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James Gandolfini Hosts LA Police Memorial Foundation Poker   May 3, 2013

On Saturday night, April 27th, over 60 Celebrities along with LAPD Officers & members of the community showed up at the historic Saban Theatre for the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation Celebrity Poker Tournament & Party hosted by James Gandolfini.

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Exclusive Interview: Blurred Vision Talks John Lennon, Peace And Bill Maher   Apr 23, 2013

LookToTheStars.org first interviewed Blurred Vision in 2010 after the release of their first video, a remake of Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick In The Wall” which was dubbed “Hey Ayatollah Leave Those Kids Alone.”

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James Gandolfini To Host LA Police Memorial Foundation Poker   Apr 18, 2013

For over 41 years superstars from TV, Film, Music & Sports have joined together to show support for the men & women who serve their community. On April 27th 2013 Hollywood’s hottest stars will come together again to help raise funds for the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation at the historic Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills.

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Madonna Visits New Classrooms In Malawi   Apr 3, 2013

Madonna is in Malawi this week, where she has opened new classrooms at schools she has helped fund.

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Richard Branson And Bill Clinton Help Launch Haiti Forest Initiative   Mar 18, 2013

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of Yunus Social Business, Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Unite, and U.S. President Bill Clinton, founder of the Clinton Foundation, announced last Sunday the launch of a new social initiative called Haiti Forest.

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Girl Rising - A New Film Showing How Education Can Change The World   Mar 8, 2013

Girl Rising, Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins’ new feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world, premiered this week in New York at the Paris Theatre.

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Shakira Launches Buy-A-Brick Campaign For Charity   Feb 1, 2013

International superstar Shakira chose Charitable Checkout to power a social cause marketing campaign to raise awareness and dollars for her Barefoot Foundation which builds schools for underserved communities around the world.

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Jackson Browne Supports Safety Harbor Kids   Jan 25, 2013

Malibu nonprofit, Safety Harbor Kids, is preparing for another big year of events to benefit orphans, foster and homeless children.

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Madonna Announces Completion Of Ten Schools In Malawi   Dec 28, 2012

As part of Madonna’s ongoing commitment to support orphans and vulnerable children in poverty stricken Malawi, ten primary schools have been completed that will serve to educate 4,871 children.

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Stars Feature In FilmAid Fundraising PSA   Dec 20, 2012

Actors Rufus Sewell, Sarita Choudhury and Sienna Guillory – alongside refugees from Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya – are featured in FilmAid’s new PSA, “Why Film?” which launches today at www.filmaid.org/whyfilm.

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Keep A Child Alive Black Ball REDUX Raises $2.9 Million   Dec 10, 2012

Keep A Child Alive CEO Peter Twyman has announced that the Black Ball REDUX, held last week at “Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater,” raised over $2.9 million – funds that will go to providing lifesaving HIV treatment, care and support to children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

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Ne-Yo Takes Part In Nick Cannon's TeenNick HALO Awards   Nov 19, 2012

Ne-Yo, Neon Trees, Nicole Richie, Lucy Hale, Jesse Williams, Heather Morris, Anthony Anderson, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr, Victoria Justice and the cast of See Dad Run were among the celebs who took to the Hollywood Palladium stage to join host Nick Cannon in honoring five extraordinary teens for the 2012 TeenNick HALO Awards live event.

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Annie Lennox Performs At Hope Rising Event   Nov 12, 2012

Rousing performances and spellbinding speeches dominated the sold-out Roy Thompson Hall at the second annual Hope Rising event last week, benefiting the Stephen Lewis Foundation and hosted by CBC’s Jian Ghomeshi.

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Hugh Jackman Attends World Vision Gala In Australia   Nov 6, 2012

World Vision Australia ambassadors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Furness treated the business community to entertainment and a coffee at a gala fundraising event this week.

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Book Review: Bear Grylls' Survival Guide For Life   Nov 6, 2012

Bear Grylls is no stranger to overcoming adversity in the wild, but in his new book – “A Survival Guide For Life” – the TV adventurer shows us how his hard-won skills can be adapted for those of us who aren’t usually found parachuting into dangerous situations, eating bugs and sleeping on mountaintops.

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Ne-Yo Encourages Young Voters to Move Forward   Nov 1, 2012

‘Forward’, a new song performed by Grammy Award winning R&B singer-songwriter Ne-Yo, the Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik, music legend Herbie Hancock, Delta Rae and Natasha Bedingfield, has been released as a grassroots effort to motivate and inspire nationwide voter participation in the upcoming 2012 Presidential election.

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Tennis Stars To Play At Pro-Am On Richard Branson's Necker Island   Oct 25, 2012

UNICEF ambassador for Serbia, five-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic of Serbia has entered the 2012 Necker Cup, the world’s most exclusive Pro-Am, to be held on Sir Richard Branson ’s private island Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands Dec. 9-13 .

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Photos: William And Kate Visit World Vision In The Solomon Islands   Sep 17, 2012

World Vision today hosted the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, who learned about the organization’s work in Burns Creek, a troubled community on the outskirts of Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands.

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Annie Lennox To Perform At Hope Rising Benefit Event   Aug 14, 2012

This fall, legendary singer-songwriter, philanthropist and political activist Annie Lennox will headline the second annual Hope Rising! A Benefit Concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation presented by CIBC alongside Grammy Award-winning recording artist Angelique Kidjo.

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Foo Fighters And Neil Young To Headline Global Poverty Concert   Aug 8, 2012

The Global Poverty Project (GPP) has announced the Global Festival 2012, a multifaceted event culminating with a free ticketed concert on the Great Lawn of New York’s iconic Central Park on September 29, 2012.

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Stars Perform Prior To International AIDS Conference   Jul 26, 2012

On the eve of the opening of the historic International AIDS Conference, a stellar cast of artists, political leaders, and community activists came to Washington, D.C. to mark more than three decades of the global response to the HIV epidemic.

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Give Dad A Brush With Fame On Father's Day   May 31, 2012

Looking for a great Father’s Day gift? CharityBuzz has some items sure to make Dad happy – or even famous – on his special day.

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Richard Branson Announces Winners At Charity Summit   May 16, 2012

From more than 500 inspirational entries, Sir Richard Branson and his non profit foundation Virgin Unite have announced that the global winner of the 2012 ‘Screw Business As Usual’ competition is Raise5, a new fundraising platform that creatively uses free time and talents to raise money for charity.

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Celebrity Moms Honored By Love Our Children USA   May 4, 2012

May 13th is Mother’s Day. It’s a time when violence against children affects over 3 million children and when bullying and suicides are at an all-time high. Love Our Children USA has announced the recipients of the Seventh Annual Mothers Who Make A Difference Awards, recognizing celebrity mothers for balancing motherhood, work and causes.

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Richard Branson To Screw Business As Usual With Jamie Oliver   May 1, 2012

Sir Richard Branson will soon be helping Jamie Oliver in the kitchen (well, just lending a hand with the starters!) when they team up for the Screw Business As Usual Summit on May 14th at Jamie’s Flagship restaurant, Fifteen London.

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Jewel Supports Give A Drop Campaign   Apr 24, 2012

Sending aid to Africa only takes a quick text message. Simply text DROP to 85944 on any U.S mobile phone and you can automatically donate $5 to the Give A Drop campaign.

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Your Last Chance To Help Richard Branson Screw Business As Usual   Apr 17, 2012

An inspiring line-up of judges has been announced for Virgin Unite and Sir Richard Branson’s Screw Business As Usual competition.

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Rebecca Gibney Films Video Message For World Vision   Apr 11, 2012

Australian actress and World Vision Ambassador Rebecca Gibney has called on Australians to donate to World Vision’s West Africa Food Crisis Appeal.

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James Patterson Donates Books To Armed Forces   Mar 16, 2012

This week, #1 bestselling author James Patterson and Little, Brown and Company are donating 200,000 copies of hardcover Patterson titles to the United States Armed Forces.

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Jennie Garth To Judge Charity Photo Contest   Mar 15, 2012

The Water4 Foundation, a charity based out of Oklahoma City, has announced the launch of its campaign for World Water Day, the United Nations-designated international day held annually on March 22.

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