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Elton John To Join Sting For Rainforest Fund Concert Feb 26, 2012

The Rainforest Fund has announced its 2012 benefit concert on April 3rd, 2012 at the world renowned Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage followed by a gala dinner. More →

Stars Get Behind New World Poker Tour Charity Feb 24, 2012

World Poker Tour (WPT), the premier name in internationally televised poker and entertainment, has announced the launch of the WPT Foundation, an organization dedicated to utilizing WPT’s unmatched platform to influence positive change in the world. More →

Colin Firth Hosts Star-Studded Charity Dinner For Oxfam America Feb 24, 2012

On February 22, 2012 Vanity Fair and Ermenegildo Zegna, along with Colin and Livia Firth and Anna Zegna, hosted an intimate dinner at Chateau Marmont to benefit Oxfam America, the international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. More →

Mia Farrow: Conflict Robs Children Of Their Childhood Feb 23, 2012

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow wrapped up her visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo yesterday with an urgent plea for better vaccination campaigns and protection for children to stamp out polio and save and improve the lives of especially the most vulnerable children, whose communities continue to be ravaged by poverty and conflict. More →

Female Stars Host Charity Jumble Sale For Oxfam Feb 23, 2012

Elbows out for a jumble sale with a difference. On Sunday 26 February Dawn Porter and Gemma Cairney are hosting a jumble sale with their celebrity girlfriends to raise money for Oxfam's Get-together campaign to celebrate International Women’s Day – and we all are invited! More →

Mia Farrow Launches Polio Vaccination Campaign In Chad Feb 22, 2012

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow has participated in the launching ceremony of the national polio campaign in Chad, a country that registered the second highest number of polio cases in the world. More →

Stars Honor Muhammad Ali's 70th Birthday At Charity Event Feb 21, 2012

Keep Memory Alive's 16th annual Power of Love Gala on Saturday, Feb. 18, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas brought out some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment to celebrate Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday and raise funds for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Muhammad Ali Center. More →

Mia Farrow Blogs From Africa Feb 21, 2012

Mia Farrow has blogged from Moundou, near the border with the Central African Republic, where she is visiting with UNICEF in an effort to make polio a thing of the past. More →

David Walliams' Charity Swim To Hit TV Screens Feb 21, 2012

It was read by millions in the papers, heard on the radio and watched on the news, becoming a national phenomenon and a moment in British history. In September 2011, comedian David Walliams spent an epic eight days swimming 140.54 miles of the River Thames for Sport Relief. Now, for the first time, the inside story of what he went through will be told. More →

Stars To Attend FilmAid International Oscar Night Event Feb 20, 2012

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and humanitarian aid organization FilmAid International will host an Oscar Night event at the ‘21’ Club in New York City in celebration of the 84th Academy Awards on Oscar Sunday, February 26. More →

Comedians Join Secret Policeman's Ball For Amnesty International Feb 17, 2012

Amnesty International has announced that some of the top comedic talent in the U.S. and U.K. will be joining the Secret Policeman’s Ball line-up at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, March 4, 2012. More →

Join Mia Farrow And UNICEF On Google Plus Feb 16, 2012

On February 20th, join Mia Farrow and UNICEF for their Google Plus hangout from Bukavu, Congo. 
 
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Pete Wentz Signs Bass Guitars For Charity Contest Feb 16, 2012

Last week, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy teamed up with online community MASScanvas to get fans to design T-shirts to benefit Invisible Children. He has now announced that all designs submitted before Feb. 23rd at 11:59PM PST will automatically be entered to win a bass guitar he has personally signed! More →

Eva Longoria To Take Part In Campaign Hollywood Feb 15, 2012

Vanity Fair Vice President and Publisher Edward J. Menicheschi has announced the slate of events for the thirteenth installment of “Campaign Hollywood,” the magazine’s annual week-long celebration leading up to the Academy Awards. More →

Trudie Styler To Present Fundraising Appeal On BBC Radio Feb 15, 2012

Trudie Styler will present a special fundraising appeal on BBC Radio 4 in the UK later this month. More →

Eve Ensler Announces V-Day Charity Campaign Feb 15, 2012

V-Day – the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls founded by Tony Award-winning playwright and activist, Eve Ensler – has announced the launch of a new global campaign: ONE BILLION RISING. More →

Angelina Jolie Awarded At Cinema For Peace Gala In Berlin Feb 14, 2012

“10 Years of Cinema For Peace" was the theme of the Cinema for Peace Gala on February 13 at Berlin’s famous Gendarmenmarkt Concert Hall under the patronage of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama, featuring guests of honor Angelina Jolie and Bob Geldof. More →

Olympic Stars Join JLS For Sport Relief Video Feb 13, 2012

The music video for JLS's official Sport Relief single, Proud, sees three British Olympic medal winners join the UK’s hottest pop group to celebrate the UK’s biggest year of sport. More →

Mia Farrow To Visit Chad And Congo This Weekend Feb 10, 2012

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow will travel to Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a 10-day trip starting Sunday to support a global push to make polio a part of the past. More →

Dynamo Joins The Big March Against Bullying Feb 10, 2012

Celebrity magician Dynamo, who first used magic as a way to deal with his own experience of bullying, has joined the world’s first global virtual march to protect children’s rights and supporting BeatBullying's The Big March 2012 in an effort to unite the world against bullying. More →

Big Names To Celebrate Muhammad Ali's 70th Birthday At Charity Gala Feb 9, 2012

The cast of entertainers and sports icons slated to appear at Keep Memory Alive's 16th annual Power of Love Gala on Saturday, Feb. 18, in Las Vegas keeps getting bigger every day, though only a limited number of tickets remain for the celebrity-filled fundraiser. More →

Roger Waters Supports Amnesty International On The Wall Live Tour Feb 8, 2012

Amnesty International has announced that Roger Waters is supporting the organization’s campaigning on the Middle East and North Africa on his forthcoming ‘The Wall Live’ tour. More →

Sting Gets Back To Bass For Amnesty International Feb 7, 2012

Sting's latest tour – titled Back To Bass – is providing a platform for Amnesty International to raise awareness on the organization’s campaign against oil pollution and human rights abuse in the Niger Delta region in Nigeria. More →

John Bishop's Week Of Hell For Charity Feb 7, 2012

British comedian John Bishop is about to have one incredibly tough week as he takes on The BT Sport Relief Challenge: Bishop’s Week Of Hell – the second in a series of celebrity challenges sponsored by BT for Sport Relief 2012. Starting on Monday 27th February, it will be the most physically gruelling test of John’s life as he attempts to cycle, row and run over 290 punishing miles from Paris to London in just five days. More →

Pete Wentz Launches T-Shirt Design Competition For Charity Feb 6, 2012

Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is teaming up with online community MASScanvas, encouraging fans to design and illustrate “POWER” themed T-shirts. A portion of the sales of winning T-shirts will benefit Invisible Children. More →

Celebrities And Companies Help In Horn Of Africa Feb 1, 2012

In less than three months, thousands of Americans have donated to send 150,000 anti-malaria bed nets in response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. More →

Sport Relief Celebrity Supporters Visit HIV Project Feb 1, 2012

An innovative and inspiring project, which uses money raised from Sport Relief to help change lives, opened its doors to no less than 11 famous faces last week. More →

Little Britain Star Awarded For Charity Swim Jan 30, 2012

TV personality and Sport Relief hero David Walliams beamed with pride as he scooped a National Television Award last week. The award was given in recognition of his enormous achievement in swimming the length of the Thames to raise cash for Sport Relief last autumn. More →

Angelique Kidjo Wants Better Birth Registration In Benin Jan 26, 2012

UNICEF ambassador Angélique Kidjo recently visited her home country of Benin to advocate for improvements to the birth registration system. More →

Stars Line Up For The Return Of The Secret Policeman's Ball Jan 25, 2012

The Secret Policeman’s Ball is back – and it’s heading for America! More →