Look To The Stars News: Rod Stewart

Stars Come Out Around The World For ICAP Charity Day

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:45:00 +0000

ICAP, the world’s leading interdealer broker, raised a record $20 million (£12.75 million) worldwide on its 19th annual Charity Day, this week. This brings the total amount raised through the ICAP Charity Day, which started in 1993, to $139 million (£89.35 million).

In New York, Oprah Winfrey, Derek Jeter and Jessica Alba were just a few of the stars to visit ICAP’s offices to trade with customers in support of their charities – see some great photos of the trio here. The London office was also joined by Lewis Hamilton, Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster. Former President S R Nathan visited the Singapore office while Kevin Spacey attended in Sydney. Events were held in more than 60 offices worldwide.

In London, ICAP was honored to be joined by Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cornwall, in support of the charity Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres, of which The Duchess is Patron. The Duchess of Cornwall brokered several trades including one of $27 billion/€20 billion, the largest foreign exchange trade ever, between Barclays and Citigroup.

Robin Gibb To Perform At Celebrity Charity Event

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Legendary international recording artist and songwriter Robin Gibb CBE is the latest artist to be confirmed as one of the performers at this year’s prestigious Caudwell Children Butterfly Ball on Thursday, 15th September.

Robin Gibb and Robbie Williams at Caudwell Children event

Gerard Butler To Play Celebrity Charity Football For Celtic

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:30:00 +0000

Gerard Butler will be taking part in tonight’s “The Legends” Celtic vs Manchester United charity match in Glasgow.

Butler – a lifelong Celtic fan – will join stars such as Kyle Falconer, Gordon Strachan, Billy Connolly, Wayne Rooney, Rod Stewart, Eddie Jordan, Sharleen Spiteri, Dougray Scott and Paolo Nutini in giving his support to the match.

The Celtic Charity Fund has taken the decision to make Oxfam’s East Africa Famine Appeal the event’s main charitable beneficiary. With ITV broadcasting the match live from Celtic Park, stars from football and entertainment will be out in force at Celtic Park to back the campaign.

Celebrities Support Celtic Vs Manchester United For Charity

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Oxfam’s East Africa famine appeal has been announced as the main beneficiary of The Legends Celtic vs Manchester United charity match on August 9.

The drought in this area has already caused devastation and was officially declared a famine in two regions of Somalia by the United Nations on Wednesday 20th July 2011.

Prince Charles Marks 35th Anniversary Of Charity

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:00:00 +0000

Prince Charles has hosted a star-studded event to mark the 35th anniversary of the Prince’s Trust.

Surrounded by charity ambassadors such as Rod Stewart, Kevin Spacey and Jools Holland at Clarence House, Charles told supporters that “everybody has got some potential, skill or talent that can be brought out. I’m unbelievably proud of all those who show they really can do it. I hope I shall live long enough to see even more people make a fantastic success of their lives and give something back to this country.”

The Prince’s Trust gives practical and financial support to help disadvantaged young people aged between 14 and 30 develop workplace skills. The Trust offers support by training, mentoring and giving financial assistance to help disadvantaged young people achieve their potential.

Boyzone Singer To Host Celebrity Charity Golf

Thu, 26 May 2011 12:00:00 +0000

The famous Irish singer-songwriter and Boyzone star, Mikey Graham, has been unveiled as the host of a glamorous celebrity golf tournament set to take place in Scotland later this year.

The Caudwell Children Celebrity Golf Classic will take place at the World-famous Carrick Golf Course on the banks of Loch Lomond between September 29th and October 1st and will raise funds for national charity, Caudwell Children.

Robbie Williams And Robin Gibb Help Raise £1.5 Million For Charity

Sun, 15 May 2011 19:35:00 +0000

A private dinner for friends and associates of philanthropist, John Caudwell, has raised over £1.5 million for the charity he founded.

The Caudwell Children Butterfly Benefit took place on Thursday, 12 May at The Banqueting House in Whitehall for just 200 guests. The audience enjoyed a six-course gourmet taster menu and entertainment from Robbie Williams and Robin Gibb. BBC TV presenter, Alex Winters, was the guest host for the evening.

Pete Doherty To Get His Kit On For Celebrity Charity Soccer

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:00:00 +0000

The latest line up has been announced for this year’s Celebrity Soccer Six events at Charlton Athletic Football Club on Bank Holiday Monday May 30th and Burnley Football Club on Sunday June 5th.

Taking part at Charlton are newly reformed rock Gods The Darkness, Eurovision hopefuls Blue, Soccer AM, The Sun and recent Jessie J support act Encore. The Burnley Soccer Six event will feature multi platinum selling singer, rapper and actor Plan B, Libertines frontman Pete Doherty, stars from The Only Way is Essex, Hollyoaks and Coronation Street.

Lining up at both of this year’s Soccer Six events are X Factor champ Shayne Ward, East London actor Danny Dyer and stars from Waterloo Road, Dancing on Ice, X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and I’m a Celebrity…

Kids TV Star Becomes Celebrity Charity Ambassador

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Kids TV star, Alex Winters, is the latest name to join a prestigious roster of ambassadors for British charity, Caudwell Children.

Rachel Hunter And The All Blacks Raise Money For Guide Dogs

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:30:00 +0000

One of the biggest and cutest online charity auctions seen ever in New Zealand is launching on February 22 – with some 800 items up for sale.

The auction – entitled Every Dog Has Its Day – will raise money for the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind’s (RNZFB) Guide Dog Services, and has been organised by leading real estate agency Bayleys.

Bayleys is the principal sponsor of the RNZFB’s Guide Dog Services. The massive online auction kicks off on the on-line auction website sella.co.nz during the early hours of February 22.

Halle Berry to be Honored at Celebrity Fight Night

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:37:00 +0000

One of the nation’s premier charity events, Celebrity Fight Night, has announced that this year Halle Berry will be honored while multi-platinum recording artist Matchbox Twenty will open the musical portion of the evening.

This annual star-studded gala presented in honor of featured guest, Muhammad Ali, will be held on Saturday, March 19th at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Ariz.

In addition to Matchbox Twenty, there will be performances from Grammy Award-winning vocalist Kelly Clarkson, Legendary country singer, Lee Greenwood, the Top 12 American Idol 2011 finalists as well as Bret Michaels.

Stars Flock To The Carousel For Hope For Charity

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:00:00 +0000

On Saturday, October 23, host Barbara Davis welcomed guests to the Beverly Hilton for the 32nd Anniversary Carousel of Hope Ball.

The celebrity charity event, founded by Barbara and the late Marvin Davis in 1977, brought together Hollywood’s elite as they raised nearly $2.5 million to benefit the clinical care and research at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (BDC) where more than 5,000 children and young adults receive specialized care.

Celebrity guests as this year’s event included host Barbara Davis, emcee Jay Leno, honorees Maria Shriver and Quincy Jones, performers Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony, Gladys Knight and Akon, along with guests Garcelle Beauvais, Halle Berry, Thora Birch, Brandy, Adrien Brody, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Jackie Collins, Joan Collins, Jane Fonda, Daisy Fuentes, Tom Hanks & Rita Wilson, Nicky Hilton, Paris Hilton, Rick & Kathy Hilton, Anjelica Huston, Randy Jackson, Don Johnson, Nigel Lythgoe, Chris Massey, Kyle Massey, Nancy O’Dell, Sidney Poitier, Don Rickles, Mimi Rogers, Mira Sorvino, Rod Stewart, Alan Thicke, Diane Warren, Raquel Welch, Vanna White, Stevie Wonder and many more.

Jennifer Lopez To Perform At Carousel Of Hope Charity Gala

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:30:00 +0000

The annual Carousel of Hope Gala will take place this month to raise money for the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes.

Presented by Jay Leno, the gala will take place at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, October 23, and will honor Maria Shriver and Quincy Jones for their charity work.

This year celebrates 31 years of helping children with diabetes through the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes. Held every two years, this is the 19th Carousel of Hope. From its inception in 1978, the Ball has raised over $70 million.

Maria Shriver To Be Honored With Charity Award

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:00:00 +0000

The Carousel of Hope, the world’s premiere charity event benefiting childhood diabetes, hosted bi-annually by Barbara Davis, will honor California First Lady Maria Shriver with the “Brass Ring Award” at its 32nd anniversary gala on Sat., Oct. 23, in Beverly Hills, Calif., at the Beverly Hilton.

“Maria Shriver has long been a fearless and tireless advocate for children and families, a trailblazer in this area for the good of mankind, carrying on a tradition of selfless dedication to those in need started by past generations of her remarkable family,” says philanthropist Barbara Davis.

The first lady of California since 2003, Maria Shriver has been a national presence for several decades, as a broadcaster, speaker, and best selling author. Six of her books have been New York Times best sellers and her groundbreaking reports on women’s issues have been featured on NBC, CBS and HBO, where she co-executive produced the Emmy winning four part film on Alzheimer’s, “Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?” A graduate of Georgetown University, Maria Shriver is married to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and is the mother of four children.

BGC Charity Day 2010 Attracts Celebrity Brokers

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Stars around the world raised charity cash yesterday, September 13, as part of the BGC Charity Day.

Celebrity brokers’ helped raise money by conducting real trades with BGC’s clients (the major banks and investment banks) over the phone from the trading floor (alongside a licensed broker). From these trades, worth millions of dollars in bonds, foreign exchange, derivatives and other products, BGC aimed to surpass last year’s total of $10 million globally, which brought the five-year total raised on BGC’s Charity Day to $33 million.

BGC Partners was created as Cantor Fitzgerald re-built following the World Trade Center attacks. Cantor was the worst hit company on 9/11, losing 658 of its employees – two thirds of its workforce at the time. To commemorate those who were lost on the day, every year on September 11, BGC’s revenues are distributed to dozens of charities around the world.

Rod Stewart Donates Concert Tickets To Troops

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Rod Stewart has donated tickets to a charity initiative that Jeremy Clarkson once described as being “even better than sliced bread.”

Stewart has donated tickets to his upcoming shows at the Sheffield Arena on July 20 and the Glasgow SECC on July 26 to Tickets for Troops. Tickets For Troops was set up last year to provide top tickets to sporting, musical and entertainment events to troops and their families during these difficult times. Patrons of charity include Samantha Cameron, Dame Vera Lynn, Andrew Flintoff, Gavin Hastings, Joanna Lumley, Alan Shearer, James Blunt, Ian Botham and Joss Stone.

Members of the Armed Forces and veterans medically discharged since 2001 are eligible for top tickets to the shows.

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Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:30:00 +0000

Leap Anywhere – the home of doing good, having fun and getting rewarded – is the place to go if you are looking for charity events around the world.

With the help of 350+ charity partners, Leap Anywhere searches night and day to find and recommend fun, hassle-free charity events and volunteering activities in your area, for you to attend, support and enjoy.

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Bette Midler's Celebrity Charity Auction To Close Soon

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:30:00 +0000

What do Cher, John Stamos, John McEnroe, Kristin Chenoweth and Rod Stewart have in common? They are among the myriad of celebrities that have come together for an online auction celebrating 15 years of New York Restoration Project’s cleaning and greening of New York City!

The auction is brimming with fabulous lots donated by dear and divine friends of NYRP’s Founder, Bette Midler, who share her dream (and ours!) of a cleaner, more beautiful New York City. Music connoisseurs can choose between “turning back time” with Cher at her Caesars Palace show, golfing with shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper in Scottsdale, or being charmed by Rod Stewart at his O2 performance in London.

Penny Lancaster Stewart Walks For Breast Cancer Charity

Mon, 24 May 2010 11:30:00 +0000

Penny Lancaster Stewart – the wife of rocker Rod Stewart – was among 1,100 walkers to take part in Breast Cancer Care’s charity walk in Oxfordshire, UK, on Saturday.

The event is held annually in four different locations around the UK, with participants donning pink clothes and walking either 10 or 20 miles. Saturday’s walk follows similar events in South Downs and Perthshire earlier this month. June 5 will see the fourth and final event for the year in Yorkshire.

The events have raised over £4.5 million since the first walk in 2005, with funds going to the 1.7 million cancer sufferers assisted by the charity each year.

Bette Midler Asks Celebrity Friends To Donate To Charity Auction

Thu, 20 May 2010 15:00:00 +0000

CharityFolks.com is proud to present Bette Midler’s latest celebrity charity auction to raise funds for her New York Restoration Project.

“It’s just brimming with fabulous lots donated by dear friends who share my deep concern about the environment!” she says. “Proceeds benefit New York Restoration Project (NYRP), a nonprofit I founded to clean & green New York City. We’ve turned 55 vacant lots into beautiful community gardens and planted more than 250,000 trees, and we’re just getting started, so I hope you’ll place your bid today!”

Among the lots going under the hammer are dinner with John Stamos, a tennis lesson with John McEnroe, meet-and-greets with Five For Fighting, Cher and Rod Stewart, golf with Alice Cooper, an on-air weather presentation on The Today Show with Al Roker, and much more.

Sir Elton John To Sing At Charity Butterfly Ball Next Week

Tue, 11 May 2010 14:00:00 +0000

One of the UK’s highest-profile fundraising events takes place in London next week and the celebrities will be out in force for the glamorous bash.

British charity, Caudwell Children, stages their Butterfly Ball in the Capital every May and a host of A-List stars turn out to support the charity founded by billionaire philanthropist, John Caudwell.

Robbie Williams Named As Charity Ambassador

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:00:00 +0000

British singer Robbie Williams is helping a UK charity celebrate its 10th Anniversary by becoming an official ambassador.

National charity Caudwell Children has announced that the record breaking singer will join Rod Stewart, Elizabeth Hurley and Joan Collins as one of the Charity’s ‘Goodwill Ambassadors’.

Simon Cowell's Charity Single Smashes Records

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Simon Cowell’s star-studded cover of Everybody Hurts aimed at benefiting Haitian earthquake victims has become the fastest selling charity single of the century.

Sales have topped 200,000 in just two days, and the single is on course to smash the first week sales of any single in ten years.

The version of REM’s Everybody Hurts includes contributions from Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Take That, Jon Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey and many others. Funds will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee and The Sun’s Helping Haiti campaign.

Simon Cowell's Charity Single To Hit Shops Next Week

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Simon Cowell’s charity single for Haiti has had its first airplay, and will be available for download from February 7 and in shops from February 8.

The version of REM’s Everybody Hurts includes contributions from Leona Lewis, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Take That, Jon Bon Jovi, Mariah Carey and many others.

The single can be ordered at mV.com, play.com and amazon.co.uk. Funds will go to the Disasters Emergency Committee and The Sun’s Helping Haiti campaign. To listen to a sneak preview, click here.

Elton John To Headline Star-Studded Charity Ball

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:10:00 +0000

Global superstar Sir Elton John has been announced as the headline act at an annual fundraising event for sick and disabled children.

The generous singer, famed for hits including Rocket Man, Candle in the Wind and Your Song, has agreed to donate his appearance and perform at the Caudwell Children ‘Butterfly Ball’ in May for free after learning about the work of the Charity.