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  <title>Leeza Gibbons To Join Larry King At Magic Of Memories Charity Dinner</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/347-leeza-gibbons&quot;&gt;Leeza Gibbons&lt;/a&gt; will &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2329-leeza-gibbons-to-host-magic-of-memories-dinner&quot;&gt;once again host&lt;/a&gt; the annual Magic of Memories Dinner to benefit a number of worthy charities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The seventh annual event will take place at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, California, and feature guests &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1364-marie-osmond&quot;&gt;Marie Osmond&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/196-larry-king&quot;&gt;Larry King&lt;/a&gt; and Paul Mitchell &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; John Paul DeJoria. Tickets cost $250 per person, with proceeds going to benefit organizations such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/402-leezas-place&quot;&gt;Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/241-larry-king-cardiac-foundation&quot;&gt;Larry King Cardiac Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, the Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1222-food-4-africa&quot;&gt;Food 4 Africa&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/777-childrens-miracle-network&quot;&gt;Children's Miracle Network&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tickets and more information are available &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.magicofmemories.com/&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4055-stars-join-social-media-envoy-for-malaria-control&quot;&gt;Stars Join Social Media Envoy For Malaria Control&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4029-eagles-founder-glenn-frey-busy-with-charity-work&quot;&gt;Eagles Founder Glenn Frey Busy With Charity Work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3977-coldplay-appeals-for-chilean-earthquake-relief&quot;&gt;Coldplay Appeals For Chilean Earthquake Relief&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3930-glenn-frey-to-headline-celebrity-charity-fight-night&quot;&gt;Glenn Frey To Headline Celebrity Charity Fight Night&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3804-john-mayer-and-tyler-perry-give-big-to-help-haiti&quot;&gt;John Mayer And Tyler Perry Give Big To Help Haiti&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Leeza Gibbons</category>
  <category>Marie Osmond</category>
  <category>Larry King</category>
  <category>John Paul DeJoria</category>
  <category>Leeza's Place</category>
  <category>Larry King Cardiac Foundation</category>
  <category>Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation</category>
  <category>Food 4 Africa</category>
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  <title>Wanda Sykes Joins Soles4Souls Campaign</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;Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian and writer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2113-wanda-sykes&quot;&gt;Wanda Sykes&lt;/a&gt; has teamed up with www.50KShoes.com to raise funds for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/462-soles4souls&quot;&gt;Soles4Souls&lt;/a&gt;, the international shoe charity, and their ongoing relief efforts to the victims of the devastated country of Haiti.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The charity has pledged 1.3 million of shoes, of which 120,000 pairs already sent, to be distributed to Haitians during a sustained giving plan in coordination with other agencies.&#8232;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;As little as five dollars will provide two people with a pair of shoes,&amp;#8221; said Sykes, &amp;#8220;Let&amp;#8217;s all come together and do what we can for the people of Haiti.&amp;#8221;&#8232;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &amp;#8216;50,000 Shoes in 50 Days Challenge&amp;#8217; also has the support of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/96-jessica-simpson&quot;&gt;Jessica Simpson&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1366-kim-kardashian&quot;&gt;Kim Kardashian&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We are so grateful to all of our partners, from individuals to talented and extremely busy celebrities like Wanda Sykes, for stepping up to help the victims of Haiti,&amp;#8221; said Wayne Elsey, Founder and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of Soles4Souls. &amp;#8220;These people are struggling to rebuild their lives and something as simple as the gift of shoes will help give them hope through the devastation.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Donating is easy at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.50000shoes.com/&quot;&gt;www.50KShoes.com&lt;/a&gt;. It requires no shipping and no trips to the post office. The suggested donation is very affordable, with $5.00 buying two pairs of new shoes. With the new world of blogging, emailing, twittering, and through many other forms of social media, Wanda&amp;#8217;s video and support will help spread the charity&amp;#8217;s mission to &amp;#8220;Change the World, One Pair at a Time.&amp;#8221; In addition, money raised thru www.50Kshoes.com will go specifically toward the Haitian relief effort. According to Soles4Souls, a pair of new shoes is absolutely necessary in order for the Haitian survivors to be effective in the rescue and rebuilding efforts amidst broken glass, twisted metal and raw sewage.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8232;Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects shoes from the warehouses of footwear companies and the closets of people like you. The charity distributes these shoes free of charge to people in need, regardless of race, religion, class, or any other criteria. Since 2005, Soles4Souls has given away over 7 million pairs of new and gently worn shoes (currently donating one pair every 9 seconds.) The shoes have been distributed to people in over 125 countries, including Kenya, Thailand, Nepal and the United States.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit www.giveshoes.org for more information.&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/3907-drew-barrymore-to-be-honored-by-gay-and-lesbian-alliance&quot;&gt;Drew Barrymore To Be Honored By Gay And Lesbian Alliance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3851-celebrity-fashion-show-to-inspire-women-tonight&quot;&gt;Celebrity Fashion Show To Inspire Women Tonight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3762-jessica-simpson-gives-her-soles-to-charity-in-haiti&quot;&gt;Jessica Simpson Gives Her Soles To Charity In Haiti&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3716-kim-kardashian-to-attend-charity-event&quot;&gt;Kim Kardashian To Attend Charity Event&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3639-socially-relevant-films-earn-naacp-image-award-nominations&quot;&gt;Socially Relevant Films Earn NAACP Image Award Nominations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Wanda Sykes</category>
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  <title>Stars Celebrate Twitter At Charity Gala</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 whole bunch of Twittering stars came out in Los Angeles on Friday, March 12, to celebrate the micro-blogging site for charity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/15-ashton-kutcher&quot;&gt;Ashton Kutcher&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/51-demi-moore&quot;&gt;Demi Moore&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/18-ben-stiller&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/244-will-ferrell&quot;&gt;Will Ferrell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2018-justin-long&quot;&gt;Justin Long&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/764-jenny-mccarthy&quot;&gt;Jenny McCarthy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/803-dane-cook&quot;&gt;Dane Cook&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/238-rainn-wilson&quot;&gt;Rainn Wilson&lt;/a&gt;, Samantha Ronson, &lt;em&gt;The Hangover&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; Ed Helms, &lt;em&gt;24&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; Mary Lynn Rajskub, &lt;em&gt;Mad Men&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; Rich Sommer and many more attended the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1470-artists-for-peace-and-justice&quot;&gt;Artists for Peace and Justice&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AFPJ&lt;/span&gt;) gala, with many taking to the stage to share their favorite Tweets, Twitpics and Twitvids.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guests recalled their favorite on-line moments to benefit AFPJ&amp;#8217;s work in Haiti. Established in early 2009, Artists for Peace and Justice is a fundraising effort founded by Paul Haggis and friends that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. Over the past year, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt; has focused on raising funds to support essential street schools in Haiti. Following the devastating earthquake &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt; has expanded its efforts to include emergency aid. To date, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt; has raised nearly $6.3 million including an impressive $3.5 million in long-term commitments through 2014.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some of the highlights of the evening included Demi Moore showing off her famous &amp;#8220;Toothless Smile&amp;#8221; photo &amp;#8211; taken by Ashton Kutcher while she was at the dentist and posted on-line &amp;#8211; and Ben Stiller&amp;#8217;s all-time favorite Tweet &amp;#8211; &amp;#8220;On a remote island vacationing, really enjoying dropping off the grid, totally disconnecting from the world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The evening was taped and will be available on iTunes.&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/4018-ben-stiller-joins-artists-for-peace-and-justice-board-of-directors&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller Joins Artists For Peace And Justice Board Of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3991-red-hot-chili-peppers-create-crafts-for-a-cause&quot;&gt;Red Hot Chili Peppers Create Crafts For A Cause&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3990-jenny-mccarthy-asks-who-is-afraid-of-autism-truth&quot;&gt;Jenny McCarthy Asks Who Is Afraid Of Autism Truth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3972-celebrities-play-hollywood-dominoes-for-peace-and-justice&quot;&gt;Celebrities Play Hollywood Dominoes for Peace and Justice&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3964-snl-fake-presidents-gather-at-funny-or-die&quot;&gt;SNL Fake Presidents Gather At Funny Or Die&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Ashton Kutcher</category>
  <category>Demi Moore</category>
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  <category>Justin Long</category>
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  <title>Celebrities Back A Massively Good Initiative</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/17-elizabeth-willoughby&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Big names such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/20-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/21-bill-gates&quot;&gt;Bill Gates&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/583-spike-lee&quot;&gt;Spike Lee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/121-samuel-l-jackson&quot;&gt;Samuel L. Jackson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/491-susan-sarandon&quot;&gt;Susan Sarandon&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/488-will-i-am&quot;&gt;will.i.am&lt;/a&gt; are backing the easiest way yet to contribute to the fight against &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;, malaria, tuberculosis and to improve maternal and child health care in developing countries: click on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1503-massivegood&quot;&gt;MASSIVEGOOD&lt;/a&gt; when booking an airline ticket on line or tell your travel agent to do so.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By clicking &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MASSIVEGOOD&lt;/span&gt;, each ticket purchaser contributes two dollars to the cause. When one considers how many airline tickets are purchased each day, it&amp;#8217;s easy to see the potential of the combined contribution.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The first one to click on &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MASSIVEGOOD&lt;/span&gt;, former US president Bill Clinton said, &amp;#8220;We may be in the process of seeing a massive redistribution of responsibility across the globe, where ordinary people who get on airplanes say, &amp;#8216;OK, we&amp;#8217;ll buy the medicine,&amp;#8217; and let the public funds be used to build out the health systems. This could save millions and millions of lives. This is really a way of empowering ordinary people around the world and using technology for the public good.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;All great things come from many little things,&amp;#8221; is the catch phrase behind the organization&amp;#8217;s publicity clips.&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/4025-bill-gates-has-big-charity-ideas&quot;&gt;Bill Gates Has Big Charity Ideas&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4018-ben-stiller-joins-artists-for-peace-and-justice-board-of-directors&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller Joins Artists For Peace And Justice Board Of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3980-stars-come-out-for-charity-cocktail-party&quot;&gt;Stars Come Out For Charity Cocktail Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3956-will-i-am-and-the-black-eyed-peas-go-green&quot;&gt;Will.I.Am and the Black Eyed Peas Go Green&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3915-celebrity-designs-on-offer-in-qatar&quot;&gt;Celebrity Designs On Offer In Qatar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Bill Clinton</category>
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  <title>Ben Stiller Joins Artists For Peace And Justice Board Of Directors</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1470-artists-for-peace-and-justice&quot;&gt;Artists for Peace and Justice&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt;) has announced that it will merge with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/18-ben-stiller&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller's Haitian&lt;/a&gt; school initiative (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HSI&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The two organizations, both of whom were committed to improving living conditions in impoverished Haiti prior to the devastating earthquake, will combine their shared passion in helping build essential schools for the children of Haiti. Together they have engaged Global Philanthropy Group (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GPG&lt;/span&gt;) to help develop and manage their philanthropic efforts. In partnership with an interim Country Director in Port-au-Prince, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GPG&lt;/span&gt; will coordinate the day-to-day efforts of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Ben Stiller understands the important role of schools in the lives of Haitian children. Together we share a mutual passion and determination to be as effective as quickly as possible,&amp;#8221; says Paul Haggis, founder of Artists for Peace and Justice. &amp;#8220;For the children of Haiti, schools provide so much more than education. They provide their only hot meals, their only clean drinking water and medical attention. These are critical elements for children, especially in a time of crisis.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Established in early 2009, Artists for Peace and Justice is a fundraising effort founded by Paul Haggis and friends that encourages peace and social justice and addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. Over the past year, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt; has focused on raising funds to support essential street schools in Haiti. Following the devastating earthquake &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt; has expanded its efforts to include emergency aid. To date, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt; has raised nearly $6.3 million including an impressive $3.5 million in long-term commitments through 2014.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ben Stiller&amp;#8217;s Haitian school initiative&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ben Stiller funded a community school in the rural village of C&#233;r&#233;vrine, Haiti in 2009 and launched the Haitian school initiative in January, 2010 in an effort to help provide temporary schools for Haitians displaced by the earthquake.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ben&amp;#8217;s humourous &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1432-stillerstrong&quot;&gt;STILLERSTRONG&lt;/a&gt; campaign, which was launched prior to the earthquake, included viral videos with high-profile participants such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/919-robert-de-niro&quot;&gt;Robert De Niro&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/20-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt;. As a result of this campaign, Ben generated the $300,000 in fundraising needed to complete the school and achieved an increased awareness of the needs of the impoverished Haitian people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;If there is one way we can help Haiti emerge from this crisis, putting our efforts into building temporary and permanent schools is a step in the right direction,&amp;#8221; says Ben Stiller. &amp;#8220;When I heard about APJ&amp;#8217;s initiatives and the difference they&amp;#8217;re making in the country and spoke with Paul Haggis about their fundraising efforts, I knew we could accomplish more together.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Given the shared goals and interests of Artists for Peace and Justice and the Ben Stiller Haitian school initiative, a merging of forces seemed a natural progression. As part of the merge, the Haitian school initiative will become a core program of Artists for Peace and Justice with Ben Stiller continuing to provide funding. Ben Stiller will join the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt; Board of Directors that includes Paul Haggis, Dr. Reza Nabavian and Dr. Bob Arnot. The Board of Directors is supported by an Advisory Board that includes a number of influential voices: Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2056-javier-bardem&quot;&gt;Javier Bardem&lt;/a&gt;, David Belle, Maria Bello, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1271-josh-brolin&quot;&gt;Josh Brolin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1602-jackson-browne&quot;&gt;Jackson Browne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2042-gerard-butler&quot;&gt;Gerard Butler&lt;/a&gt;, Jim Clark, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/388-daniel-craig&quot;&gt;Daniel Craig&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1547-russell-crowe&quot;&gt;Russell Crowe&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/281-penelope-cruz&quot;&gt;Penelope Cruz&lt;/a&gt;, Dina and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1571-clint-eastwood&quot;&gt;Clint Eastwood&lt;/a&gt;, Frances Fisher, Dr. Henri Ford, James Franco, Gale-Anne Hurd, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1667-jimmy-jean-louis&quot;&gt;Jimmy Jean-Louis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/185-nicole-kidman&quot;&gt;Nicole Kidman&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1461-keith-urban&quot;&gt;Keith Urban&lt;/a&gt;, Natasha Koifman, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/132-diane-lane&quot;&gt;Diane Lane&lt;/a&gt;, Michael Stahl-David, Lekha Singh, Madeleine Stowe, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/34-charlize-theron&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron&lt;/a&gt; and Olivia Wilde.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Bid On A Role In Next X-Men Film</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The creators of the action-packed X-men films are auctioning off &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/worldwideorphans/catalog_items/200722&quot;&gt;a walk-on-role&lt;/a&gt; in the next installment of the highly successful film series as part the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1483-worldwide-orphans-foundation&quot;&gt;Worldwide Orphans Foundation&lt;/a&gt; charity auction on Charitybuzz.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for one lucky bidder to be part of the X-men action. Although cast info has not yet been announced, the next X-men film will likely find the series previous stars returning for more action packed thrills. X-men fans can bid now through April 1st at www.charitybuzz.com/worldwideorphans.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So the question is, &amp;#8220;What X-men power would you request?&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other great film auction items include: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/worldwideorphans/catalog_items/200701&quot;&gt;Meet Daniel Craig&lt;/a&gt; on the set of Cowboys and Aliens, directed by Jon Favreau, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/worldwideorphans/catalog_items/200720&quot;&gt;attend the premier and after party&lt;/a&gt; for Date Night, starring Tina Fey and Steve Carell.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The star-studded auction for Worldwide Orphans launched online at charitybuzz this week, raising funds to transform the lives of millions of orphaned children around the world.Other incredible talent participating in the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WWO&lt;/span&gt; online auction at charitybuzz includes: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/448-kristin-chenoweth&quot;&gt;Kristin Chenoweth&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/388-daniel-craig&quot;&gt;Daniel Craig&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/136-katie-couric&quot;&gt;Katie Couric&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/103-oprah&quot;&gt;Oprah&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/266-rachel-weisz&quot;&gt;Rachel Weisz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/33-catherine-zeta-jones&quot;&gt;Catherine Zeta Jones&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1529-hugh-jackman&quot;&gt;Hugh Jackman&lt;/a&gt;, Julianna Margulies, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/468-mariska-hargitay&quot;&gt;Mariska Hargitay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1174-dave-grohl&quot;&gt;Dave Grohl&lt;/a&gt;, Seth Myers, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1731-tina-fey&quot;&gt;Tina Fey&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1392-steve-carell&quot;&gt;Steve Carell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/945-bette-midler&quot;&gt;Bette Midler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1374-bernadette-peters&quot;&gt;Bernadette Peters&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/176-paul-mccartney&quot;&gt;Paul McCartney&lt;/a&gt;, the cast of Good Morning America, Elie Tahari, and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Founded in 1997, WWO&amp;#8217;s mission and vision is to transform the lives of orphaned children by taking them out of anonymity and helping them to become healthy, independent, productive members of their communities and the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Charitybuzz raises funds for nonprofits around the globe through incredible online auctions, giving its bidders exclusive opportunities to make a difference.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Melissa Etheridge And Rob Thomas Join Live Earth Run For Water</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/524-live-earth&quot;&gt;Live Earth&lt;/a&gt; has announced that two-time Grammy Award-winner and one-time Academy Award winner for Best Song for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/522-al-gore&quot;&gt;Al Gore&lt;/a&gt; documentary &amp;#8220;An Inconvenient Truth&amp;#8221; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/381-melissa-etheridge&quot;&gt;Melissa Etheridge&lt;/a&gt;, and multi-platinum three-time Grammy Award-winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1631-rob-thomas&quot;&gt;Rob Thomas&lt;/a&gt;, will perform live at the Los Angeles and Atlanta &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3248-jessica-biel-to-run-for-live-earth&quot;&gt;Dow Live Earth Run for Water events&lt;/a&gt;, respectively.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The largest worldwide water initiative on record to help combat the global water crisis, the Dow Live Earth Run for Water is a series of 6km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to get water), culminating with water education villages and live musical performances.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m a long-time environmental advocate and believe strongly that it is our duty as a society and as individuals to preserve our planet and its resources,&amp;#8221; said Melissa Etheridge. &amp;#8220;I want to lend my name and time to this event because the global water crisis is an environmental issue that affects nearly one billion people on the planet and through this event we can raise awareness and money to help address it.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I am thrilled to be participating in this important event to bring clean, safe drinking water to the women and children around the world walking 6km every day to sustain their families,&amp;#8221; said Rob Thomas. &amp;#8220;I encourage the Atlanta community to come out on April 18th because together we can make a difference in the lives of so many.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The events will take place in nearly 100 cities across 50 countries around the world on April 18, 2010, to raise awareness and funds to help solve the global water crisis. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/195-jessica-biel&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/769-peter-wentz&quot;&gt;Peter Wentz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/694-angelique-kidjo&quot;&gt;Ang&#233;lique Kidjo&lt;/a&gt;, Alexandra Cousteau and Jenny Fletcher have already been announced to support events on April 18th. Additional artists announcement for events taking place in Chicago, Minneapolis, and New York coming soon.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Funds raised from the events will benefit Global Water Challenge, a coalition of non-profit organizations working to bring clean, safe drinking water to millions of people worldwide. This includes innovative projects that provide clean drinking water to communities in Haiti, Central America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GWC&lt;/span&gt; has invested in previous projects with donations going towards improving access to water in schools and supporting local entrepreneurs who provide market-based solutions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Beginning today, Live Earth will donate $1 for each U.S. registration received between now and March 23 for a special Haiti relief fund through &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GWC&lt;/span&gt; coalition partners &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/271-care&quot;&gt;CARE&lt;/a&gt;, Catholic Relief Services, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1421-population-services-international&quot;&gt;Population Services International&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt; to implement safe drinking water programs on the ground in Haiti. People interested in supporting the Haiti relief fund should register for a Dow Live Earth Run for Water run/walk event in the U.S. before March 23 via The Active Network at &lt;a href=&quot;http://liveearth.org/en/run&quot;&gt;http://liveearth.org/run&lt;/a&gt;, using promotional code &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HAITI&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The money raised from these events will help thousands of people in the developing world get access to clean drinking water. We look forward to investing these funds and impacting lives.&amp;#8221; said Paul Faeth, President of Global Water Challenge.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Los Angeles Dow Live Earth Run for Water event will be held in Exposition Park, near downtown Los Angeles, with the 6km course starting on Exposition Park Drive, turning onto Figueroa and traveling three kilometers toward downtown, turning around at 17th Street for the return three kilometers, and ending in the Water Village in Expo Park. Starting time for the run is 8:30 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More info on how you can be part of an event near you can be found &lt;a href=&quot;http://liveearth.org/en/home&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Stars Urge For Maternal Health In Amnesty Film</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Celebrities including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/164-keira-knightley&quot;&gt;Keira Knightley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt;, James Purefoy and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1123-beverley-knight&quot;&gt;Beverley Knight&lt;/a&gt; have called on the UK Government to make maternal and newborn health a priority in its international development assistance in a new short film released by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/19-amnesty-international&quot;&gt;Amnesty International&lt;/a&gt; yesterday (12 March).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The film, which premiered in the Houses of Parliament, is part of Amnesty&amp;#8217;s campaign to ensure the UK government prioritizes maternal and newborn health care globally to enable all women access their basic right to health care. Entitled &amp;#8216;Every day should be Mother&amp;#8217;s Day&amp;#8217;, the three-minute, star-studded film also features Dervla Kirwan, Colin Salmon and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/258-jonathan-pryce&quot;&gt;Jonathan Pryce&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;re delighted that so many celebrated artists are willing to stand with us on this very important matter,&amp;#8221; said Amnesty International UK Director Kate Allen. &amp;quot;We want the government to maintain a strong political will to improve maternal health around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Ten years ago, world leaders made a commitment to reduce the rate of maternal deaths significantly by 2015. With just five years to go, the world is way off track of us seeing this goal fulfilled. We must see greater political commitment from all leaders around the world to ensure that fewer women die as a result of inadequate health care or lack of information about their basic rights.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Every year, approximately half a million women die because of childbirth related factors &#8211; mainly in poorer countries.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4007-annie-lennox-supports-minute-for-mothers-campaign&quot;&gt;Earlier this week, a coalition of organizations&lt;/a&gt; including Amnesty, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/192-save-the-children&quot;&gt;Save the Children&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1170-white-ribbon-alliance&quot;&gt;White Ribbon Alliance&lt;/a&gt;, revealed that the rate of pregnant women dying in countries in the developing world is as bad &#8211; and in some countries far worse &#8211; than the rate of women dying in Britain 100 years ago.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Today Amnesty International also published a major new report on the rate of maternal deaths in the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;, where figures show that two to three women die in childbirth or pregnancy-related factors every day. These deaths occur because of a lack of health insurance, barriers to health care for those who speak little or no English or who live in poverty, and a shortage of health care professionals in rural and inner-city areas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Adding his voice to the campaign, actor James Purefoy said: &amp;quot;It&amp;#8217;s beyond belief to think that every minute one woman in the world dies because of childbirth or related issues. That&amp;#8217;s why I&amp;#8217;m supporting Amnesty&amp;#8217;s call to ensure that a pregnant woman&amp;#8217;s basic right to health care is not denied. &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Amnesty is also encouraging thousands of its supporters to send a Mother&amp;#8217;s Day card outlining its calls to each of the three main party leaders &#8211; Prime Minister &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1873-gordon-brown&quot;&gt;Gordon Brown&lt;/a&gt;, Conservative Party leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg &#8211; to maintain political commitment to maternal health in their global priorities. So far approximately 4,000 people have taken action online via &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.protectthehuman.com/every-day-should-be-mothers-day/&quot;&gt;www.amnesty.org.uk/mums&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Throughout the year, Amnesty along with other members of the coalition of organisations will be calling on the UK government to increase financing of maternal and child health in developing countries and to place maternal and child health at the heart of strengthening those countries&amp;#8217; health systems. It is also urging the UK to increase its commitment to supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After taking part in the film actress Dervla Kirwan said: &amp;#8220;Too many women are dying needlessly in childbirth or because of their pregnancy. Every day should be Mother&amp;#8217;s Day &amp;#8211; that&amp;#8217;s why I&amp;#8217;m committed to supporting Amnesty&amp;#8217;s call to improve maternal health for all women.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The film can be viewed at &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.protectthehuman.com/every-day-should-be-mothers-day/&quot;&gt;www.amnesty.org.uk/mums&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4030-sport-relief-to-hit-british-tv-this-friday&quot;&gt;Sport Relief To Hit British TV This Friday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4007-annie-lennox-supports-minute-for-mothers-campaign&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3994-celebrity-love-tokens-to-be-auctioned-for-charity&quot;&gt;Celebrity Love Tokens To Be Auctioned For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3981-annie-lennox-to-attend-hiv-leaders-meeting&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox To Attend HIV Leaders Meeting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;In a release from her &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.annielennox.com/&quot;&gt;official website&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt; is supporting the Minute for Mothers campaign, an initiative set up by a coalition of leading charities including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/192-save-the-children&quot;&gt;Save the Children&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1170-white-ribbon-alliance&quot;&gt;White Ribbon Alliance&lt;/a&gt;, &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/19-amnesty-international&quot;&gt;Amnesty International&lt;/a&gt; and Mumsnet, which is joining forces with politicians and celebrities this week to hold a minute for mothers across the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event in central London at 10.30am on March 12 sees 3,000 white roses laid across Old Palace Yard opposite parliament to represent the 3,000 pregnant women who will lose their lives this Mother&amp;#8217;s Day weekend. Every minute of every day a mother-to-be from somewhere around the world dies simply because they don&amp;#8217;t have access to the vital healthcare they need before and during childbirth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you can&amp;#8217;t attend the event but would like to support it here are some ways you can take action online:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8232;&#8232;* Send &lt;a href=&quot;http://e-activist.com/ea-campaign/clientcampaign.do?ea.client.id=7&amp;amp;ea.campaign.id=5875&quot;&gt;a virtual flower&lt;/a&gt; that acts as an e-action to the three main party leaders.&#8232;&#8232;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Spread the word on Twitter by tweeting this message: Every minute a mother dies. Politicians need 2 b aware that #mothersmatter RT 2 make it a trend b4 Mothers day.&#8232;&#8232;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;What was your &#8212; or your child&amp;#8217;s &#8212; first word? Find out and update your Facebook status with it. Just the first word, nothing else. Poverty kills childhood. By updating your status you&amp;#8217;re showing the world you support Save the Children&amp;#8217;s campaign to end it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/50_10750.htm&quot;&gt;Click here to visit the official website to find out more&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4030-sport-relief-to-hit-british-tv-this-friday&quot;&gt;Sport Relief To Hit British TV This Friday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4017-stars-urge-for-maternal-health-in-amnesty-film&quot;&gt;Stars Urge For Maternal Health In Amnesty Film&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3994-celebrity-love-tokens-to-be-auctioned-for-charity&quot;&gt;Celebrity Love Tokens To Be Auctioned For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3981-annie-lennox-to-attend-hiv-leaders-meeting&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox To Attend HIV Leaders Meeting&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:50:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrities Donate Items To World Wide Orphans Charity Auction</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;A star-studded auction for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1483-worldwide-orphans-foundation&quot;&gt;World Wide Orphans&lt;/a&gt; has launched online at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/&quot;&gt;Charitybuzz&lt;/a&gt;, raising funds to transform the lives of millions of orphaned children around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/388-daniel-craig&quot;&gt;Daniel Craig&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/212-sting&quot;&gt;Sting&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/945-bette-midler&quot;&gt;Bette Midler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/468-mariska-hargitay&quot;&gt;Mariska Hargitay&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/136-katie-couric&quot;&gt;Katie Couric&lt;/a&gt; are just a few of the acclaimed artists and stars auctioning meet-and-greets, set visits and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; tickets to benefit World Wide Orphans as part of its online charity auction at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/worldwideorphans/catalog_items&quot;&gt;www.charitybuzz.com/worldwideorphans&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some of the incredible items up for auction include:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Sting is auctioning two tickets to &amp;#8220;An Evening With Sting&amp;#8221; as he performs his most celebrated songs, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, at the Verizon Ampitheatre in Irvine, CA on June 16, 2010, with a rare meet-and-greet with the renowned artist before the show.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Daniel Craig, one of Hollywood&amp;#8217;s hottest leading men, is auctioning a visit to the film set of Cowboys and Aliens, directed by Jon Favreau, where the highest bidder and a guest will meet Daniel Craig in Santa Fe, New Mexico this summer.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Actress Mariska Hargitay will give one lucky bidder and a guest a personal tour of the Law &amp;amp; Order: &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SVU&lt;/span&gt; set. Hargitay (aka &amp;#8220;Det. Olivia Benson&amp;#8221;) will give a tour of the stages &amp;#8211; such as the Special Victim&amp;#8217;s Unit Squad Room, the Courtroom, and the Interrogation Room.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Star singer Bette Midler, back from her recent Las Vegas run, is auctioning two tickets to the New York Restoration Project&amp;#8217;s Annual Hulaween Gala at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City on October 29, 2010, where the winner and a guest will meet Bette Midler herself.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Katie Couric is auctioning a behind-the-scenes tour of The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CBS&lt;/span&gt; Evening News studio, set and control room at &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CBS&lt;/span&gt; Studios in New York City for one winner and three guests, with the chance to meet Couric after the show.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other incredible talent participating in the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WWO&lt;/span&gt; online auction at charitybuzz includes: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/448-kristin-chenoweth&quot;&gt;Kristin Chenoweth&lt;/a&gt;, Julianna Margulies, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1174-dave-grohl&quot;&gt;Dave Grohl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1374-bernadette-peters&quot;&gt;Bernadette Peters&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/176-paul-mccartney&quot;&gt;Paul McCartney&lt;/a&gt;, the cast of Good Morning America, Elie Tahari and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Founded in 1997, WWO&amp;#8217;s mission and vision is to transform the lives of orphaned children by taking them out of anonymity and helping them to become healthy, independent, productive members of their communities and the world. To view video clips on WWO&amp;#8217;s work in action, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wwo.org/share/?p=share_video&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The auction runs until April 1 and can be accessed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/worldwideorphans/catalog_items&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Red Hot Chili Peppers Create Crafts For A Cause</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/30-natalia-ajdych&quot;&gt;Natalia &#321;ajdych&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Crafts &amp;#8211; tiny little bits or tremendously spectacular monstrosities&amp;#8230; no matter how much space they occupy, it&amp;#8217;s no doubt that their handmade nature can steal many hearts. Crafts are one and only treasures, never replaced and never identical to any other items. Special. Unique. Pieces of art.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Binki Shapiro of the band Little Joy appreciated the priceless value of crafts and asked her artistic mates to join her in an initiative called &amp;#8216;Crafts for a Cause&amp;#8217;. Ornamented legendary guitars, totally adorable hand-drawn pictures, cutely doodled tote bags and emblazoned t-shirts are available from various artists, from Daft Punk, Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/225-natalie-portman&quot;&gt;Natalie Portman&lt;/a&gt; and Cat Power to Spike Jonze, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/499-gwen-stefani&quot;&gt;No Doubt&lt;/a&gt;, The Strokes, Sia and more!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Musicians from the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/476-red-hot-chili-peppers&quot;&gt;Red Hot Chili Peppers&lt;/a&gt; decorated a few white t-shirts and turned them into trendy fashion items. See for yourself by visiting the special &lt;a href=&quot;http://craftsforacause.tumblr.com/&quot;&gt;Crafts for a Cause blog&lt;/a&gt;. If you want to help earthquake-affected Haitians, you can join the auction on March 15 at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=craftsforacause&quot;&gt;www.BiddingForGood&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All the proceeds will go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1470-artists-for-peace-and-justice&quot;&gt;Artists for Peace and Justice&lt;/a&gt;, an amazing charitable organization founded by filmmaker Paul Haggis.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4028-stars-celebrate-twitter-at-charity-gala&quot;&gt;Stars Celebrate Twitter At Charity Gala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4018-ben-stiller-joins-artists-for-peace-and-justice-board-of-directors&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller Joins Artists For Peace And Justice Board Of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3999-anthony-kiedis-attends-elton-johns-charity-party&quot;&gt;Anthony Kiedis Attends Elton John's Charity Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3972-celebrities-play-hollywood-dominoes-for-peace-and-justice&quot;&gt;Celebrities Play Hollywood Dominoes for Peace and Justice&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3937-celebrities-donate-items-to-artists-for-peace-and-justice-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Celebrities Donate Items To Artists For Peace And Justice Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>James Cameron Hosts Global Green Pre-Oscar Party</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/71-ashley-wagner&quot;&gt;Ashley Wagner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Wednesday March 4, the 7th Annual &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/138-global-green&quot;&gt;Global Green&lt;/a&gt; pre-Oscar party was held at the Avalon in Hollywood with host, director James Cameron.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many celebrities joined the Avatar director, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/95-jessica-alba&quot;&gt;Jessica Alba&lt;/a&gt; and husband Cash Warren, &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;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/280-leonardo-dicaprio&quot;&gt;Leonardo DiCaprio&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/619-kevin-connolly&quot;&gt;Kevin Connolly&lt;/a&gt;, Lukas Haas, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/300-serena-williams&quot;&gt;Serena Williams&lt;/a&gt;, and former &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/897-spice-girls&quot;&gt;Spice Girl&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/898-melanie-brown&quot;&gt;Mel B&lt;/a&gt;. Multiple celebrities took to the stage for musical performances, including: Benji and Joel Madden, Juliette Lewis, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/240-mark-mcgrath&quot;&gt;Mark McGrath&lt;/a&gt;, Billy Morrison, Steve Stevens, Billy Gibbons and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/415-dave-navarro&quot;&gt;Dave Navarro&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m so pleased to see the continued support for Global Green and its national initiatives from the Hollywood community,&amp;#8221; said Matt Petersen, Global Green &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt; President and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;#8220;By raising awareness about the threats posed by climate change and by holding our corporate and political leaders accountable, we can make a real difference. Americans can and must do something about climate change, and we can start by creating green buildings, schools, cities and communities that create green jobs, save money and improve our health.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Prior to the walking the carpet at the event, many of the celebrities recorded an online video &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSA&lt;/span&gt; entitled &amp;#8220;I Am&amp;#8221; that will soon be released at www.globalgreen.org. The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;PSA&lt;/span&gt;, written in collaboration with Global Green supporter Marshall Herskovitz and made possible by Paul Emami&amp;#8217;s Storytellerz, raises awareness of the threats posed by global climate change to more than 150 million Americans and more than 2.75 billion globally.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.globalgreen.org/&quot;&gt;Global Green&lt;/a&gt; is committed to creating a sustainable and secure future. Their efforts involve combating climate change, eliminating weapons of mass destruction, assisting in the clean up of New Orleans, and providing access to clean water.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4001-ernest-borgnine-hosts-pre-oscar-charity-party&quot;&gt;Ernest Borgnine Hosts Pre-Oscar Charity Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4000-dave-navarro-goes-nude-for-peta&quot;&gt;Dave Navarro Goes Nude For PETA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3989-celebrity-guests-celebrate-oscars-at-charity-parties&quot;&gt;Celebrity Guests Celebrate Oscars At Charity Parties&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3979-ltts-exclusive-series-after-school-all-stars-part-3&quot;&gt;LTTS Exclusive Series: After-School All-Stars - Part 3&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Global Green</category>
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  <title>Stars Come Out For Charity Cocktail Party</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;Celebrities flocked to the March 6 &amp;#8216;Montblanc Charity Cocktail&amp;#8217; event hosted by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in West Hollywood to benefit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Montblanc has been known for generations as a maker of sophisticated, high quality writing instruments, and for their unwavering support of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One year ago, Montblanc committed to raise US$1.5 million for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; between February 2009 and June 2010 through &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2091-hollywood-beauties-give-signatures-for-good&quot;&gt;its global Signature for Good initiative&lt;/a&gt;. This initiative features twelve of the world&amp;#8217;s brightest stars photographed portraying a heroine from one of literature&amp;#8217;s timeless classics.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Emily Blunt, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1484-marcia-cross&quot;&gt;Marcia Cross&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/846-andie-macdowell&quot;&gt;Andie MacDowell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/75-helen-hunt&quot;&gt;Helen Hunt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/707-milla-jovovich&quot;&gt;Milla Jovovich&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/64-eva-longoria&quot;&gt;Eva Longoria&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/1797-christina-ricci&quot;&gt;Christina Ricci&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/491-susan-sarandon&quot;&gt;Susan Sarandon&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/394-mira-sorvino&quot;&gt;Mira Sorvino&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/958-jessica-lange&quot;&gt;Jessica Lange&lt;/a&gt; and Lauren Hutton each donated their portrait to an exhibition and auction to support &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Montblanc Charity Cocktail to honor &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; celebrated the Weinstein Company&amp;#8217;s Academy Award Nominees &amp;#8220;Inglourious Basterds&amp;#8221; (8 nominations); &amp;#8220;Nine&amp;#8221; (4 nominations); and &amp;#8220;A Single Man&amp;#8221; (1 nomination).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrities such as Jackie Bissett, Adrien Brody, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/923-kristin-davis&quot;&gt;Kristin Davis&lt;/a&gt;, Lawrence Fishburne, Tom Ford, Diane Kruger, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/903-nicole-richie&quot;&gt;Nicole Richie&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1840-quentin-tarantino&quot;&gt;Quentin Tarantino&lt;/a&gt; and many others attended this exclusive Charity Gala hosted by Montblanc, where Montblanc International &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; Lutz Bethge handed over a subtotal of US$2 million to Ms. Caryl M. 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;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Following the event, the Montblanc Wish Tree, bearing these special aspirations for those less fortunate, will tour the world, and return to New York City in September where it will be exhibited for the international launch of the Montblanc Donation Pen John Lennon to collect more wishes. At this special occasion, Montblanc will further announce the charity programs which will benefit from the donations of the sales of the Montblanc &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1636-john-lennon&quot;&gt;John Lennon&lt;/a&gt; pen. At the end of the year, the Montblanc Wish Tree will be auctioned to benefit education programs for children in need.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information about Montblanc Charity Initiatives, please visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.montblanc.com/charity_initiative/&quot;&gt;www.montblanc.com&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.facebook.com/#!/montblanc?ref=mf&quot;&gt;become a fan on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Jackie Chan Named In Top Charity Givers List</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;LookToTheStars.org congratulates &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/80-jackie-chan&quot;&gt;Jackie Chan&lt;/a&gt; for being named as one of the most philanthropic people in Asia.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The star has been named as one of the 48 most philanthropic people by Forbes Asia for his work with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/67-jackie-chan-charitable-foundation&quot;&gt;Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; founded in 1988 to help young people in a variety of worthy causes, including medical services, aid to victims of natural disaster or illness, scholarships and youth activities &amp;#8211; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/179-dragons-heart-charity&quot;&gt;Dragon's Heart Charity&lt;/a&gt;, which strives to meet the needs of poverty-stricken children and the elderly in the hardest-to-reach areas of the immense country. Chan has made several trips to villages in these remote locations, bringing warm clothing, wheelchairs and school supplies, and helping to build schools.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/450-exclusive-interview-jackie-chan-talks-to-look-to-the-stars&quot;&gt;LookToTheStars.org talked to Jackie in 2007&lt;/a&gt; about his work with the charities: &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m very lucky to be able to help children who are suffering the the world. Since I am Ambassador for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNAIDS&lt;/span&gt;, I am able to help raise interest in the problems that children face. Plus I am involved with my own charities here in Asia &#8211; the Dragon&amp;#8217;s Heart Charity and the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation. There are so many problems for children! Sometimes I feel that I just can&amp;#8217;t do enough for them &#8211; as soon as I solve the problem of one group, I notice that another group is suffering. I try, but it&amp;#8217;s never enough.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3774-jackie-chan-encourages-his-fans-to-give-to-charity&quot;&gt;Jackie Chan Encourages His Fans To Give To Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3736-jackie-chan-tweets-for-charity&quot;&gt;Jackie Chan Tweets For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Coldplay Appeals For Chilean Earthquake Relief</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;British band &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/36-coldplay&quot;&gt;Coldplay&lt;/a&gt; used Twitter last week to encourage fans to support the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/75-red-cross&quot;&gt;Red Cross&lt;/a&gt; in its earthquake relief work in Chile &amp;#8211; and fans responded in such numbers that they crashed the charity&amp;#8217;s website!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Two million people have been affected by the earthquake in Chile &amp;#8211; donate towards the Red Cross&amp;#8217;s relief work,&amp;#8221; wrote singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/486-chris-martin&quot;&gt;Chris Martin&lt;/a&gt;. The message was followed less than an hour later with: &amp;#8220;Amazingly, you folks just crashed the Red Cross&amp;#8217;s Chile Appeal donation website &amp;#8211; it&amp;#8217;s back up now.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Coldplay is joined in their plea by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/347-leeza-gibbons&quot;&gt;Leeza Gibbons&lt;/a&gt;, who used Facebook to urge fans to give to the relief fund: &amp;quot;Donate $10 to survivors of the Chile earthquake thru @RedCross, text &amp;#8220;Chile&amp;#8221; to 90999, I&amp;#8217;m on the celebrity cabinet, please help if you can!&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To lend your support to the Red Cross as it endeavors to bring relief to the devastated country, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redcross.org.uk/donatesection.asp?id=103135&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Coldplay is currently touring Latin America, and the band&amp;#8217;s favorite charity, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/93-oxfam&quot;&gt;Oxfam&lt;/a&gt;, has gone with them. To read regular reports from the road, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.oxfamblogs.org/coldplay/&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/4048-nfl-and-tv-stars-play-gamestop-battlefield-bracket-challenge&quot;&gt;NFL and TV Stars Play GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4045-leeza-gibbons-to-join-larry-king-at-magic-of-memories-charity-dinner&quot;&gt;Leeza Gibbons To Join Larry King At Magic Of Memories Charity Dinner&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4007-annie-lennox-supports-minute-for-mothers-campaign&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3995-ricky-gervais-appeals-for-chilean-earthquake-donations&quot;&gt;Ricky Gervais Appeals For Chilean Earthquake Donations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3984-vampires-and-werewolves-play-charity-baseball&quot;&gt;Vampires And Werewolves Play Charity Baseball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Shakira Receives Charity Medal</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;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/141-shakira&quot;&gt;Shakira&lt;/a&gt; has once again received a medal from the U.N. labor agency for her charity work.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At a small ceremony Wednesday in Geneva, U.N. labor chief Juan Somavia called Shakira a &amp;#8220;true ambassador for children and young people, for quality education and social justice.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 33-year-old Colombian pop star&amp;#8217;s foundation, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/136-pies-descalzos&quot;&gt;Barefoot Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, provides nutrition to more than 6,000 children in Colombia. In addition to working as a &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt; goodwill ambassador, she is also member of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/675-alas&quot;&gt;ALAS Foundation&lt;/a&gt; that advocates for children across Latin America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shakira said in a statement Thursday that social, economic and environmental policies must focus on children and their education.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4050-fifa-world-cup-kick-off-concert-for-charity&quot;&gt;FIFA World Cup Kick Off Concert For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4048-nfl-and-tv-stars-play-gamestop-battlefield-bracket-challenge&quot;&gt;NFL and TV Stars Play GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4023-melissa-etheridge-and-rob-thomas-join-live-earth-run-for-water&quot;&gt;Melissa Etheridge And Rob Thomas Join Live Earth Run For Water&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3997-slash-teams-with-dora-the-explorer-for-charity&quot;&gt;Slash Teams With Dora The Explorer For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3980-stars-come-out-for-charity-cocktail-party&quot;&gt;Stars Come Out For Charity Cocktail Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Annie Lennox To Walk The Bridge For Women</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;To honor the resilience of millions of women survivors of war around the world, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/985-women-for-women-international&quot;&gt;Women for Women International&lt;/a&gt; is hosting a global campaign called &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.womenforwomen.org/bridge/attend-bridge-event.php#uk&quot;&gt;Join me on the Bridge&lt;/a&gt; on International Women&amp;#8217;s Day: March 8, 2010.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&#8232;&#8232;Singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt; will join thousands of people at 10am on Monday, March 8, at Victoria Embankment Gardens in London, where they will walk to the Millennium Bridge. There will be a women&amp;#8217;s festival along the embankment and, at 12:00, they will join together on the Millennium Bridge. Along with other bridge events happening around the world on the same day, this event will be filmed and featured in a viral video to be produced and widely released following the campaign.&#8232;&#8232;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event will take place in many cities around the world, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.womenforwomen.org/bridge/attend-bridge-event.php#uk&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt; to find the event closest to you and take part in a global movement that says NO! to war and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;YES&lt;/span&gt;! to peace and hope.&#8232;&#8232;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.womenforwomen.org/&quot;&gt;www.womenforwomen.org&lt;/a&gt; to find out more.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4030-sport-relief-to-hit-british-tv-this-friday&quot;&gt;Sport Relief To Hit British TV This Friday&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4017-stars-urge-for-maternal-health-in-amnesty-film&quot;&gt;Stars Urge For Maternal Health In Amnesty Film&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4007-annie-lennox-supports-minute-for-mothers-campaign&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3994-celebrity-love-tokens-to-be-auctioned-for-charity&quot;&gt;Celebrity Love Tokens To Be Auctioned For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrities Play Hollywood Dominoes for Peace and Justice</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;Celebrities en route to the Academy Awards this year will make a pit-stop beforehand to take part in the 3rd Annual Pre-Oscar Hollywood Domino Gala Benefiting &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1470-artists-for-peace-and-justice&quot;&gt;Artists for Peace and Justice&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The much anticipated dominos tournament of the Academy Awards, invites iconic personalities of Hollywood, such as &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/34-charlize-theron&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/51-demi-moore&quot;&gt;Demi Moore&lt;/a&gt;, to play at &amp;#8216;bar210&amp;#8217; in an effort to aid Haiti and its people. This black tie &amp;#8216;island style&amp;#8217; evening will include specialty Disaronno cocktails and delectable hors d&amp;#8217;oeuvres by Executive Chef Marcel Vigneron and music by DJ Jus Ske.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One hundred percent of the donations received at this event will be directed to Artists for Peace and Justice&amp;#8217;s relief efforts in Haiti.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Players include: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1062-molly-sims&quot;&gt;Molly Sims&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/500-rosario-dawson&quot;&gt;Rosario Dawson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1722-camilla-belle&quot;&gt;Camilla Belle&lt;/a&gt;, Garcelle Nilon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/38-christina-aguilera&quot;&gt;Christina Aguilera&lt;/a&gt;, Malin Akerman, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/265-rachel-bilson&quot;&gt;Rachel Bilson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1367-eric-dane&quot;&gt;Eric Dane&lt;/a&gt;, James Franco, Olivier Martinez, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/236-luke-wilson&quot;&gt;Luke Wilson&lt;/a&gt;, Ridley Scott, Aaron Eckhart, Olivia Wilde, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1464-common&quot;&gt;Common&lt;/a&gt;, Olivia Munn, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/463-thandie-newton&quot;&gt;Thandie Newton&lt;/a&gt;, Nicky Hilton, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1338-rose-mcgowan&quot;&gt;Rose McGowan&lt;/a&gt;, Rachel Zoe, Dave Annabel, Jamie King, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2042-gerard-butler&quot;&gt;Gerard Butler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/9-marisa-tomei&quot;&gt;Marisa Tomei&lt;/a&gt; and Giannina Facio.&lt;br /&gt;
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Artists for Peace and Justice, established in early 2009, is a fundraising effort founded by Paul Haggis and friends that encourages peace and social justice. It addresses issues of poverty and enfranchisement in communities around the world. The organization&amp;#8217;s immediate goal is to build schools to serve the poorest areas of Haiti, providing an education, hot meals, clean drinking water and regular medical treatments to the children living in the slums.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information please visit their &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artistsforpeaceandjustice.com&quot;&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4033-stars-turn-out-for-kevin-james-make-a-wish-fun-day&quot;&gt;Stars Turn Out For Kevin James' Make-A-Wish Fun Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4028-stars-celebrate-twitter-at-charity-gala&quot;&gt;Stars Celebrate Twitter At Charity Gala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4018-ben-stiller-joins-artists-for-peace-and-justice-board-of-directors&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller Joins Artists For Peace And Justice Board Of Directors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4016-kevin-james-to-host-make-a-wish-foundation-fun-day&quot;&gt;Kevin James To Host Make-A-Wish Foundation Fun Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3991-red-hot-chili-peppers-create-crafts-for-a-cause&quot;&gt;Red Hot Chili Peppers Create Crafts For A Cause&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:57:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Exclusive Photo Feature: Olympians' Hearts of Gold</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;We have witnessed the amazing physical feats of the US Team in the Olympics, and now the Olympians want to share some of the other wonderful ways they use their time and strengths. Look To The Stars is honored to bring you news of their charity work, with thanks to &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBC&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USOC&lt;/span&gt; for providing the images.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2064-chad-hedrick&quot;&gt;Chad Hedrick&lt;/a&gt; (Long Track Speed Skating &amp;#8211; won a bronze medal)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;em&gt;Competes on Friday and Saturday, February 26th &amp;amp; 27th&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Chad Hedrick&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3229-chad-hedrick/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Chad Hedrick&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chad hosts an annual golf tournament for to benefit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/213-special-olympics&quot;&gt;TX Special Olympics&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m a very proud supporter of Texas Special Olympics!&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2065-angela-ruggiero&quot;&gt;Angela Ruggiero&lt;/a&gt; (Hockey) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Angela Ruggiero&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3230-angela-ruggiero/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Angela Ruggiero&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Former Director: New York Islanders Project Hope&lt;br /&gt;
Athlete Advisory Board Member: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/523-womens-sports-foundation&quot;&gt;Women's Sports Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Athlete Ambassador: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/125-right-to-play&quot;&gt;Right To Play&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Athlete Advisor: Momsteam.com&lt;br /&gt;
Member: 350.org&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2066-rachael-flatt&quot;&gt;Rachael Flatt&lt;/a&gt; (Figure Skating)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Rachael Flatt&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3232-rachael-flatt/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Rachael Flatt&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#8220;I have partnered with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1474-reading-is-fundamental&quot;&gt;Reading is Fundamental&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RIF&lt;/span&gt;), which is the nation&amp;#8217;s oldest children&amp;#8217;s literacy organization. It is a blend of two of my passions&amp;#8230;education/reading and volunteering. I hope that I am a good example of the phrase &amp;#8216;student-athlete&amp;#8217; and that it is possible to combine the two and be passionate about both! I have also found more opportunities to volunteer in the past two years and I feel that it is very important to give back to the community at large.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2067-johnny-spillane&quot;&gt;Johnny Spillane&lt;/a&gt; (Nordic Combined) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Johnny Spillane&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3235-johnny-spillane/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Johnny Spillane&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/866-cystic-fibrosis-foundation&quot;&gt;The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2069-todd-lodwick&quot;&gt;Todd Lodwick&lt;/a&gt; (Nordic Combined) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Todd Lodwick&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3243-todd-lodwick/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Todd Lodwick&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1477-citizens-united-for-research-in-epilepsy&quot;&gt;Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy&lt;/a&gt; (Todd&amp;#8217;s son, Finn, was diagnosed with epilepsy at 5 months)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2070-julia-mancuso&quot;&gt;Julia Mancuso&lt;/a&gt; (Alpine Skiing &#8211; won 2 silver medals)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Julia Mancuso&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3244-julia-mancuso/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Julia Mancuso&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/616-wwf&quot;&gt;WWF Climate Change&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don&amp;#8217;t miss the following athletes, appearing in the Figure Skating Exhibition on Saturday, February 27th!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2071-evan-lysacek&quot;&gt;Evan Lysacek&lt;/a&gt; (Figure Skating &amp;#8211; won a gold medal)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Evan Lysacek&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3246-evan-lysacek/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Evan Lysacek&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Celebrity board member for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/983-ronald-mcdonald-house-charities&quot;&gt;Ronald McDonald House&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Co-produced and hosted a skating show that raised $90K for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/83-make-a-wish-foundation&quot;&gt;Make-A-Wish Foundation&lt;/a&gt; and a memorial fund for a friend who died of cancer.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2072-meryl-davis-and-charlie-white&quot;&gt;Meryl Davis &amp;amp; Charlie White&lt;/a&gt; (Ice dancing &#8211; won a silver medal)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Meryl Davis &amp;amp; Charlie White&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3248-meryl-davis-and-charlie-white/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Meryl Davis &amp;amp; Charlie White&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/80-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital&quot;&gt;St. Jude Children's Research Hospital&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/453-american-cancer-society&quot;&gt;American Cancer Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/145-march-of-dimes&quot;&gt;March Of Dimes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/190-the-humane-society&quot;&gt;The Humane Society&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2068-hannah-teter&quot;&gt;Hannah Teter&lt;/a&gt; (Snowboarding &amp;#8211; won a silver medal)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Hannah Teter&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3239-hannah-teter/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Hannah Teter&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Hannah started a maple syrup company, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1475-hannahs-gold&quot;&gt;Hannah's Gold&lt;/a&gt;. The proceeds of the maple syrup sales provide water to a Kenyan village and helps &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; afflicted mothers and children acquire land. She also donates the prize money she wins from racing to the village and visits often.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2073-emily-cook&quot;&gt;Emily Cook&lt;/a&gt; (Freestyle Skiing)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Emily Cook&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3251-emily-cook/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Emily Cook&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Emily is very involved with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/125-right-to-play&quot;&gt;Right To Play&lt;/a&gt;, an international humanitarian organization that uses sports programs to improve health, develop life skills, and foster peace for children and communities in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the world. &lt;br /&gt;
She traveled to Amman and Aqaba, Jordan with the organization in April, 2009.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2074-gretchen-bleiler&quot;&gt;Gretchen Bleiler&lt;/a&gt; (Snowboarding)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Gretchen Bleiler&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3253-gretchen-bleiler/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Gretchen Bleiler&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Gretchen works with &amp;#8216;Climate Project&amp;#8217; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/432-natural-resources-defense-council&quot;&gt;NRDC&lt;/a&gt; on building awareness around environmental issues. Her Oakley signature line of clothing is eco-friendly, and she works with all her sponsors to create eco-friendly sponsors when possible.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2075-tanith-belbin-and-ben-agosto&quot;&gt;Tanith Belbin &amp;amp; Ben Agosto&lt;/a&gt; (Ice Dancing)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Tanith Belbin &amp;amp; Ben Agosto&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3259-tanith-belbin-and-ben-agosto/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Tanith Belbin &amp;amp; Ben Agosto&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Created a fundraising ice show, &amp;#8220;Tanith &amp;amp; Ben: Home for the Holidays,&amp;#8221; which benefits the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/453-american-cancer-society&quot;&gt;American Cancer Society&lt;/a&gt;, and an ice show, &amp;#8220;Skate-Aid,&amp;#8221; which raised over $40K for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/75-red-cross&quot;&gt;American Red Cross&lt;/a&gt; tsunami relief.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2077-steve-nyman&quot;&gt;Steve Nyman&lt;/a&gt; (Alpine Skiing)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Steve Nyman&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3256-steve-nyman/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Steve Nyman&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Helped build an orphanage in Haiti (Steve was involved with aid in Haiti before the earthquake), and is involved with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1478-team-darfur&quot;&gt;Team Darfur&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1479-a-childs-hope-foundation&quot;&gt;A Child's Hope Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2076-erin-pac&quot;&gt;Erin Pac&lt;/a&gt; (Bobsledding &#8211; won a bronze)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Erin Pac&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3258-erin-pac/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Erin Pac&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Race for the Cure (&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/534-susan-g-komen-for-the-cure&quot;&gt;Susan G. Komen for the Cure&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2078-johnny-weir&quot;&gt;Johnny Weir&lt;/a&gt; (Figure Skating) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Johnny Weir&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3261-johnny-weir/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Johnny Weir&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/132-elton-john-aids-foundation&quot;&gt;Elton John AIDS Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2079-noelle-pikus-pace&quot;&gt;Noelle Pikus-Pace&lt;/a&gt; (Skeleton)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Noelle Pikus-Pace&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3262-noelle-pikus-pace/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Noelle Pikus-Pace&quot; /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1326-juvenile-diabetes-research-foundation&quot;&gt;Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2080-lindsey-jacobellis&quot;&gt;Lindsey Jacobellis&lt;/a&gt; (Snowboarding) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;img alt=&quot;Photo: Lindsey Jacobellis&quot; class=&quot;photo story_wide&quot; src=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/photo/3264-lindsey-jacobellis/story_wide.jpg&quot; title=&quot;Lindsey Jacobellis&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/183-aspca&quot;&gt;ASPCA&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; Started her own effort to benefit the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ASPCA&lt;/span&gt;, called Hats 4 Hounds. She knit 101 hats to sell, and all the sales proceeds went to the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ASPCA&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You can continue to show your support for the US Olympians by helping to support their causes and charities, and you can find a wealth of information on the athletes at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nbcolympics.com&quot;&gt;NBCOlympics.com&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.TeamUSA.org&quot;&gt;TeamUSA.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And, don&amp;#8217;t forget, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.teamusa.org/&quot;&gt;US Olympic Committee&lt;/a&gt; is a 501&amp;#169;(3) organization and needs continuous support in order to keep sending the best athletes to the Olympic Games!&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/4048-nfl-and-tv-stars-play-gamestop-battlefield-bracket-challenge&quot;&gt;NFL and TV Stars Play GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4047-humane-society-to-hold-star-studded-genesis-awards-this-weekend&quot;&gt;Humane Society To Hold Star-Studded Genesis Awards This Weekend&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4039-elton-john-and-annie-lennox-to-attend-charity-gala-in-south-africa&quot;&gt;Elton John And Annie Lennox To Attend Charity Gala In South Africa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4033-stars-turn-out-for-kevin-james-make-a-wish-fun-day&quot;&gt;Stars Turn Out For Kevin James' Make-A-Wish Fun Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4023-melissa-etheridge-and-rob-thomas-join-live-earth-run-for-water&quot;&gt;Melissa Etheridge And Rob Thomas Join Live Earth Run For Water&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <category>Chad Hedrick</category>
  <category>Special Olympics</category>
  <category>Angela Ruggiero</category>
  <category>New York Islanders Project Hope</category>
  <category>Women's Sports Foundation</category>
  <category>Right To Play</category>
  <category>Momsteam.com</category>
  <category>350.org</category>
  <category>Rachael Flatt</category>
  <category>Reading is Fundamental</category>
  <category>Johnny Spillane</category>
  <category>Cystic Fibrosis Foundation</category>
  <category>Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation</category>
  <category>Todd Lodwick</category>
  <category>Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy</category>
  <category>Julia Mancuso</category>
  <category>WWF</category>
  <category>Evan Lysacek</category>
  <category>Ronald McDonald House Charities</category>
  <category>Make-A-Wish Foundation</category>
  <category>Meryl Davis &amp; Charlie White</category>
  <category>St. Jude Children's Research Hospital</category>
  <category>American Cancer Society</category>
  <category>March Of Dimes</category>
  <category>The Humane Society</category>
  <category>Hannah Teter</category>
  <category>Hannah's Gold</category>
  <category>Emily Cook</category>
  <category>Right To Play</category>
  <category>Gretchen Bleiler</category>
  <category>Natural Resources Defense Council</category>
  <category>Tanith Belbin &amp; Ben Agosto</category>
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  <category>Steve Nyman</category>
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  <title>NFL and TV Stars Play GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The lines have been drawn for the GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge, and it&amp;#8217;s time to visit www.GameStop.com/BattlefieldBC2 to pick your winners and enter for a chance to win prizes, including a grand prize of $10,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Each of the 16 teams in the GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge is captained by a different celebrity or athlete, two Major League Gaming professionals serving as team sergeants and two amateur gamers selected by Electronic Arts. These 16 teams will compete in a bracket-style tournament in the Squad Rush multi-player mode until only one team is left standing (Squad Rush is available exclusively for 30 days to GameStop customers who pre-order Battlefield: Bad Company 2 before March 2). To the victor belong the spoils, as the winning team gets bragging rights as well as a $25,000 donation by Electronic Arts to the team&amp;#8217;s charity of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The official team names, captains, charities and the pro gamer team members (as identified by their gamertags) for each of the four brackets are as follows. Complete team profiles and bios can be found at www.GameStop.com/BattlefieldBC2. Online bracket selection closes March 4.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;First Bracket:&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team O-H-N: Captain Chad Ochocinco (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; star), playing for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/759-feed-the-children&quot;&gt;Feed the Children&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Jet Steele and Soldi3R187&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Philly Eagles: Captain DeSean Jackson (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; star), playing for a cure for pancreatic cancer, pro gamer team members Problem and Big Tymer&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team 28 Guns: Captain Marshall Faulk (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; legend), playing for MF Foundation, pro gamer team members Bestman and SK&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Can&amp;#8217;t be Faded: Captain Andre Berto (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WBA&lt;/span&gt; Welterweight Boxing Champion), playing for Berto Dynasty Foundation, pro gamer team members Totz and Predator&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Second Bracket:&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Numero Uno: Captain Matt Cassell (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; star), playing for Shadow Buddies, pro gamer team members Tsquared and Fearitself&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Operation Killers: Captain Patrick Willis (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; star), playing for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/491-yele-haiti-foundation&quot;&gt;Y&#233;le Haiti Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Killa and Elamitewarrior&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team PA All Stars: Captain Donnie Edwards (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; star), playing for Jump 4 Life, pro gamer team members Victory X and Neighbor&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Keibler&amp;#8217;s Elves: Captain &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2125-stacy-keibler&quot;&gt;Stacy Keibler&lt;/a&gt; (actress, Dancing with the Stars, former wrestler), playing for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Maniac and Legend&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Third Bracket:&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team McNasties: Captain &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2114-matt-lanter&quot;&gt;Matt Lanter&lt;/a&gt; (actor, 90210 star), playing for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/758-alzheimers-association&quot;&gt;Alzheimer's Association&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Tizoxic and Destin&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Cross Fighters: Captain &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2127-shaun-sipos&quot;&gt;Shaun Sipos&lt;/a&gt; (actor, Melrose Place), playing for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/75-red-cross&quot;&gt;American Red Cross&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Defy and Clutch&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ZERO&lt;/span&gt; 1: Captain &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/642-hal-sparks&quot;&gt;Hal Sparks&lt;/a&gt; (comedian), playing for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/79-lili-claire-foundation&quot;&gt;Lili Claire Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Walshy and Sharpshot93&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Buck Shots: Captain AJ Buckley (actor, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CSI&lt;/span&gt;: NY), playing for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/162-operation-smile&quot;&gt;Operation Smile&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Flamesword and Snipedown&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fourth Bracket:&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Charlie Angels: Captain Charlie O&amp;#8217;Connell (actor, the Bachelor), playing for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1474-reading-is-fundamental&quot;&gt;Reading is Fundamental&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Hysteria and Ghostayame&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Winona Ryders: Captain Perez Hilton (gossip columnist/TV personality), playing for Lambda Legal, pro gamer team members Cloud and Strongside&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;YOWZA&lt;/span&gt;!: Captain &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/341-greg-grunberg&quot;&gt;Greg Grunberg&lt;/a&gt; (actor, Heroes), playing for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1253-epilepsy-foundation&quot;&gt;Epilepsy Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Cpt. Anarchy and Lunchbox&lt;br /&gt;
&#183; Team Little Monsters: Captain &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2126-tristan-wilds&quot;&gt;Tristan Wilds&lt;/a&gt; (actor, 90210), playing for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/491-yele-haiti-foundation&quot;&gt;Y&#233;le Haiti Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, pro gamer team members Legit and Rambounit&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3980-stars-come-out-for-charity-cocktail-party&quot;&gt;Stars Come Out For Charity Cocktail Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:13:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrities Donate Items To Artists For Peace And Justice Charity Auction</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1470-artists-for-peace-and-justice&quot;&gt;Artists for Peace and Justice&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3852-stars-make-long-term-charity-donations-to-help-haiti&quot;&gt;Haitian earthquake charity supported by a host of stars&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; has partnered with popular online auction site charitybuzz.com for a special celebrity awards-themed auction that launched on February 24.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The auction will feature exclusive one-of-a kind items donated by internationally known artists. One hundred percent of the funds raised will be directed to the initiatives of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;APJ&lt;/span&gt;, a charitable organization founded by award winning writer/director Paul Haggis and friends that is committed to improving the lives of children in the impoverished and devastated nation of Haiti. APJ&amp;#8217;s immediate goal is to build schools to serve the poorest areas of Haiti, providing an education, hot meals, clean drinking water and regular medical treatments to the children living in the slums.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The list of items going under the hammer includes:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Red-carpet gowns worn by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/8-meryl-streep&quot;&gt;Meryl Streep&lt;/a&gt; (gown by Chris March), Olivia Wilde (gown by Gucci), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2083-amy-poehler&quot;&gt;Amy Poehler&lt;/a&gt; (gown by Jay Godfrey), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/575-kristen-bell&quot;&gt;Kristen Bell&lt;/a&gt; (gown by Jasmine Di Milo), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1465-jenna-fischer&quot;&gt;Jenna Fischer&lt;/a&gt; (gown by Halston) and Sarah Hyland (gown by &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;BCBG&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MAXAZRIA&lt;/span&gt;, after-party dress by BCBGeneration) at the 2010 Golden Globes&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Tuxedos worn by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2042-gerard-butler&quot;&gt;Gerard Butler&lt;/a&gt; (tux by Dolce &amp;amp; Gabbana) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1271-josh-brolin&quot;&gt;Josh Brolin&lt;/a&gt; (tux by Dolce &amp;amp; Gabbana) at the 2010 Golden Globes&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Gibson Guitar from the Grammy Awards signed backstage by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/19-beyonce-knowles&quot;&gt;Beyonc&#233; Knowles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/200-jay-z&quot;&gt;Jay-Z&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1944-lady-gaga&quot;&gt;Lady Gaga&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/924-black-eyed-peas&quot;&gt;Black Eyed Peas&lt;/a&gt;, Kings of Leon, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/910-alice-cooper&quot;&gt;Alice Cooper&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/766-john-legend&quot;&gt;John Legend&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/274-green-day&quot;&gt;Green Day&lt;/a&gt; and many more&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;2 tickets to the Hollywood Domino Pre-Oscar Gala in Beverly Hills on March 4th&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;One-of-a-kind Haiti print signed by numerous celebrities including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/919-robert-de-niro&quot;&gt;Robert De Niro&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/34-charlize-theron&quot;&gt;Charlize Theron&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/281-penelope-cruz&quot;&gt;Penelope Cruz&lt;/a&gt;, Gerard Butler, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/51-demi-moore&quot;&gt;Demi Moore&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/128-pierce-brosnan&quot;&gt;Pierce Brosnan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/458-macy-gray&quot;&gt;Macy Gray&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/388-daniel-craig&quot;&gt;Daniel Craig&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1676-annalynne-mccord&quot;&gt;AnnaLynne McCord&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/407-moby&quot;&gt;Moby&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1667-jimmy-jean-louis&quot;&gt;Jimmy Jean-Louis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1602-jackson-browne&quot;&gt;Jackson Browne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/904-joel-madden&quot;&gt;Joel Madden&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1901-benji-madden&quot;&gt;Benji Madden&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/869-ludacris&quot;&gt;Ludacris&lt;/a&gt; and many more.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The auction runs until March 17, and can be accessed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/auctions/artistsforpeaceandjustice/catalog_items&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/4022-football-star-invites-celebrities-to-charity-golf-tournament&quot;&gt;Football Star Invites Celebrities To Charity Golf Tournament&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Shakira Launches Early Childhood Charity Initiative</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Grammy Award-winning artist &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/141-shakira&quot;&gt;Shakira&lt;/a&gt; and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick have launched a US$300 million joint initiative aimed at expanding development programs for young children in Latin America and the Caribbean.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &amp;#8220;Early Childhood Initiative: An Investment for Life&amp;#8221; seeks to focus cost-effective policies and resources in the region, while mobilizing public support to improve opportunities for its young citizens and thereby help overcome deep inequalities, said Zoellick during a signing ceremony of the partnership agreement between Shakira&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/675-alas&quot;&gt;ALAS Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, Columbia University&amp;#8217;s Earth Institute and the World Bank, held at the Bank&amp;#8217;s Washington D.C. headquarters.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Early Childhood Development (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ECD&lt;/span&gt;) programs provide children with adequate nutrition, healthcare and stimulating environments from the moment of conception through age six &#8211;a period of development crucial for achieving a child&amp;#8217;s full potential. The initiative will help expand &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ECD&lt;/span&gt; programs in a region where 9 million children under five suffer from chronic malnutrition and 22 million lack access to early basic care.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;If we want to build a better world, we have to give children the chance to improve their lives, no matter where they are born or how difficult their circumstances. By giving every child a fair start in life, we are improving our collective future,&amp;#8221; Shakira told the an audience of 100 VIPs, including Latin American and Caribbean ambassadors and officials from the education sector, along with representatives from other international organizations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The singer made a special trip to the Oval Office to meet &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/998-barack-obama&quot;&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/a&gt; as part of the launch: &amp;#8220;It was such a privilege to sit down with the President in the Oval Office to discuss our shared commitment to education and early childhood development. We agreed that investing in our children is the smartest strategy governments can use to boost economic growth, fight poverty, and promote global security and peace. We will be working closely with the President and his staff to implement his vision &amp;#8211; for Latinos, children in the United States, and around the world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Colombian artist is a leading activist for children and the founder of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ALAS&lt;/span&gt; &amp;#8211; a coalition of Latin American artists and business leaders promoting the adoption of comprehensive &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ECD&lt;/span&gt; programs in the region.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The groundbreaking initiative will provide over the next two years US$300 million in loans, grants and trust fund resources, as well as technical support, towards the design and implementation of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ECD&lt;/span&gt; policies in Latin America and the Caribbean. It will also expand a learning community of practitioners to exchange knowledge and experiences.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ALAS&lt;/span&gt; &#8211; and Shakira in particular &#8211; have made an enormous contribution to placing young children at the heart of the public policy priorities in Latin America ,&amp;#8221; said Zoellick.&amp;#8220;We are pleased to work with her, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ALAS&lt;/span&gt; and the Earth Institute to offer hope and opportunity for children who deserve a better future.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Zoellick and Shakira explained that investments in &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ECD&lt;/span&gt; programs are among the most effective &#8211;and cost-effective&#8211; a country can make as participating children demonstrate improved health and academic outcomes, while showing higher productivity and income in later years. They noted that delays in early childhood interventions are difficult and costly to reverse later in life, as the Bank&amp;#8217;s recent publication The Promise for Early Childhood Development in Latin America illustrates.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Citing Haiti&amp;#8217;s emergency response as a timely example of working with partners, Zoellick said that &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ECD&lt;/span&gt; initiatives will play a key role in Haiti&amp;#8217;s reconstruction, where attention will be placed on rebuilding not only the country&amp;#8217;s infrastructure but also the potential of its people. He stressed the importance of partnering with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/304-unesco&quot;&gt;UNESCO&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;, among others, to provide urgent relief to the Haitian children and mitigate the long-term impact of the January 12 earthquake on an entire generation of Haitians.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the initiative&amp;#8217;s first programs will be a partnership with Mexico&amp;#8217;s state agency &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CONAFE&lt;/span&gt; to provide training for parents and caregivers to improve their competencies and practices in caring for children 0-4. The initiative will focus on the poorest 172 municipalities in Mexico, located primarily in its southern states.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to providing funds to participating countries, the Early Childhood Initiative will work with the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ECD&lt;/span&gt; Secretariat for Latin America and the Caribbean, a project of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ALAS&lt;/span&gt;, the Earth Institute, and the governments of Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Panama, Paraguay and Argentina, to develop best practices and identify promising pilot projects for children under 6. This work will be presented at the UN&amp;#8217;s Millennium Development Goals Summit in September and the XX Ibero-American Summit of the regional Heads of State in November in Mar del Plata, Argentina.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Pete Wentz Named UNICEF Tap Project Ambassador</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The U.S. Fund for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1-unicef&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt; today announced that musician/entrepreneur and social philanthropist, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/769-peter-wentz&quot;&gt;Pete Wentz&lt;/a&gt; will be the national spokesperson for the 2010 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; Tap Project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Now in its fourth year, the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; Tap Project is a grassroots initiative that will take place during World Water Week 2010 (March 21-27) and invites individuals to donate $1 or more for tap water at participating restaurants to provide clean water to children around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Best known as the bassist for the immensely popular rock band, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/770-fall-out-boy&quot;&gt;Fall Out Boy&lt;/a&gt;, Wentz has been regularly active&#8212;both at home and abroad&#8212;in supporting social causes which impact the well-being of children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s truly an honor to be the national spokesperson for the Tap Project and support efforts to provide clean water to children in the developing world,&amp;#8221; said Wentz. &amp;#8220;Water is something that we as Americans often take for granted but the reality is, the lack of clean and accessible drinking water kills 4,100 children under the age of five every day and as a new father I have become highly attuned to the needs of children everywhere. Unfortunately, it&amp;#8217;s usually when emergencies like Haiti occur, that the importance of clean water really becomes apparent to the rest of us.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/661-stars-take-water-campaign-south&quot;&gt;its four years of existence&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; Tap Project has become a uniquely hip, award-winning national campaign which has attracted a wide swath of volunteers and celebrity supporters. With a dynamic presence in social media and vibrant advertising creative as a mainstay, the Tap Project has been particularly popular among the college-aged demographic and the young urban professional set.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As national spokesperson for the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; Tap Project, Wentz will be the face and voice of the campaign offering the Tap Project to individuals and restaurants across the nation as a simple and effective way to make a difference in a child&amp;#8217;s life. Wentz will not only lend his name and likeness to support the initiative, but will also be available for national media opportunities which allow him to raise awareness of the global water crisis and its impact on children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since its inception in 2007, the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; Tap Project has raised nearly $1.5 million in the U.S. and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/1528-joel-madden-visits-africa-for-unicef&quot;&gt;has helped to provide clean water to millions of children around the world&lt;/a&gt;. Countries slated to receive 2010 funding include: Central African Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Togo and Vietnam.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2009 alone, more than 1,500 restaurants from 40 states and more than 3100 volunteers participated in the national campaign, making it the largest volunteer mobilization effort for the U.S. Fund for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1528-giorgio-armani&quot;&gt;Giorgio Armani's&lt;/a&gt; men&amp;#8217;s fragrance, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ACQUA&lt;/span&gt; DI &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;GIO&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;FOR&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MEN&lt;/span&gt;, is the 2010 National Supporter of the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; Tap Project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Whether it&amp;#8217;s supporting the psychosocial needs of children affected by conflict in Uganda, or helping organize American youth to lobby Congress on social justice issues, Pete has been a true and dedicated friend to the world&amp;#8217;s children,&amp;#8221; said Caryl M. Stern, president and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt;, the U.S. Fund for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;#8220;We feel strongly that Pete is the right fit for Tap and we&amp;#8217;re thrilled he has agreed to join us in our larger mission to reduce the number of preventable childhood deaths from 24,000 daily to zero.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This year&amp;#8217;s initiative will rely heavily on volunteers expanding their efforts beyond restaurant recruitment to include other grassroots activities like community water walks, dinner parties, fundraisers, concerts and more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Previous national spokespeople for the Tap Project have included, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; ambassadors: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/270-sarah-jessica-parker&quot;&gt;Sarah Jessica Parker&lt;/a&gt; (2007), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/163-lucy-liu&quot;&gt;Lucy Liu&lt;/a&gt; (2008) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/904-joel-madden&quot;&gt;Joel&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1901-benji-madden&quot;&gt;Benji Madden&lt;/a&gt; (2009).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nearly 900 million people do not have access to clean water and nearly half of those people are children. Young children are the first to get sick and die from waterborne and sanitation-related illnesses including diarrheal diseases and malaria.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; works in more than 100 countries around the world to improve access to safe water and sanitation facilities in schools and communities, and to promote safe hygiene practices. Over the past 15 years, more than a billion people gained access to improved drinking water and sanitation facilities thanks to UNICEF&amp;#8217;s efforts. Every day, 24,000 children die of preventable causes, and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; is committed to doing whatever it takes to make that number zero. With $1, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt; can provide one child access to safe, clean water for 40 days.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For more information or to register as a volunteer, visit www.tapproject.org&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Keith Urban Building Schools In Haiti</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/17-elizabeth-willoughby&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Country singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1461-keith-urban&quot;&gt;Keith Urban&lt;/a&gt; spoke on the radio recently about a project he and his wife, actress &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/185-nicole-kidman&quot;&gt;Nicole Kidman&lt;/a&gt;, are involved in &#8211; building schools in Haiti.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;re going to be funding a school down there for the next five years,&amp;#8221; he told CatCountry 96. &amp;#8220;The kids will also have one hot meal a day. They&amp;#8217;ll have all of their medical taken care of by the school, and clothing as well.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Several other celebrities have joined the same &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1470-artists-for-peace-and-justice&quot;&gt;Artists for Peace and Justice&lt;/a&gt; school building project, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2056-javier-bardem&quot;&gt;Javier Bardem&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1602-jackson-browne&quot;&gt;Jackson Browne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2042-gerard-butler&quot;&gt;Gerard Butler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/388-daniel-craig&quot;&gt;Daniel Craig&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1547-russell-crowe&quot;&gt;Russell Crowe&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/1571-clint-eastwood&quot;&gt;Clint Eastwood&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/112-sean-penn&quot;&gt;Sean Penn&lt;/a&gt;, each &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3852-stars-make-long-term-charity-donations-to-help-haiti&quot;&gt;committing $50,000 a year for the next five years&lt;/a&gt;. The schools will be attended by children living in slums and camps around Port-au-Prince.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Haiti Food Project: A Second Aid Benefit Concert</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3799-kanye-west-to-attend-haiti-food-project-event&quot;&gt;Haiti Food Project: A Second Aid Benefit Concert&lt;/a&gt; for sustainable food programs that feed and nourish the Haitian children and the communities they live in was held at the American Jewish University in Bel Air, California, earlier this month.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event was held in collaboration with Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger, which since 1985 has granted over $50 million to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds, and The Board of Rabbis of Southern California. The event was attended by a bevy of leading personalities, entertainers and politicians, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/50-deepak-chopra&quot;&gt;Deepak Chopra&lt;/a&gt;, Her Excellency, Geri Benoit, Haiti&amp;#8217;s Ambassador to the UN &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/182-world-food-programme&quot;&gt;World Food Programme&lt;/a&gt; and Former First Lady of Haiti, Robert Wexler, Beverly Todd, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/852-lou-gossett-jr&quot;&gt;Lou Gossett Jr&lt;/a&gt;, Brenda Russell and many others.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event raised over $200,000 for victims of the Haitian earthquake, and could not have been held without the support of &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;QSC&lt;/span&gt; Audio.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Star Portraits To Go Under Hammer For Oxfam</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;Portraits of a group of British celebrities will go under the hammer for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/93-oxfam&quot;&gt;Oxfam&lt;/a&gt; in London to benefit woman in West Africa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sixteen modern British icons &amp;#8211; including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/158-annie-lennox&quot;&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/464-sophie-dahl&quot;&gt;Sophie Dahl&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2047-yasmin-le-bon&quot;&gt;Yasmin Le Bon&lt;/a&gt;, Rosamund Pike, Liberty Ross, Laura Bailey and more &amp;#8211; have been captured on canvas by fashion designer Alice Temperley and photographer Adam Whitehead. The pair have reinterpreted Norman Parkinson&amp;#8217;s photographs, and the images have been printed on life-size canvas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We are very excited about this project and the quest we embarked on in general to produce something entirely different every season to showcase our clothes,&amp;#8221; Temperley told &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VOGUE&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;COM&lt;/span&gt;. &amp;#8220;This particular project is very important to me as it also aims to give back to a cause that is close to my heart. Working with all the great talent on this was inspiring and a lot of fun. To me that is what fashion and creativity should ideally be about.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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