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  <title>American Red Cross Announces Celebrity Cabinet</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;The American &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/75-red-cross&quot;&gt;Red Cross&lt;/a&gt; is pleased to announce five new additions to its National Celebrity Cabinet, a group of celebrity supporters who promote Red Cross services by donating their time, helping neighbors prepare for emergencies, responding to disasters and lending a helping hand to those in need.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;New members to the American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet include country singer and professional ballroom dancer &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1228-julianne-hough&quot;&gt;Julianne Hough&lt;/a&gt;, Tony Award-winner and actress Anika Noni Rose, who lends her voice to the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures animated comedy adventure &amp;#8220;The Princess and the Frog&amp;#8221; and appears in the &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;HBO&lt;/span&gt;/Anthony Minghella television drama series,&amp;#8220;#1 Ladies&amp;#8217; Detective Agency&amp;#8221;, Hollywood Records artist and Disney Channel star &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1802-demi-lovato&quot;&gt;Demi Lovato&lt;/a&gt;, who is supporting disaster relief via a Text 2 Help campaign throughout her summer tour, actress Sally Pressman from Lifetime&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;Army Wives&amp;#8221; who will be supporting Red Cross Services to the Armed Forces, and actress &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/10-amanda-peet&quot;&gt;Amanda Peet&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Peet has already made a personal commitment to support the Red Cross Measles Initiative. &amp;#8220;As a mom, I feel privileged to support the American Red Cross in their efforts to vaccinate millions of children around the world through the Measles Initiative, a partnership committed to reducing measles deaths globally. I commend the American Red Cross for tackling this global health problem in developing countries, where measles remains a leading cause of death, despite the availability of a safe, effective and inexpensive vaccine. I am passionate about this cause and look forward partnering with the American Red Cross to ensure children worldwide have this life-saving opportunity.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The American Red Cross runs on the valuable service of volunteers to fulfill our mission, and we are grateful that these celebrities are setting an example by volunteering their time and talents to help raise awareness of our work in responding to disasters, providing blood, helping military members and their families and promoting preparedness through first aid or &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CPR&lt;/span&gt; classes,&amp;#8221; states Gail McGovern, President and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of American Red Cross.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The announcement of these celebrity supporters closely follows First Lady &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1835-michelle-obama&quot;&gt;Michelle Obama&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; official launch of the United We Serve initiative, a call for nationwide service to begin a sustained, collaborative and focused effort to meet community needs. The initiative spans throughout the summer and will culminate with a National Day of Service and Remembrance on September 11. During this time, the Red Cross will promote volunteer opportunities throughout its network of more than 700 chapters to help encourage community service.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I am honored to be a part of the American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet and help support an organization that offers neutral humanitarian care to the victims of war and aid to victims of devastating natural disasters. Being part of this amazing organization will provide me with an opportunity to join its efforts to help others and encourage the American public to become involved with their local Red Cross and make a difference,&amp;#8221; said Julianne Hough.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Red Cross benefits from the involvement of public figures and celebrities dating back to World War I. Over the years, actors, artists, and sports figures committing their time and talents to the organization have played an important role in raising public awareness of Red Cross services nationwide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This group of newcomers joins the National Celebrity Cabinet that also includes &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1038-greg-biffle&quot;&gt;Greg Biffle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/128-pierce-brosnan&quot;&gt;Pierce Brosnan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/80-jackie-chan&quot;&gt;Jackie Chan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1054-chayanne&quot;&gt;Chayanne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/84-jamie-lee-curtis&quot;&gt;Jamie Lee Curtis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1056-miley-ray-cyrus&quot;&gt;Miley Ray Cyrus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/888-sara-evans&quot;&gt;Sara Evans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/572-george-foreman&quot;&gt;George Foreman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/347-leeza-gibbons&quot;&gt;Leeza Gibbons&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1058-pat-green&quot;&gt;Pat Green&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/374-marcia-gay-harden&quot;&gt;Marcia Gay Harden&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/549-dwayne-johnson&quot;&gt;Dwayne Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/573-heidi-klum&quot;&gt;Heidi Klum&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/296-patti-labelle&quot;&gt;Patti LaBelle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1048-peyton-manning&quot;&gt;Peyton&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1052-eli-manning&quot;&gt;Eli Manning&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1043-marlee-matlin&quot;&gt;Marlee Matlin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/550-dr-phil-mcgraw&quot;&gt;Dr. Phil McGraw&lt;/a&gt;, &amp;#8220;Access Hollywood&amp;#8217;s&amp;#8221; Nancy O&amp;#8217;Dell, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/949-masi-oka&quot;&gt;Masi Oka&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1050-rascal-flatts&quot;&gt;Rascal Flatts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1059-raven-symone&quot;&gt;Raven Symone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1051-elisabeth-rohm&quot;&gt;Elisabeth Rohm&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/156-jane-seymour&quot;&gt;Jane Seymour&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1042-jimmy-smits&quot;&gt;Jimmy Smits&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1053-daddy-yankee&quot;&gt;Daddy Yankee&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Red Cross is honored to have &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/571-sherry-lansing&quot;&gt;Sherry Lansing&lt;/a&gt;, former chairman and &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt;, Motion Picture Group, Paramount Pictures and former member of the Red Cross Board of Governors, to serve as National Celebrity Cabinet Chair.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please visit www.redcross.org/celebritycabinet/ to learn more about the Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Scarlett Johansson Goes Barefoot For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;This week is the Second Annual Barefoot Week, organized by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/462-soles4souls&quot;&gt;Soles4Souls&lt;/a&gt;, and a host of celebrities are stepping forward to support it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soles4Souls is an international shoe charity dedicated to providing a free pair of shoes to people in need. This week, the non-profit organization will be distributing thousands of pairs of new shoes in the United States while it also collects &amp;#8220;gently worn&amp;#8221; shoes from the general public during thousands of concurrent shoe drives at schools, churches and community centers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The campaign is being spearheaded by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/117-scarlett-johansson&quot;&gt;Scarlett Johansson&lt;/a&gt;, who previously donated 2000 pairs of new shoes from her own line of Reebok footwear, and is lending her name to help raise publicity about Barefoot Week. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/721-antawn-jamison&quot;&gt;Antawn Jamison&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/96-jessica-simpson&quot;&gt;Jessica Simpson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/369-brittany-snow&quot;&gt;Brittany Snow&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1391-kellie-pickler&quot;&gt;Kellie Pickler&lt;/a&gt;, Luke Perry, Riddick Bowe, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/547-arnold-palmer&quot;&gt;Arnold Palmer&lt;/a&gt;, Tom Watson, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt;, Chris Hope, Jeff Fisher and Tim Dunn have also voiced their support for the weeklong series of events.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;If you can&amp;#8217;t dig deep in your pockets, than dig in your closet!&amp;#8221; said Johansson. &amp;#8220;Americans can make a huge difference with Soles4Souls by donating shoes. Souls4Soles gives away a pair of shoes every 13 seconds in over 125 countries, with over 55 percent donated to fellow Americans.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The full event schedule is:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Monday, June 1st: In Indianapolis, Soles4Souls will be working with Wheeler Mission Ministries to hand out 4,000 pairs of new shoes and 6,000 pairs of flip-flops to people served by the downtown mission. Visit www.wheelermission.org for more information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tuesday, June 2nd: In Atlanta, Soles4Souls will be working with City of Refuge, a non-profit organization that offers both life saving resources and life building tools to individuals and families in Atlanta who are living on the margin. They will be handing out 4,000 pairs of new shoes and 6,000 pairs of flip-flops. Visit www.cityofrefugeinc.com for more information on the Soles4Souls partner in Atlanta.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wednesday, June 3rd: Soles4Souls will be working side-by-side with The Foundry, a Birmingham-area charity focused on rebuilding lives and restoring hope of recovering addicts, ex-inmates and the homeless. They will be handing out 4,000 pairs of new shoes and 6,000 pairs of flip-flops. Learn more at www.thefoundryonline.org.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thursday, June 4th: Soles4Souls will be at the Midnight Mission in Los Angeles, working with thousands of homeless on Skid Row. The Mission provides a myriad of services to people in need, such as education and job opportunities, drug and alcohol treatment, and medical and legal services. They will be handing out 4,000 pairs of new shoes and 6,000 pairs of flip-flops. Visit www.midnightmission.org for more information.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Friday, June 5th: Soles4Souls will be working with local retailer Shoe Mill (www.shoemill.com), as well as adidas (also headquartered in Portland) to provide 5,000 pairs of new shoes and 3,000 pairs of new socks to the large homeless youth population and families living on the streets. The event will be held in the North Park Blocks (NW 8th and NW Everett Streets). Delivered Dish (www.d-dish.com), a local restaurant delivery service, is catering the event. Janus Youth Programs (www.janusyouth.org), Outside In (www.outsidein.org), Bridgetown Ministries (www.bridgetownministries.com) and other homeless programs for at-risk youth are jointly sponsoring the event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Saturday, June 6th, Soles4Souls will return to Los Angeles and appear at the Los Angeles Mission (www.losangelesmission.org) to distribute 2500 pairs of new shoes and 3500 pairs of flip-flops to the needy people served during the annual &amp;#8220;Community &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;BBQ&lt;/span&gt;&amp;#8221; sponsored by the Mission.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Vince Gill To Host Charity Concert</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/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt; will join his wife &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt; in hosting a concert to launch a new national initiative to support and connect existing programs for disabled veterans.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Challenge America&amp;#8217;s mission is to support the development of recreational and occupational programs in willing communities to link new and existing services to better serve returning injured military and their families.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s going to be a very relaxed, comfortable evening,&amp;#8221; Gill told People.com. &amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;re going to sit in a semi-circle and go around the circle taking turns doing songs. It&amp;#8217;ll feel like sitting in a living room. You don&amp;#8217;t have any idea where the evening is going to go.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Performers will include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1332-melinda-doolittle&quot;&gt;Melinda Doolittle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1893-alison-krauss&quot;&gt;Alison Krauss&lt;/a&gt;, Michael McDonald, Darius Rucker and many more.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;There will be lots of music and laughter,&amp;#8221; said Grant. &amp;#8220;The evening will bond us together and make us feel what I feel every time I&amp;#8217;m in Washington. We are still what George Washington proclaimed us to be: we are the great experiment. We are constantly inventing who we are, and the world is watching. We&amp;#8217;ve got to reinvent how we care for our soldiers because they are coming back with lives that need to be led in very vital ways.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m excited about getting to share what we believe in so deeply,&amp;#8221; added Gill. &amp;#8220;We want to make an impact on the individuals that have given to us in unimaginable ways. Challenge America 2009 is our way of honoring the men and women who truly are heroes.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out more about the event &#8211; which takes place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on June 8 &#8211; or to purchase tickets, visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.challengeamerica.com/challenge_america/index.html&quot;&gt;official Challenge America website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Julianne Moore Hosts Charity Gala</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;Actress &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/588-julianne-moore&quot;&gt;Julianne Moore&lt;/a&gt; hosted &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/573-tuberous-sclerosis-alliance&quot;&gt;Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; 35th anniversary gala earlier this month, with big names such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/542-rachael-ray&quot;&gt;Rachael Ray&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt; also in attendance.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;TS Alliance is the leading organisation funding research into the cure for tuberous sclerosis complex (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;TSC&lt;/span&gt;), a genetic disorder that causes tumours to form on organs, which can be life threatening. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;TSC&lt;/span&gt; is also the leading genetic cause of infantile spasms, epilepsy and autism. Surprisingly unheard of in the general population, over one million people are known to have &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;TSC&lt;/span&gt; and many more as yet undiagnosed.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Moore, who is now the honorary chair of the charity, was introduced to it through a stranger. She recalls: &amp;#8220;A dad and his little boy approached me on the streets of New York. The child&amp;#8217;s head was stitched and bandaged. The man explained his son had tuberous sclerosis, a genetic disorder that can cause brain tumours, epilepsy, autism, kidney failure and even death, but not enough is being done to find a cure.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The $225,000 in proceeds from the fundraising gala will help, but the obscure condition is not getting enough public attention and therefore not enough government funding.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;[The dad] asked for my help,&amp;#8221; says Moore. &amp;#8220;How could I say &amp;#8216;No&amp;#8217;? How can you?&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2997-american-red-cross-announces-celebrity-cabinet&quot;&gt;American Red Cross Announces Celebrity Cabinet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2922-rachael-ray-challenges-animal-charities-in-new-contest&quot;&gt;Rachael Ray Challenges Animal Charities In New Contest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2825-early-tickets-to-farm-aid-go-on-sale-today&quot;&gt;Early Tickets To Farm Aid Go On Sale Today&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:00:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrities Send Messages Of Support For Earth Hour</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;This Saturday, March 28, will mark Earth Hour, an initiative of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/616-wwf&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WWF&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt; in which people around the world are being encouraged to switch their lights off between 8:30 and 9:30pm in a bid to reach the target of one billion people who are committed to fighting climate change.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Earth Hour has grown from a single event in Sydney, Australia, in March 2007 to a global phenomenon that will change the way the world sees climate change. On March 31, 2007, over 2.2 million people and 2,100 corporations in Sydney turned their lights off for an hour, creating an energy saving of 10.2% &#8211; that&amp;#8217;s roughly the same as taking 48,000 cars off the road!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A number of celebrities have thrown their support behind the initiative and have spoken about its importance:&lt;/p&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/532-edward-norton&quot;&gt;Edward Norton&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;I am encouraging people toturn off their lights for one hour on March 28th at 8:30 p.m. &#8211; EarthHour &#8211; and join tens of millions of people around the world in the largest call to action on climate change in history. Earth Hour sends a powerful message to the world that we must act urgently before it&amp;#8217;s too late. By turning out the lights, Americans will be casting a vote for action.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/580-desmond-tutu&quot;&gt;Desmond Tutu&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;Earth Hour is an opportunity for every man, woman and child from all corners of the globe to come together with a united voice and make a loud and powerful statement on the issue of climate change.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/890-jo-dee-messina&quot;&gt;Jo Dee Messina&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;Earth Hour is such a great campaign. It lets something as simple as flicking a light switch become so much more. Earth Hour reminds everyone that if we all put in a little effort, we can achieve big results.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/952-gavin-degraw&quot;&gt;Gavin DeGraw&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;Not only is this going to be great for the environment, but it also shows how powerful an idea can be if people with different backgrounds, cultures, shapes, and sizes all work together. I&amp;#8217;m not exactly sure what city, state, or country I will be in on March 28, 2009, but I look forward to sharing this monumental occasion with not only the locals but my friends, family, and all of my wonderful fans around the world.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/760-kt-tunstall&quot;&gt;KT Tunstall&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;In 2009, I&amp;#8217;m going to join in for the first time on March 28th at 8.30pm and turn off every light, appliance and pull out all the plugs to support Earth Hour. Experience power to the people &amp;#8211; fully off the grid!!&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/893-wynonna&quot;&gt;Wynonna&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;I think this hour can give people everywhere a chance to be mindful that we are all in this together and that we can &amp;#8211; and will &amp;#8211; make a difference.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1521-dierks-bentley&quot;&gt;Dierks Bentley&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;I think it&amp;#8217;s an honor for Nashville to be included in the list of flagship cities being asked to help promote Earth Hour. Climate change is for real and I&amp;#8217;d like for my daughter to enjoy this beautiful world as much as I have. Personally, I&amp;#8217;m hoping to be down in one of the Lower Broadway honky-tonks at 8:30! Acoustic hour at Robert&amp;#8217;s&amp;#8230;Cool!&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1535-simple-plan&quot;&gt;Simple Plan&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;Global warming and the devastating effects it has on our planet are among the most urgent and serious issues we face in the world today. It&amp;#8217;s up to us to do our share, evolve, adapt and change the way we live. On March 28th, we can all get involved by doing something extremely simple: turn off the lights! It&amp;#8217;s easy and a great way to send a message and let the world know that we care about the environment.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/477-linkin-park&quot;&gt;Linkin Park&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;Climate change is a crisis affecting the world right now, negatively impacting the Earth&amp;#8217;s ecosystems and the strength and frequency of climate-related disasters such as drought, flooding, and catastrophic storms. Earth Hour is an opportunity for individuals to come together with one voice and declare that we are ready to tackle this critical issue head on.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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	&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1675-backstreet-boys&quot;&gt;Backstreet Boys&lt;/a&gt;: &amp;#8220;The Backstreet Boys are proud and excited to be a part of Earth Hour 2009. It is absolutely inspiring for the four of us to come together with millions of people from all over the globe for such an important and monumental cause. On March 28th at 8:30pm, put in your vote to take action against the climate crisis. Get creative for an hour. Turn off your bedroom lights and light some candles. Unplug the electric and serenade your sweetheart with an acoustic guitar ballad instead. Forget the microwave and indulge on that huge bowl of Captain Crunch you&amp;#8217;ve been craving. You know that&amp;#8217;s what we&amp;#8217;ll be doing. Not necessarily in that order though.&amp;#8221;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Other celebrities who have shown their support for the initiative include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/36-coldplay&quot;&gt;Coldplay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1270-donny-osmond&quot;&gt;Donny Osmond&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1364-marie-osmond&quot;&gt;Marie Osmond&lt;/a&gt;, Larry Flynt, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/433-the-veronicas&quot;&gt;The Veronicas&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/724-cate-blanchett&quot;&gt;Cate Blanchett&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/86-janeane-garofalo&quot;&gt;Janeane Garofalo&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/7-alanis-morissette&quot;&gt;Alanis Morissette&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To learn more about what you can do to join the campaign on Saturday, visit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.earthhour.org/home/&quot;&gt;Earth Hour website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3447-slash-and-friends-rock-hard-for-charity&quot;&gt;Slash And Friends Rock Hard For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3342-celebrities-donate-items-to-environmental-charity-auction&quot;&gt;Celebrities Donate Items To Environmental Charity Auction&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/3318-stars-gather-for-annual-bridge-school-benefit&quot;&gt;Stars Gather For Annual Bridge School Benefit&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Christian Singers Unite For Charity</title>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;small&gt;Written by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/contributor/40-aime-pingi&quot;&gt;Aime Pingi&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1634-michael-w-smith&quot;&gt;Michael W. Smith&lt;/a&gt;, as well as 11 other Christian songwriters, retired earlier this year in Scotland to write songs to raise money to be donated to charities under the CompassionArt project.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;People can donate what they want and download six of the songs at http://widget.nabbr.com/compassion_art.html.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;CompassionArt, under the leadership of the Grammy Award Winning American Christian Singer and songwriter Michael W. Smith, announced the January 27 release of the charity&amp;#8217;s self-titled album, &lt;em&gt;CompassionArt: Creating Freedom from Poverty&lt;/em&gt;. All the publishing royalties from the 15-song disc will be donated to various organizations supported by the participating artists and songwriters, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt;, Michael W. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Chris Tomlin, Kirk Franklin, and CeCe Winans, among others.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We have united ourselves as a community of artists and songwriters to give it all away,&amp;#8221; Smith said. &amp;quot;Please join us by purchasing the album, playing these songs, and singing them in your church services.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In addition to the album, the songwriters have produced a book, &lt;em&gt;The Art of Compassion&lt;/em&gt;, to be published in January 2009. The twelve-chapter book is focused on worship, hope and justice found in each of the writers&amp;#8217; lives.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;Hopefully, these songs will be played for a long time,&amp;#8221; Smith said. &amp;#8220;If one or two or four of these connect on the church level where people are singing them in church every Sunday, that&amp;#8217;s income as well.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2997-american-red-cross-announces-celebrity-cabinet&quot;&gt;American Red Cross Announces Celebrity Cabinet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2604-scarlett-johansson-goes-barefoot-for-charity&quot;&gt;Scarlett Johansson Goes Barefoot For Charity&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2554-vince-gill-to-host-charity-concert&quot;&gt;Vince Gill To Host Charity Concert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2547-julianne-moore-hosts-charity-gala&quot;&gt;Julianne Moore Hosts Charity Gala&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/2273-celebrities-send-messages-of-support-for-earth-hour&quot;&gt;Celebrities Send Messages Of Support For Earth Hour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:30:00 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrity-Designed My Little Pony Dolls Up For Auction</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;Little girls all around the year have been playing with &lt;em&gt;My Little Pony&lt;/em&gt; dolls for 25 years, and to celebrate, Hasbro Inc has launched an auction of one-of-a-kind celebrity-designed &lt;em&gt;My Little Ponies&lt;/em&gt; for charity.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/44-courteney-cox&quot;&gt;Courteney Cox&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1459-john-stamos&quot;&gt;John Stamos&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1016-leann-rimes&quot;&gt;LeAnn Rimes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/734-david-arquette&quot;&gt;David Arquette&lt;/a&gt; are among the celebrities who have designed the toys that are up for auction.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 18-inch ponies are available for bidding now on www.charityfolks.com, and the proceeds will be donated to the Give Kids The World Village, a resort in Orlando that hosts children with life-threatening illnesses and their families for a cost-free stay and visit to the Central Florida theme parks and attractions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But you had better be quick &#8211; the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charityfolks.com/cfauctions/auction_verticalngo.asp?slrid=1555&quot;&gt;auction&lt;/a&gt; ends later today, October 2.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <title>Red Cross Announces The 2008 Celebrity Cabinet</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;The &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/75-red-cross&quot;&gt;American Red Cross&lt;/a&gt; unveiled their 7th annual National Celebrity Cabinet yesterday, February 28, with 15 new members from movies, sports, and television.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Skateboard legend &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/471-tony-hawk&quot;&gt;Tony Hawk&lt;/a&gt; will join former &lt;em&gt;Beverly Hills 90210&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Dancing With The Stars&lt;/em&gt; alum &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1031-jennie-garth&quot;&gt;Jennie Garth&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Heroes&amp;#8217;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/949-masi-oka&quot;&gt;Masi Oka&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Gossip Girl&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1032-penn-badgley&quot;&gt;Penn Badgley&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;House M.D.&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1033-lisa-edelstein&quot;&gt;Lisa Edelstein&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1034-kal-penn&quot;&gt;Kal Penn&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Ugly Betty&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/855-ana-ortiz&quot;&gt;Ana Ortiz&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Grey&amp;#8217;s Anatomy&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1035-sara-ramirez&quot;&gt;Sara Ramirez&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Scrubs&amp;#8217;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1036-judy-reyes&quot;&gt;Judy Reyes&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Everyone Loves Raymond&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1037-patricia-heaton&quot;&gt;Patricia Heaton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;em&gt;Hairspray&amp;#8217;s&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/369-brittany-snow&quot;&gt;Brittany Snow&lt;/a&gt;, two-time &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NASCAR&lt;/span&gt; champion &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1038-greg-biffle&quot;&gt;Greg Biffle&lt;/a&gt;, New York Yankee &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1039-robinson-cano&quot;&gt;Robinson Cano&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;NFL&lt;/span&gt; star &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1040-matt-leinart&quot;&gt;Matt Leinart&lt;/a&gt;, and Life Coach &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1041-iyanla-vazant&quot;&gt;Iyanla Vazant&lt;/a&gt; in the 2008 Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet, part of a mobilizing force to urge people to perform extraordinary life-saving acts in dire circumstances through the assistance of the Red Cross.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I am extremely honored to participate in the Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet, especially at a time when we have the ability to do so much for people around the world who have endured such tragedies,&amp;#8221; said new member Jennie Garth. &amp;#8220;The Red Cross brings help and hope to those in need and has done tremendous good for so many different people on a global level. I believe this is a time when we can educate others and the Red Cross allows for the opportunity for each individual to contribute to the effort. I am grateful that I am able be part of this amazing organization.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The 47 members of the 2008 National Celebrity Cabinet will be &amp;#8220;on-call&amp;#8221; to donate their time, skills, passion, and energy to help the Red Cross highlight their important initiatives and response efforts. It will be chaired once again by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/571-sherry-lansing&quot;&gt;Sherry Lansing&lt;/a&gt;, former &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEO&lt;/span&gt; of Paramount Pictures and member of the Red Cross Board of Govenors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;This is my sixth year serving as chair for the Celebrity Cabinet,&amp;#8221; she said. &amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s an honor to be a part of such a meaningful cause with such talented people.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Red Cross has benefited from the involvement of public figures and celebrities since World War I, and over the years actors and artists have played an important role in raising public awareness of Red Cross services nationwide. Cabinet members pledge their support for a one year term, although many members of the current National Celebrity Cabinet, including &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/573-heidi-klum&quot;&gt;Heidi Klum&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/347-leeza-gibbons&quot;&gt;Leeza Gibbons&lt;/a&gt;, have been involved for over five years.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;The Red Cross is a volunteer driven organization that provides humanitarian help to those in need,&amp;#8221; said Klum. &amp;#8220;It is an honor for me to participate in their celebrity cabinet and encourage all individuals to become involved with their local Red Cross.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Members of the 2008 National Celebrity Cabinet will be involved in one of the country&amp;#8217;s largest volunteer networks and will promote awareness of Red Cross services by participating in public service advertisements, as well as donating their time, money and blood, aiding in disaster relief, and lending a helping hand to those in need. Returning members include &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/80-jackie-chan&quot;&gt;Jackie Chan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/888-sara-evans&quot;&gt;Sara Evans&lt;/a&gt; (who recently organized an &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/news/545-sara-evans-helps-disaster-fund-with-auction&quot;&gt;auction&lt;/a&gt; as part of her involvement), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/84-jamie-lee-curtis&quot;&gt;Jamie Lee Curtis&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/296-patti-labelle&quot;&gt;Patti LaBelle&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1042-jimmy-smits&quot;&gt;Jimmy Smits&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1043-marlee-matlin&quot;&gt;Marlee Matlin&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/291-nancy-odell&quot;&gt;Nancy O&amp;#8217;Dell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/156-jane-seymour&quot;&gt;Jane Seymour&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1048-peyton-manning&quot;&gt;Peyton Manning&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1049-jimmy-johnson&quot;&gt;Jimmie Johnson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1050-rascal-flatts&quot;&gt;Rascal Flatts&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/588-julianne-moore&quot;&gt;Julianne Moore&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/572-george-foreman&quot;&gt;George Foreman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/374-marcia-gay-harden&quot;&gt;Marcia Gay Harden&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1051-elisabeth-rohm&quot;&gt;Elisabeth Rohm&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1052-eli-manning&quot;&gt;Eli Manning&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1053-daddy-yankee&quot;&gt;Daddy Yankee&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1054-chayanne&quot;&gt;Chayanne&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1055-aisha-tyler&quot;&gt;Aisha Tyler&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/128-pierce-brosnan&quot;&gt;Pierce Brosnan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1056-miley-ray-cyrus&quot;&gt;Miley Ray Cyrus&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/575-kristen-bell&quot;&gt;Kristen Bell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1058-pat-green&quot;&gt;Pat Green&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/549-dwayne-johnson&quot;&gt;Dwayne Johnson&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AKA&lt;/span&gt; The Rock), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/550-dr-phil-mcgraw&quot;&gt;Dr. Phil McGraw&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1059-raven-symone&quot;&gt;Raven Symone&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/295-niki-taylor&quot;&gt;Niki Taylor&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1061-burney-lamar&quot;&gt;Burney Lamar&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/325-bradley-whitford&quot;&gt;Bradley Whitford&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The American Red Cross National Celebrity Cabinet was developed in 2002 as part of the Entertainment Outreach Program.&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:36:18 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Country Singers Promote Dream Home Raffle</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;Singers &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt; appeared onstage at a show late last week to raise awareness of the June raffle of the 2008 St Jude Dream Home &#8211; a 3,871-square-foot house valued at $650,000.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The show, held in Franklin, Tennessee, also featured performances by the Wooten Brothers and American Idol finalists &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1332-melinda-doolittle&quot;&gt;Melinda Doolittle&lt;/a&gt; and Phil Stacey. Over 800 people attended the event, many purchasing tickets for the Dream Home raffle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Tennessee Dream Home is one of 34 Dream Homes across America, and organizers of the raffle hope to raise $1.6 million in what has become an annual event. All proceeds from the raffle will go to the &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;, one of the world&amp;#8217;s premier pediatric cancer research centres.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;re hoping for a very strong kickoff for the raffle ticket sales,&amp;#8221; said Grant. &amp;#8220;Some people are already passionate about St. Jude and I feel like this a no-brainer. This is exciting &#8212; someone is going to win that house.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Tickets for the raffle cost $100, and there is a range of exciting prizes up for offer. Tickets are available through www.stjudedreamhome.org, and the homes will be raffled live on &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;WZTV&lt;/span&gt; Fox 17 on June 22.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;#8220;I like the community spirit of this,&amp;#8221; said Gill. &amp;#8220;There are so many ways people find to give and to help out. And when you talk about a great project to give to, with St. Jude, you&amp;#8217;re reaching out to kids and sick kids. And it just doesn&amp;#8217;t get any more godly or kindly. It&amp;#8217;s the best.&amp;#8221;&lt;/p&gt;
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  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:35:23 -0000</pubDate>
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  <title>Celebrity Auction Roundup, September 2007</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;September 2007 is shaping up to be a busy month for celebrity charity auctions, with proceeds going towards a variety of causes, including the disadvantaged, the sick, the environment, and an endangered species of seal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the most anticipated auctions of the year, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/area.do?id=68&quot;&gt;Chevy Chase Green School Auction&lt;/a&gt;, kicked off on September 6, and runs until September 20 on www.charitybuzz.com. This is the fourth year the auction has been running, with proceeds going to the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/733-centre-for-environmental-education&quot;&gt;Centre For Environmental Education Online&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;CEE&lt;/span&gt; Online is a non-profit organization set up 17 years ago by actor &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/254-chevy-chase&quot;&gt;Chevy Chase&lt;/a&gt; and his wife Jayni, and grew out of their belief that for environmental understanding to change, it must begin with the education of children. This year&amp;#8217;s fundraising will benefit initiatives involving sustainability, the science of climate change, and the support of healthy food in schools.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There are 43 items on auction, with the most popular being a lunch with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/20-bill-clinton&quot;&gt;Bill Clinton&lt;/a&gt; and Chevy Chase for two people. This was expected to raise $35,000, but is already attracting bids of over $45,000. Other popular items are a day on the set of a movie with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/32-cameron-diaz&quot;&gt;Cameron Diaz&lt;/a&gt; (expected to reach $10,000), and backstage passes to The Rachael Ray Show in New York, including a meet and greet with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/542-rachael-ray&quot;&gt;the star&lt;/a&gt;, a personal tour of the studios, and a set of signed cookbooks and Rachael Ray cooking utensils (valued at $2,500). &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/511-simon-cowell&quot;&gt;Simon Cowell&lt;/a&gt; has donated tickets to American Idol to the auction, and other lots include a tour of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/534-martha-stewart&quot;&gt;Martha Stewart&amp;#8217;s&lt;/a&gt; garden, the opportunity to spend an afternoon filming with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/47-daryl-hannah&quot;&gt;Daryl Hannah&lt;/a&gt; for her environmental website, and the chance to meet &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/18-ben-stiller&quot;&gt;Ben Stiller&lt;/a&gt; at the world premier of his next movie.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Another major auction underway on the Charitybuzz website is &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charitybuzz.com/area.do?id=86&quot;&gt;The Christie Brinkley Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools, Healthy Environment Auction&lt;/a&gt;. The 53 items up for sale will benefit the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/734-new-york-coalition-for-healthy-school-food&quot;&gt;New York Coalition For Healthy School Food&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/735-wellness-in-the-schools&quot;&gt;Wellness In The Schools&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lots include the chance to meet Bill Clinton (valued at $50,000), a backstage meet and greet with &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/409-alicia-keys&quot;&gt;Alicia Keys&lt;/a&gt; (expected to raise $1,500), &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; packages to see &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/550-dr-phil-mcgraw&quot;&gt;Dr. Phil McGraw&lt;/a&gt;, signed photos of celebrities such as &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/373-cindy-crawford&quot;&gt;Cindy Crawford&lt;/a&gt;, as well as a variety of dinner and vacation packages. The auction runs until September 27.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Also on auction at Charitybuzz is a very special chalk drawing of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/622-princess-diana&quot;&gt;Princess Diana&lt;/a&gt;, by Russian born artist, Zohar. This exquisite work of art was commissioned in 1990 by the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary&amp;#8217;s Own), of which the Princess was Colonel-in-Chief, and is expected to raise $275,000 at auction. Proceeds will go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/737-peoples-princess-charitable-foundation&quot;&gt;The People&amp;#8217;s Princess Charitable Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, and will provide support to those suffering from Aids, cancer, and the effects of landmines.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ebay has several auctions running in September, as part of their Giving Works initiative. The most popular of these is a vehicle belonging to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/924-black-eyed-peas&quot;&gt;Black Eyed Peas&lt;/a&gt; singer, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/751-fergie&quot;&gt;Fergie&lt;/a&gt;. The 4 Wheel Drive Hummer H2 has belonged to the singer since 2005, and is expected to reach $65,000 at auction. Proceeds will go to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/138-global-green&quot;&gt;Global Green &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;USA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, an organization that works with governments and individuals to create a sustainable and secure future for the planet. More information is available at www.globalgreen.org, and the auction can be viewed at &lt;a href=&quot;http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;amp;item=270161208439&quot;&gt;www.ebay.com/fergie&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Five &lt;a href=&quot;http://tickets.search.ebay.com/vince-gill_Tickets_W0QQbsZSearchQQcatrefZC6QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfclZ3QQfposZQ5AIPQ2fPostalQQfromZR10QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ1305QQsacurZ0QQsadisZ200QQsaobfmtsZinsifQQsargnZQ2d1QQsaslcZ2QQsaslopZ1QQsbrftogZ1QQsofocusZunknownQQsojsZ0&quot;&gt;double tickets to a concert&lt;/a&gt; featuring &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/597-vince-gill&quot;&gt;Vince Gill&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/752-amy-grant&quot;&gt;Amy Grant&lt;/a&gt; in Tennessee on September 27 are also up for auction. The &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;VIP&lt;/span&gt; packages include a pre-show reception, front row seats at the gig, a meet and greet with the stars, and an autographed Hatch Show print commemorating the event. Proceeds are going to &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.communityhighschool.com/&quot;&gt;Community High School&lt;/a&gt;, a facility for teenagers in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions, operated by &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/736-creative-recovery-communities&quot;&gt;Creative Recovery Communities&lt;/a&gt;. The ticket packages are expected to reach $500 each, and the auction runs until September 18. It can be viewed at www.givingworks.ebay.com.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Finally in September, a special auction is to be held to benefit the plight of the Canadian Harp Seal. Thousands of these creatures are clubbed to death annually for their pelts, and several celebrities have banded together in an effort to stop the slaughter. An auction is to be launched through www.harpseals.org, in association with eBay, and will include a pair of autographed pants worn by Guns &amp;amp; Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/999-slash&quot;&gt;Slash&lt;/a&gt;, as well as Tiffani Amber Theissen&amp;#8217;s parasol and signed CDs from &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/1119-kd-lang&quot;&gt;KD Lang&lt;/a&gt; and Shania Twain.&lt;/p&gt;
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