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  <title>Stars Want To Be Millionaires For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Who Wants To Be A Millionaire&lt;/em&gt; will make a return to American TV screens next week, with a special 11 show run.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Every night of the two-week run, a different celebrity will answer a single question to win $50,000 for the charity of their choice, and a host of stars have lined up for the chance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The shows will be hosted by Regis Philbin and will feature appearances by:&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;Lauren Conrad&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/120-snoop-dogg&quot;&gt;Snoop Dogg&lt;/a&gt;, playing for the Snoop Dogg Youth Football League&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1037-patricia-heaton&quot;&gt;Patricia Heaton&lt;/a&gt;, playing for the Westside Pregnancy Clinic and Lighthouse Medical Missions&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Shawn Johnson, playing for Blank Children&amp;#8217;s Hospital&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt;, playing for The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/747-steve-nash-foundation&quot;&gt;Steve Nash Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1468-katy-perry&quot;&gt;Katy Perry&lt;/a&gt;, playing for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/80-st-jude-childrens-research-hospital&quot;&gt;St. Jude Children&amp;#8217;s Research Hospital&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/542-rachael-ray&quot;&gt;Rachael Ray&lt;/a&gt;, playing for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/541-yum-o&quot;&gt;Yum-o!&lt;/a&gt; Organization and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1001-spca&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SPCA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Sherri Shepherd, playing for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/145-march-of-dimes&quot;&gt;March Of Dimes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/824-vanessa-williams&quot;&gt;Vanessa Williams&lt;/a&gt;, playing for The Maria Torres Emerging Artist Project at the Amas Musical Theatre&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/893-wynonna&quot;&gt;Wynonna&lt;/a&gt;, playing for Backpack Mission Ministries&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;A special &amp;#8220;mystery&amp;#8221; celebrity&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Who Wants to Be a Millionaire&amp;#8217;s 10th Anniversary shows begin August 9 at 8pm on &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;ABC&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3334-tila-tequila-gets-plastered-for-breast-cancer-charity&quot;&gt;Tila Tequila Gets Plastered For Breast Cancer Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3288-bar-refaeli-joins-angels-at-charity-ball&quot;&gt;Bar Refaeli Joins Angels At Charity Ball&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3279-brooke-shields-to-attend-family-charity-carnival&quot;&gt;Brooke Shields To Attend Family Charity Carnival&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3266-jennifer-aniston-narrates-charity-audio-book&quot;&gt;Jennifer Aniston Narrates Charity Audio Book&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <category>Regis Philbin</category>
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  <title>Kevin Costner To Tee Off For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/473-kevin-costner&quot;&gt;Kevin Costner&lt;/a&gt; is set to take part in the inaugural Mike Weir Charity Classic, a charity golf tournament in July.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The actor will join a host of famous faces at the event, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1013-tom-cochrane&quot;&gt;Tom Cochrane&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/378-george-lopez&quot;&gt;George Lopez&lt;/a&gt; and many more. To be held on July 20 at Glen Abbey Golf Club, three days prior to the start of the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RBC&lt;/span&gt; Canadian Open, all proceeds will go to charities benefiting from the Mike Weir Foundation. Costner&amp;#8217;s band, Modern West, will also perform as part of the event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Mike Weir Foundation was established by Canadian golfer Mike Weir to advance the physical, emotional and educational welfare of children.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Since inception and through the support of our generous sponsors and donors we are proud to report that over $5 million has been raised for children&amp;#8217;s wellness with over $3 million of support being provided for children&amp;#8217;s health care and related causes,&amp;#8221; said Weir. &amp;quot;We recently committed $250,000 towards children&amp;#8217;s mental health initiatives across Canada. Numerous local and national children&amp;#8217;s charities have received support from The Mike Weir Foundation. Beyond direct contributions, the Foundation also helps charities raise money through its Weir Golf Memorabilia program which helps charities obtain auction items for fundraising purposes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;In 2007, The Foundation created The Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for Kids to help generate funds for The Children&amp;#8217;s Miracle Network and its 14 children&amp;#8217;s hospital members in Canada. These hospitals provide critical care, research and education and treat over 2.6 million children each year. The Mike Weir Miracle Golf Drive for Kids is one of the largest golf fundraisers in Canada and has already generated almost $2 million towards its goal.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out more about the event, click &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecanadianopen.ca/innerpage.aspx?x=oSHpOf7OmN1dgGlj1f2w3HeeHZdTNI9B4l%2BczNO8sn4nItBlFluYsC6Ui4t%2BZk%2B4&quot;&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. To learn more about the Mike Weir Foundation, visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://themikeweirfoundation.com/&quot;&gt;official website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2941-charity-reigns-backstage-at-teenage-choice-awards&quot;&gt;Charity Reigns Backstage At Teenage Choice Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2897-stars-want-to-be-millionaires-for-charity&quot;&gt;Stars Want To Be Millionaires For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2739-eva-longoria-to-host-charity-party&quot;&gt;Eva Longoria To Host Charity Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2463-george-lopez-hosts-golf-for-kidney-charity&quot;&gt;George Lopez Hosts Golf For Kidney Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Steve Nash To Hold Charity Soccer Showdown</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/23-delinda-lombardo&quot;&gt;Delinda Lombardo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Two-time &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MVP&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt; is agile with more than a just basketball. The well-known humanitarian is also making a name for himself in the world of soccer, electrifying fans with soccer skills while playing host to some amazing celebrity fundraisers. And this year, the Phoenix Suns guard has several charity soccer games planned to raise awareness and funds for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/747-steve-nash-foundation&quot;&gt;Steve Nash Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nash&amp;#8217;s soccer Showdown series includes a charity soccer game in downtown Vancouver on Sept. 19. The match will include appearances by fellow &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; stars, some of soccer&amp;#8217;s best players and other celebrities. No &amp;#8216;official&amp;#8217; date has been set, but Nash spoke about his plans earlier this week.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;re trying to bring the world&amp;#8217;s best athletes to the street, a really grassroots level, where the fans can reach out and touch them,&amp;#8221; he said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Last year in New York, fans went to great lengths to witness the &amp;#8216;Showdown in Chinatown&amp;#8217; event where some of world&amp;#8217;s biggest sports stars competed. Participants included the NBA&amp;#8217;s Baron Davis and FC Barcelona striker and World Cup winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/996-thierry-henry&quot;&gt;Thierry Henry&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This year, Nash&amp;#8217;s Showdown Series will visit Los Angeles and New York as well as Vancouver.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2897-stars-want-to-be-millionaires-for-charity&quot;&gt;Stars Want To Be Millionaires For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2698-kevin-costner-to-tee-off-for-charity&quot;&gt;Kevin Costner To Tee Off For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2578-formula-1-stars-hit-the-catwalk-for-charity&quot;&gt;Formula 1 Stars Hit The Catwalk For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2042-athletic-champions-pose-naked-for-aids-awareness&quot;&gt;Athletic Champions Pose Naked For AIDS Awareness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Join Timbaland For The Gentlemen's Ball</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Join GQ and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/790-the-gentlemens-fund&quot;&gt;The Gentlemen&amp;#8217;s Fund&lt;/a&gt; on October 15 for an exclusive fundraising event &#8211; The Gentlemen&amp;#8217;s Ball &amp;#8211; to celebrate and support all five 2008 Gentlemen&amp;#8217;s Fund partner charities &#8212; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MENC&lt;/span&gt;: The National Association for Music Education, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/382-the-mark-wahlberg-youth-foundation&quot;&gt;The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/638-alliance-for-climate-protection&quot;&gt;Alliance For Climate Protection&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1184-hope-north&quot;&gt;Hope North&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/747-steve-nash-foundation&quot;&gt;Steve Nash Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Gentlemen&amp;#8217;s Fund was established to provide support and awareness for five cornerstones essential to men: opportunity, health, education, environment, and mentorship. A celebrity ambassador has been selected for each cornerstone, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/306-mark-wahlberg&quot;&gt;Mark Wahlberg&lt;/a&gt; for opportunity, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt; for health, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/496-forest-whitaker&quot;&gt;Forest Whitaker&lt;/a&gt; for mentorship, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/918-usher&quot;&gt;Usher&lt;/a&gt; for the environment, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/962-timbaland&quot;&gt;Timbaland&lt;/a&gt; for education.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Gentlemen&amp;#8217;s Ball will include cocktails and dinner, and a special performance from Timbaland. One ticket is $2,500 and admits 2 guests, and includes cocktails and hors d&amp;#8217;oeuvres, full open bar, seated three-course dinner, live music performance, and chauffeured roundtrip car service to and from the Edison Ballroom (from one designated address within the New York Metro area only).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More information can be found at the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thegentlemensfund.com/default.asp&quot;&gt;Gentlemen&amp;#8217;s Fund website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3385-hard-rock-serves-up-john-lennon-for-charity&quot;&gt;Hard Rock Serves Up John Lennon For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3155-iconic-stars-reveal-inspirations-for-charity-calendar&quot;&gt;Iconic Stars Reveal Inspirations For Charity Calendar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2964-stars-come-out-for-hollyrod-foundation&quot;&gt;Stars Come Out For HollyRod Foundation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Yao Ming To Build Schools In China</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/17-elizabeth-willoughby&quot;&gt;Elizabeth Willoughby&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Following the devastating earthquakes last month in China&amp;#8217;s Sichuan and Gansu provinces, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/759-yao-ming&quot;&gt;Yao Ming&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; Chinese center for the Houston Rockets basketball team &amp;#8211; felt compelled to do something and to do it quickly&#8230; so he created the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/1095-yao-ming-foundation&quot;&gt;Yao Ming Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the long term, the Foundation will &amp;#8220;raise funds and awareness of children&amp;#8217;s wellness and welfare issues in China and the United States.&amp;#8221; But more importantly in the short term, it will address the immediate needs of the children in China affected by the quake, specifically the need for earthquake-proof schools.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It is very hard to put into words how difficult it is to see this kind of destruction,&amp;#8221; said Yao. &amp;#8220;My thoughts and actions are now focused on helping to rebuild the schools that were destroyed in this tragedy and I hope that others around the world will join in our efforts.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;More than 185 schools were destroyed during May&amp;#8217;s earthquake. The Yao Ming Foundation&amp;#8217;s website says, &amp;#8220;A donation of $100,000 will rebuild a permanent school for approximately 300 students while a gift of $3,500 will provide one prefabricated classroom for 50 students, including desks and chairs.&amp;#8221; By working with proven charities, the Foundation will build safe replacements schools and then focus on youth related causes on both sides of the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Houston Rockets, colleagues such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt;, and many others are answering Ming&amp;#8217;s call. Launched only a few days ago, the Foundation raised over $3.5 million in the first week.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Steve Nash Brings Soccer Magic To New York</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/14-tim-saunders&quot;&gt;Tim Saunders&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While Euro 2008 was reaching its climatic final stages in Europe, American soccer fans enjoyed a match dubbed the &lt;em&gt;Showdown in Chinatown&lt;/em&gt; in New York City last night, in which professional football players went head-to-head with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; stars for charity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Organized by the Phoenix Suns&amp;#8217; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt;, the game featured appearances from Barcelona forward &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/996-thierry-henry&quot;&gt;Thierry Henry&lt;/a&gt;, Red Bulls midfielder Claudio Reyna, former Liverpool star Robbie Fowler, and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; players Baron Davis, Jason Kidd, Raja Bell, and Leandro Barbosa.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We want to play just like we do in basketball,&amp;#8221; said the NBA&amp;#8217;s Baron Davis before the game. &amp;#8220;I know that we can win if we outscore the other team.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But outscore them they didn&amp;#8217;t. The soccer players&amp;#8217; side outclassed the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; players in all aspects of the game, with Henry teasing his opponents with his usual skills and theatrics, such as juggling the ball for 20 yards at a time or balancing it on his head. The footballers eventually won the 60-minute game, 9-4.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Although the game was free to attend, donations were taken for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/747-steve-nash-foundation&quot;&gt;Steve Nash Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, a non-profit organization that helps underprivileged children in their health, personal development, education and enjoyment of life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Football and my foundation are two of my big passions,&amp;#8221; said Nash. &amp;#8220;And the chance to bring together guys like Thierry and Baron and Jason and Claudio [was] a lot of fun.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Ryan Sheckler Offers Range Rover To Best Fund Raiser</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/2-myrlia-purcell&quot;&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;MTV&amp;#8217;s &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1200-ryan-sheckler&quot;&gt;Ryan Sheckler&lt;/a&gt; is offering his Range Rover to the person who can raise the most money for cancer research. The &lt;em&gt;Life of Ryan&lt;/em&gt; star has partnered his &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/970-sheckler-foundation&quot;&gt;Sheckler Foundation&lt;/a&gt; with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/971-childrens-cancer-research-fund&quot;&gt;Children&amp;#8217;s Cancer Research Fund&lt;/a&gt;, and will personally hand over the keys to the most successful fund-raiser at the charity&amp;#8217;s 2008 Kids4Kids 5K Run/Walk.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sheckler is part of the National Spokesperson Team for the event, joining Brandi Chastain, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt;, Dirk Nowitzki, Luc Robitaille and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/595-emma-roberts&quot;&gt;Emma Roberts&lt;/a&gt;. The event is set to take place in Los Angeles on April 27, with Race Day registration beginning at 8 AM and the official start at 10 AM.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also participating in the event as part of the All Star Team are &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1213-tate-donovan&quot;&gt;Tate Donovan&lt;/a&gt;, Olivia Wilde, Vanessa Lengies and Constance Marie. The team is completed by a host of young stars from film and television, including Madisen Beaty, Lauren Clinton and Denzel Whitaker.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Participants can win prizes ranging from a Kids 4 Kids &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;RUN&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WALK&lt;/span&gt; 2008 Mascot Bear &amp;#8211; one bear is donated to a child in the hospital for every bear given to a participant &amp;#8211; to the grand prize of a MacBook (laptop) and a 8GB iPod nano. People wishing to support the cause, but not take part in the Run/Walk, can sponsor the family of a cancer patient, helping them to enjoy a fun day out together. For more information on the event, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/video/23-ryan-sheckler-ccrf-psa&quot;&gt;watch the video&lt;/a&gt; and visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ccrf-kids.org/runwalk2008.html&quot;&gt;Kids4Kids page at the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CCRF&lt;/span&gt; website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:48:33 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Kite Runner Auction Raises Afghan Hopes</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/2-myrlia-purcell&quot;&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/201-madonna&quot;&gt;Madonna&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/244-will-ferrell&quot;&gt;Will Ferrell&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/2-angelina-jolie&quot;&gt;Angelina Jolie&lt;/a&gt; are among the many celebrities who have joined the Kite Runner Auction, which runs until the 15th of December.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The auction corresponds with the theater release of &lt;em&gt;The Kite Runner&lt;/em&gt; on December 14th. Based on the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1594489602?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;tag=looktothestar-20&amp;amp;link_code=as3&amp;amp;camp=211189&amp;amp;creative=373489&amp;amp;creativeASIN=1594489602&quot;&gt;book of the same name&lt;/a&gt;, the film explores the world of Amir, who returns to Afghanistan after 20 years in America to set right his past mistakes.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The book&amp;#8217;s author Khaled Hosseini is joined in the auction by tail-signers &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/532-edward-norton&quot;&gt;Edward Norton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/198-cher&quot;&gt;Cher&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/73-halle-berry&quot;&gt;Halle Berry&lt;/a&gt;. 75% of the auction&amp;#8217;s proceeds will be donated to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/848-afghanistan-relief-organization&quot;&gt;Afghanistan Relief Organization&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Other items on the auction block include a visit to the set of the new James Bond film with director Marc Forster, who also directed &lt;em&gt;The Kite Runner&lt;/em&gt; film, dinner with Khaled Hosseini, or the chance to name a character in one of his future works.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To see the full list of celebrities, or to bid on kites and tails signed by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/195-jessica-biel&quot;&gt;Jessica Biel&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/225-natalie-portman&quot;&gt;Natalie Portman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/82-jake-gyllenhaal&quot;&gt;Jake Gyllenhaal&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/184-reese-witherspoon&quot;&gt;Reese Witherspoon&lt;/a&gt;, go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&amp;amp;userid=takepartauction&quot;&gt;The Kite Runner Auction page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:38:15 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Steve Nash Celebrity Roast a Success</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/23-delinda-lombardo&quot;&gt;Delinda Lombardo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On October 12, 2007, at Scottsdale&amp;#8217;s Hotel Valley Ho, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt; hosted his inaugural Celebrity Roast to benefit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/747-steve-nash-foundation&quot;&gt;Steve Nash Foundation&lt;/a&gt;. More than 200 guests shelled out $1,500 each to attend a poolside dinner, celebrity shoot-out, a silent &amp;amp; live auction, and special concert by Grammy winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/766-john-legend&quot;&gt;John Legend&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Roast me, toast me,&amp;#8221; said Nash before the event, &amp;#8220;Our new platform in Phoenix is education, primarily for at-risk kids.&amp;#8221; Nash, who was just named one of 2007&amp;#8217;s Most Caring Athletes by &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WEEKEND&lt;/span&gt;, remains humble and sincere even when being roasted by his celebrity guests. Phoenix Coyotes coach &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/261-wayne-gretzky&quot;&gt;Wayne Gretzky&lt;/a&gt; took to the stage and roasted his fellow Canadian. &amp;#8220;In Canada, for basketball, Steve has done what [&amp;#8221;Tiger Woods&amp;quot;:http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/529-tiger-woods] has done for golf in the US,&amp;quot; praised Gretzky. Nash was also praised by Raja Bell, Sun great Eddie Johnson, his coaches- Dick Davey from Santa Clara University and Sun&amp;#8217;s coach Mike D&amp;#8217;Anotoni, and former Sun Dan Majerle, who was the first to arrive: &amp;#8220;Steve is a great guy,&amp;#8221; said Majerle. &amp;#8220;He&amp;#8217;s been called the greatest basketball player ever to come out of Canada. But can anybody name anybody else? Seriously?&amp;#8221; asked Majerle. Suns teammate Raja Bell: &amp;#8220;Phoenix has benefited tremendously from having him (Nash) here and will continue to do so,&amp;#8221; Bell said. &amp;#8220;He&amp;#8217;s a tremendous asset to the city.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guests enjoyed a four-course poolside meal prepared by celebrated chef Charles Wiley while listening to Grammy Award winner John Legend perform. Legend set the ambiance with his smooth vocals and piano playing before taking part in the &amp;#8216;celebrity shootout&amp;#8217;. Hugo Boss president and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; Tony Lucia offered to donate $200 for every basket made during the chaotic 45-seconds. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; players and celeb&amp;#8217;s lined up to take shots, but Legend was a bit hesitant. &amp;#8220;I like to follow the games, especially during the play-offs,&amp;#8221; said Legend. &amp;#8220;But, I only occasionally play because I&amp;#8217;m not that fast or that tall.&amp;#8221; After a little prodding, Legend took the ball and contributed two of the 40 shots made, raising a total of $8,000 from Lucia.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Steve&amp;#8217;s sister, Joann Nash, said that her brother is low-key. &amp;#8220;He&amp;#8217;s pretty goofy and has known to be a little funny after a few cocktails,&amp;#8221; she said. &amp;#8220;But, he&amp;#8217;s never done anything too embarrassing.&amp;#8221; Nash had a chance that evening, when Walt Brown, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of Diversified Partners, tried to entice someone to bid on the chance to see Suns star &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/953-shawn-marion&quot;&gt;Shawn Marion&lt;/a&gt; and Nash jump in the pool. He told guests, &amp;#8220;What happens at the Valley Ho stays at the Valley Ho.&amp;#8221; Unfortunately, there were no takers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Auction item included trips to Italy, the Masters Golf Tournament and a San Diego Chargers home game, but the most coveted item wasn&amp;#8217;t listed as &amp;#8216;up for bids&amp;#8217;. During the silent auction, Jeff and Stacey Feinberg spontaneously bid $60,000 to have Nash sit with them during a break in the show, adding a delightful twist to very successful charity event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Formed in 2001 and given charitable status in 2004, the Steve Nash Foundation is a 501&amp;#169;(3) organization dedicated to assisting underserved children in their health, personal development, education and enjoyment of life. Like its &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MVP&lt;/span&gt; founder, the Foundation is fast becoming a leader in assists to a slightly shorter population.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Through grants to public service and nonprofit entities, the Foundation aims to grow health in kids by funding projects that provide services to children affected by poverty, illness, abuse, or neglect, and create opportunity for education, play, and empowerment. The Foundation focuses its resources on communities in Phoenix, Arizona, and British Columbia, Canada, but has recently begun to expand its scope to include areas of high need in other countries.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:03:03 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Nash and McLachlan Support GuluWalk</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/23-delinda-lombardo&quot;&gt;Delinda Lombardo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Saturday, October 21, 2006, GuluWalk Day, over 30,000 people, in 82 cities and 15 different countries took to the streets to urge the world to support peace in northern Uganda. The event raised over $500,000 for programs for a generation of children being left behind and GuluWalk Day 2007 is set to take place globally once again on Saturday, October 20.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;GuluWalk will take place to support what the former U.N. Secretary General of Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland called &amp;#8220;the world&amp;#8217;s most neglected humanitarian crisis&amp;#8221; and &amp;#8220;one of the biggest scandals of our generation.&amp;#8221; The GuluWalk is supported by Phoenix Suns&amp;#8217; good-guy &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt;, recording artist &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/162-sarah-mclachlan&quot;&gt;Sarah McLachlan&lt;/a&gt;, vocalist Measha Brueggergosman, actress Melissa Fitzgerald, singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/850-chantal-kreviazuk&quot;&gt;Chantal Kreviazuk&lt;/a&gt;, Lt-Gen. Romeo Dallure, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/841-stephen-lewis&quot;&gt;Stephen Lewis&lt;/a&gt;, who said: &amp;#8220;The phenomenon of the &amp;#8216;night commuters&amp;#8217; in northern Uganda is so surreal that it almost defies description. It has been one of the worlds worst crises facing children, and every effort to bring attention to the impact this war is having on children is commendable. The GuluWalk is an imaginative project that will bring a ray of hope to the future of the children, and the communities of northern Uganda.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/782-guluwalk&quot;&gt;GuluWalk&lt;/a&gt; began in 2005, when two Toronto men, co-founders Adrian Bradbury and Kieran Hayward, began hearing stories about the &amp;#8220;night commuters&amp;#8221; of northern Uganda. Over 40,000 children were forced to walk from their rural villages into the town of Gulu and other urban centers to find a safe place to sleep. The journey was necessary to avoid abduction by the Lord&amp;#8217;s Resistance Army (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;LRA&lt;/span&gt;) for use in the country&amp;#8217;s 21-year civil war. Today, peace is unreliable and the lives of children are threatened by conflict, poverty and disease such as &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HIV&lt;/span&gt;/&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;No man, woman or child should have to live in constant fear of being killed or abducted. We are walking in solidarity with northern Ugandans and are determined to make long-lasting peace in Uganda a Canadian priority,&amp;#8221; said Lama Hammad, Committee Chair of GuluWalk Ottawa 2007.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;GuluWalk continues to have global reach and has been featured in media outlets all over the world. GuluWalk co-founders Bradbury and Hayward were recognized in 2005 as Newsmakers of the Year by Maclean&amp;#8217;s magazine, while Bradbury&amp;#8217;s writing on the conflict continues to appear the National Post, the Sudan Tribune and Uganda&amp;#8217;s Daily Monitor. &#8232;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Since 2005, GuluWalk has grown into a major international movement, with over 30,000 walkers expected in 89 cities and 14 countries in 2007. Hopefully all of you will go out this weekend and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guluwalk.com/&quot;&gt;join the thousands of people&lt;/a&gt; around the world that will march for love.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:19:10 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>The Inaugural Steve Nash Celebrity Roast to Benefit The Steve Nash Foundation</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/23-delinda-lombardo&quot;&gt;Delinda Lombardo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt;, leader of the Phoenix Suns and two-time &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MVP&lt;/span&gt;, leads by example both on and off the court, and now, spectators can enjoy a memorable night with the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; star while supporting his foundation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://classic.stevenash.org/&quot;&gt;Inaugural Steve Nash Celebrity Roast&lt;/a&gt; will take place Friday, October 12th, 2007, at the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale Arizona. Benefiting the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/747-steve-nash-foundation&quot;&gt;Steve Nash Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, proceeds from the Roast will stay in Arizona, where the Foundation&amp;#8217;s primary initiative is focused on improving the lives of children through high-quality early development and education programs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Roast will include an unforgettable dinner and dessert created by award-winning chef Charles Wiley, celebrity guests, a live auction, a poolside concert, and musical entertainment by non-other than five-time Grammy winner and multi-platinum singer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/766-john-legend&quot;&gt;John Legend&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nash began the Foundation to focus on a cause close to his heart, children. Its mission reflects Steve&amp;#8217;s genuine compassion for kids and his continued dedication of giving back to the community.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I started this Foundation because I really felt the need to try to help people.&amp;#8221; Nash said, &amp;#8220;As a professional athlete, you are in a position and given the opportunity to really have an impact on more than just your immediate surroundings. For me to be able to do that is something that&amp;#8217;s sometimes challenging, but always worthwhile.&amp;#8221; Worthwhile and then some! Nash has certainly made more than &amp;#8216;just&amp;#8217; an impact on his immediate surroundings, aside from paying for a new pediatric cardiology ward in a Paraguayan hospital, in May of 2006, he was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To reserve your spot for this memorable and unique Celebrity Roast fundraiser and support Nash&amp;#8217;s ongoing efforts of giving back to the community, contact Mike Patterson for group tickets, or call: 1-877-341-&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NASH&lt;/span&gt; (6274) x230, or email: mikep@visioncompanies.com. This is one event I wouldn&amp;#8217;t miss for the world.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Formed in 2001 and given charitable status in 2004, the Steve Nash Foundation is dedicated to assisting underserved children in their health, personal development, education and enjoyment of life. Through its own initiatives, as well as grants to public service and nonprofit entities, the Foundation aims to grow health in kids by affording access to health and education for children affected by poverty, illness, abuse, or neglect. The Foundation focuses its resources on communities in Phoenix, Arizona, British Columbia, Canada, and the country of Paraguay. For more information, please visit www.stevenash.org&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:47:03 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Yao Ming-Steve Nash Charity Gala &amp; Basketball Game in Beijing</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/23-delinda-lombardo&quot;&gt;Delinda Lombardo&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Two of the NBA&amp;#8217;s greatest players joined forces to raise money for various charities in Beijing, and it took just under six-months for &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/759-yao-ming&quot;&gt;Yao Ming&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt; to bring their idea to fruition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Steve Nash-Yao Ming Charity Basketball Game and events were held September 12-14 and raised over $2M for needy kids in China.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I was talking with a friend of mine about the difficulties the children face there,&amp;#8221; Nash told Suns.com. &amp;#8220;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&amp;#8217;s an exciting opportunity to go to China and hopefully give thousands of kids an opportunity for an education that right now doesn&amp;#8217;t exist.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So, on September 12th, Nash, Yao and nine other &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; players kicked off their collaboration with a press conference that coincidently fell on Yao&amp;#8217;s 27th birthday. Yao explained that this was simply a coincidence while thanking his friends for joining him to do something for the kids in China.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Steve Nash has already proven himself a true humanitarian. You&amp;#8217;d be hard pressed to find someone who&amp;#8217;s got a bad thing to say about the 2-time &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MVP&lt;/span&gt;. Generous, sincere, caring, socially responsible. That&amp;#8217;s what Nash is made of. In the off-season, you won&amp;#8217;t find him partying in Las Vegas, you&amp;#8217;ll find him giving back to the community-whether its raising money by hosting his Steve Nash Charity Classic basketball game or opening an &amp;#8220;eco-friendly&amp;#8221; sports club in Canada, this guy is good. In fact, he&amp;#8217;s so good that he even chartered a plane and flew the players playing for his team to China, namely, Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets), Baron Davis (Golden State Warriors), Leandro Barbosa (Phoenix Suns), Chuck Hayes (Houston Rockets), Alando Tucker (Phoenix Suns), DJ Strawberry (Phoenix Suns), Amir Johnson (Detroit Pistons), and Paul Davis (L.A. Clippers).&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;All 9 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; players attended the Charity Auction Party, which took place at the Diao Yu Tai State Guest House on the 13th. Ironically, this is the same location where the 6-country nuclear talks between North Korea, South Korea, Russia, Japan, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt; and China were held, making it an ideal location for &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; good guys to showcase their remarkable intentions. The following 7 items were auctioned during the Charity Gala (winning bids are approximate):&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;6 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; tickets for the Charity Gala game on the 14th + 10 autographed jerseys from the Nash Invitational Team (including Yao Ming) + 12 basketballs autographed by the China national team: $39,000.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;2 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; tickets each for the October China Game in Shanghai and Macau + 2 autographed jerseys of Lebron James and Dwight Howard + 5-star hotel accommodation for 2 nights in Shanghai and Macau: $16,000. (Winner bidder Song Tao, former Chinese National team center)&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Autographed jerseys of Yao Ming and Steve Nash, 2 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; tickets (with Les Alexander&amp;#8217;s signature/approval to be closest to the court) for Houston Rockets versus Phoenix Suns at Toyota Center + 2 passes to the Rockets players&amp;#8217; locker room + lunch with Yao Ming and Steve Nash: $132,000.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;An exclusive &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VISA&lt;/span&gt; platinum card with the imprint of Yao Ming and Steve Nash images on it; the only one in the world. $59,000.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;An autographed jersey of soccer legend &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/408-pele&quot;&gt;Pel&#233;&lt;/a&gt; + an autographed jersey of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/527-michael-jordan&quot;&gt;Michael Jordan&lt;/a&gt; in his 1996 championship campaign + autographed boxing glove of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/208-muhammad-ali&quot;&gt;Muhammad Ali&lt;/a&gt; + autographed jersey of Tour de France Champion &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/480-lance-armstrong&quot;&gt;Lance Armstrong&lt;/a&gt;: $50,000.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;2 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; tickets for the opening ceremony of 2008 Olympics + 1 weeks&amp;#8217; 5-star hotel accommodation in Beijing + 2 round-trip first class air tickets to Beijing from anywhere in the world: $478,000 .&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;The China Discovery Car which has traveled all over China: $86,000. (Won by Lu Hao, Yao Ming&amp;#8217;s China agent)&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A total of about $900,000-plus was raised at the auction gala, which was just shy of the original $1M target, but Yao was having none of it and generously kicked in his own money to make up the difference. At one point during the auction, Golden State Warrior Baron Davis even took the stage, performing a few basketball tricks in efforts to bump up the bids.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Friday, our &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; good guys joined members of the Chinese National Basketball Team to showcase their skills in the star-studded charity game at the Beijing Capital Stadium. The sold-out event gave all 12,000 attendees more than their moneys worth. Team Yao defeated Team Nash 101-92 in a game watched by over 200 million television viewers in China. Prior to the game, Nash pumped up his team and gave a heartfelt speech in the locker room, thanking them for traveling a long distance to join him for this effort. Actor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/80-jackie-chan&quot;&gt;Jackie Chan&lt;/a&gt; even made a guest appearance and conducted the ceremonial toss at mid-court to start the game.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SportsBusinessRadio.com&amp;#8217;s writer Brian Berger was granted all access for the event, and writes: &amp;quot;Yao Ming came in the locker room after tonight&amp;#8217;s charity game and thanked the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; players who played in tonight&amp;#8217;s game. He spoke of how much the effort means to him and to the Chinese people and how impressed he was that these players flew halfway around the world just a few weeks prior to the start of training camp. He told the players in the locker room that if he could ever assist them with their charitable efforts, he&amp;#8217;d be happy to do so. It was a really nice moment for these players who play in the most exclusive basketball fraternity on the planet &amp;#8211; the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt;. Once Yao finished his speech, the Team Nash players sang a song that the game operations people played whenever Yao scored in tonight&amp;#8217;s game. Its a cheesy but catchy song that chants, &amp;#8220;Yao Ming, Yao Ming, Yao Ming, Yao Ming&#8230;&#8230;..Yao Ming, Yao Ming&amp;#8221;. The Chinese fans love it though.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In total the charity game and related events raised close to $2.5M for kids in China. Specifically, the funds will be used to support and build more &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/742-project-hope&quot;&gt;Project Hope&lt;/a&gt; schools in the poorer area of China&amp;#8217;s Western regions; to help impoverished girls in the Xinjiang Kezilesu Keerkzi Autonomous Region to receive education; to upgrade the facilities of schools for mentally challenged children in Western China and to work with children with &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AIDS&lt;/span&gt; through the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/744-chi-heng-foundation&quot;&gt;Chi Heng Foundation&lt;/a&gt; which also supports the Special Olympics and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/743-china-youth-development-foundation&quot;&gt;China Youth Development Foundation&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For this, we thank you Yao Ming, Steve Nash and all the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; good guys who were involved in spreading some much needed love around the world.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:52:58 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Charity Heavyweights Support Muhammad Ali</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/2-myrlia-purcell&quot;&gt;Myrlia Purcell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrities and professional athletes are coming together for the 13th Annual Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix, Arizona. The elite charity event set for March 24th is in honor of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/208-muhammad-ali&quot;&gt;Muhammad Ali&lt;/a&gt;, and will see awards going to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/155-sharon-stone&quot;&gt;Sharon Stone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/56-donald-trump&quot;&gt;Donald Trump&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;MVP&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/444-steve-nash&quot;&gt;Steve Nash&lt;/a&gt; of the Phoenix Suns and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; Hall of Fame quarterback &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/445-john-elway&quot;&gt;John Elway&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tickets for the event start at $2,000, with a table for 10 ranging from $10,000-50,000. The evening features an auction with items such as dinner with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/213-reba-mcentire&quot;&gt;Reba McEntire&lt;/a&gt; and a trip for two to the 2007 &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NBA&lt;/span&gt; All-Star Game in Las Vegas, including airfare, tickets to the All-Star festivities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and hotel accommodations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/446-diana-ross&quot;&gt;Diana Ross&lt;/a&gt; will be the headline performer for the event, with Reba McEntire as MC and 14-time Grammy Award winner &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/207-david-foster&quot;&gt;David Foster&lt;/a&gt; as the Musical Director.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/155-sharon-stone&quot;&gt;Sharon Stone&lt;/a&gt; will receive the &amp;#8220;Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award&amp;#8221;. Stone has kept herself very busy with her humanitarian work, and so far this year has helped to raise $4.2 million for charity at Sir &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/62-elton-john&quot;&gt;Elton John&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; post-Oscar party, and led the charity auction at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/94-cinema-for-peace&quot;&gt;Cinema For Peace&lt;/a&gt; with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/124-richard-gere&quot;&gt;Richard Gere&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Celebrity Fight Night has raised over $38 million in the last 12 years for the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/460-celebrity-fight-night-foundation&quot;&gt;Celebrity Fight Night Foundation&lt;/a&gt;. The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/254-muhammad-ali-parkinson-center&quot;&gt;Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center&lt;/a&gt; at Barrow Neurological Institute is the primary beneficiary of the evening, with some funds going to other charities such as the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/461-ali-care-program&quot;&gt;Ali Care Program&lt;/a&gt;, which helps those without insurance get the care they need.&lt;/p&gt;
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