Look To The Stars News: Monique Coleman

Celebrities Give Their Soles To Foster Care Centre

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:30:00 -0000

The first “Foster Soles” online charity auction took place last month to support Hillsides, a Los Angeles foster care and treatment centre.

Foster Soles collected the shoes of dozens of big names, such as Denzel Washington, Elton John, Jake Gyllenhaal and Nicolas Cage, who autographed their footwear before putting them up on the block.

Proceeds of the auction will be used by Hillsides for their programs and in public awareness. Once an orphanage, it is now a private, non-profit centre providing abused children with a safe refuge and advocating for their rights. Hillsides’ website says, “Although [the children] come from all over Southern California and encompass every ethnic and socioeconomic group, they share a common experience – the emotional scars that result from child abuse. With counselling and mental health treatment, children at Hillsides learn that they are not alone, that they are safe and cared for. Six programs constitute the framework for Hillsides treatment services – Residential Treatment, the Education Center, the Family Center and Advocacy.”

The Foster Soles auction kicked off with a festive party where the bidding began and then continued on line through most of May. Billy Joel, Billy Zane, Carmen Electra, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Jack Johnson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kelly Slater, Marlee Matlin, Monique Coleman, Rachel Hunter, Rod Stewart and Shia LaBeouf were also among the celebrities that donated to their soles to the cause.

Celebrities Donate Dresses And Wine To Charity Auction

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Need a new dress for the upcoming Awards Season? Then why not bid on one of these items donated by Hollywood’s hottest stars and benefiting worthwhile charities?

Julianne Moore, Sharon Stone, Jaime Presley, Ana Ortiz, Angie Harmon, Monique Coleman and many others have handed over their favorite little black dresses to Clothesoffourback.org to benefit the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation and YouthAIDS.

Also up for grabs are signed bottles of Little Black Dress 2006 Pinot Noir, the official wine of Award Season. Sit down for a special drink on behalf of Gavin Rossdale, Miranda Lambert, Patti LaBelle and many more. Portions of the auctions will also go to Feeding America, The Art of Elysium, Hope North, and H.E.L.P. Malawi.

All auctions end on March 11 and can be accessed here.

Monique Coleman To Wrap Gifts For Charity

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:30:00 -0000

The Lisa Lopes Foundation (LLF) welcomes High School Musical actress Monique Coleman to their 3rd Annual Celebrity Gift Wrap Fundraiser event taking place at the Mall at Stone Crest, 2929 Turner Hill Rd., Lithonia, GA.

The Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Foundation – along with their celebrity guests, businesses and volunteers – are the exclusive gift wrappers for the Mall at Stone Crest during this holiday season. Wrapping costs range from $3 – $10, depending on the size of the customer’s gift. Extended gift wrap hours from December 13 – 23, and gift wrappers will be on-hand on December 24, from open to close.

“I am excited to participate in this event to support such an incredible foundation,” stated Monique Coleman.

Monique Coleman will be on-hand at the Mall at Stonecrest on December 18, 2008, at 7pm. Along with the support of Monique, this fund-raiser will assist the Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Foundation raise funds for on-going LLF programs which assist low-income youth in metro Atlanta and children housed in Lisa’s Home of Love, a residential facility in Jutiapa , Honduras.

Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes was a member of the R&B group TLC, tragically killed in a car accident in 2002.

5 Friends Voting Video Makes A Comeback

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Hollywood is a land of sequels – and so be prepared for another one. Hot on the heals of last month’s 5 Friends video organized by Declare Yourself comes 5 Friends 2.

With only days until the US elections, a new video has been produced to encourage people to get out and vote, with stars such as Orlando Bloom, Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Snoop Dogg, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Ben Stiller, Will Smith, Steven Spielberg, Justin Timberlake, Zach Braff, Colin Farrell, Neil Patrick Harris, Scarlett Johansson, Shia LeBeouf, Tobey Maguire, Ryan Reynolds, and Jason Segal making an appearance.

Along with a selection of people off the street, the stars say exactly why they are voting.

Even Sacha Baron Cohen makes an appearance as Borat.

“What you do inside a voting booth is a secret,” he says as only Borat can. “Nice…!”

And they are not the only ones encouraging people to vote. Zac Efron, Monique Coleman, and the rest of the cast of High School Musical 3 have lent their voices to the Declare Yourself organization with a series of voting videos.

All the videos can be found on the Declare Yourself website. But hurry, you’ve only got until November 4 to make yourself heard and be counted.

World Magic Awards To Feed The Children

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

You can help make the problem of starving children disappear by attending the 2008 World Magic Awards this Saturday, October 11.

Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, the show will benefit Feed the Children, an organization that provides food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty, or natural disaster.

Featuring a host of the world’s best magicians – including Hans Klok – the World Magic Awards will attract John Schneider, Corbin Bernsen, Melora Hardin, Jonathan Schaech, Debbie Matenopolous, Ernie Hudson, Buzz Aldrin, Cristian de la Fuente, Ashley Jones and many others.

Last year’s show was hosted by Roger Moore and was attended by Joan Collins, Pamela Anderson, Marla Maples, John Schneider, Robert Vaughn, and Eric Roberts.

More information about the event – which has an organizing committee that includes Tony Hawk, Vince Gill, Adrian Paul, Montel Williams, Michael Caine, Pat Boone, Monique Coleman, and Jason Alexander – can be found at www.worldmagicawards.com.

Celebrities Love 2 Love T-Shirts

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Teen stars Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Hudgens have designed T-shirts for a charity lifestyle brand.

Launched in 2003, 2 LOVE is an initiative that endorses “a message of love while benefiting charities that elevate lives through a range of celebrity-designed products. The company inspires young women to love themselves, and in turn spread the love to others. Their unique marketing initiative – designed to empower women and promote philanthropy – has struck a chord among Hollywood’s A-listers, who have signed on in droves to join the 2 LOVE mission”.

Those A-listers include Monique Coleman, Alyssa Milano, Ashanti, Molly Sims, Mischa Barton, Jessica Alba, Brittany Murphy, Mariska Hargitay, Alison Sweeney, Mena Suvari, and Michelle Branch, all of whom have designed products to raise money for charities such as Best Buddies International, the 1736 Family Crisis Center, UNICEF, the Starlight Children’s Foundation, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Joyful Hearts, Step Up, and more.

As well as celeb-designed T-shirts, 2 LOVE is also soon to launch celeb-designed cosmetics, and next year will feature a fashion collection designed by costume designers from Ugly Betty, Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, and many more hit shows.

To view the T-shirts currently on offer, visit the 2 LOVE website.

Monique Coleman Packs Lunch For Hungry Kids

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

High School Musical’s Monique Coleman was in Los Angeles on Tuesday, handing out lunch packs for America’s Second Harvest.

The 27-year-old star kicked off the ConAgra Foods Foundation’s “Full Kids Full Potential” campaign by supplying exclusive “Fight Childhood Hunger” lunch bags –designed by the actress – to the first 500 children who packed shopping bags full of food products donated by the ConAgra Foods Foundation. The idea behind the event was to raise awareness of the increase in demand that foodbanks across the US are currently experiencing, and to reinforce the fact that children do better in school if they are fed well.

“Kids are getting ready to head back to school and it’s important to ensure that they have full stomachs with the balanced meals they need to reach their full potential,” said Coleman. “I hope our efforts today inspire kids across the country to organize their own food drives to help hungry kids.”

The “Fight Childhood Hunger” lunch bags are available for free to schools across America. For every lunch bag requested, ConAgra Foods will donate $1 to America’s Second Harvest, up to $50,000.

“Child hunger in America is an invisible problem and The ConAgra Foods Foundation is leading the charge to fight this issue,” said Chris Kircher, president of the ConAgra Foods Foundation. “But it takes more than food to fight hunger which is why the Foundation’s platform, Nourish Today, Flourish Tomorrow, seeks to meet immediate needs as well as find long-term solutions in the areas of child hunger and nutrition education.”

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