Look To The Stars News: Pelé

Animated Frog Helps Raise Awareness Of Rainforests

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:30:00 +0000

London’s Picadilly Circus came alive last week when its iconic Coca Cola and McDonalds signs burst into life with the appearance of a new animated rainforest frog. St Trinian’s star Talulah Riley was on hand to launch the new initiative, which is part of an ongoing campaign for the Prince’s Rainforests Project.

The McDonald’s sign gives members of the public the chance to interact with the breathing frog, allowing them to be photographed in front of the screens with the frog seemingly on their hand, head or shoulder, in keeping with the PRP campaign video.

Celebrity-Led Fundraising Campaign Supports Charities In Their Hour Of Need

Fri, 22 May 2009 15:00:00 +0000

How would you like to meet some of your favourite celebs, in the flesh? Are you a fan of Daniel O’Donnell or Tim Henman, maybe Raymond Blanc or Rock Legend Suzi Quatro?

Or, maybe celebrities are not your thing, so how about the ultimate behind the scenes day with the Red Arrows or backstage on GMTV? Perhaps even own one of Paul O’Grady’s iconic Lily Savage dresses or a stunning print signed by Ali and Joe Frazier!

All these and a lot more form part of a very timely and innovative celebrity led fundraising campaign which launches on Thursday evening May 21st to provide hard hit charities with much needed revenue at a time when their donation levels are plummeting.

Prince Charles Joins Kermit And Friends For The Rainforests

Wed, 06 May 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Prince Charles has launched a new online video to promote the protection of rainforests, and he has called on some of his celebrity friends to help.

The 90-second video features appearances by Harrison Ford, Prince William and Prince Harry, Robin Williams, Daniel Craig, Kermit The Frog, Joss Stone, footballer Pelé and the Dalai Lama. Each star in the film talks of their support for the halting of tropical rainforest deforestation, and is joined on-camera by an animated Argentinean Horned Frog, a symbol of the rainforest.

“One of the Internet’s strengths is that it can enable diverse communities to come together to ensure that everybody’s views and actions can really be made to count,” Prince Charles said in a webcast to launch the video. “Our aim, with your help, is to build an online community to call, from the bottom up, for urgent action to protect the rainforests, without which we will most certainly lose the battle against catastrophic climate change.”

Pelé To Be Honored By The Littlest Lamb

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Football fans take note: The Littlest Lamb, a non-profit organization building an orphanage in Egypt, is honoring legendary soccer star and social activist, Pelé, at their annual fundraising gala on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at The Battery Gardens in downtown Manhattan.

In addition to the major role he plays in the world of sports, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known by his nickname Pelé, is a social activist, serving as a voice for the poor, and specifically committed to focusing his energy on improving the conditions of children living in poverty.

“For all that he has given to society, particularly his outreach, dedication and service to the underprivileged, we could not think of a more worthy recipient to pay tribute to,” states board member Mira Riad. “We are truly honored to have the privilege of raising awareness and support for this noble cause with such a legend as Pelé in what promises to be an incredibly magical and memorable evening.”

Stars Swing For Charity

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Chevy Chase and Alec Baldwin took their chance to swing for charity on Saturday, August 16, when they competed in the annual Artists & Writers Softball Game in East Hampton.

In what started as an evenly matched game, Chase turned the tide in favor of the Artists team when it was down 2-0 to eventually win 4-2, their second win in two years. Baldwin acted as umpire for the game. This year marked the 60th anniversary of the annual game, a tradition started by artists including Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning.

The event raised $60,000 for three charities – the East End Hospice, the East Hampton Day Care Centre, and Phoenix House – a facility that specializes in drug rehabilitation.

Beckham Presents Award To Pelé At Charity Dinner

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:02:00 +0000

Several hundred people packed into Gotham Hall in midtown Manhatten yesterday, March 19, for a special charity dinner to raise funds for a children’s soccer charity. And the biggest drawcard was the presentation of an award from one soccer legend to another.

David Beckham said he was humbled to present a lifetime achievement award to Brazilian soccer star Pelé at the ceremony, which was held to benefit Harlem Youth Soccer, a recreational league designed to create a safe opportunity for fair and enjoyable play for inner city youth in New York.

“For me to be here to present this to the greatest sportsmen of all time, I feel particularly honored,” said the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder. “This absolutely is a highlight moment for me.”

Yao Ming-Steve Nash Charity Gala & Basketball Game in Beijing

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:52:58 +0000

Two of the NBA’s greatest players joined forces to raise money for various charities in Beijing, and it took just under six-months for Yao Ming and Steve Nash to bring their idea to fruition.

The Steve Nash-Yao Ming Charity Basketball Game and events were held September 12-14 and raised over $2M for needy kids in China.

“I was talking with a friend of mine about the difficulties the children face there,” Nash told Suns.com. “I feel really fortunate that I am in a position where I was able to go to Yao Ming and ask him if he was interested in doing something over there. It’s an exciting opportunity to go to China and hopefully give thousands of kids an opportunity for an education that right now doesn’t exist.”

90 Minutes for Mandela

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:49:51 +0000

A host of international football stars, past and present, will play in Cape Town to honour former South African president Nelson Mandela on July 18, the start of his 90th year. This is the second time Mandela has received such an honour and the only person whom FIFA has honoured more than once.

“There is no other former head of state than Mandela who has a grasp of the role of sport in transformation,” says Danny Jordaan CEO for the FIFA 2010 World Cup.

Besides standing against apartheid, playing football became a mental and physical diversion for inmates jailed with Mandela at Robben Island. Says Tokyo Sexwale, former prisoner and a high commissioner of FIFA’s ‘Say no to Racism’ campaign, “Football was used to fight for the change we now enjoy, it kept us alive and we forgot we were prisoners. (We) used the power of football as an instrument of resistance against the apartheid regime.”

Kylie, Moby and McCartney Give Charity Canvases

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:44:33 +0000

The Hospital Gallery in London’s Covent Garden is to exhibit a collection of celebrities’ paintings before they are sold at auction to aid Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Celebrity contributors to “The Alive and Well Dog Project” include artist Damien Hirst, and such stars as Kylie Minogue, Paul McCartney, Moby, legendary soccer player Pelé, and comedian Ricky Gervais. Each of the 130 contributed paintings is an interpretation of a doodled dog drawn by the six-year-old son of event organiser Simon Freedman. The auction could raise as much as £300,000 for the children’s hospital.

The exhibition will run from January 29 to February 7, with the auction taking place at the gallery itself on January 31. A book of the project will also be available, in a limited run of 600 copies.