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Photos: Stars Come Out For WildAid Gala In San Francisco   May 15, 2012

  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Larry King's charity work and causes
  • Hayden Panettiere's charity work and causes
  • Jared Leto's charity work and causes
  • John Corbett's charity work and causes
  • Kate Flannery's charity work and causes
  • Bo Derek's charity work and causes
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • Harrison Ford's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Kate Hudson's charity work and causes
  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • Carmelo Anthony's charity work and causes
  • Ralph Fiennes's charity work and causes
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes

On Friday, Hollywood descended upon San Francisco to support the wildlife conservation organization, WildAid, at their annual gala.

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Pierce Brosnan And Larry King To Attend A Wild Night For Charity   Mar 22, 2012

  • Pierce Brosnan's charity work and causes
  • Bo Derek's charity work and causes
  • Larry King's charity work and causes
  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • Minnie Driver's charity work and causes
  • Harrison Ford's charity work and causes
  • Daryl Hannah's charity work and causes
  • Ang Lee's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Edward Norton's charity work and causes

Pierce Brosnan, Bo Derek, Li Bing Bing and Larry King will all appear as presenters at this year’s A Wild Night – A Benefit for WildAid – event in May.

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Call To Ban Shark Fins Gains Support Of Some Big Fish   Sep 27, 2011

  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • James Cameron's charity work and causes
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Mario Batali's charity work and causes
  • Edward Norton's charity work and causes
  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • The Humane Society's celebrity supporters
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Rosario Dawson's charity work and causes

On both sides of the world, the movement to ban the trade and sale of shark fin products has gained an impressive roster of noteworthy supporters including Leonardo DiCaprio, James Cameron, Wolfgang Puck, Gordon Ramsey, Richard Branson, Yao Ming, Mario Batali, Edward Norton, and Chinese billionaire Zhang Yue.

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Yao Ming And Richard Branson Say No To Shark Fin Soup   Sep 26, 2011

  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Virgin Unite's celebrity supporters

International conservation organization WildAid, Chinese basketball star and WildAid Ambassador, Yao Ming, and leading Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Yue have joined forces with British entrepreneur, Sir Richard Branson and his non-profit foundation Virgin Unite, in a global campaign to save sharks.

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Yao Ming Commits To Charity Following Basketball Retirement   Jul 21, 2011

  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Steve Nash's charity work and causes

Yao Ming may have retired from basketball, but that won’t stop his charity work.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Wants Shark Fin Sales Banned In California   Jun 28, 2011

  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • The Humane Society's celebrity supporters
  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Natural Resources Defense Council's celebrity supporters
  • Edward Norton's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Ke$ha's charity work and causes
  • Kristen Bell's charity work and causes
  • Paul Rudd's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes

Leonardo DiCaprio has penned a letter to members of the California State Senate in support of Assembly Bill 376, which would prohibit the sale of shark fins in California.

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Jackie Chan Honorary Host Of WildAid Celebrity Charity Gala   May 4, 2011

  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • Edward Norton's charity work and causes
  • Bo Derek's charity work and causes

The first annual WildAid Charity Gala will take place in San Francisco this week, honoring celebrity NBA legend Yao Ming and featuring honorary hosts such as Jackie Chan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton and Bo Derek.

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Edward Norton Supports Bill To Stop Sale Of Shark Fins   Feb 16, 2011

  • Edward Norton's charity work and causes
  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Amanda Beard's charity work and causes

California Assembly Members Paul Fong and Jared Huffman have introduced a bill to prohibit the sale of shark fins in California to the State Assembly, with the support of Edward Norton.

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Yao Ming To Be Honored At WildAid Charity Gala   Jan 31, 2011

  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes
  • Leonardo DiCaprio's charity work and causes
  • Bo Derek's charity work and causes
  • Edward Norton's charity work and causes

The first annual WildAid Charity Gala will take place in San Francisco in May, honoring celebrity NBA legend Yao Ming.

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Yao Ming Fundraising For More Schools In China   Jul 19, 2010

  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming Foundation's celebrity supporters

According to Xinhua News Agency, basketball star Yao Ming is headed to China to fundraise for the Yao Ming Foundation, the charity he founded after China’s devastating earthquake in 2008.

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Michael Bay And Jerry Bruckheimer To Host Super Bowl Charity Fundraiser   Feb 2, 2010

  • Ashton Kutcher's charity work and causes
  • Demi Moore's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes

The Giving Back Fund’s annual Super Bowl Fundraiser, “Big Game-Big Give,” is just a week away!

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Yao Ming Calls For An End To Shark Fin Soup   Jan 28, 2010

  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • WildAid's celebrity supporters
  • Shark Savers's celebrity supporters

Basketball star Yao Ming’s new public service announcement for WildAid is asking people in China to think twice before ordering shark fin soup.

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Pamela Anderson Steps Up For The Apes In Florida   Mar 16, 2009

  • Pamela Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Bob Barker's charity work and causes
  • PETA's celebrity supporters
  • Kim Basinger's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes

Pamela Anderson was in Florida on Saturday, March 14, to celebrate the 20th anniversary for the Animal Rights Foundation of Florida (ARFF) – an event hosted by Bob Barker – after writing an open letter to Florida governor Charlie Crist about ‘road-side zoos’ in the state, in which she says chimpanzees and other animals are kept in less-than-adequate enclosures.

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Katy Perry Performs While Stars Shoot Hoops For Charity   Feb 16, 2009

  • Eliza Dushku's charity work and causes
  • Donald Faison's charity work and causes
  • Zachary Levi's charity work and causes
  • Dwyane Wade's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Gabrielle Union's charity work and causes
  • Camp Hale Alumni Association's celebrity supporters
  • Boys' and Girls' Clubs of America's celebrity supporters
  • Global Green's celebrity supporters
  • Operation Smile's celebrity supporters
  • Katy Perry's charity work and causes
  • Chris Tucker's charity work and causes

T-Mobile USA, Inc. launched the T-Mobile myFaves Shot of a Lifetime with an exclusive celebrity shoot-out in Phoenix to benefit charity. Eliza Dushku, Jermaine Dupri, Donald Faison, Bill Simmons and Zachary Levi joined Dwyane Wade in the challenge to benefit the charity of their choice during the weekend.

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Join Ashton Kutcher For The Super Bowl   Jan 22, 2009

  • Ashton Kutcher's charity work and causes
  • Jenny McCarthy's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Generation Rescue's celebrity supporters
  • Carmen Electra's charity work and causes
  • Kim Kardashian's charity work and causes

Looking for someone special to watch the Super Bowl with this year? Why not try Ashton Kutcher or Jenny McCarthy?

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Yao Foundation and the Bush & Clinton Fund Are This Year’s Rocket Recipients   Dec 25, 2008

  • Bush Clinton Coastal Recovery Fund's celebrity supporters
  • Yao Ming Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes

The Rocket’s 13th annual Tux & Tennies Charity Gala, coming in February, will award the event’s proceeds to the Bush Clinton Coastal Recovery Fund and the Yao Ming Foundation.

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Nicole Richie Wants To Give You A Fruitcake For Christmas   Dec 4, 2008

  • Tony Hawk's charity work and causes
  • Nicole Richie's charity work and causes
  • Fall Out Boy's charity work and causes
  • Joel Madden's charity work and causes
  • Tony Hawk Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Jimmie Johnson Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Yao Ming Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Invisible Children's celebrity supporters
  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Jimmie Johnson's charity work and causes

Tony Hawk, Nicole Richie and Fall Out Boy are on a mission to “re-gift” the classic fruitcake this Christmas with a new charity application on Facebook.

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Yao Ming To Raffle Olympic Tickets For Earthquake Relief   Jul 7, 2008

  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming Foundation's celebrity supporters

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming is raffling a trip to the Beijing Olympics to raise money for the Yao Ming Foundation, which he launched to help victims of the May 12 earthquake in China.

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Yao Ming To Build Schools In China   Jul 1, 2008

  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Yao Ming Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Steve Nash's charity work and causes

Following the devastating earthquakes last month in China’s Sichuan and Gansu provinces, Yao Ming – Chinese center for the Houston Rockets basketball team – felt compelled to do something and to do it quickly… so he created the Yao Ming Foundation.

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Yao Ming Steps Up Donation for Disaster Relief   May 19, 2008

  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters

NBA player and Rockets Center Yao Ming has filmed several Public Service Announcements in conjunction with the Red Cross to appeal to fans to help with earthquake relief in his native China after the devastating 7.8 magnitude struck the country and killed thousands of people.

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Yao Ming-Steve Nash Charity Gala & Basketball Game in Beijing   Sep 19, 2007

  • Yao Ming's charity work and causes
  • Steve Nash's charity work and causes
  • Carmelo Anthony's charity work and causes
  • Dwight Howard's charity work and causes
  • Pelé's charity work and causes
  • Michael Jordan's charity work and causes
  • Muhammad Ali's charity work and causes
  • Lance Armstrong's charity work and causes
  • Jackie Chan's charity work and causes

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

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