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Young Stars Support A Stellar Night 2010

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:14:00 -0000

On Friday, March 19, Starlight Children's Foundation will be hosting their annual ‘Stellar Night’ gala to honor inspiring Starlight families and other very special honorees.

The annual event, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, will honor Larry Flax and Rick Rosenfield, (California Pizza Kitchen) with the 2010 Heart of Gold Award as well as Noel R. Wallace, (The Colgate-Palmolive Company) with the 2010 Jacki Carlish Humanitarian Award.

Hosted by Starlight Global Ambassador Dave Koz, Chris and Kyle Massey, with special performances by Dionne Warwick and Maddie Lauer, the event is one not to be missed. Aside from an awards ceremony, dinner, silent auction, and raffles, the event will be filled with more than 30 of their StarPower Ambassadors, including actress and StarPower Spokesperson Bailee Madison; actors Kay Panabaker, Kaycee Stroh, Allen Evangelista, Jake T. Austin; recording artists Ashlee Keating, Austin Anderson, Tyler Shamy, and Chloe Jordache, and many others.

Each year, A Stellar Night also encourages supporters to invite their children- ages 5 to16- to stroll the red carpet and participate in entertaining activities with the ‘Ambassadors’ in the infamous ’Kid’s Lounge." Activities include face painting, crafts, video games, fun photos ops, and making gifts for hospitalized children. The Kids’ Lounge will also have live music performances by Devon Werkheiser, Kristy Frank and Savvy & Mandy.

For tickets or more info: please visit Starlight.org

About Starlight Children’s Foundation

When a child or teenager has a serious medical condition, everyone in the family is affected. For 25 years, Starlight Children’s Foundation has been dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Starlight’s programs have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so that no one feels alone. Through a network of chapters and offices, Starlight provides ongoing support to children, parents and siblings in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces with an array of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings. Programs are also delivered internationally through affiliates in Australia , Japan and the United Kingdom . To learn more visit www.starlight.org.

About StarPower Ambassadors
Starlight’s StarPower program enables young people to help seriously ill children. Spearheading the initiative are a special group of StarPower Ambassadors — young film and television actors, athletes and performers who have committed to use their time, energy and initiative on behalf of seriously ill children and their families.
Visit Starlight’s website to learn more.

Soap Stars To Join Celebrity Charity Trip To Kenya

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000

Three of Daytime TV’s biggest stars – Susan Lucci (“All My Children”), Anthony Geary (“General Hospital”) and Kelly Monaco (“General Hospital)” – will travel to Kenya next month with Feed the Children, an international, non-profit relief organization that supports more than 100,000 children in Kenya’s slums.

The three will document their journey with their own cameras as they aid Feed the Children founders Larry and Frances Jones in delivering food and items to the needy and accompany them on visits to local schools as well as an abandoned baby center built by Feed the Children. Part of the footage they shoot while over there will air as a segment entitled “Daytime Gives Back” during the Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards, airing Sunday, August 30th at 8:00p.m. ET/PT on the CW Television Network.

“All My Children” will also incorporate the trip in to their show, in a yet to be determined storyline involving Lucci’s character Erica Kane.

Lucci, Monaco and Geary will be traveling to Kenya with other celebrities including Montel Williams, Devon Werkheiser (Nickelodeon’s “Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide”), Christopher Massey, Kyle Massey and Erik Estrada to shoot a full length documentary that will be produced and distributed by Emmy Award winning production company Associated Television International. The documentary will provide the American public with an up-close and personal look at Kenya and its wonderful people thru the eyes of these popular celebrities.

Feed The Children, founded in 1979 by Larry and Frances Jones, is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization that delivers food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disasters. Since its founding, the organization has reached out to help children and their families in all 50 states and 118 countries around the globe. For more information, please visit www.feedthechildren.org

Teri Hatcher To Be Honored At A Stellar Night

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:30:00 -0000

The Starlight Children's Foundation will present Teri Hatcher with its 2009 Heart of Gold Award at the organization’s annual A Stellar Night gala on March 27.

Hosted by Dave Koz, A Stellar Night will spotlight inspirational stories from Starlight families and pay tribute to humanitarians who are helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation. The event invites adults to bring children to teach them firsthand about the importance of philanthropy and to share with them the impact that Starlight’s programs have on families with seriously ill children…brightening their world, a little each day.

The awards will be presented by Jamie Lee Curtis, with guests such as Jeff Henderson, Allen Alvarado, Alyson Stoner, Christopher Massey, Devon Werkheiser, Dominic Scott Kay, Field Cate, Kay Panabaker, Kyle Massey, Rachel Sibner, Rob Pinkston, Tyler Foden and Zane Huett expected to attend.

The event will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, and starts at 6pm with cocktails and a silent auction, followed by dinner. More information can be found here.

Fifth Annual First Star Celebration Features Major Star Power

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:40:00 -0000

Written by Crystal A. Johnson

A bevy of stars, including Youth Ambassador and actress Dakota Fanning, came out to support the First Star organization’s Celebration for Children’s Rights on June 7, held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles.

Industry moguls were honored for their extraordinary contributions, such as Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media, receiving the Humanitarian Award. Additionally, Peter Levinsohn, President of Fox Interactive Media received the Community Award.

Celebrities from the worlds of music, television and film showed their support for the mission of First Star to improve the life of child victims of abuse and neglect. That’s So Raven/Corey in the House star Kyle Massey and his older brother Chris Massey – featured on Zoey 101 – have been involved with First Star since 2005. Kyle expressed, “This is a great organization… It gives the children hope.” He added that he hopes to be a part of the organization for a really long time.

First Star and the Child Advocacy Institute are pushing for changes in state and federal laws. They support changes that would clarify and strengthen disclosure requirements so states know how to comply with the intent of the legislation. Another matter of great concern relates to the release of information about child fatality or near fatality unless a person is criminally charged. The First Star advocacy group believes that disclosures should not be dependent on a district attorney’s decision to prosecute.

When asked how she came to be involved with an organization which deals with such heavy issues, Dakota Fanning replied, "Peter Samuelson is someone that I came to know through Starlight Children's Foundation. He told me be about this, and I thought would be another really great organization to be a part of."

Other young stars in attendance included Maria Lark of the hit show Medium, and actress Alexandra Rose Rieger. Before the awards ceremony took place, kids got the opportunity to indulge in play in a carnival environment. Celebrity kids joined in the festivities.

Big time celebrity support also came from Val Kilmer, Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr., Every Body Hates Chris actress Tichina Arnold, actor Robert Knepper of Prison Break, host Spike Feresten of Talk Show With Spike, film & TV star Arlen Escarpeta, and rap artist David Banner.

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