http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/173-stephen-king en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement Author Stephen King announced last month that his Bangor, Maine radio station would try to raise $70,000 in donations from listeners that would go towards paying for heating fuel for low-income residents, and that his Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation would match it.</p> <p>In a telephone interview with Bangor Daily News, King said, &#8220;This economy is terrible and Tabitha and I both worry so much about Bangor because it truly is a working-class town and we are always looking for ways to help.&#8221;</p> <p>The newspaper reported that the federal government is expected to cut back over $30 million in heating assistance in Maine this year. The stark advice coming from Bangor&#8217;s community services is not false hope in getting help to fill oil tanks, but rather on how to stay safe in a cold house, avoiding fire risks and carbon monoxide poisoning, and recommending moving in with friends or family in order to survive this winter. <p><a href="/news/7589-stephen-king-heats-homes-this-winter">Read more</a></p> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/7589 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/7589-stephen-king-heats-homes-this-winter Stephen King STK Foundation Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Poverty Health Human Rights &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; author JK Rowling is set to join celebrated authors Stephen King and John Irving at a charity reading in New York this August.</p> <p>The event will benefit King&#8217;s own charity, the Haven Foundation, and the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders. The Haven Foundation supports artists who have suffered illness or debilitating accidents.</p> <p>King and Irving have previously performed charity readings together, and Rowling could not resist King&#8217;s invitation to participate in August&#8217;s event, saying &#8220;this was easily one of the most enticing propositions ever put to me in an envelope.&#8221; <p><a href="/news/67-top-writers-read-for-charity">Read more</a></p> Thu, 11 May 2006 00:08:26 +0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/67 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/67-top-writers-read-for-charity JK Rowling Stephen King Haven Foundation Doctors Without Borders Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Health Creative Arts Disaster Relief