Dame Judi Dench has agreed to become a Patron of the ‘Bomber Command Upkeep Club’, in order to help honour the bravery of the Bomber Command and the sacrifice of the 55,573 men who gave their lives for the freedom of others.
Prince Harry started the first event of America’s Warrior Games this week as a leading Forces charity said it was determined to help The Prince bring the championship to Britain.
Celebrities with long track-records of supporting our troops, including Mark Wahlberg, Rosie O’Donnell, Elizabeth Shatner, Cheyenne Jackson, Real New York Housewife Jill Kamen Zarin, Buzz Aldrin and others, pitched in through this past weekend to use their social media feeds to urge support for a drive by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to raise $100 million from private sources to construct nine state-of-the-art NICoE Satellite Centers for the diagnosis and treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).
Last week, Los Angeles-based non-profit organization Shelter Partnership honored actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise for his dedication to our nation’s active duty defenders, veterans and first responders, their families, and those in need; and his crusade of support, service and gratitude to all those who protect our freedom and serve our country.
Registration is open for the highly anticipated 3rd Annual Boot Ride and Rally! Hosted by cast members from FX’s Sons of Anarchy, the Boot Ride and Rally is a unique Ride experience followed by an incredible party, all in the name of cultivating awareness and providing assistance for our nation’s defenders through the national nonprofit, The Boot Campaign.
As college basketball fans are studying their March Madness brackets, hoping their top picks make it to the Final Four, U.S. troops in the Middle East and Germany will be taking their game to the courts and challenging some of today’s top entertainers to a friendly game of hoops.
Now in its 28th year of service, Shelter Partnership — a nonprofit organization dedicated to alleviating, preventing and collaboratively solving homelessness in Los Angeles County — will host its 24th Annual Dinner on Thursday, April 25, 2013.
Fred Funk, one of the most recognizable names and personalities in professional golf, is partnering with Stryker and Fisher House Foundation to help support our military families by making the same Stryker GetAroundKnee hat that he wears on tour available for golf fans.
The Ram Truck brand will wrap up its successful “Road to the Ram Jam” all-star country music series with the auction of Easton Corbin’s 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn.
The Academy of Country Music announces the addition of ACM Party for a Cause Festival, a 2-day outdoor music festival during The Week Vegas Goes Country leading up to the 48th ANNUALACADEMY OF COUNTRYMUSICAWARDS on April 7, 2013.
The USO partnered with 20th Century Fox earlier this month to treat over 1,100 deployed military personnel and their families to a sneak peek of the much anticipated movie, A Good Day to Die Hard.
The Ram Truck brand continues its successful “Road to the Ram Jam” all-star country music series with the first of five charity auctions where each participating artist will auction off their 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn truck to benefit a charity of their choice.
“PTSD does not discriminate and is not just a military condition. PTSD is a perfectly normal reaction to a screwed up situation.” So says “The Rockstar and the Warrior” page at the Raven Drum Foundation website.
Twelve of the most philanthropic celebrities of 2012 are teaming up with global charity auction site Charitybuzz.com for 12 DAYS OF GIVING, a holiday auction for social good.
It’s the opportunity of a lifetime — own one of Bruce Willis’ motorcycles! The action film star is taking five motorcycles out of his garage and donating them for an online auction to benefit veterans and wounded combat troops through the Boot Campaign, a 501c3 non-profit military appreciation and support campaign based in Texas.
Longtime USO supporter and tour veteran Trace Adkins will set out to once again lift the spirits of deployed troops and their families as he arrives in Japan this week for a four-show tour.
Stand Up for Heroes, the Bob Woodruff Foundation’s (BWF) annual benefit event and the kickoff for the New York Comedy Festival, on Nov. 8, 2012, brought together celebrities, service members and their families for a night of laughter and performances from A-list musicians and comedians, as well as wounded veterans, to raise funds for programs that the Bob Woodruff Foundation helps support.
Celebrity support for The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal has been stronger than ever this year, with poppies pinned to the lapels of everyone from news broadcasters to show stoppers on the dance floor.
The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and the New York Comedy Festival are proud to announce that John Mayer and Roger Waters will perform at the 6th annual Stand Up for Heroes event on Thursday, Nov. 8, at the Beacon Theatre, in addition to previously announced performers Mike Birbiglia, Ricky Gervais, Patton Oswalt, Jon Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and Robin Williams.
Chart topping pop sensations Alesha Dixon and Pixie Lott headlined a free pop-up poppy pop concert in Trafalgar Square dedicated to Armed Forces families to launch The Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal 2012 on Wednesday 24 October.
Elton John
Annie Lennox
Bill Clinton
Bono
Paul McCartney
Sting
George Clooney
Ellen DeGeneres
UNICEF
Red Cross
PETA
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Elton John AIDS Foundation
Stand Up To Cancer