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US Fund For UNICEF Announces Campus Challenge Winners   May 11, 2012

  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF is proud to announce the winners of the Campus Challenge for the 2011-2012 academic year.

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UNICEF Honors Sting And Trudie Styler With Children's Champion Award   Oct 25, 2011

  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Trudie Styler's charity work and causes
  • The Rainforest Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Audrey Hepburn's charity work and causes
  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes
  • Queen Noor of Jordan's charity work and causes
  • David Ortiz's charity work and causes
  • Shepard Fairey's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes

On Thursday, October 20 the U.S. Fund for UNICEF presented Sting and UNICEF UK Ambassador Trudie Styler with its annual Children’s Champion Award.

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Alicia Keys To Honor George Harrison At Celebrity Charity Concert   Oct 11, 2011

  • Alicia Keys's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Keep A Child Alive's celebrity supporters
  • Usher's charity work and causes
  • Norah Jones's charity work and causes
  • will.i.am's charity work and causes
  • Mary J. Blige's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

Alicia Keys will host her annual Black Ball for charity in New York next month, in honor of former Beatle George Harrison.

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Forty Years Ago Today - George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh   Aug 1, 2011

  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • CARE's celebrity supporters
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Bob Dylan's charity work and causes
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters

Forty years ago today, George Harrison took to the stage with a host of his celebrity friends for what is regarded as the first large scale multi-artist benefit concert – The Concert For Bangladesh. Look To The Stars Feature Editor Tim Saunders looks back at the climatic and political events that led up to the concert, and the on-going effects the show has had on celebrity charity events.

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UNICEF Celebrates George Harrison's Charity Concert For Bangladesh   Jul 27, 2011

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  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Arcade Fire's charity work and causes
  • Elvis Costello's charity work and causes
  • Crosby, Stills and Nash's charity work and causes
  • Selena Gomez's charity work and causes
  • Brian Wilson's charity work and causes
  • Nas's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes

On the 40th anniversary of George Harrison’s groundbreaking Concert for Bangladesh, the first major celebrity charity concert for a humanitarian cause, the music community is coming together yet again for UNICEF, this time to help provide emergency relief for children in famine and drought-affected regions in the Horn of Africa.

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George Harrison's Sister Wants Fab Fan Memories For Charity   Jun 2, 2011

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The popular Nashville Beatles tribute band The WannaBeatles is joining forces with George Harrison’s sister for “Fab Fan Memories”, an audio book featuring songs, stories, recollections and fond thoughts about The Beatles from celebrities and everyday fans.

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EMI Artists Band Together For Japan   Apr 6, 2011

  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • Coldplay's charity work and causes
  • Norah Jones's charity work and causes
  • Katy Perry's charity work and causes
  • Garth Brooks's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Darius Rucker's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Gorillaz's charity work and causes
  • Iron Maiden's charity work and causes
  • Michael Franti's charity work and causes
  • Lady Antebellum's charity work and causes
  • Depeche Mode's charity work and causes
  • Keith Urban's charity work and causes
  • Good Charlotte's charity work and causes
  • Beastie Boys's charity work and causes
  • Melanie C's charity work and causes
  • Robbie Williams's charity work and causes
  • Pink Floyd's charity work and causes
  • Radiohead's charity work and causes
  • David Bowie's charity work and causes

Artists and songwriters from one of the biggest music companies in the world, EMI, have united for an incredible worldwide celebrity charity auction of personal items and memorabilia to raise funds to help the Red Cross support people affected by last month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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Yusuf Islam Uses Fan Voices For Peace   Mar 30, 2011

  • Yusuf's charity work and causes
  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • (RED)'s celebrity supporters
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

Yusuf Islam has released a new peace anthem using the voices of hundreds of fans from across the world.

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George Harrison's Widow Continues Husband's Charity Legacy In Bangladesh   Mar 17, 2011

  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • UNICEF's celebrity supporters

Olivia Harrison, founder of the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF and wife of the late musician George Harrison, visited Bangladesh last month with a delegation that included U.S. Fund for UNICEF President & CEO, Caryl M. Stern and Jonathan Clyde of Apple Corps.

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George Harrison's Widow Visits Bangladesh For UNICEF   Feb 24, 2011

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  • George Harrison's charity work and causes

US Fund for UNICEF president and CEO Caryl Stern was in Bangladesh recently with Olivia Harrison, widow of former Beatle George Harrison.

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Johnny Depp And Friends Stand Up For West Memphis Three   Aug 30, 2010

  • Johnny Depp's charity work and causes
  • Ben Harper's charity work and causes
  • Pearl Jam's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Vedder's charity work and causes
  • Dixie Chicks's charity work and causes
  • Natalie Maines's charity work and causes
  • Patti Smith's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes

Johnny Depp, Ben Harper, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines and punk legend Patti Smith were in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the weekend to take part in a rally that called on authorities to free the West Memphis Three.

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Beatlemania Returns For Charity   Sep 10, 2009

  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • Doctors Without Borders's celebrity supporters
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • Terry Wogan's charity work and causes
  • Pink Floyd's charity work and causes
  • Children in Need's celebrity supporters

Beatlemania has hit the headlines once again this week, with the release of the Fab Four’s remastered CD collection, their Rock Band video game, and a popular British presenter’s efforts to re-record their hits for charity.

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Beatles Launch Game With Charity Download   Jun 3, 2009

  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • Doctors Without Borders's celebrity supporters
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were in California earlier this week to launch the new Xbox The Beatles:Rock Band game. During the event, the musicians announced that one of the songs from the game, All You Need Is Love, will be released exclusively as a download through Xbox Live, with proceeds to benefit Doctors Without Borders.

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George Harrison Honored With Charity Mini   May 18, 2009

  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Greenpeace's celebrity supporters
  • Elton John AIDS Foundation's celebrity supporters

Former Beatle George Harrison is being honored by a new car that is to be sold to benefit charity.

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Beatles Day 2009 To Benefit Charity Appeals   May 13, 2009

  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • Pink's charity work and causes
  • Russell Brand's charity work and causes
  • Sugababes's charity work and causes
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • Wayne Rooney's charity work and causes

Fans of the Fab Four around the world will have the chance to celebrate their favorite band during Beatles Day 09 and raise money for the Imagine Appeal for the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital and the Marina Dalglish Appeal for a radiotherapy centre in Liverpool.

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Remaining Beatles Reunite At Benefit Concert   Apr 6, 2009

  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Sheryl Crow's charity work and causes
  • Moby's charity work and causes
  • Ben Harper's charity work and causes
  • Pearl Jam's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Vedder's charity work and causes
  • David Lynch Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • David Lynch's charity work and causes

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited for a special benefit concert in New York on Saturday, April 4.

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Surviving Beatles Reunite For Charity Concert   Mar 5, 2009

  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • David Lynch's charity work and causes
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • David Lynch Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Sheryl Crow's charity work and causes
  • Moby's charity work and causes
  • Ben Harper's charity work and causes
  • Pearl Jam's charity work and causes
  • Eddie Vedder's charity work and causes

As reported by Look To The Stars back in January, Paul McCartney is to headline a charity concert to benefit filmmaker David Lynch’s meditation charity. We can now announce the music icon will be joined by his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr.

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Yusuf Islam Records George Harrison Song For Gaza   Jan 27, 2009

  • Yusuf's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Save the Children's celebrity supporters

Singer Yusuf Islam – formerly known as Cat Stevens – has released a charity song originally recorded by one of the Beatles, with all proceeds going to a United Nations agency helping refugees in Gaza.

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Eric Clapton - Standing At The Crossroads Of Addiction   Jan 18, 2008

  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Jimmy Page's charity work and causes
  • George Harrison's charity work and causes
  • Pete Townshend's charity work and causes
  • Phil Collins's charity work and causes
  • Sheryl Crow's charity work and causes
  • Vince Gill's charity work and causes
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes
  • Eagles's charity work and causes
  • Joe Walsh's charity work and causes

Although regarded by many as one of the best rock and blues guitarists to ever live, Eric Clapton is a man who has suffered for his art. But the succession of addictions and the tragic personal dramas have not stopped the legend from becoming one of the most successful performers in the world today, and have fueled his desire to help those who face the same problems in their daily struggle to survive.

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