Look To The Stars News: Josh Hartnett

NFL Players Help Fight Famine In Africa

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:25:00 +0000

Just in time for the holiday season, a time when charitable giving increases, NFL players have joined FWD, a national public awareness campaign designed to inform Americans of the extreme famine, war and drought in the Horn of Africa.

Developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ad Council, the FWD campaign encourages Americans to forward the facts about the crisis and to donate to the relief efforts.

“Right now, the famine, war and drought in the Horn of Africa is the largest humanitarian crisis in the world, impacting more than 13 million people,” said USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah. “As lives and livelihoods are threatened, USAID and its partners are working to increase awareness of the crisis and urge people to act and support relief efforts.”

Uma Thurman And Geena Davis Film PSAs For USAID

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:45:00 +0000

In response to the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is joining the Ad Council to launch a national public awareness campaign featuring Uma Thurman and Geena Davis.

The campaign encourages Americans to spread awareness of the crisis, support the humanitarian organizations conducting the relief operations, and learn more about the solutions through President Obama’s Feed the Future initiative. The campaign is titled FWD, or famine, war and drought, which is an acronym for the three crises affecting the Horn.

Stars Sign Classic Games For Charity Auction

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Toy giant Mattel Inc has been joined by a host of celebrity fans in its new charity auction.

The Celebrity Signed Mattel Auction runs until October 1, and features games such as Apples to Apples, Pictionary Man, Loopz and Blokus Classic autographed by a plethora of stars such as Edward Norton, Keanu Reeves and Josh Hartnett.

“The Celebrity Signed Mattel Auction is a great example of how companies and celebrities come together to support important charity causes,” said Amanda LeBlanc, Vice President at Vonality, host of the online auction.

Stars Attend Charity Party For A Special Cause

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:30:00 +0000

A host of Hollywood A-Listers were out and about in New York earlier this week for a very special charity party.

God’s Love We Deliver provides meals and nutritional counseling to people living with life-altering illnesses. On December 22, stars such as Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Hartnett, Matt Dillon, Justin Theroux, Mark Ronson, Scott Campbell, Mary Louise-Parker and many others gathered at the Smyth Tribeca Hotel to raise money for the cause.

The charity has also announced that Joan Rivers will perform a series of shows in January to raise money for the organization. The star will perform at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York on Jan 5/6/12/20 and February 3 and 24. Proceeds will also go to Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Charitable Celebrities To Receive 21st Century Leaders Awards

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Celebrities will be out in abundance in Doha, Qatar, next week for the Whatever It Takes Experience presented by 21st Century Leaders and Whatever It Takes.

As well as a private art experience and gala dinner, several stars will be honored with 21st Century Leaders Awards at this massive charity event.

The Doha 21st Century Leaders’ Awards are granted to individuals who, whilst being leaders in their own fields, have also made a serious commitment and significant impact on their chosen cause.

Giorgio Armani Donates To New York Schools

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani donated $1 million to New York City public schools this week. The money will fund the Armani Arts Institute, supporting art education in the city’s disadvantaged neighborhoods.

The donation is a new initiative under the Fund for Public Schools, an organization that has raised more than $240 million since 2003. Armani’s gift is the single largest retail donation to the fund.

Josh Hartnett To Art Africa

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Actor Josh Hartnett plans to go to Africa with Dramatic Need to give a new kind of voice to underprivileged children.

Unlike most charities which supply clothing, food and shelter, Dramatic Need wants to give the children of South Africa a creative outlet and voice through art. By sending UK-based actors, musicians and artists to teach workshops in various art forms, the charity believes that children will be “better able to cope with poverty, malnutrition and disease.”

“We try to give them a voice of their own and a way to communicate what they’re going through that they don’t find threatening,” said founder Amber Sainsbury. “We give them the means to express what they feel in very underprivileged parts of the world.”

Lunchbox Auction Will Help Feed Hungry Children

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:49:04 +0000

Forget what they say about good things coming in small boxes, better things come in lunch-boxes created by artists, actors, chefs, musicians, photographer, politicians, and fashion designers to shed light on the plight of hungry children in New York City and South Africa. These original artistic efforts are for the Lunchbox Auction.

The artistry is often unique and often indicative of the personality behind the work. World renown chef Bobby Flay’s 2005 lunchbox was decorated with spices. Bono’s lunchbox was simply red signifying his (RED) campaign. The bidding for lunchbox items will commence online on December 6, 2007

KT Tunstall - Globally Cool

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:25:00 +0000

She is Scottish, she is a rock star, she has sold millions of albums all around the world, and yet she does not own a car or even a television. Her new recording studio has been built using 100% reclaimed wood, sheep’s wool insulation, and solar panels, and her house is the same. When it comes to being environmentally friendly, singer/songwriter KT Tunstall is almost as revolutionary as her music.

September saw the release of Tunstall’s third album, Drastic Fantastic, which quickly climbed to the top of the charts in many countries. It has already outsold her 2006 release, “Acoustic Extravaganza”, and is set to reach the lofty levels of 2005’s “Eye To The Telescope”.

But music is only one of Tunstall’s passions, the other being the state of the environment. When not performing or recording, Tunstall is usually found hard at work supporting ecological causes. In 2005, she planted 6000 trees in Scotland to offset the environmental cost of her first CD. And July 2007 saw her perform an extremely energetic set at the Live Earth concert held at Giant’s Stadium in New Jersey.

Stars Send "Cool" Texts

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:32:09 +0000

Scissor Sisters and Sienna Miller have joined the Global Cool SMS Initiative, and will be rewarding fans who sign up for the campaign with “cool” text messages every month.

The celebrities will send subscribers two text messages a month offering energy-saving tips to help consumers in the fight against global warming.

Others who have joined the charity’s campaign include Rosario Dawson and Josh Hartnett.