition within five hours. Seating for the tournament is open to anyone age 21 or older.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This event, as is every World Series of Poker tournament, is open to the public for viewing and admission is free. The event will take place in the famed Amazon Ballroom in the Rio Convention Center, just one day prior to the start of the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt; Main Event, the game&amp;#8217;s most prestigious poker event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cheadle, an accomplished poker player, and Duke, who has more than $4 million in tournament winnings, are committed to raising both public awareness about the tragedy in Darfur and funds to aid its victims. As the world&amp;#8217;s richest sporting event, the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt; awarded more than $180 million in 2008 and attracted participants from a record 124 nations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the previous events, many of the in the money finishers volunteered to donate half of their winnings to the charity. Proceeds from the event will go to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/621-enough-project&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ENOUGH&lt;/span&gt; Project&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1243-refugees-international&quot;&gt;Refugees International&lt;/a&gt;, organizations whose goals include raising public awareness and providing aid to the survivors of Darfur.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More information about the tournament is available at www.worldseriesofpoker.com. If you would like more information regarding the organization, please log onto www.anteupforafrica.org and follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/anteupforafrica.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ABOUT&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;THE&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The World Series of Poker (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt;) is the largest, richest and most prestigious gaming event in the world awarding millions of dollars in prize money and the prestigious gold bracelet, globally recognized as the sport&amp;#8217;s top prize. Featuring a comprehensive slate of tournaments in every major poker variation, the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt; is poker&amp;#8217;s longest running tournament in the world, dating back to 1970. In 2008, the event attracted 58,720 entrants from 124 different countries to the Rio in Las Vegas and awarded over $180 million in prize money. The creation of the new delayed Main Event final table more than doubled ratings on &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ESPN&lt;/span&gt; year-over-year. In December, 2008 the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt; was named the 7th most admired sports brand in North America by the Turnkey Team Brand Index trailing only the more established &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MLB&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NHL&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PGA&lt;/span&gt; Tour among sports properties. In addition, the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt; has formed groundbreaking alliances in broadcasting, digital media and corporate sponsorships, while successfully expanding the brand internationally with the advent in 2007 of the World Series of Poker Europe. For more information on the World Series of Poker, please visit our website at www.worldseriesofpoker.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ABOUT&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ANTE&lt;/span&gt; UP &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;FOR&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AFRICA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Ante Up For Africa (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AUFA&lt;/span&gt;) is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Don Cheadle, Annie Duke and Norman Epstein. We are dedicated to raising money and awareness for Africans in need. To date, Ante Up For Africa has raised close to $2 million for the cause and has donated to organizations such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/540-not-on-our-watch&quot;&gt;Not On Our Watch&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NOOW&lt;/span&gt;), &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ENOUGH&lt;/span&gt; and The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/498-international-rescue-committee&quot;&gt;International Rescue Committee&lt;/a&gt;. For more information, please log onto www.AnteUpForAfrica.org.&lt;/p&gt;

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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3404-bill-cosby-and-jason-alexander-eat-hot-dogs-for-charity&quot;&gt;Bill Cosby And Jason Alexander Eat Hot Dogs For Charity&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/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/3371-stars-come-out-for-march-of-dimes&quot;&gt;Stars Come Out For March Of Dimes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>British Stars Sing For Palestinian Refugee Children</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;Dozens of British celebrities were out in force at the Cafe de Paris in London last night for the annual Hoping&amp;#8217;s Got Talent charity karaoke event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Judged by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/154-kate-moss&quot;&gt;Kate Moss&lt;/a&gt; and X Factor&amp;#8217;s Louis Walsh, the event raised money for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/210-hoping-foundation&quot;&gt;Hoping Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, an organization that is dedicated to showing Palestinian refugee children that their struggle to transform their lives is encouraged and supported by people in Britain and throughout the rest of the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The evening attracted a plethora of British entertainers, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/485-lily-allen&quot;&gt;Lily Allen&lt;/a&gt;, Guy Ritchie, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/992-david-walliams&quot;&gt;David Walliams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1396-jeremy-clarkson&quot;&gt;Jeremy Clarkson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/191-sienna-miller&quot;&gt;Sienna Miller&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1066-jemima-khan&quot;&gt;Jemima Khan&lt;/a&gt;, Will Young, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/560-tracey-emin&quot;&gt;Tracey Emin&lt;/a&gt;, Shane MacGowan and socialite Kimberly Stewart. Lost&amp;#8217;s Matthew Fox also made an appearance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/932-karaoke-with-the-stars-raises-much-needed-cash&quot;&gt;Last year&amp;#8217;s event raised &#163;319,000&lt;/a&gt; for the charity, and featured &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/72-gwyneth-paltrow&quot;&gt;Gwyneth Paltrow&lt;/a&gt; singing &amp;#8220;Killing Me Softly&amp;#8221;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/261-elton-john-crowned-karaoke-king&quot;&gt;2007&amp;#8217;s event&lt;/a&gt; featured &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/62-elton-john&quot;&gt;Elton John&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/60-elizabeth-hurley&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Hurley&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1082-bryan-adams&quot;&gt;Bryan Adams&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Hoping Foundation provides grants to community projects working with children in Palestinian refugee camps&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Angelina Jolie Speaks At World Refugee Day Event</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;At an event marking the launch of activities in the United States for World Refugee Day, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Goodwill Ambassador &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2-angelina-jolie&quot;&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; appeared alongside UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ant&#243;nio Guterres to call on the world to recognize millions of victims of conflict around the world not as a burden but as a potential gift.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I know the strength that diversity has given my country &#8211; a country built by what some would now dismiss as asylum-seekers and economic migrants &#8211; and I believe we must persuade the world that refugees must not be simply viewed as a burden,&amp;#8221; said Jolie. &amp;quot;They are the survivors. And they can bring those qualities to the service of their communities and the countries that shelter them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The refugees I have met and spent time with have profoundly changed my life,&amp;#8221; Jolie added. &amp;#8220;Today . . . I want to thank them for letting me into their lives.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jolie was speaking at a World Refugee Day event at the National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D.C. hosted by &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; and moderated by &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBC&lt;/span&gt; television anchor Ann Curry. The event included a live feed from the Djabal refugee camp in eastern Chad, where a &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; staff member on the ground spoke to the assembled audience. The event comes two days before World Refugee Day, but will be UNHCR&amp;#8217;s main &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WRD&lt;/span&gt; activity in the US.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;High Commissioner Guterres spoke of the increasing difficulties and dangers facing the world&amp;#8217;s more than 42 million uprooted people as well as those trying to help them. He said the situation was particularly challenging in internal displacement situations which can involve a multiplicity of actors &#8211; rebel factions, politically or ethnically linked militias, bandits, government troops and international forces. If people are unable to flee across borders, then humanitarian agencies must try to get help to them inside or near conflict zones.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This is a dangerous and changing world,&amp;#8221; he said. &amp;#8220;One of the worrying trends is people&amp;#8217;s inability to cross borders. It&amp;#8217;s harder and harder for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; to get access to them. The international community faces difficulties today &#8211; it is difficult to balance the sovereignty of states with the sovereignty of the human being. This is a huge challenge for us in &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With the changing nature of conflict, the &amp;#8220;humanitarian space&amp;#8221; within which his agency and its partners must work is shrinking, Guterres said. In some situations, humanitarian workers are seen as legitimate targets. Two &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; staff members have been killed in the past five months in Pakistan, most recently in the June 9 bombing of the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Humanitarians are becoming more and more a target,&amp;#8221; he said, and this poses a terrible dilemma &#8211; how to balance the urgent needs of innocent civilians with the responsibility to ensure the safety of those trying to help them. &amp;#8220;But &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; staff never ask me how to leave,&amp;#8221; he said. &amp;#8220;They always ask me how to stay.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;US Secretary of State &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/77-hillary-clinton&quot;&gt;Hillary Clinton&lt;/a&gt; was scheduled to speak on Thursday but was forced to cancel after fracturing her elbow in a fall Wednesday on the way to the White House.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event in Washington kicked off several days of activities around the world designed to draw attention to the plight of refugees and others uprooted by violence. The theme of this year&amp;#8217;s events is &amp;#8220;Real People, Real Needs,&amp;#8221; underscoring the fact that while the world struggles to cope with the fall-out from the global financial crisis, millions of people in poorer countries are in need of help and attention in order to survive.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Events on Saturday will include a concert at Washington&amp;#8217;s Kennedy Centre by legendary Congolese vocalist and bandleader Samba Mapangala, a football match between refugees in Australia, a musical performance by Kurdish refugees from Iran in northern Iraq and a film festival in Japan. On Saturday, from 9am to 9pm &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;EST&lt;/span&gt; in the United States (2pm to 2am &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GMT&lt;/span&gt;) a new web site, www.refugeedaylive.org, will feature live streams from Iraq, Pakistan, a refugee camp in Africa and a settlement for the displaced in Colombia.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At Thursday&amp;#8217;s event, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; awarded a refugee from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rose Mapendo, who had started her own &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NGO&lt;/span&gt; for victims of conflict, with its US Humanitarian of the Year Award.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, Jolie pointed out that forced displacement is a fact of life. &amp;quot;Whether it be from Darfur, Myanmar or the Swat Valley [in Pakistan]; or some as yet unknown crisis, mass migrations will be a feature of our future. &amp;#8220;We must look beyond the simple numbers,&amp;#8221; she said, &amp;#8220;and look instead at the individual.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Donate To Refugees In Pakistan</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/27-brad-pitt&quot;&gt;Brad Pitt&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2-angelina-jolie&quot;&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; have donated $1 million to help refugees in Pakistan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20285881,00.html&quot;&gt;People.com&lt;/a&gt;, the celebrity couple made the donation through their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/307-jolie-pitt-foundation&quot;&gt;Jolie-Pitt Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, which they established to assist with humanitarian crises around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;People.com reports that the head of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Ant&#243;nio Guterres, thanked the foundation for its assistance, calling Pakistan&amp;#8217;s plight &amp;#8220;the most challenging humanitarian crisis of the past decade.&amp;#8221; More than 2 million people are currently displaced in the country.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Angelina Jolie initially created the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MJP&lt;/span&gt;) for the conservation of Cambodia&amp;#8217;s endangered Cardamom Mountains&amp;#8217; northern territory. As more resources became available, MJP&amp;#8217;s operations expanded into other areas such as reforestation, community protected area, park management and humanitarian crises. In 2007, the organization changed its name to Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation and now donates to those in need around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Angelina Jolie: World Refugee Day PSA</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/2-angelina-jolie&quot;&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; has recorded a &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSA&lt;/span&gt; for World Refugee Day urging people not to ignore the plight of those forced to leave their homelands.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Speaking for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, the actress speaks about the millions of refugees without homes or identities around the world: &amp;#8220;Please don&amp;#8217;t turn away. Refugees are the most vulnerable people on earth. Every day, they are fighting to survive. They deserve our respect.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;World Refugee Day will be held on June 20 and aims to raise awareness of the 34 million people of concern to &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; who face a shortage or lack of the essentials of life &amp;#8211; clean water, food, sanitation, shelter, health care and protection from violence and abuse.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; says: &amp;quot;A comprehensive assessment of the needs of refugees and other people cared for by the UN refugee agency revealed that 30 percent were unmet &amp;#8211; a third of them in basic and essential services. Improvements in nutrition and water supplies, access to primary health care, strengthened child protection programmes, better protection for women from sexual violence and abuse, and improvements in living conditions and sanitation facilities are just some of the needs that are not being met worldwide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This World Refugee Day we ask you to remember the millions of forcibly displaced and stateless people under our care who are struggling with their day-to-day lives. One thing connects them all: basic needs that must be met so they have a chance to rebuild their lives.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out how you can help, and to watch Jolie&amp;#8217;s &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSA&lt;/span&gt;, visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unhcr.org/pages/49c3646c46d.html&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt; website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Please do not forget them. Remember them on this day. World Refugee Day.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrities Do Whatever It Takes 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;A huge selection of celebrity-designed bags and T-shirts are currently available at the UK&amp;#8217;s premiere celebrity charity auction website, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buyoncegivetwice.co.uk/&quot;&gt;Buy Once Give Twice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The auction site is hosting the auction for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/497-whatever-it-takes&quot;&gt;Whatever It Takes&lt;/a&gt;, 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.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Going under the hammer in the auction are T-shirts featuring designs by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/908-the-killers&quot;&gt;The Killers&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/502-pink&quot;&gt;Pink&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/120-snoop-dogg&quot;&gt;Snoop Dogg&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/76-hilary-duff&quot;&gt;Hilary Duff&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/604-toni-collette&quot;&gt;Toni Collette&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/36-coldplay&quot;&gt;Coldplay&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/1115-keane&quot;&gt;Keane&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/274-green-day&quot;&gt;Green Day&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/384-barry-manilow&quot;&gt;Barry Manilow&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/579-melanie-chisholm&quot;&gt;Melanie C&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/440-kaiser-chiefs&quot;&gt;Kaiser Chiefs&lt;/a&gt;. There are also bags and purses designed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/499-gwen-stefani&quot;&gt;Gwen Stefani&lt;/a&gt;, Snoop Dogg, Lucy Liu, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/492-kanye-west&quot;&gt;Kanye West&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/999-slash&quot;&gt;Slash&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/411-david-bowie&quot;&gt;David Bowie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/177-ozzy-osbourne&quot;&gt;Ozzy Osbourne&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1767-stella-mccartney&quot;&gt;Stella McCartney&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Charities supported by Whatever It Takes include: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/212-adopt-a-minefield&quot;&gt;Adopt-A-Minefield&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/726-anti-slavery-international&quot;&gt;Anti-Slavery International&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/633-breast-cancer-campaign&quot;&gt;Breast Cancer Campaign&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/271-care&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CARE&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Children of the Andes, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/672-childrens-medical-research-institute&quot;&gt;Children&amp;#8217;s Medical Research Institute&lt;/a&gt;, Christian Children&amp;#8217;s Fund, City at Peace, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/74-comic-relief&quot;&gt;Comic Relief&lt;/a&gt;, Dreams Can Be Foundation, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/435-great-ormond-street-hospital&quot;&gt;Great Ormond Street Hospital&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/142-greenpeace&quot;&gt;Greenpeace&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/599-healthlink-worldwide&quot;&gt;Healthlink Worldwide&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/257-heifer-international&quot;&gt;Heifer International&lt;/a&gt;, Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/75-red-cross&quot;&gt;Red Cross&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/640-lifebeat&quot;&gt;LIFEbeat&lt;/a&gt;, LifeLine &amp;amp; Rape Crisis &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PMB&lt;/span&gt;, Opportunity International, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/93-oxfam&quot;&gt;Oxfam&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/361-rota&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ROTA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, Rights and Humanity, S.A.F.E., &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/192-save-the-children&quot;&gt;Save the Children&lt;/a&gt;, Sharon Osborne Colon Cancer Program, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/312-snoop-youth-football-league&quot;&gt;Snoop Youth Football League&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/80-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital&quot;&gt;St. Jude Children&amp;#8217;s Research Hospital&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/97-teenage-cancer-trust&quot;&gt;Teenage Cancer Trust&lt;/a&gt;, The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;BRIT&lt;/span&gt; Trust, Christina Noble Children&amp;#8217;s Foundation, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/598-little-dreams-foundation&quot;&gt;Little Dreams Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/597-lotus-outreach&quot;&gt;Lotus Outreach&lt;/a&gt;, &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;, Toothfairy Foundation, Trade plus Aid, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNHCR&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/674-wateraid&quot;&gt;WaterAid&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To make a bid in the auction, which runs until June 30, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.buyoncegivetwice.co.uk/news/celebrity-t-shirts--bags-ready-for-summer&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/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/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;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Andre Agassi Plays Charity Tennis In Paris</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/820-stefanie-graf&quot;&gt;Stefanie Graf&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/209-andre-agassi&quot;&gt;Andre Agassi&lt;/a&gt; joined young tennis talents from ten different countries to play eight matches in Paris on Saturday, June 6.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite the rain, both the children and the two champions were enthusiastic. At the end of the session, Longines &#8211; for which the two tennis legends are Ambassadors of Elegance &#8211; donated US$ 80,000 to their two charity foundations &#8211; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/41-andre-agassi-charitable-foundation&quot;&gt;Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/767-children-for-tomorrow&quot;&gt;Children For Tomorrow&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This was followed by a splendid gala evening at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines. Between the gastronomical dinner prepared by one of Switzerland&amp;#8217;s leading chefs and the musical entertainment provided by the singer Arielle Dombasle, two timepieces specially created by Longines to mark the occasion were auctioned off and, with the money raised in the morning, made the grand sum of $US220,000, which will be entirely donated to the two former tennis champions&amp;#8217; charity organizations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stefanie Graf and Andre Agassi were invited to Roland Garros by Longines to mark the 10th anniversary of their singles victories at the legendary Paris tournament and have once again shown their commitment to children in need.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>George Clooney Leads UNICEF Donation</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/540-not-on-our-watch&quot;&gt;Not On Our Watch&lt;/a&gt;, the international advocacy and aid organization founded by actors &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/447-don-cheadle&quot;&gt;Don Cheadle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/231-matt-damon&quot;&gt;Matt Damon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/27-brad-pitt&quot;&gt;Brad Pitt&lt;/a&gt;, producer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1121-jerry-weintraub&quot;&gt;Jerry Weintraub&lt;/a&gt; and human rights lawyer David Pressman, has awarded the U.S. Fund for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; a grant of $438,000 to assist at-risk Zimbabwean refugee children living on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The grant will provide critical support for child protection and welfare services for 1,500 unaccompanied and vulnerable children in the border town of Musina, South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;ve seen first-hand how dire the situation is for Zimbabwean refugees in South Africa. Women are being raped, orphaned children have no protection, and thousands of people are without even the most basic supplies. Every-day survival has become a harrowing task,&amp;#8221; said Not On Our Watch board member Matt Damon. &amp;#8220;As the situation in Zimbabwe remains unresolved, the international community must stop sitting on the sidelines and instead take action to help those who need it most. Not On Our Watch is proud to support UNICEF&amp;#8217;s work in this critical time.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While the formation of a new coalition government in Zimbabwe signals hope for the Zimbabwean people, the situation for women and children in-country remains at crisis levels. In the last six months, unstable economic conditions, coupled with a severe cholera outbreak have contributed to a dramatic increase in the number of Zimbabweans undertaking the dangerous journey of fleeing to neighboring South Africa, particularly children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once in South Africa, refugee children live in extreme situations of risk, including physical and sexual abuse, child labor, and psychosocial trauma, with only limited access to basic necessities such as health services, shelter, education, food and clothing. In addition, their lack of documentation and poorly understood legal status in South Africa places many children in danger of detention and deportation, and forces them to lead &amp;#8220;underground&amp;#8221; lives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; and its partners are supporting the South African government&amp;#8217;s efforts to improve the care and protection of migrant children. The support from Not On Our Watch will allow &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; to provide emergency assistance, prevent and respond to exploitation and gender-based violence, and strengthen the capacity of the South African Department of Social Development to respond to children&amp;#8217;s complex needs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; gratefully acknowledges the vital support of Not On Our Watch, which will contribute to the survival needs of Zimbabwean children in Musina,&amp;#8221; said Caryl Stern, President and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of the U.S. Fund for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;#8220;This charitable donation will impact the lives of 1,500 Zimbabwean children, by providing them with the emergency care they desperately need. Services also help us to achieve our ultimate goal of reducing the number of children around the world who die each day of preventable causes from 25,000 to zero.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3420-lucy-liu-and-rebecca-mader-to-light-unicef-snowflakes&quot;&gt;Lucy Liu And Rebecca Mader To Light UNICEF Snowflakes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &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/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/3380-matt-damon-records-psa-for-global-hunger&quot;&gt;Matt Damon Records PSA For Global Hunger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Scarlett Johansson Goes Barefoot For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week is the Second Annual Barefoot Week, organized by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/462-soles4souls&quot;&gt;Soles4Souls&lt;/a&gt;, and a host of celebrities are stepping forward to support it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soles4Souls is an international shoe charity dedicated to providing a free pair of shoes to people in need. This week, the non-profit organization will be distributing thousands of pairs of new shoes in the United States while it also collects &amp;#8220;gently worn&amp;#8221; shoes from the general public during thousands of concurrent shoe drives at schools, churches and community centers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The campaign is being spearheaded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/117-scarlett-johansson&quot;&gt;Scarlett Johansson&lt;/a&gt;, who previously donated 2000 pairs of new shoes from her own line of Reebok footwear, and is lending her name to help raise publicity about Barefoot Week. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/721-antawn-jamison&quot;&gt;Antawn Jamison&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/96-jessica-simpson&quot;&gt;Jessica Simpson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/369-brittany-snow&quot;&gt;Brittany Snow&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1391-kellie-pickler&quot;&gt;Kellie Pickler&lt;/a&gt;, Luke Perry, Riddick Bowe, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/547-arnold-palmer&quot;&gt;Arnold Palmer&lt;/a&gt;, Tom Watson, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt;, Chris Hope, Jeff Fisher and Tim Dunn have also voiced their support for the weeklong series of events.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;If you can&amp;#8217;t dig deep in your pockets, than dig in your closet!&amp;#8221; said Johansson. &amp;#8220;Americans can make a huge difference with Soles4Souls by donating shoes. Souls4Soles gives away a pair of shoes every 13 seconds in over 125 countries, with over 55 percent donated to fellow Americans.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The full event schedule is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Monday, June 1st: In Indianapolis, Soles4Souls will be working with Wheeler Mission Ministries to hand out 4,000 pairs of new shoes and 6,000 pairs of flip-flops to people served by the downtown mission. Visit www.wheelermission.org for more information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tuesday, June 2nd: In Atlanta, Soles4Souls will be working with City of Refuge, a non-profit organization that offers both life saving resources and life building tools to individuals and families in Atlanta who are living on the margin. They will be handing out 4,000 pairs of new shoes and 6,000 pairs of flip-flops. Visit www.cityofrefugeinc.com for more information on the Soles4Souls partner in Atlanta.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wednesday, June 3rd: Soles4Souls will be working side-by-side with The Foundry, a Birmingham-area charity focused on rebuilding lives and restoring hope of recovering addicts, ex-inmates and the homeless. They will be handing out 4,000 pairs of new shoes and 6,000 pairs of flip-flops. Learn more at www.thefoundryonline.org.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thursday, June 4th: Soles4Souls will be at the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles, working with thousands of homeless on Skid Row. The Mission provides a myriad of services to people in need, such as education and job opportunities, drug and alcohol treatment, and medical and legal services. They will be handing out 4,000 pairs of new shoes and 6,000 pairs of flip-flops. Visit www.midnightmission.org for more information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Friday, June 5th: Soles4Souls will be working with local retailer Shoe Mill (www.shoemill.com), as well as adidas (also headquartered in Portland) to provide 5,000 pairs of new shoes and 3,000 pairs of new socks to the large homeless youth population and families living on the streets. The event will be held in the North Park Blocks (NW 8th and NW Everett Streets). Delivered Dish (www.d-dish.com), a local restaurant delivery service, is catering the event. Janus Youth Programs (www.janusyouth.org), Outside In (www.outsidein.org), Bridgetown Ministries (www.bridgetownministries.com) and other homeless programs for at-risk youth are jointly sponsoring the event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Saturday, June 6th, Soles4Souls will return to Los Angeles and appear at the Los Angeles Mission (www.losangelesmission.org) to distribute 2500 pairs of new shoes and 3500 pairs of flip-flops to the needy people served during the annual &amp;#8220;Community &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;BBQ&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8221; sponsored by the Mission.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Wayans Brothers Launch Charity Auction</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/43-catrina-k-sally&quot;&gt;Catrina K. Sally&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1694-damon-wayans&quot;&gt;Wayans Brothers&lt;/a&gt; are well known for their numerous contributions to the comedy world. In addition to keeping fans of the spoofing genre in stitches, the siblings are donating their designer stitches including shirts, jeans, jackets, and sweaters to benefit children&amp;#8217;s charities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The NorthStar Moving Corporation and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/156-clothes-off-our-back&quot;&gt;Clothes Off Our Back Foundation&lt;/a&gt; are collaborating with the comedy family to auction off their charitable goods. Bids can be placed at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.clothesoffourback.org&quot;&gt;Foundation&amp;#8217;s site&lt;/a&gt; until Tuesday, June 9th at 5 p.m. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PDT&lt;/span&gt;. All proceeds will directly benefit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/426-second-harvest&quot;&gt;Feeding America&lt;/a&gt; (previously America&amp;#8217;s Second Harvest), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/393-the-art-of-elysium&quot;&gt;The Art of Elysium&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1184-hope-north&quot;&gt;Hope North&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/530-help-malawi&quot;&gt;H.E.L.P. Malawi&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;NorthStar Moving Corporation, &amp;#8220;the leading eco-luxury mover in California,&amp;#8221; collects donations from celebrity patrons and delivers the charitable items to auctions sponsored by The Clothes off Our Back Foundation. All proceeds benefit various children&amp;#8217;s charities. Other celebrity supporters include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1735-akon&quot;&gt;Akon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/95-jessica-alba&quot;&gt;Jessica Alba&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/19-beyonce-knowles&quot;&gt;Beyonc&#233; Knowles&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/117-scarlett-johansson&quot;&gt;Scarlett Johansson&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Annie Duke To Join Joan Rivers Impersonators For Charity Poker</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Fans of NBC&amp;#8217;s Celebrity Apprentice may need to do a double take on May 27th after seeing &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/623-annie-duke&quot;&gt;Annie Duke&lt;/a&gt; join forces with archrival &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/561-joan-rivers&quot;&gt;Joan Rivers&lt;/a&gt; at a charity poker tournament in Las Vegas&amp;#8230; well, kind of.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Leading online poker site UltimateBet.net has announced the sponsorship of the &lt;em&gt;Sucking out on the Rivers&lt;/em&gt; charity poker tournament in support of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1243-refugees-international&quot;&gt;Refugees International&lt;/a&gt;. UltimateBet.net&amp;#8217;s own Annie Duke will be hosting the event alongside Frank Marino, a well-known Joan Rivers impersonator, and nearly all of the top poker pros in Vegas are already on board to play in the charity tournament.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I think that after this poker tournament, the real Joan Rivers will quickly realize that poker players are good-natured people &#8211; professional people with respected occupations and families &#8211; who really want to change the lives of those less fortunate,&amp;#8221; stated Annie Duke. &amp;#8220;As poker players, we&amp;#8217;re all banding together, not just to prove a point to Joan, but to actually change the world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While the charity poker tournament will be co-hosted by a Joan Rivers impersonator, the real Joan Rivers went head-to-head with Annie Duke on the most recent season of Celebrity Apprentice. The often abrasive and brash comedienne told Annie, on camera, that all poker players were white trash and that none of them had last names, suggesting that those who love poker are automatically linked to organized crime.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rivers&amp;#8217; opinion has drawn the ire of virtually everyone in the poker world, which is made up of doctors, lawyers, accountants, astrophysicists and other professionals. The world&amp;#8217;s top poker players and several Hollywood celebrities are slated to play in the charity poker event to show that there&amp;#8217;s a lot of good that comes from poker. Over 20 Joan Rivers impersonators will also be playing in the event and each one will have a bounty on his or her head. Poker fans can secure their spot in the tournament for $200 and the No Limit Texas Hold&amp;#8217;em tourney features rebuys and add-ons to help the prize pool grow even higher.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;100% of the prize money will go to the winner with half of it being directed to charity. While Nevada gaming laws prohibit money being given directly from the prize pool to charity, the winner may volunteer to donate half of their winnings to the charity, in keeping with what has been done in previous charity events hosted by UltimateBet.net.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Sucking out on the Rivers Charity Event, sponsored by UltimateBet.net, DeepStacks University, Hard Rock Poker Lounge, and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WSOP&lt;/span&gt; Academy, gets underway on May 27th at 6pm at the Hard Rock Casino Poker Lounge. The event will be preceded by a Red Carpet ceremony at 5pm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For tournament information and registration contact:&lt;br /&gt;
Hard Rock Poker Lounge at 702-69FLUSH.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Stars To Hit The Tables For Ante Up For Africa</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;PokerStars is proud to be hosting the first &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/614-ante-up-for-africa&quot;&gt;Ante Up For Africa&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AUFA&lt;/span&gt;) Europe charity poker tournament, being held as part of the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;EPT&lt;/span&gt; Monte Carlo Grand Final tonight, April 27.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event has attracted a star-studded field of celebrities and pro players, all helping to raise money and awareness for the crisis in Darfur, Sudan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Confirmed celebrities include: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/709-nelly&quot;&gt;Nelly&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1183-boris-becker&quot;&gt;Boris Becker&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1004-jason-lewis&quot;&gt;Jason Lewis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1901-benji-madden&quot;&gt;Benji&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/904-joel-madden&quot;&gt;Joel Madden&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;#8216;Heroes&amp;#8217; star James Kyson Lee, boxer Vladimir Klitschko, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1777-christina-milian&quot;&gt;Christina Milian&lt;/a&gt;, The Dream, Daniel Negreanu and Joe Hachem.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The tournament will take place April 27, the day before the start of the Grand Final. All prize money will be donated to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/540-not-on-our-watch&quot;&gt;Not On Our Watch&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/621-enough-project&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ENOUGH&lt;/span&gt; Project&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; both of which provide valuable aid and assistance for victims of the Darfur crisis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More info available at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pokerstars.com/poker/promotions/africa/&quot;&gt;PokerStars.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Michael Jordan Charity Auction Nets $110,000</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;On April 15, we &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2362-get-your-hands-on-michael-jordans-locker-for-charity&quot;&gt;ran a story announcing&lt;/a&gt; that the Chicago Bulls had teamed with Hunt Auctions to offer fans a chance to bid on historic &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/527-michael-jordan&quot;&gt;Michael Jordan&lt;/a&gt; gear &amp;#8211; including his locker &amp;#8211; with all proceeds going to the Chicago Bulls&amp;#8217; charitable organization, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1334-charitabulls&quot;&gt;CharitaBulls&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The auction was held on Saturday (April 18) at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, where 13 Jordan items were auctioned, along with items from basketball legends such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/912-larry-bird&quot;&gt;Larry Bird&lt;/a&gt;, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All in all, the Jordan items brought in more than $110,000 to benefit the Bulls non-profit organization, the Charitabulls.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1987, the Chicago Bulls founded a nonprofit organization to aid in civic tasks, especially where children are concerned. CharitaBulls was formed with the mission to enhance the lives of Chicago&amp;#8217;s youth by actively creating and supporting educational, recreational and social programs. Additionally, CharitaBulls has contributed to global organizations such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/182-world-food-programme&quot;&gt;World Food Programme&lt;/a&gt;, the United Nation&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/517-nothing-but-nets&quot;&gt;Nothing But Nets&lt;/a&gt; anti-malaria campaign, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/5-unhcr&quot;&gt;United Nations High Commissioner of Refugee&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; Ninemillion.org campaign to provide education for refugees in Africa. For more information, please visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nba.com/bulls/community/charitabulls.html&quot;&gt;CharitaBulls website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3165-jessica-biel-to-climb-kilimanjaro-for-charity&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel To Climb Kilimanjaro For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Nicole Richie Raises Awareness About Atrocities</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/903-nicole-richie&quot;&gt;Nicole Richie&lt;/a&gt; has posted a video on her &lt;a href=&quot;http://nicolerichie.celebuzz.com/2009/04/important-message-please-watch/&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; encouraging people to support two charities in their work raising awareness of atrocities in the Congo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m about to tell you a true story about a place where babies and grandmothers are being raped on a daily basis, and the reason they are being raped is directly connected to the purchases of our cell phones, of our laptops and of our iPods,&amp;#8221; she says in the video.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Richie also interviews John Prendergast from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/621-enough-project&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ENOUGH&lt;/span&gt; Project&lt;/a&gt; and Kinberly Pinkson from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ecomomalliance.org/&quot;&gt;EcoMom Alliance&lt;/a&gt; about the fact that mining of minerals we use in our lives every day is escalating violence in the country towards women and children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The number one weapon out there is not guns, its not knives, it is rape,&amp;#8221; said Richie. &amp;#8220;They are raping these women. Not only is it rape, they are being raped in front of their husbands and children, their children are being killed&amp;#8230; they&amp;#8217;re being told to eat their children. This stuff is really inhumane. This is the worst stuff that I&amp;#8217;ve ever heard in my life.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Richie has set out four things you can do to help stop the violence in the Congo:&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;1. Join the Movement at www.raisehopeforcongo.org.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;2. Text &amp;#8220;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CONGOPLEDGE&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8221; (one word, no spaces) to &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ACTION&lt;/span&gt; (228466) or visit www.raisehopeforcongo.org/special-page/conflict-minerals to endorse the Conflict Minerals Pledge.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;3. Send emails to the industry leaders and ask them to be a leader on this issue by signing the pledge. Visit www.raisehopeforcongo.org/special-page/conflict-minerals to send your emails now.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;4. Call the White House switchboard at 202.456.1414 or write to President Obama at www.whitehouse.gov and ask him to appoint a special envoy for the Great Lakes region.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;To watch Richie&amp;#8217;s video in full, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://nicolerichie.celebuzz.com/2009/04/important-message-please-watch/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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