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  <title>Forbes' "Most Generous Celebrities" List</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/steve-purcell"&gt;Steve Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Forbes Magazine has published a list of &amp;#8220;Generous Celebrities&amp;#8221;, highlighting the incredible generosity of some of the world&amp;#8217;s most public faces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The ten celebrities listed are:&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/bono"&gt;Bono&lt;/a&gt; supports &lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; charity &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/data"&gt;DATA&lt;/a&gt; and many others&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/sandra-bullock"&gt;Sandra Bullock&lt;/a&gt; gave $1m to the American &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/red-cross"&gt;Red Cross&lt;/a&gt; after the 9/11 bombings, and has also donated to the Tsunami relief fund&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/nicolas-cage"&gt;Nicolas Cage&lt;/a&gt; supports &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/chrysalis"&gt;Chrysalis&lt;/a&gt;, an LA charity for the homeless, and gave $1m to Katrina relief&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jackie-chan"&gt;Jackie Chan&lt;/a&gt; is a &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/unicef"&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt; ambassador, founded the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/jackie-chan-charitable-foundation"&gt;Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, and gave $100,000 to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/chrysalis"&gt;Chrysalis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/celine-dion"&gt;Céline Dion&lt;/a&gt; is Celebrity Patron for the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/canadian-cystic-fibrosis-foundation"&gt;Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, and donated $1m to the American &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/red-cross"&gt;Red Cross&lt;/a&gt; after Hurricane Katrina&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/angelina-jolie"&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; has given more than $3m to the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/unhcr"&gt;UNHCR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/paul-mccartney"&gt;Paul McCartney&lt;/a&gt; supports the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/adopt-a-minefield"&gt;Adopt-A-Minefield&lt;/a&gt; charity, and he and wife &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/heather-mills"&gt;Heather Mills&lt;/a&gt; jointly donateed $1.9m to Tsunami relief&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/arnold-schwarzenegger"&gt;Arnold Schwarzenegger&lt;/a&gt; supports the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/special-olympics"&gt;Special Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, and in 2001 he donated a total of $4.1m to the Twin Towers fund, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/after-school-all-stars"&gt;After-School All-Stars&lt;/a&gt; and Nelson Mandela&amp;#8217;s children&amp;#8217;s fund&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/steven-spielberg"&gt;Steven Spielberg&lt;/a&gt; is a patron of the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/righteous-persons-foundation"&gt;Righteous Persons Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, founder of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, and gave $1.5m to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/oprah"&gt;Oprah&lt;/a&gt; gave $52m to charity in 2005 alone, and wrote a personal cheque for $10m to help victims of the Katrina disaster&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;h6&gt;Related past articles&lt;/h6&gt;
&lt;ul class="item-links"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10196-stars-to-attend-gatsby-themed-charity-night"&gt;Stars To Attend Gatsby-Themed Charity Night&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10189-red-cross-cheers-on-trace-adkins-in-celebrity-apprentice-finale"&gt;Red Cross Cheers On Trace Adkins In Celebrity Apprentice Finale&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10188-yuna-kim-help-unicef-help-the-children-of-syria"&gt;Yuna Kim: Help UNICEF Help The Children Of Syria&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10185-paul-mccartney-joins-call-for-global-ban-on-animal-tests-for-cosmetics"&gt;Paul McCartney Joins Call For Global Ban On Animal Tests For Cosmetics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10175-tom-hiddleston-lives-below-the-line"&gt;Tom Hiddleston Lives Below The Line&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

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  <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Bono</category>
  <category>DATA</category>
  <category>Sandra Bullock</category>
  <category>Red Cross</category>
  <category>Nicolas Cage</category>
  <category>Chrysalis</category>
  <category>Jackie Chan</category>
  <category>UNICEF</category>
  <category>Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation</category>
  <category>Chrysalis</category>
  <category>Céline Dion</category>
  <category>Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation</category>
  <category>Red Cross</category>
  <category>Angelina Jolie</category>
  <category>UNHCR</category>
  <category>Paul McCartney</category>
  <category>Adopt-A-Minefield</category>
  <category>Heather Mills</category>
  <category>Arnold Schwarzenegger</category>
  <category>Special Olympics</category>
  <category>After-School All-Stars</category>
  <category>Steven Spielberg</category>
  <category>Righteous Persons Foundation</category>
  <category>Oprah</category>
  <category>Celebrity</category>
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  <category>Philanthropy</category>
  <category>Giving</category>
  <category>Children</category>
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  <category>Human Rights</category>
  <category>Mental Challenges</category>
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  <title>Clothes Off Our Back Holding Emmy Auction</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/myrlia-purcell"&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/clothes-off-our-back"&gt;Clothes Off Our Back&lt;/a&gt; is holding its Fifth Annual Emmy Auction, allowing fans to bid on clothing and accessories worn by winners, nominees and attendees on the red carpet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some of the items available include ipods signed by a variety of stars, a cell phone from &amp;#8220;24&amp;#8221; signed by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kiefer-sutherland"&gt;Kiefer Sutherland&lt;/a&gt;, a tie worn by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/denis-leary"&gt;Denis Leary&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/katherine-heigl"&gt;Katherine Heigl&amp;#x27;s&lt;/a&gt; earrings and a one-of-a-kind diamond encrusted brooch by Neil Lane worn by &amp;#8220;Dancing with the Stars&amp;#8217;&amp;#8221; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/samantha-harris"&gt;Samantha Harris&lt;/a&gt; and valued at $25,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The auction runs until September 15, and proceeds benefit the emergency relief efforts in Darfur, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/childrens-defense-fund"&gt;Children&amp;#x27;s Defense Fund&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/cure-autism-now"&gt;Cure Autism Now&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Clothes Off Our Back is also holding a special auction for &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/natalie-portman"&gt;Natalie Portman&lt;/a&gt; items to help the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/milo-gladstein-foundation"&gt;Milo Gladstein Foundation&lt;/a&gt; for Bloom&amp;#8217;s Syndrome.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 19:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Clothes Off Our Back</category>
  <category>Kiefer Sutherland</category>
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  <title>The Hollywood Cookbook Launch Party</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/charles-harder"&gt;Charles Harder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stars and food converged at Kitchen Academy in Hollywood last night for a party launching &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/the-hollywood-cookbook"&gt;The Hollywood Cookbook&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8212; a beautiful 271-page hardcover collection of sumptuous recipes, each accompanied by a large photo, from the personal kitchens of 20 celebrities and 6 world-class chefs. Five dollars from each purchase benefits 20 important charities dear to the hearts of the celebrity contributors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The cookbook covers the spectrum of food and beverage, from appetizers, soups and salads, to main courses, desserts, and even cocktails. &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/michael-j-fox"&gt;Michael J. Fox&amp;#x27;s&lt;/a&gt; Barn Dance Chicken, and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jane-kaczmarek"&gt;Jane Kaczmarek&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/bradley-whitford"&gt;Bradley Whitford&amp;#x27;s&lt;/a&gt; Savory Fall Stew are just two of the 107 creative and simple dishes that can be duplicated in any kitchen regardless of culinary skill level. Chefs Wolfgang Puck, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/mario-batali"&gt;Mario Batali&lt;/a&gt;, Joachim Splichal, Nick Stellino, Michael Cimarusti and Rocco DiSpirito also contributed recipes to the book.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the event, the students of Kitchen Academy prepared and served 20 recipes featured in the cookbook, each one tastier than the last. This reporter&amp;#8217;s favorite: Door Knob Sweet Potato Balls (an appetizer) from designer &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/paige-hemmis"&gt;Paige Hemmis&lt;/a&gt; of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Yum!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Chef Jamie Gwen&amp;#8217;s movie-star looks and talk-show host&amp;#8217;s presence kept attendees laughing and entertained as the event&amp;#8217;s emcee. The evening included a cooking demonstration by actor &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/greg-grunberg"&gt;Greg Grunberg&lt;/a&gt;, and an informal awards ceremony. &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/eric-close"&gt;Eric Close&lt;/a&gt; of TV&amp;#8217;s Without a Trace gave a heartfelt tribute to his charity, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/crystal-peaks-youth-ranch"&gt;Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch&lt;/a&gt;, which pairs abused children with rescued horses and adult leaders at 24 wilderness ranches around the U.S. and Canada, to help restore the heart, soul, mind and strength of the kids.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Written by screenwriter Jackie Zabel and actress Morgan Most, and published by Silverback Books, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/the-hollywood-cookbook"&gt;The Hollywood Cookbook&lt;/a&gt; is a perfect holiday gift (retails for $35, but presently is &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596370831?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=looktothestar-20&amp;amp;linkCode=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1596370831"&gt;featured at Amazon.com&lt;/a&gt; for only $23). The event was co-sponsored by Maurice Le Croix Swiss Watches and The Kitchen Academy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrities &amp;amp; Charities: &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/thora-birch"&gt;Thora Birch&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/elizabeth-glaser-pediatric-aids-foundation"&gt;Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/michael-chiklis"&gt;Michael Chiklis&lt;/a&gt; (The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/childrens-lifesaving-foundation"&gt;Children&amp;#x27;s Lifesaving Foundation&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/eric-close"&gt;Eric Close&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/crystal-peaks-youth-ranch"&gt;Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/mark-dacascos"&gt;Mark Dacascos&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/reel-angels"&gt;Reel Angels&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/james-denton"&gt;James Denton&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/cure-autism-now"&gt;Cure Autism Now&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/michael-j-fox"&gt;Michael J. Fox&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/tracy-pollan"&gt;Tracy Pollan&lt;/a&gt; (The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/michael-j-fox-foundation"&gt;Michael J. Fox Foundation&lt;/a&gt; for Parkinson&amp;#8217;s Research), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/afton-fraser"&gt;Afton Fraser&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/brendan-fraser"&gt;Brendan Fraser&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/p-s-arts"&gt;P.S. ARTS&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/greg-grunberg"&gt;Greg Grunberg&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/pediatric-epilepsy-project"&gt;Pediatric Epilepsy Project&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/anne-hathaway"&gt;Anne Hathaway&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/lollipop-theater-network"&gt;Lollipop Theater Network&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/paige-hemmis"&gt;Paige Hemmis&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/habitat-for-humanity"&gt;Habitat For Humanity&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/ron-howard"&gt;Ron Howard&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/boys-and-girls-clubs-of-america"&gt;Boys&amp;#x27; and Girls&amp;#x27; Clubs of America&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jane-kaczmarek"&gt;Jane Kaczmarek&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/bradley-whitford"&gt;Bradley Whitford&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/clothes-off-our-back"&gt;Clothes Off Our Back&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/esai-morales"&gt;Esai Morales&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/treepeople"&gt;TreePeople&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/don-most"&gt;Don Most&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/city-of-hope"&gt;City of Hope&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/bob-saget"&gt;Bob Saget&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/scleroderma-research-foundation"&gt;Scleroderma Research Foundation&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/marlo-thomas"&gt;Marlo Thomas&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/st-jude-childrens-research-hospital"&gt;St. Jude Children&amp;#x27;s Research Hospital&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kerry-washington"&gt;Kerry Washington&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/step-up"&gt;Step Up&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/treat-williams"&gt;Treat Williams&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/save-the-children"&gt;Save the Children&lt;/a&gt;), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/alicia-witt"&gt;Alicia Witt&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/the-art-of-elysium"&gt;The Art of Elysium&lt;/a&gt;), and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kelly-wolf"&gt;Kelly Wolf&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/scott-wolf"&gt;Scott Wolf&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/camp-heartland"&gt;Camp Heartland&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;ul class="item-links"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10190-st-jude-presents-john-rich-and-friends"&gt;St. Jude Presents John Rich And Friends&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10170-bob-saget-hosts-lupus-la-orange-ball"&gt;Bob Saget Hosts Lupus LA Orange Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10165-rachel-zoe-named-as-save-the-children-artist-ambassador"&gt;Rachel Zoe Named As Save The Children Artist Ambassador&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10157-save-the-children-ceo-speaks-at-mom-social-conference"&gt;Save The Children CEO Speaks At Mom+Social Conference&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10156-joan-osborne-combines-the-creative-forces-of-technology-and-music-to-honor-mothers"&gt;Joan Osborne Combines The Creative Forces Of Technology And Music To Honor Mothers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

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  <pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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  <category>The Hollywood Cookbook</category>
  <category>Michael J. Fox</category>
  <category>Jane Kaczmarek</category>
  <category>Bradley Whitford</category>
  <category>Wolfgang Puck</category>
  <category>Mario Batali</category>
  <category>Joachim Splichal</category>
  <category>Nick Stellino</category>
  <category>Michael Cimarusti</category>
  <category>Rocco DiSpirito</category>
  <category>Paige Hemmis</category>
  <category>Jamie Gwen</category>
  <category>Greg Grunberg</category>
  <category>Eric Close</category>
  <category>Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch</category>
  <category>Jackie Zabel</category>
  <category>Morgan Most</category>
  <category>The Hollywood Cookbook</category>
  <category>Thora Birch</category>
  <category>Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation</category>
  <category>Michael Chiklis</category>
  <category>Children's Lifesaving Foundation</category>
  <category>Eric Close</category>
  <category>Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch</category>
  <category>Mark Dacascos</category>
  <category>Reel Angels</category>
  <category>James Denton</category>
  <category>Cure Autism Now</category>
  <category>Michael J. Fox</category>
  <category>Tracy Pollan</category>
  <category>Michael J. Fox Foundation</category>
  <category>Afton Fraser</category>
  <category>Brendan Fraser</category>
  <category>P.S. ARTS</category>
  <category>Greg Grunberg</category>
  <category>Pediatric Epilepsy Project</category>
  <category>Anne Hathaway</category>
  <category>Lollipop Theater Network</category>
  <category>Paige Hemmis</category>
  <category>Habitat For Humanity</category>
  <category>Ron Howard</category>
  <category>Boys' and Girls' Clubs of America</category>
  <category>Jane Kaczmarek</category>
  <category>Bradley Whitford</category>
  <category>Clothes Off Our Back</category>
  <category>Esai Morales</category>
  <category>TreePeople</category>
  <category>Don Most</category>
  <category>City of Hope</category>
  <category>Bob Saget</category>
  <category>Scleroderma Research Foundation</category>
  <category>Marlo Thomas</category>
  <category>St. Jude Children's Research Hospital</category>
  <category>Kerry Washington</category>
  <category>Step Up</category>
  <category>Treat Williams</category>
  <category>Save the Children</category>
  <category>Alicia Witt</category>
  <category>The Art of Elysium</category>
  <category>Kelly Wolf</category>
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  <title>Aerosmith Travels for Vegas Charity Concert</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/myrlia-purcell"&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/aerosmith"&gt;Aerosmith&lt;/a&gt; is making a special stop in Las Vegas for a concert in support of the Lili Claire Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Founder and executive director of The Lili Claire Foundation Keith Resnick says, &amp;#8220;The band will be travelling from Latin America to perform at our fundraiser; we couldn&amp;#8217;t be more grateful for their respect of our mission.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/lili-claire-foundation"&gt;Lili Claire Foundation&lt;/a&gt; helps children living with Williams Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Autism and other neurogenetic disorders, and Aerosmith&amp;#8217;s concert on the 28th of April will be part of their fifth annual benefit celebrations.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;From: &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/199-aerosmith-travel-for-vegas-charity-concert" rel="canonical"&gt;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/199-aerosmith-travel-for-vegas-charity-concert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
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&lt;ul class="item-links"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/10129-stars-to-perform-at-boston-strong-an-evening-of-support-and-celebration"&gt;Stars To Perform At Boston Strong: An Evening Of Support And Celebration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/9851-ben-affleck-and-jennifer-garner-host-10th-annual-stuart-house-gala"&gt;Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Host 10th Annual Stuart House Gala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/9316-stars-donate-to-fashion-for-sandy-relief-charity-auction"&gt;Stars Donate To Fashion For Sandy Relief Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/8452-give-dad-a-brush-with-fame-on-fathers-day"&gt;Give Dad A Brush With Fame On Father's Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/6565-aerosmith-brings-relief-to-japan"&gt;Aerosmith Brings Relief To Japan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>John Ondrasik Asks What Kind Of World You Want</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/myrlia-purcell"&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/john-ondrasik"&gt;John Ondrasik&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/five-for-fighting"&gt;Five For Fighting&lt;/a&gt; has started a charity music video community. The site, &lt;a href="http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/"&gt;www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com&lt;/a&gt;, offers the public the chance to upload videos which explain the type of world in which they want to live.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the end of every video viewers can click on the sponsor link; each click donates up to 49 cents to one of the charities chosen by Ondrasik. He encourages submissions, saying, &amp;#8220;There are no rules here, your film can be personal, political &amp;#8211; write a story, tell a story &amp;#8211; anything goes.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The charities benefitting from the website include &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/fisher-house-foundation"&gt;Fisher House Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/breast-cancer-3-day"&gt;Breast Cancer 3-Day&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/save-the-children"&gt;Save the Children&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/autism-speaks"&gt;Autism Speaks&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/save-the-music-foundation"&gt;Save The Music Foundation&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/new-york-police-fire-widows-childrens-benefit-fund"&gt;New York Police &amp;amp; Fire Widows&amp;#x27; &amp;amp; Children&amp;#x27;s Benefit Fund&lt;/a&gt;. John tells us that another charity, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/augies-quest"&gt;Augie&amp;#x27;s Quest&lt;/a&gt; will be added within the next few months.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For those who need more of a reason to create a video, there are prizes on offer. The grand prize winner will be chosen at random from the 20 most popular videos, and will be treated to a private concert with John Ondrasik including roundtrip airfare and lodging for two in Los Angeles.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 18:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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  <category>John Ondrasik</category>
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  <title>Oprah Tops Celebrity Philanthropy A-List</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/steve-purcell"&gt;Steve Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A list of the 30 largest public donations made by celebrities in the past year puts &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/oprah"&gt;Oprah&lt;/a&gt; in the top spot.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Giving Back Fund, which encourages and advises on celebrity philanthropy, compiles its list each year. President Marc Pollick said, &amp;#8220;Encouragement-by-example is the main reason for the Giving Back 30 list.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oprah gave $58.3 million to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/oprahs-angel-network"&gt;Oprah&amp;#x27;s Angel Network&lt;/a&gt; and her recently-opened &lt;a href="/news/173-oprah-opens-school-for-poor-in-south-africa"&gt;Leadership Academy&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Of the other celebrities high on the list, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/barbra-streisand"&gt;Barbra Streisand&lt;/a&gt; was in fourth spot, having given $11.75 million through her &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/streisand-foundation"&gt;Streisand Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/tiger-woods"&gt;Tiger Woods&lt;/a&gt; took fifth place, giving $9.5 million to organisations including the Tiger Woods Learning Center funded by the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/tiger-woods-foundation"&gt;Tiger Woods Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Giving Back&amp;#8217;s Marc Pollick praised an increasing trend in celebrity donations, saying, &amp;#8220;Ten years ago when Slate magazine first published the Slate 60 reporting on the most generous American philanthropists, the last donor on their list gave $5 million. This year the last donor donated $30 million to charity. This is the type of growth we are hoping to inspire within the sports and entertainment community. One cannot help but be influenced by the generosity of his or her peers.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The full list and information about how it was compiled can be found at &lt;a href="http://givingback.org/GivingBack30.html"&gt;givingback.org&lt;/a&gt;. This site has previously reported on many of the list&amp;#8217;s featured celebrities and their donations; a comprehensively linked version of the list appears below:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;th&gt;Position &lt;/th&gt;
		&lt;th&gt;Celebrity &lt;/th&gt;
		&lt;th&gt;Donation &lt;/th&gt;
		&lt;th&gt;Cause(s)&lt;/th&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;1&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/oprah"&gt;Oprah&lt;/a&gt; Winfrey &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $58,300,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="/news/173-oprah-opens-school-for-poor-in-south-africa"&gt;Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/oprahs-angel-network"&gt;Oprah&amp;#x27;s Angel Network&lt;/a&gt;, and other groups &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;2&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Geoffrey Beene &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $44,000,000 (bequest)&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;3&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Jack and Marie Lord &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $40,000,000 (bequest) &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Hawaii Community Foundation &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;4&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/barbra-streisand"&gt;Barbra Streisand&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $11,750,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/streisand-foundation"&gt;Streisand Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, numerous civil liberties, environmental, and civil rights organizations &amp;#8220;dedicated to democratic values&amp;#8221; &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;5&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/tiger-woods"&gt;Tiger Woods&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $9,500,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Tiger Woods Learning Center, Earl D. Woods Sr. Scholarship Fund, and other &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/tiger-woods-foundation"&gt;Tiger Woods Foundation&lt;/a&gt; programs &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;6 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/rosie-odonnell"&gt;Rosie O&amp;#x27;Donnell&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $5,700,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Katrina Relief efforts including Renaissance Village (a temporary shelter for Katrina victims), day care centers, a rehabilitation center in San Antonio, and a &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/habitat-for-humanity"&gt;Habitat For Humanity&lt;/a&gt; sub division in Baton Rouge &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;7&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/martha-stewart"&gt;Martha Stewart&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $5,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; New York&amp;#8217;s Mt. Sinai Hospital for a center on healthy aging &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;8&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/carmelo-anthony"&gt;Carmelo Anthony&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $4,282,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;span class="caps"&gt;CAF&lt;/span&gt; Youth Center in Baltimore, &lt;span class="caps"&gt;AAU&lt;/span&gt; Basketball, Syracuse University Recreational Center, and other charities &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;9&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/pat-boone"&gt;Pat Boone&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; Shirley Boone &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $3,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Pepperdine University for the Graduate School of Education and Psychology Center for the Family &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;9&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; LeRoy Neiman &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $3,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; The School of the Art Institute of Chicago to support a Master&amp;#8217;s class in figure drawing &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;11&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/angelina-jolie"&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/brad-pitt"&gt;Brad Pitt&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $2,415,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; School and Community Center in Swakopmund in Namibia, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/daniel-pearl-foundation"&gt;Daniel Pearl Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, Namibian hospitals, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/doctors-without-borders"&gt;Doctors Without Borders&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/global-action-for-children"&gt;Global Action for Children&lt;/a&gt; and others &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/nicolas-cage"&gt;Nicolas Cage&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $2,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/amnesty-international"&gt;Amnesty International&lt;/a&gt; for a fund to help child soldiers &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/dwayne-johnson"&gt;Dwayne Johnson&lt;/a&gt; (&amp;#8220;The Rock&amp;#8221;) and Dany Garcia Johnson &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $2,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; University of Miami to name new Alumni Center living room &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/paul-mccartney"&gt;Paul McCartney&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $2,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/adopt-a-minefield"&gt;Adopt-A-Minefield&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;12&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/arnold-palmer"&gt;Arnold Palmer&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $2,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Pledged to the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/arnold-palmer-foundation"&gt;Arnold Palmer Foundation&lt;/a&gt; ultimately to benefit the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;16&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/david-geffen"&gt;David Geffen&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,600,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/david-geffen-foundation"&gt;David Geffen Foundation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;17&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Susan Saint James and Dick Ebersol &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,300,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; The Gunnery to help pay for a new dormitory in memory of their son Teddy killed in a plane crash&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;18&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,250,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Boston University to renovate facilities &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;19&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/andre-agassi"&gt;Andre Agassi&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,070,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/andre-agassi-foundation-for-education"&gt;Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;Tiki and Ronde Barber and family &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; University of Virginia to support the McIntire School of Commerce, the Virginia Athletics Foundation, Childrens Hospital, a scholarship fund for African-American students, the Young Alumni Council, and to challenge young alumni to participate in the capital campaign&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/bob-barker"&gt;Bob Barker&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Georgetown University to endow a fund at its law school that will focus on the study of animal rights &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/gloria-estefan"&gt;Gloria Estefan&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/the-miami-project"&gt;The Miami Project&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/dr-phil-mcgraw"&gt;Dr. Phil McGraw&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp; Robin McGraw &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/dr-phil-foundation"&gt;Dr. Phil Foundation&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; George Steinbrenner &amp;amp; family &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for Boshamer Stadium for baseball&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Tony Stewart &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Victory Junction Gang Camp&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;20&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/denzel-washington"&gt;Denzel Washington&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $1,000,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/save-africas-children"&gt;Save Africa&amp;#x27;s Children&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;27&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Mike Sexton &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $560,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/special-olympics"&gt;Special Olympics&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/paralyzed-veterans-of-america"&gt;Paralyzed Veterans of America&lt;/a&gt;, Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/children-inc"&gt;Children, Inc.&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/wounded-warrior-project"&gt;Wounded Warrior Project&lt;/a&gt;, Ohio State University, and other charities&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;28&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/lance-armstrong"&gt;Lance Armstrong&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $500,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/livestrong"&gt;Lance Armstrong Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;28&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/dolly-parton"&gt;Dolly Parton&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $500,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; Fort Sanders Medical Center&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
	&lt;tr&gt;
		&lt;td&gt;28&lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/elizabeth-taylor"&gt;Elizabeth Taylor&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; $500,000 &lt;/td&gt;
		&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/new-orleans-aids-task-force"&gt;New Orleans AIDS Task Force&lt;/a&gt; to purchase mobile medical unit for &lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; sufferers in New Orleans&lt;/td&gt;
	&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
&lt;em&gt;From: &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/221-oprah-tops-celebrity-philanthropy-a-list" rel="canonical"&gt;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/221-oprah-tops-celebrity-philanthropy-a-list&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
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  <category>Gloria Estefan</category>
  <category>The Miami Project</category>
  <category>Dr. Phil McGraw</category>
  <category>Dr. Phil Foundation</category>
  <category>Tony Stewart</category>
  <category>Victory Junction Gang Camp</category>
  <category>Denzel Washington</category>
  <category>Save Africa's Children</category>
  <category>Mike Sexton</category>
  <category>Special Olympics</category>
  <category>Paralyzed Veterans of America</category>
  <category>Children, Inc.</category>
  <category>Wounded Warrior Project</category>
  <category>Lance Armstrong</category>
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  <title>Mandela, Clinton Auction Star Encounters For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/myrlia-purcell"&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fancy tea with &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/nelson-mandela"&gt;Nelson Mandela&lt;/a&gt;? Or how about an African safari and passing a bit of time with Sir &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/richard-branson"&gt;Richard Branson&lt;/a&gt; at a &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/virgin-unite"&gt;Virgin Unite&lt;/a&gt; project? Or if you prefer to spend your time on the green, a round of golf with &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/samuel-l-jackson"&gt;Samuel L. Jackson&lt;/a&gt; at Leopard Creek Country Club could be the epitome of a truly Priceless Moment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These are just three of the amazing lots up for bid in the MasterCard Priceless Moments Auction on eBay. The auction was brought about by Nelson Mandela and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/bill-clinton"&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt; after both leaders visited the Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Centre for Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa, where children with cardiac problems from all over the continent are treated. They hope to intensify the vision of Mandela&amp;#8217;s late friend and mentor, Mr. Walter Sisulu, to care for and nurture the children of South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Seven charities will benefit from the auction, with the funds going to provide safe havens and hope for thousands of African children. The charities include the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/walter-sisulu-paediatric-cardiac-centre-for-africa"&gt;Walter Sisulu Paediatric Cardiac Centre for Africa&lt;/a&gt;, the Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa (&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/choc"&gt;CHOC&lt;/a&gt;), the South African &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/red-cross"&gt;Red Cross&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/cotlands"&gt;Cotlands&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/reach-for-a-dream-foundation"&gt;Reach For A Dream Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/ithemba-trust"&gt;Ithemba Trust&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/st-marys-hospital"&gt;St. Mary&amp;#x27;s Hospital&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bidding began on May 14th, and goes through May 24th. To view the complete list of lots and place a bid, go to the &lt;a href="http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&amp;amp;userid=wspcca"&gt;Mastercard Priceless Moments page&lt;/a&gt; on eBay.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;From: &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/225-mandela-clinton-auction-star-encounters-for-charity" rel="canonical"&gt;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/225-mandela-clinton-auction-star-encounters-for-charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 09:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Joanna Lumley Helps Darfur Appeal</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/gavin-fearnley"&gt;Gavin Fearnley&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;British actress &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/joanna-lumley"&gt;Joanna Lumley&lt;/a&gt; has joined calls to help save lives whilst the conflict in Darfur and Chad continues to wreak havoc.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 61-year-old is working with the UK&amp;#8217;s leading aid charities through the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/disasters-emergency-committee"&gt;Disasters Emergency Committee&lt;/a&gt; in making an appeal to hundreds of thousands of newspaper readers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a letter written to local papers in Britain, the former Bond girl said, &amp;quot;We are seeing one of the greatest concentrations of human suffering right now in Darfur and Chad with 4.5 million people affected.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The impending rains will make the situation worse, bringing the risk of deadly conditions like diarrhoea and malaria especially for children, pregnant mothers and the elderly.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brendan Gormley, Chief Executive of the Disasters Emergency Committee said, &amp;#8220;We have been keeping people alive but access is already severely hampered by conflict and the rains will make it much harder for us to respond if we don&amp;#8217;t act now.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joanna Lumley is heavily involved in charity work including The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/druk-white-lotus-school"&gt;Druk White Lotus School&lt;/a&gt; in Kashmir and mental health charity &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/mind"&gt;Mind&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To donate to the Darfur and Chad Crisis Appeal visit &lt;a href="http://www.dec.org.uk/"&gt;www.dec.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Joanna Lumley</category>
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  <title>Clinton, Foxx Speak Against HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/nadia-lias"&gt;Nadia Lias&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One might not expect a politician and an award-winning entertainer to have much in common, but former US President &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/bill-clinton"&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt; and actor/singer &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jamie-foxx"&gt;Jamie Foxx&lt;/a&gt; speak the same language when it comes to active involvement in fighting &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;, tuberculosis &amp;amp; malaria. The two shared the stage during the Annual Global Business Coalition Gala on June 13th at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The award Gala is held annually to recognise companies and people who demonstrate action and commitment to fighting &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;, tuberculosis and malaria. Among the 700-plus guests were political leaders, celebrated entertainers, public heath experts and CEOs of member companies as well as &lt;span class="caps"&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; stars &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/dikembe-mutombo"&gt;Dikembe Mutombo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/samuel-dalembert"&gt;Samuel Dalembert&lt;/a&gt;. Sir &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/richard-branson"&gt;Richard Branson&lt;/a&gt; was one of the evening&amp;#8217;s featured speakers, and discussed the commitment of his &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/virgin-unite"&gt;Virgin Unite&lt;/a&gt; to eradicating the &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; virus.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jamie Foxx and &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HBO&lt;/span&gt; co-president Richard Plepler presented the premier of &lt;em&gt;Test America&lt;/em&gt;, a Public Service Announcement campaign produced in conjunction with the National Basketball Association, &lt;span class="caps"&gt;GBC&lt;/span&gt;, and the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/kaiser-family-foundation"&gt;Kaiser Family Foundation&lt;/a&gt; to educate millions of at-risk Americans about the need to get tested for &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;. Audiences were entertained when Foxx joined DJ Doug. E. Fresh in an impromptu rap, chanting &amp;#8220;we&amp;#8217;re here to fight H-I-V&amp;#8221; with the spectators.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bill Clinton was honoured with an award for his outstanding action and commitment towards the Global Business Coalition&amp;#8217;s fight against &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;, tuberculosis &amp;amp; malaria. During his speech at the Gala, he commended Foxx, Doug E. Fresh, and members of the National Basketball Association for taking part in the inspiring Test America &lt;span class="caps"&gt;PSA&lt;/span&gt; campaign. He then thanked &lt;span class="caps"&gt;GBC&lt;/span&gt; for bringing a committed group of leading private-sector executives and NGOs to tackle three global epidemics. He later urged the executives to work together to do what is right: fight for equality for all people, and fight to end the three diseases.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The night left a clear message in mind that it is everybody&amp;#8217;s responsibility to fight &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;, tuberculosis &amp;amp; malaria. To quote one of the evening&amp;#8217;s speakers, Ophelia Haanyama Orum &amp;#8211; &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;-positive author of the book &amp;#8220;True to Myself&amp;#8221;: &amp;#8211; &amp;#8220;Open your eyes, open your minds, and open your hearts. Walk with me, and continue your work to make a positive difference for people with &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Fantasy Poker Night Benefits Lili Claire Foundation</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/myrlia-purcell"&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Familiar celebrity faces met with members of the public for a fundraising evening of no-limit Texas Hold-Em poker while enjoying cocktails poolside at the W Hotel. Cadillac cars transported guests to and from the venue for a star-studded fantasy poker experience on July 10th.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guests included &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jeremy-sisto"&gt;Jeremy Sisto&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jason-ritter"&gt;Jason Ritter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/pete-yorn"&gt;Pete Yorn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/brian-baumgartner"&gt;Brian Baumgartner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/willie-garson"&gt;Willie Garson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jason-mewes"&gt;Jason Mewes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/andy-milonakis"&gt;Andy Milonakis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/shari-belafonte"&gt;Shari Belafonte&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/don-most"&gt;Don Most&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/bob-goen"&gt;Bob Goen&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/victoria-pratt"&gt;Victoria Pratt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/paul-johansson"&gt;Paul Johansson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kate-linder"&gt;Kate Linder&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/patrick-fabian"&gt;Patrick Fabian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kelli-williams"&gt;Kelli Williams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/samm-levine"&gt;Samm Levine&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kato-kaelin"&gt;Kato Kaelin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/norby-walters"&gt;Norby Walters&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/josh-charles"&gt;Josh Charles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/mitch-allan"&gt;Mitch Allan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/shaun-toub"&gt;Shaun Toub&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kathleen-madigan"&gt;Kathleen Madigan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/michael-delorenzo"&gt;Michael DeLorenzo&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/ken-howard"&gt;Ken Howard&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Brian Baumgarter of &amp;#8220;The Office&amp;#8221; was the lucky winner, and a generous donation was made to The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/lili-claire-foundation"&gt;Lili Claire Foundation&lt;/a&gt; in his name.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The event was organised by Hollywood Fantasy Experience and &lt;span class="caps"&gt;NSO&lt;/span&gt; Entertainment, in association with HollywoodPoker.com, to benefit the Lili Claire Foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lili Claire Foundation was established to enhance the lives of children born with Williams Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Autism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and other neurogenetic birth conditions, while providing hope and resources to the families who love them.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Celebrities Cast Aside Their Clothing For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/tim-saunders"&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is not a case of what to wear for celebrities this month, but rather of what to give away, as eBay and other auction websites are inundated with the closet cast-outs of a variety of actors and singers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Film company New Line Cinema is leading the charge by auctioning off original costumes from their current hit movie, Hairspray. Among the costumes are two dresses worn by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/john-travolta"&gt;John Travolta&lt;/a&gt; in the film, as well as the silk top and capri pants belonging to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/queen-latifah"&gt;Queen Latifah&lt;/a&gt;. The proceeds will benefit &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/citymeals-on-wheels"&gt;Citymeals On Wheels&lt;/a&gt;, a charity that looks after those in need in New York City, as well as The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/harry-holmberg-memorial-foundation"&gt;Harry Holmberg Memorial Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, which is dedicated to sick children in the city.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bidding on each costume is expected to reach $500, and the auction ends on August 4. It can be viewed at &lt;a href="http://hairspray.ebay.com/special/hairspray.htm"&gt;www.hairspray.ebay.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Several celebrities are emptying out their closets for an auction on the website &lt;a href="http://www.clothesoffourback.com/"&gt;www.clothesoffourback.org&lt;/a&gt; this month. Actress &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/eva-mendes"&gt;Eva Mendes&lt;/a&gt; is offering one of her personal handbags ($250), and Resident Evil star &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/milla-jovovich"&gt;Milla Jovovich&lt;/a&gt; has donated a dress from her own fashion label ($175). &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/joss-stone"&gt;Joss Stone&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/serena-williams"&gt;Serena Williams&lt;/a&gt; will also be donating items to the auction. Proceeds will go to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/feeding-america"&gt;Feeding America&lt;/a&gt; (the nation&amp;#8217;s largest charitable hunger relief organization), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/the-art-of-elysium"&gt;The Art of Elysium&lt;/a&gt; (which enriches the lives of critically ill children through art), and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/world-education"&gt;World Education&lt;/a&gt; (which focuses on girls scholarship programs in Africa), as well as research into autism.&lt;br /&gt;
The auction ends on August 6.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also shedding her unwanted clothes this month is &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/faith-hill"&gt;Faith Hill&lt;/a&gt;, who is auctioning a lilac cotton cardigan at &lt;a href="http://www.myqlu.com/"&gt;www.myqlu.com&lt;/a&gt;. Proceeds from the auction (bidding has already reached $250) will go to the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/neighbors-keeper-foundation"&gt;Neighbor&amp;#x27;s Keeper Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, the non-profit organization she set up in 2005 with her husband, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/tim-mcgraw"&gt;Tim McGraw&lt;/a&gt;, to help those in need of proper health care and educational services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also on www.myqlu.com, hip hop star &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/nelly"&gt;Nelly&lt;/a&gt; is offering a pair of his &lt;span class="caps"&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; Basketball Logo jeans. Bidding for these started at $250, and proceeds will go to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/4sho4kids"&gt;4sho4kids&lt;/a&gt;, an organization that aims to improve the quality of life for children born with developmental disabilities, with an emphasis on Down Syndrome and those addicted to drugs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And finally this month, Playboy founder &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/hugh-hefner"&gt;Hugh Hefner&lt;/a&gt; is offering a special one-off jacket on www.myqlu.com. The man usually associated with the shedding of other people&amp;#8217;s clothes has donated a custom-made jacket created for him in honour of the Playboy Jazz Festival held at the Hollywood Bowl in 1990. Super slick, super bold, and super collectible, the jacket is set to sell for over $500, with proceeds going to the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/hugh-m-hefner-foundation"&gt;Hugh M Hefner Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, which supports issues relating to freedom of speech and civil liberties, as well as health.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Bourne For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/tim-saunders"&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Actor &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/matt-damon"&gt;Matt Damon&lt;/a&gt; has raised $192,000 for a children&amp;#8217;s charity by attending the premiere of his new film in Oklahoma City.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Damon, along with producer &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/frank-marshall"&gt;Frank Marshall&lt;/a&gt;, appeared at the red carpet opening of their new movie, The Bourne Ultimatum, held at Bricktown Cinema on July 31. At least 1000 people packed the theater, and the money raised will go to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/the-childrens-center"&gt;The Children&amp;#x27;s Center&lt;/a&gt;, a non-profit Bethany hospital that provides medical care, rehabilitative therapies, and special education to children with medical and physical disabilities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;That&amp;#8217;s great!&amp;#8221; said Damon when he heard the amount. &amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s such a tangible thing when you start seeing programs and buildings and people&amp;#8217;s lives are changing because of this.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Bourne Ultimatum is the third spy thriller in the series, but it is not the first time the movie franchise has raised funds for The Children&amp;#8217;s Center. The gala premiere of the second film, The Bourne Supremacy, raised $100,000 for the charity, and in 2006 Marshall raised $150,000 at the premiere for his film &amp;#8220;Eight Below&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scott Coppenbarger, Communications Director for The Children&amp;#8217;s Center, is extremely excited with the work carried out by Damon and Marshall, and thinks they are the best thing to ever happen to the center.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;When you&amp;#8217;ve got a Hollywood premiere to help get your name out there, it&amp;#8217;s just so unbelievable and we&amp;#8217;re so appreciative.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Richard Branson Attends Virgin Festival in Baltimore</title>
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&lt;p&gt;Soaring temperatures of over 100°F did not stop 80,000 music lovers from attending a massive two-day charity concert held at the Pimlico Raceway in Baltimore on August 4 and 5. The Baltimore Virgin Festival was part of a series of concerts being held this year, partly organized by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/richard-branson"&gt;Richard Branson&lt;/a&gt;, founder of the Virgin brand.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Concert goers were treated to performances by 40 groups and artists, including &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/sting"&gt;Sting&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/the-police"&gt;The Police&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/ben-harper"&gt;Ben Harper&lt;/a&gt;, The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/beastie-boys"&gt;Beastie Boys&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/iggy-pop"&gt;Iggy Pop&lt;/a&gt;, and The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/smashing-pumpkins"&gt;Smashing Pumpkins&lt;/a&gt;. $1.50 from every ticket sold was donated directly to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/virgin-unite"&gt;Virgin Unite&lt;/a&gt;, the charitable arm of the Virgin Group, dedicated to &amp;#8220;tackling some of the tougher social challenges by uniting people and Virgin&amp;#8217;s global resources.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The concert also featured a huge tent village which housed a mall of philanthropy booths, where concert attendees could find out more about non-profit organizations such as &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/oxfam"&gt;Oxfam&lt;/a&gt;, The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/living-classrooms-foundation"&gt;Living Classrooms Foundation&lt;/a&gt; (which uses maritime settings to train at-risk youth), &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/standup-for-kids"&gt;StandUp For Kids&lt;/a&gt; (which helps homeless children), and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/youth-noise"&gt;Youth Noise&lt;/a&gt; (a website where teens can talk about significant issues and raise money for their chosen causes).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Branson joined actress &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/daryl-hannah"&gt;Daryl Hannah&lt;/a&gt; at the event, and stated that the festivities were extremely eco-friendly, with 99% of the fuels used to power the concert being the cleanest biofuel available.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Virgin Festival in Baltimore followed a similar concert held in Vancouver in May, and the next event will be in Toronto in September.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also rocking out on August 4 and 5 was another huge concert, the Lollapalooza Festival, an annual event founded in 1991. 165,000 people crammed Grant Park in Chicago to see 140 acts, including &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/pearl-jam"&gt;Pearl Jam&lt;/a&gt;, Ben Harper, and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/snow-patrol"&gt;Snow Patrol&lt;/a&gt;. A portion of every ticket sale went to the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/parkways-foundation"&gt;Parkways Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, a non-profit organization working with the Chicago Park District.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Goldberg, Keitel Trading for Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/myrlia-purcell"&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Tuesday, September 11th, celebrity guests will join brokerage firm BGC&amp;#8217;s third annual Charity Day, assisting the brokers to raise money for good causes. Stars such as &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/whoopi-goldberg"&gt;Whoopi Goldberg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/harvey-keitel"&gt;Harvey Keitel&lt;/a&gt;, Eli Wallach and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/yogi-berra"&gt;Yogi Berra&lt;/a&gt; will join brokers in conducting real, live trades. 100% of the commissions raised on the day will go to charities such as Blythedale Children&amp;#8217;s Hospital, Books for Kids Foundation, Cancer Research Institute, &lt;span class="caps"&gt;NARSAD&lt;/span&gt; Mental Health Research, Project &lt;span class="caps"&gt;FIND&lt;/span&gt; and the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/wounded-warrior-project"&gt;Wounded Warrior Project&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A different celebrity will appear on the trading floor every hour, beginning with the New York Jets&amp;#8217; Freeman McNeil at 9 am, Yogi Berra at 10 and Harriet Harris of Desperate Housewives and Frasier at 11. Next to arrive will be &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/tony-sirico"&gt;Tony Sirico&lt;/a&gt; of the Sopranos, who is raising funds for the Wounded Warrior Project. He will be joined by several of the brave service men and women supported by the charity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At one o&amp;#8217;clock, Whoopi Goldberg and Eli Wallach are scheduled to arrive. The rest of the afternoon is scheduled to feature Robert Funaro of The Sopranos; former New York Jet &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/boomer-esiason"&gt;Boomer Esiason&lt;/a&gt;, Roy White, formerly of the NY Yankees, former NY Mets&amp;#8217; Ed Kranepool and former NY Knicks&amp;#8217; Earl Monroe along with NY Giants&amp;#8217; lineman Grey Ruegamer and the New York Red Bulls&amp;#8217; Joe Vide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The above celebrities and charities are set to appear at the firm&amp;#8217;s downtown New York trading floor, though the Charity Day is a global event. Celebrities appearing in the London and Paris offices include Sir Alex Ferguson, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/rory-bremner"&gt;Rory Bremner&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/chris-evans"&gt;Chris Evans&lt;/a&gt;, Lisa Faulkner, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jason-flemyng"&gt;Jason Flemyng&lt;/a&gt;, Nigel Haver, Sir &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/steve-redgrave"&gt;Steve Redgrave&lt;/a&gt;, Stephane Pasquier, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Julien Benneteau.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Charities supported by the trading firm&amp;#8217;s offices in Asia, Australia and Europe include: DebRA, Multiple Sclerosis, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/national-literacy-trust"&gt;National Literacy Trust&lt;/a&gt;, Sparks, The Peter O&amp;#8217;Sullevan Trust, UK Youth, Walk The Walk, Well Child, Wooden Spoon, Bobby Moore Fund, Chance to Shine, Chase, Honey Pot, Winston&amp;#8217;s Wish, The Paul Hunter Foundation, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/barnardos"&gt;Barnardo&amp;#x27;s&lt;/a&gt;, The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/shane-warne-foundation"&gt;Shane Warne Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/national-breast-cancer-foundation"&gt;National Breast Cancer Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, Children&amp;#8217;s Cancer Foundation, La Licorne and The Solidarity Fund (established to help victims of the fires in Greece).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="caps"&gt;BGC&lt;/span&gt; is a leading inter-dealer brokerage firm affiliated with Cantor Fitzgerald, the company that suffered the heaviest loss of life during the Twin Towers tragedy in New York on September 11th, 2001. &lt;span class="caps"&gt;BGC&lt;/span&gt; is proud to continue its legacy of fundraising on behalf of a wide range of charitable causes. The last two events raised $9 million, all of which was given to charity.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Double the Effort to Raise Funds for Charitable Causes in India by Vijay Amritraj</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/crystal-a-johnson"&gt;Crystal A. Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jimmy-connors"&gt;Jimmy Connors&amp;#x27;&lt;/a&gt; famed Wimbledon opponent, James Bond&amp;#8217;s co-star in &lt;em&gt;Octopussy&lt;/em&gt;, and a UN Ambassador of Peace, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/vijay-amritraj"&gt;Vijay Amritraj&lt;/a&gt; is considered many things to many people. But on the weekend of October 12th, Vijay will be showing his charitable side as his foundation hosts its Charity Celebrity Golf Classic at Lost Canyons Golf Club, and its Gala Banquet at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday October 13th. The beautiful &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/parminder-nagra"&gt;Parminder Nagra&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; star of &lt;em&gt;Bend it Like Beckham&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ER&lt;/em&gt; &amp;#8211; will be among the hosts at the Gala Banquet.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Among the celebs expected to attend either of the events are &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/chuck-norris"&gt;Chuck Norris&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/rick-schroder"&gt;Rick Schroder&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/charles-durning"&gt;Charles Durning&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/beverly-johnson"&gt;Beverly Johnson&lt;/a&gt;. It also looks like it is a done deal for a few of the &lt;span class="caps"&gt;NBC&lt;/span&gt; models from the game show Deal or No Deal will be celebrity golfers. Many more celebs are expected to confirm this week. The Dr. Phil show provided &lt;span class="caps"&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; passes and other goodies for auction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The funds raised by the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/vijay-amritraj-foundation"&gt;Vijay Amritraj Foundation&lt;/a&gt; will help people in India in a wide variety of ways including educating women, children, a school for the blind and provide healthcare for &lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt; afflicted.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Vijay Makes Charity Work In India a Big Deal</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/crystal-a-johnson"&gt;Crystal A. Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Former tennis star &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/vijay-amritraj"&gt;Vijay Amritraj&lt;/a&gt; is not only devoted to calling attention to the plight of those in need in India, he also backs up his devotion to these needs by hosting two charity events back to back.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At seven AM on Friday morning Amritraj hosted his 2nd Annual Celebrity Charity Golf Classic. Among the celebs to support the golf event were Golden Globe Winner &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/elke-sommer"&gt;Elke Sommer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Wonder Woman&lt;/em&gt; movie star &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/cathy-lee-crosby"&gt;Cathy Lee Crosby&lt;/a&gt;, James Sikking (Hill Street Blues/Doogie Howser), former soap star Tom Hallick and it was quite a big deal when two of the game show models from the hit Deal or No Deal hit the course at Simi Valley&amp;#8217;s Lost Canyons Golf Club.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The day of efforts to raise money included raffles, silent and live auction items. Among the silent auction items included tickets donated by the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/tiger-woods-foundation"&gt;Tiger Woods Foundation&lt;/a&gt; to the Masters champion play.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The next evening Vijay hosted a Gala Banquet at the Beverly Hilton. &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/chuck-norris"&gt;Chuck Norris&lt;/a&gt; was honored at the gala for his work with children. One of the evening&amp;#8217;s hosts was &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/parminder-nagra"&gt;Parminder Nagra&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;em&gt;Bend It Like Beckham&lt;/em&gt; fame and the tv series ER. Parminder looked absolutely stunning in her pink Sari. Many of the Celeb Golfers returned for round 2 of the charity oriented weekend. Tom Hallick conducted the live auction. Briefcase #18 model A.K.A &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/marisa-petroro"&gt;Marisa Petroro&lt;/a&gt; modeled beautiful jewelry during the live auction. However, the biggest live auction prize of the night was comprised of roundtrip airfare to London, the two tickets to join Vijay at Wimbledon and then join him for dinner. This prize went for $30,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Determined to generate the most money he could for the foundation, Vijay offered to the same opportunity to the bidder who would match $30,000. Much to his pleasure, someone did make a matching bid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The silent auction offered a wide variety of great items including a sneaker autographed by LA Lakers star &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kobe-bryant"&gt;Kobe Bryant&lt;/a&gt;, reserved seating to see &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/dr-phil-mcgraw"&gt;Dr. Phil McGraw&amp;#x27;s&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jay-leno"&gt;Jay Leno&amp;#x27;s&lt;/a&gt; shows.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Vijays says, &amp;#8220;Since my appointment as UN ambassodor of Peace, I have seen the first-hand magnitude of a plight that exists all around us. The more I saw, the more it became obvious to me that something had to be done&amp;#8230;&amp;#8221; The &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/vijay-amritraj-foundation"&gt;Vijay Amritraj Foundation&lt;/a&gt; helps with a multiple causes in India which include helping those with &lt;span class="caps"&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;, education of women, children and the blind. To learn more, go to www.vijayamritrajfoundation.org.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Eva Longoria’s Heroes</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/elizabeth-willoughby"&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Actress &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/eva-longoria"&gt;Eva Longoria&lt;/a&gt; launched her first annual Celebrity Golf Tournament in October to raise funds for her nonprofit charity, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/evas-heroes"&gt;Eva&amp;#x27;s Heroes&lt;/a&gt;. Biting her nails down to the last minute, Longoria said she was overjoyed by the outpouring of support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Joined by fellow stars the likes of &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/ana-ortiz"&gt;Ana Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, Robert Gossett, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kyle-maclachlan"&gt;Kyle Maclachlan&lt;/a&gt;, Jesse Borrego, Lupe Ontiveros, Rita Verreos, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/mario-lopez"&gt;Mario Lopez&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/george-lopez"&gt;George Lopez&lt;/a&gt;, who provided entertainment as well as celebrity pull, the goal was to raise $200,000 for programs and enrichment centers that will provide unique after school experiences for developmentally challenged children and young adults.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having grown up with an intellectually disabled sister, Longoria considers her sister her hero. &amp;#8220;She has given me so much inspiration and hope to face everyday with the strength and courage she has had her whole life. She has never seen herself with a disability and only sees the good in everyone and everything.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Longoria saw first hand throughout her life the growth that individuals with developmental disabilities can achieve through special programs and interaction, and is now determined to make them available nationwide through her own Eva&amp;#8217;s Heroes Enrichment Centers. The first one will open in San Antonio very soon, and will serve 30 children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Her heart is in the right place,&amp;#8221; said comedian George Lopez. &amp;#8220;She&amp;#8217;s the most beautiful person.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;From: &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/410-eva-longorias-heroes" rel="canonical"&gt;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/410-eva-longorias-heroes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 21:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Wyclef Plays for Pick Your Charity Poker</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/elizabeth-willoughby"&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Vail Hold &amp;#8217;Em Poker Event for Your Cause, held last month in Vail, Colorado, raised nearly a quarter million dollars for various charities. Hosted by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/mario-lopez"&gt;Mario Lopez&lt;/a&gt;, with &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/wyclef-jean"&gt;Wyclef Jean&lt;/a&gt; performing many of his popular hits, a host of celebrities competed to win $100,000 for their charity of choice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Competing stars included Kelis, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/joey-fatone"&gt;Joey Fatone&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/boyz-ii-men"&gt;Boyz II Men&lt;/a&gt; playing for &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/the-fatone-family-foundation"&gt;The Fatone Family Foundation&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/lift-up-america"&gt;Lift Up America&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/shannon-elizabeth"&gt;Shannon Elizabeth&lt;/a&gt; playing for her own charity &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/animal-avengers"&gt;Animal Avengers&lt;/a&gt;. Also playing were James Kyson Lee, Danny Masterson, Robert Iler, Kevin Brown and Jason Chambers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/chris-masterson"&gt;Chris Masterson&lt;/a&gt;, playing for &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/citizens-commission-on-human-rights"&gt;Citizens Commission on Human Rights&lt;/a&gt;, made it to the final round but lost to investor Mark Lotke, the only top prize winner, who donated his $100,000 to the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/spotlight-foundation"&gt;Spotlight Foundation&lt;/a&gt;. Wyclef Jean was supporting his own charity, the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/yele-haiti-foundation"&gt;Yéle Haiti Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Following the poker championship were live and silent auctions. The Alex Rodriquez 500 baseball bat, which went for $15,000, was the biggest hit.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Such was the event&amp;#8217;s success that it has already been decided to make it an annual occasion.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;From: &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/415-wyclef-plays-for-pick-your-charity-poker" rel="canonical"&gt;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/415-wyclef-plays-for-pick-your-charity-poker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
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  <title>Rowling Hand-Writes New Potter Stories for Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/elizabeth-willoughby"&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jk-rowling"&gt;JK Rowling&lt;/a&gt; hasn&amp;#8217;t rested since finishing the Harry Potter series with &lt;em&gt;Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows&lt;/em&gt;. The author has hand-written and illustrated seven copies of a new book, &lt;em&gt;The Tales of Beedle the Bard&lt;/em&gt;, a collection of wizarding fairy-tales mentioned in the final Potter book. Rowling gave six of the books as thank-you gifts, and the seventh will be auctioned to raise money for The Children&amp;#8217;s Voice campaign run by the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/lumos"&gt;Children&amp;#x27;s High Level Group&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class="caps"&gt;CHLG&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Although one of Beedle the Bard&amp;#8217;s stories, &lt;em&gt;The Tale of the Three Brothers&lt;/em&gt;, is recounted in the last Potter book, the other four tales were only alluded to. Rowling had these books of never-before-told stories bound in leather with uniquely embossed silver and moon stones, and in her dedication at the front of each wrote that the proceeds of the auction will go to help institutionalized children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a &lt;span class="caps"&gt;BBC&lt;/span&gt; interview, Rowing stated, &amp;#8220;I could not think of anyone with less of a voice, or more disenfranchised, than a child with mental health issues or handicapped, who has been taken from their family or given by their family to an institution and then placed in a cage. I couldn&amp;#8217;t think of anyone more vulnerable, or anyone more in need of an articulate voice.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;JK Rowling and Emma Nicholson founded the &lt;span class="caps"&gt;CHLG&lt;/span&gt; in 2005 to &amp;#8220;improve the well-being, health and protection of vulnerable children. The Children&amp;#8217;s Voice wants to make life better for young people in care; across Eastern Europe and ultimately across the whole of the modern world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Says Rowling, &amp;#8220;Large amounts of wealth bring a certain responsibility. If you&amp;#8217;re any kind of human being, then once you fulfill your family&amp;#8217;s needs, you think, well how do I do some good with this?&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The seventh &lt;em&gt;Tales of Beedle the Bard&lt;/em&gt; book will be auctioned by Sotheby&amp;#8217;s on December 13, and is expected to fetch up to £50,000 ($100,000).&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;From: &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/422-rowling-hand-writes-new-potter-stories-for-charity" rel="canonical"&gt;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/422-rowling-hand-writes-new-potter-stories-for-charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;
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  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrities Lend Their Hands To Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/tim-saunders"&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over 40 celebrities from around the world are featured in a special new book to be released in time for Christmas.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Celebrity Handprints&amp;#8221;, set to be published on December 1, is the culmination of two years work for author James Preston. Since November 2005, Preston has scoured the globe in search of famous names who were willing to dip their hands in ink and leave a lasting mark on paper. And his peculiar pursuit opened doors to some of entertainment&amp;#8217;s biggest stars, including &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/johnny-depp"&gt;Johnny Depp&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/orlando-bloom"&gt;Orlando Bloom&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/matt-damon"&gt;Matt Damon&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/keira-knightley"&gt;Keira Knightley&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over the course of his travels, Preston collected more than 100 handprints and accompanying photos of some of the brightest stars in film, television, music and sports, 42 of which are to be included in the new book. All of the proceeds from the publication will go to benefit two British children&amp;#8217;s charities – &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/children-in-need"&gt;Children in Need&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/great-ormond-street-hospital"&gt;Great Ormond Street Hospital&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also available is a series of limited edition prints of the handprints, suitable for framing. The cost for each print, which also includes a photograph of the star involved, is $100. 30% of the total will go to both charities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other stars involved in the project include &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/david-beckham"&gt;David Beckham&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/robbie-williams"&gt;Robbie Williams&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/will-smith"&gt;Will Smith&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/joss-stone"&gt;Joss Stone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/alicia-keys"&gt;Alicia Keys&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/shakira"&gt;Shakira&lt;/a&gt;, Sir &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/richard-branson"&gt;Richard Branson&lt;/a&gt;, Sir &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/tom-jones"&gt;Tom Jones&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/linkin-park"&gt;Linkin Park&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/avril-lavigne"&gt;Avril Lavigne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/snoop-dogg"&gt;Snoop Dogg&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/samuel-l-jackson"&gt;Samuel L. Jackson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/wyclef-jean"&gt;Wyclef Jean&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kaiser-chiefs"&gt;Kaiser Chiefs&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/smashing-pumpkins"&gt;Smashing Pumpkins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/snow-patrol"&gt;Snow Patrol&lt;/a&gt;, Star Wars creator &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/george-lucas"&gt;George Lucas&lt;/a&gt;, and many more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The book will be available for $40 from bookstores and &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Celebrity-Handprints-Stories-Behind-Them/dp/0955752302/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1196586416&amp;amp;sr=8-1&amp;amp;tag=looktothestar-20"&gt;Amazon&lt;/a&gt;, and both the book and the prints will be able to be purchased from www.celebrityhandprints.org.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Children in Need</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/myrlia-purcell"&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The stars have lined up for the 2007 &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/children-in-need"&gt;Children in Need&lt;/a&gt; Appeal, the BBC&amp;#8217;s annual TV charity event. Airing tonight on &lt;span class="caps"&gt;BBC&lt;/span&gt; One, the evening of special programming will be hosted by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/terry-wogan"&gt;Terry Wogan&lt;/a&gt;, and will feature special live performances by the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/spice-girls"&gt;Spice Girls&lt;/a&gt; in LA, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/kylie-minogue"&gt;Kylie Minogue&lt;/a&gt;, Westlife, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/annie-lennox"&gt;Annie Lennox&lt;/a&gt;, David Gray and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/sugababes"&gt;Sugababes&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Spice Girls are also helping out by donating funds from their new single &amp;#8220;Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)&amp;#8221;. [Amazon: &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000XQ9N2W?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=looktothestar-20&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000XQ9N2W"&gt;CD&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000Y0BG04?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=looktothestar-20&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=B000Y0BG04"&gt;MP3&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Irish boy band &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/boyzone"&gt;Boyzone&lt;/a&gt; have reformed for the event; the band split seven years ago when lead singer &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/ronan-keating"&gt;Ronan Keating&lt;/a&gt; went solo.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last year&amp;#8217;s appeal brought in £33 million ($66 million) for the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/children-in-need"&gt;charity&lt;/a&gt;, which strives to improve the lives of disadvantaged children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As we are reporting in other news today, Children in Need is also one of the beneficiaries of a &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/news/429-celebrities-lend-a-hand-to-charity"&gt;new fundraising book of celebrity handprints&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:27:27 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Richard Branson's African War Room</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/elizabeth-willoughby"&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sir &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/richard-branson"&gt;Richard Branson&lt;/a&gt; is directing attention towards Africa&amp;#8217;s medical crisis. Branson&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/virgin-unite"&gt;Virgin Unite&lt;/a&gt;, the charitable arm of the Virgin group, has formed a new &amp;#8220;war room&amp;#8221; to research worthwhile practices on the continent and make them cost-effective. They have already sought out the &amp;#8216;best of the best&amp;#8217; grassroots charitable organizations to help them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Branson is no stranger to solving problems in unusual ways. His &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/heavens-angels"&gt;Heavens Angels&lt;/a&gt; program, launched last June, sends &amp;#8220;health workers on motorbikes into remote areas to deliver medication, materials and advice.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thousands of people die everyday in Sub-Saharan Africa from diseases that could be prevented or at least treated if patients had better access to healthcare. Heaven&amp;#8217;s Angels is addressing this, and the program&amp;#8217;s unconventionality is generating funding and awareness.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a recent interview with the Globe &amp;amp; Mail, Sir Richard stated that Virgin Unite &amp;#8220;has just built a big clinic in South Africa for &lt;span class="caps"&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; patients &amp;#8230; [but] you can&amp;#8217;t generate wealth and donations for something like that.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Through their fundraising efforts, Virgin was able to donate a fleet of 31 bikes to Heaven&amp;#8217;s Angels. Besides delivering healthcare workers to distant areas and transporting ill people for treatment, the motorbikes will also be used on days off for other ventures in an effort to generate income and, hopefully, bring new services into the communities.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Colin Firth - Pride And Philanthropy</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/tim-saunders"&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Fame hasn&amp;#8217;t got much use to anybody really, except for getting upgraded tables in restaurants.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;These are the words of British actor &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/colin-firth"&gt;Colin Firth&lt;/a&gt;, who believes more celebrities should use their stardom to highlight good causes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At Look To The Stars, we believe it is important to highlight the work that celebrities carry out to support charities and good causes. It is all too easy to be cynical and think to yourself that the stars only use their so called &amp;#8220;good work&amp;#8221; to bolster public opinion and their own fame, but the more you dive into the topic, the more you find that this just is not true. Firth is a perfect example of someone who, in his own words, &amp;#8220;puts my money where my mouth is&amp;#8221; and prefers to get involved with issues he believes are worthwhile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I think you can have a profile and you can also use it as a tool,&amp;#8221; said the 47-year-old actor. &amp;#8220;One is increasingly aware that there are too many people trying to get heard in the world, and there are all too many people who are heard too easily but have absolutely nothing to say. If you can try to be a vessel for [those without a voice], then I don&amp;#8217;t see what&amp;#8217;s wrong with that.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Born in Hampshire, England, Firth has become the benchmark for the perfect English Gentleman in modern film, and is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Mr Darcy in Jane Austin&amp;#8217;s Pride And Prejudice. It seems that for almost every role he takes on, from the almost tragically over-mothered Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones Diary to love&lt;br /&gt;
struck writer Jamie Bennett in Love Actually, female movie-goers fall over themselves to look up into his smoldering eyes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But Firth is not the kind of actor who is scared to get his hands dirty out in the real world. A passionate supporter of &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/oxfam"&gt;Oxfam&lt;/a&gt; and its &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/make-trade-fair"&gt;Make Trade Fair&lt;/a&gt; initiative, Firth has both feet planted firmly on the ground.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I suppose what attracts me to Oxfam is that I trust them,&amp;#8221; said the actor. &amp;#8220;I have been helping Oxfam out a little bit for about 5 or 6 years now. Oxfam is a household name in England. You grow up with Oxfam. It&amp;#8217;s a very, very big fixture in life. Basically, they are not a charity in the conventional sense of the word – they are not just about raising money and throwing it at problems. It&amp;#8217;s about actually trying to raise the awareness that we are very much connected with some of the stuff that goes on in far-away places.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Firth, who divides his time between London and Italy, is also extremely vocal in his support of &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/amnesty-international"&gt;Amnesty International&lt;/a&gt;. Early in 2007, the actor intervened in the deportation of a Congolese nurse from Britain. Firth, whose mother is the president of an asylum-seekers support group, firmly believes that people should not be deported from a country if there is a strong chance they will be murdered when they reach their destination.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;To me, it&amp;#8217;s just basic civilization to help people,&amp;#8221; he said during the court case involving the nurse. &amp;#8220;I find it incredibly painful to see how we dismiss the most desperate people in our society&amp;#8230; it makes me furious.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Along with his wife, Livia, Firth also produced a film called &amp;#8220;In Prison My Whole Life&amp;#8221; to highlight the plight of prisoners on death row in America.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Firth is a supporter of &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/survival-international"&gt;Survival International&lt;/a&gt;, and in 2003 openly condemned the Botswana government for evicting Gana and Gwi bushmen from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2006, Firth won the title of Campaigner of the Year, an honor voted by the senior editors of The Economist and advisors drawn from the European Union community. The award was primarily for the work Firth has done with Oxfam&amp;#8217;s Make Trade Fair campaign, in which the actor engaged in meetings with politicians from all around the world, including the head of the World Trade Organization.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His involvement in the initiative led the star to found Café Progreso, a chain of fair trade co-operative cafes in London. Profits from the sale of coffee in the cafes are shared directly with farmers in coffee growing regions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The failure so far of the governments of so many of the world&amp;#8217;s most powerful countries, in the face of such egregious unfairness, to make the slightest progress on the issue of fair trade is hard to explain,&amp;#8221; said the actor, who also lobbied against Starbucks on behalf of Ethiopian coffee farmers to own the trademarks of their own specialty coffees.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Café Progreso has now led Firth to open Eco Age, an eco-friendly shop in Chiswick, London. The store, lit and heated by sunlight, is fully self-sustainable and offers shoppers the chance to buy commodities that are completely environmentally friendly.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s all about rethinking our habits,&amp;#8221; said Firth just before the shop opened to the public. &amp;#8220;A huge number of people support the idea of eco-living, but don&amp;#8217;t know what to do next.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Firth&amp;#8217;s three-storey shop offers a huge array of eco items, ranging from a bamboo computer to recycled pencils, solar mobile phone and MP3 chargers, natural paint and wallpaper, environmental kitchen appliances, Estonian Christmas decorations, and coat hangers recycled from old chairs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The venture sits well alongside Firth&amp;#8217;s other work, which includes being patron of &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/out-of-the-blue"&gt;Out Of The Blue&lt;/a&gt;, a theatre that provides the opportunity for disabled and non-disabled young people in the south of England to perform onstage together. But although he occupies himself with philanthropic work, Firth still worries the public may soon suffer from what he calls &amp;#8220;celebrity aid work fatigue&amp;#8221;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m not against the idea of celebrities using what they have to raise awareness, &amp;quot; he said recently. &amp;#8220;But you have to be very circumspect about how you employ it.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Colin Firth&amp;#8217;s next movie, &amp;#8220;St. Trinian&amp;#8217;s&amp;#8221;, will be released in England on December 21.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Stars Keep On Giving</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/tim-saunders"&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The giving just keeps on going this holiday season, with a whole bunch of celebrities donating items to charity auctions, and others taking the time to attend events and fork out massive amounts of money for good causes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Such was the case on December 11, when the husband and wife team of &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/antonio-banderas"&gt;Antonio Banderas&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/melanie-griffith"&gt;Melanie Griffith&lt;/a&gt; paid $50,000 for a pair of artworks by Joan Miro and Salvador Dali at an auction in Chile.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;They bought the two works for a price much higher than their commercial value, because the proceeds of the auction went to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/unicef"&gt;UNICEF&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;quot; said Denise Ratinoff, head of the auction house that ran the event. &amp;#8220;It was virtually a donation to &lt;span class="caps"&gt;UNICEF&lt;/span&gt;, and it helped a lot. Their presence in the auction made many other people also pay steeply for what they purchased.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The previous day, on the other side of the world, another auction also saw generous donations for a good cause. A classic car belonging to actress &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/sharon-stone"&gt;Sharon Stone&lt;/a&gt; was sold for $400,000 at a charity auction during Dubai&amp;#8217;s fourth international film festival, with the money going to the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/american-foundation-for-aids-research"&gt;American Foundation for AIDS Research&lt;/a&gt;, of which Stone is the Global Fundraising Chairperson.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 1961 Lincoln Continental was valued at only a fraction of the price it attracted, and went to a mystery bidder. It was the biggest item to be sold at the event, which drew other celebrity guests such as &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/michelle-yeoh"&gt;Michelle Yeoh&lt;/a&gt; and Hayden Christenson, and raised a total of $3 million for the charity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rockers &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/linkin-park"&gt;Linkin Park&lt;/a&gt; launched their third charity auction through their non-profit organization, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/music-for-relief"&gt;Music for Relief&lt;/a&gt;, last week, and raised thousands of dollars for survivors of the November 15 cyclone in Bangladesh.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The band donated items such as &lt;span class="caps"&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; concert tickets and a customized Xbox to the eBay auction, and were joined by donations from &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/avril-lavigne"&gt;Avril Lavigne&lt;/a&gt;, the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/smashing-pumpkins"&gt;Smashing Pumpkins&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/madonna"&gt;Madonna&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/avenged-sevenfold"&gt;Avenged Sevenfold&lt;/a&gt;, Slayer, and the Deftones, with all proceeds going to the humanitarian organization, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/care"&gt;CARE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Over 3,500 people were killed during the cyclone, and many more were left homeless, with the government seeking $2.2 billion in foreign aid to assist with helping survivors. The auction followed Linkin Park&amp;#8217;s auction in November to raise money for victims of the California wildfires.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That auction may have finished, but one still running right now offers bidders a vehicle with a difference – a BugE. If you don&amp;#8217;t know what a BugE is (or even how to pronounce it – the advertising information says it is pronounced &amp;#8220;Bugeeeeeeeee&amp;#8221;), then you are not the only one. However, to enlighten you a little bit, a BugE is a clean, green cross between a motorcycle and a three-wheeled car that draws its power from electricity stored in batteries, instead of from harmful liquid fuels. And this particular BugE up for sale has been signed by nearly 100 different celebrities, such as &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/john-legend"&gt;John Legend&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/rodney-peete"&gt;Rodney Peete&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/ne-yo"&gt;Ne-Yo&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/chris-daughtry"&gt;Chris Daughtry&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href="http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&amp;amp;userid=harvey_coachworks"&gt;eBay&lt;/a&gt; auction runs until December 20, and 30% of the proceeds will go to &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/autism-speaks"&gt;Autism Speaks&lt;/a&gt; to help people who struggle with this debilitating condition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Another celebrity stepping into the world of internet auctions this month is &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/brad-pitt"&gt;Brad Pitt&lt;/a&gt;, who is going to part with his favorite gray hat. Pitt and his gray cap have seemed inseparable since he moved to New Orleans, and he has worn it for photos, at the Beowulf movie premier, and even during his recent Larry King Live interview. But now he is going to throw his hat into the ring, so to speak, for charity, with all proceeds going to his &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/make-it-right"&gt;Make It Right&lt;/a&gt; organization. There will be more information when the auction dates are finalized.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;And finally today, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/paris-hilton"&gt;Paris Hilton&lt;/a&gt; is set to make a splash with her new champagne in a can, Rich Prosecco.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The hotel heiress was in Berlin, Germany, last week to launch her new &amp;#8220;bubbly blonde&amp;#8221; drink – which comes in original, passion fruit, and strawberry flavors – and to announce that 20% of all sales will go to a charity that provides fresh drinking water to those in need.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is the perfect &amp;#8216;starter drink&amp;#8217; for your night out,&amp;#8221; said the 26-year-old. &amp;#8220;Or a special pleasure as a reward for the end of your day.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The drink will be released in the US early next year.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>JK Rowling Spellbound By Charity Book Sale</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/elizabeth-willoughby"&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Originally expected to bring in around $100,000, &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/jk-rowling"&gt;JK Rowling's&lt;/a&gt; book &amp;#8220;The Tales of Beedle the Bard&amp;#8221; instead raised nearly $4 million&amp;#8230; in just ten minutes of bidding. It is a price unheard of for a children&amp;#8217;s book at auction and forty times what was anticipated.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The book is one of only seven in existence. Rowling gave the first six to friends as thank-you gifts, and the last one was auctioned by Sotheby&amp;#8217;s for charity. The books, hand written and illustrated by Rowling, are bound in leather and uniquely embossed with silver and moonstones. &amp;#8220;The Tales of Beedle the Bard&amp;#8221; is a collection of wizarding fairy-tales alluded to in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book of the Harry Potter series. In The Deathly Hallows, Dumbledore left the volume of tales that provide clues to defeating Lord Voldemort to Harry&amp;#8217;s friend Hermione.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The winning bid went to the London painting and drawing dealership Hazlitt, Gooden &amp;amp; Fox. Says Rowling of the record-breaking bid, &amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m stunned and ecstatic. This will mean so much to the children desperately in need of help. It means Christmas has come early for me.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Children&amp;#8217;s Voice campaign, beneficiary of the proceeds, is run by the &lt;a href="http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/lumos"&gt;Children&amp;#x27;s High Level Group&lt;/a&gt;, founded by JK Rowling and Emma Nicholson in 2005 to &amp;#8220;improve the well-being, health and protection of vulnerable children. The Children&amp;#8217;s Voice wants to make life better for young people in care; across Eastern Europe and ultimately across the whole of the modern world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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