Look To The Stars News: Jennifer Garner

Stars Celebrate Babies With March Of Dimes

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000

The 6th Annual March Of Dimes Celebration Of Babies awards luncheon which was held on Friday, December 2, 2011 at the Beverly Hills Hotel raised nearly $1 million.

The Today Show’s Natalie Morales served as the Celebration of Babies program host.

The Celebration of Babies event honored three individuals who exemplify the March of Dimes commitment to improving the health of babies by helping moms have healthy, full-term pregnancies. Actress Jeanne Tripplehorn presented Donna Langley, Co-Chairman of Universal Pictures, with the March of Dimes Grace Kelly Award, which is bestowed upon a woman who shares the March of Dimes commitment to healthy pregnancies and thriving babies. Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding, Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and County Health Officer, received the Celebration of Babies Community Award, which honors an exceptional doctor who represents the values and beliefs of March of Dimes by reaching out to moms and families in the community in support of a day when all babies are born strong and healthy. Pediatricians Dr. Scott Cohen & Dr. Bess Raker of Beverly Hills Pediatrics received the Golden Rattle award, which is given to those who advocate for babies and who share the March of Dimes goal that every baby be given a healthy start.

Celebrity Moms To Be Honored At Charity Luncheon

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:00:00 +0000

March Of Dimes will celebrate the star-studded 6th Annual Celebration of Babies Luncheon on December 2 to honor individuals who exemplify the commitment to improving the health of babies by helping moms have a healthy, full-term pregnancy.

Honorees include Donna Langley, Co-Chairman, Universal Pictures, who will receive the March of Dimes Grace Kelly Award, bestowed upon a woman who shares in the commitment to healthy pregnancies and thriving babies; Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding, Director of L.A. County Department of Public Health, who will receive the Celebration of Babies Community Award, which honors an exceptional doctor who represents the values and beliefs of March of Dimes; and pediatricians Dr. Scott Cohen & Dr. Bess Raker of Beverly Hills Pediatrics, who will receive the Golden Rattle award, given to those who advocate for babies and who share the goal that every baby be given a healthy start.

Eva Longoria Among Honorees At Power Of Women Awards

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Eva Longoria and Lea Michele will be among the honorees of Variety’s annual Power of Women Awards Luncheon in Beverly Hills later this month.

The third annual event will celebrate the Power of Women and their impact on philanthropic and charitable causes. Every year, Variety honors a select group of women in entertainment who, through their efforts, have made a significant difference to their chosen causes. 400 invite-only guests made up of Hollywood insiders and A-list talent come to celebrate, support and pay tribute to the philanthropic efforts of these amazing women. Variety’s philanthropy bazaar provides an interactive area for guests to engage with the participating brand sponsors and the featured charities. The goal of Variety’s Power of Women is to inspire and encourage women from all walks of life to get involved, give back and make a difference.

Also being honored at the event are Annette Bening, Olivia Wilde and Stacey Snider.

Jennifer Garner To Host Elyse Walker Charity Pink Party

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:00:00 +0000

On September 10, Elyse Walker – owner of the impeccably edited Pacific Palisades boutique that bears her name – is hosting her Seventh Annual Pink Party to eradicate women’s cancer. And Gilt City members are invited to check out the charitable festivities with one VIP ticket or a VIP table for eight.

For a limited time only, tickets are available through GILT CITY for $1,000 for one VIP ticket or $10,000 for a VIP table for 8.

Jennifer Garner And LA Love Alex's Lemonade For Charity

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Jennifer Garner and Jim Belushi were at the first-ever LA Loves Alex’s Lemonade event on November 7.

Chef Suzanne Goin, partner Caroline Styne (Lucques, AOC, Tavern) along with Chef David Lentz (The Hungry Cat) brought culinary greats together in Los Angeles to raise funds and awareness for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation on Sunday at Culver Studios in Culver City.

Hollywood Starlets To Be Honored For Charity Work

Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:30:00 +0000

A host of Hollywood’s most powerful women will be honored by Variety this month for their charity work.

The annual Power of Women luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on September 30 will honor seven women for their humanitarian efforts: Natalie Portman (FINCA), Amy Adams (Ghetto Film School), Jennifer Garner (Save the Children), Katie Holmes (Dizzy Feet Foundation), Diane Lane (Heifer International), Eva Mendes (The Art of Elysium) and Management 360 founding partner Suzan Bymel (Global Creative Forum).

“By honoring this incredible group of high-profile women who are leading the charge, we hope to inspire and empower everyone within our industry – and throughout the world – to get involved and give back,” said Michelle Sobrino, Variety’s associate publisher.

Jennifer Garner Launches Charity Text Initiative

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Jennifer Garner was out and about in Washington DC on Thursday, June 24, to talk about the k2kUSA program at the Rayburn House Office Building.

The actress helped launch the campaign’s Text-ition, a text petition kids can join to show their support for the k2kUSA campaign. This text petition is an historic ‘first’ — a new way to build and activate an army of advocates.

k2kUSA is an advocacy campaign that empowers kids to connect with and advocate for each other to ensure a fair chance in life for every kid in America. Central to ensuring fairness for all kids is ending the childhood poverty crisis, which affects one in six kids in America.

Idol Gives Back To Charity With Celebrity Help

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Idol Gives Back rocked television sets across the US last night to raise funds for charity, with a show that saw performances by Elton John and Alicia Keys, as well as the departure of another contestant.

American Idol contestant Tim Urban was voted off the special edition of the show that has already raised more than $15 million for charities such as the Children’s Health Fund, Feeding America, Save the Children, the United Nations Foundation and Malaria No More.

Joining Elton, Alicia and the contestants live on the show were Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, Joss Stone, Mary J. Blige, The Black Eyed Peas and Jeff Beck. Taped segments were shown from Annie Lennox (who was unable to attend due to the Icelandic volcanic ash), Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, David Cook, Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Victoria Beckham and many others.

Elton John And Justin Bieber Added To Idol Gives Back

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Idol Gives Back – the charity extravaganza organized by American Idol – has announced two more acts for this year’s show on Wednesday, April 21.

Elton John and Justin Bieber will join the current lineup that includes Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, Joss Stone, Mary J. Blige, The Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox and Jeff Beck.

The brainchild of Simon Fuller, Idol Gives Back has made history by raising over $140 million for charity to date. This year’s special will help raise awareness and funds to benefit various U.S. and international charities, including Children’s Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children’s U.S. Programs and the United Nations Foundation. Viewers will once again be able to make donations during and following the show. In addition, the week’s voting results will be revealed, sending one of the finalists home.

Stars Announced For Idol Gives Back

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Emmy Award-winning Idol Gives Back welcomes Alicia Keys, Carrie Underwood, The Black Eyed Peas, Annie Lennox and Jeff Beck as performers on this year’s event, airing Wednesday, April 21.

So far this year, Jennifer Garner has already recorded a segment, and David Cook has visited Ethiopia for the show.

Jennifer Garner Visits School For Idol Gives Back

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Jennifer Garner was in Kentucky recently to film segments for Idol Gives Back, scheduled to hit the Fox Network on April 21.

Garner visited an elementary school in Brethitt County to encourage literacy in children.

“She was super. She worked wonderfully with the kids,” LBJ Elementary School Principal Ron Combs told the Brethhitt Times-Voice. “She was excited to be here, and she was familiar with the terrain of this area, since she grew up in West Virginia. She understands this region.”

Ben Affleck To Host Charity Gala For Children Mending Hearts

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Ben Affleck is set to host a massive charity fundraising gala event next month with a host committee that includes Jennifer Garner, Michelle Williams, Forest and Keisha Whitaker, Sheryl Crow, Kate Walsh, Quincy Jones and Hank Azaria.

The Children Mending Hearts 2010 Fundraising Gala, sponsored by Reality Cares, will take place on April 16 at the Music Box, Fonda Theater, in Hollywood. Funds raised from the event will support the Children Mending Hearts arts & cultural exchange programs with homeless and at-risk children in the United States and refugee children suffering from armed conflict worldwide. A portion of the evening’s proceeds will also benefit Women for Women International, which since 1993 has given more than 243,000 women survivors of war and other conflicts the financial support, rights education, job skills training and business development skills they need to build a better future for themselves, their families and their communities.

The night’s entertainment will include Five For Fighting and Band From TV, the all-star charity group that includes James Denton, Greg Grunberg, Adrian Pasdar, Bob Guiney, Scott Grimes and Jesse Spencer.

Jennifer Garner Attends Gospel Brunch

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:13:00 +0000

Last month, actress Jennifer Garner attended the I Have a Dream Foundation’s 12th Annual Gospel Brunch held at the House of Blues February 22 in West Hollywood.

Jen- a long time supporter of the foundation- walked the red carpet in a hot pink Christian Dior dress and reminisced about the old days with buddy ‘Alias’ director J.J. Abrams.

The “I Have A Dream” Foundation empowers children in low-income communities to achieve higher education and fulfill their leadership potential.

Will Ferrell To Join Stars At Charity Story Time Celebration

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Milk+Bookies – a charity that inspires children to give back, using books as currency – will hold its first ever Story Time Celebration on Sunday, February 28, and a whole bunch of celebrities have been invited.

Expected to be at the event are Daniel Dae Kim [Lost], Jason Biggs [American Pie], Will Ferrell, Jennifer Garner, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Jonah Hill [Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad], Dermot Mulroney [The Wedding Date, Must Love Dogs], Marlon Wayans [Scary Movies], Rainn Wilson [The Office], Jayma Mays [Glee], Jennie Garth, Peter Facinelli [Twilight] and many others.

The event – to be held at the Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 Sepulveda Blvd, LA – is a family fun day featuring celebrity readers, story inspired arts & crafts, photo flip-books, literary characters, yummy lunch and of course, milk & cookies!

Stars Support Warriors In Pink On Valentine's Day

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Ford Warriors in Pink is making its big-screen debut with New Line Cinema’s all-star ensemble film Valentine’s Day to give the gift of hope in the fight against breast cancer this February.

Before eager moviegoers can say “be mine” during love’s favorite season, fans will have the chance to win an action-packed Valentine’s Day Los Angeles getaway to attend the movie’s star-studded Feb. 8 premiere. Valentine’s Day opens nationwide Feb. 12.

Jennifer Garner Calls For Better Education Funding

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Actress Jennifer Garner, a Save the Children Artist Ambassador, asked American Congress and US President Barack Obama for additional funding for West Virginia early childhood education (ECE).

A Save the Children report last year revealed that 68% of America’s fourth grade children are reading below grade level, and West Virginia Governor, Joe Manchin, says that in his state it’s nearly half.

Charleston Daily Mail reported that Garner and Manchin’s plan is for the state to fund three program locations and Save the Children to fund a further three. The programs would provide books for children and employ people from the local communities. VP and managing director of Save the Children’s US programs, Mark Shriver, said the funds would be spent on improving literacy programs in rural parts of the state.

Jennifer Garner Is A Legend Of Learning

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Actress Jennifer Garner was spotted out-and-about in Santa Monica in the weekend, getting her hands dirty for charity.

The former Alias star was busy with an assortment of power tools while building a tent for the Legends of Learning Foundation on Saturday, January 9.

The foundation aims to keep young people in education.

Stars Beat The Odds For Children

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 11:30:00 +0000

The Children’s Defense Fund hosted a star-studded charity gala last week.

The 19th annual Beat The Odds Awards honored young people who have overcome adversity to achieve academic excellence. Spotted attending the event at the Beverly Hills Hotel on December 3 were Jennifer Garner, Conan O’Brien, Jane Kaczmarek, Jennie Garth and many more.

The Children’s Defense Fund has worked for 35 years to provide a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown.

Jennifer Garner Makes Time For CHANGE

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:30:00 +0000

Jennifer Garner is the new spokesperson for Save the Children’s Make Time For CHANGE campaign.

The charity’s CHANGE program (Creating Healthy, Active, and Nurturing Growing-up Environments) has teamed up with Frigidaire to donate $1 to every pledge made on the official website to raise funds to help at-risk children in need in the United States.

“I grew up in West Virginia, which is a state that has struggled a lot,” Garner told PEOPLE.com. “It needs so badly the exact kind of support that Save the Children offers, which is helping kids perform better in school … because they are healthier and not worrying about food.”

Stars Join Elephant Project Auction For Alzheimer's

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000

A host of celebrities have signed “Elephant Cards” for the latest Elephant Project auction to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

Building on the idea that elephants never forget, the special photo cards have been signed by stars such as Ashley Tisdale, Miranda Cosgrove, Chace Crawford, Kristin Chenoweth, Stockard Channing, Carrie Fisher, Brandon Flowers, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Westfeldt, Jane Fonda, Nelly Furtado, Jonny Lee Miller, Sienna Miller, Lauren Ambrose, Geoffrey Rush, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Griffin, Sarah Silverman, Jennifer Garner, Anne Hathaway, Lady Gaga, Gerard Butler and many more.

Created in 2006 by 18-year old David Niederhoffer after his grandfather passed away from Alzheimer’s disease, the Elephant Project aims to raise awareness and funds for the Alzheimer’s Association, and to get teenagers more active in community service.

Stand Up To Cancer Announces Celebrity Ambassadors

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Stand Up To Cancer announced its list of celebrity ambassadors for 2009 last week.

The organization – which aims to raise money for cancer researchers and scientists to come together and reach their common goal: the cure for cancer – has brought names such as Marcia Cross, Kirsten Dunst, Sally Field, Mandy Moore, Dave Annable, Fran Drescher, Dana Delany, Sharon Osbourne, Patrick Wilson, Sofia Vassilieva and David Archuleta on board to help raise awareness of the cause.

“We are eternally grateful for the continuing support of the Hollywood community who have lent their time and talent to this cause, and engaged the public to do the same,” said Laura Ziskin, who is a member of SU2C executive leadership team. “The entertainment industry generously offered this initiative the most incredible resources—we want to make sure that they know all of their hard work is going toward something monumental.”

Stars Design Baby Blankets For Charity

Wed, 06 May 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Toys R Us and Save the Children are to launch a new charity auction featuring baby blankets designed by your favorite celebrities.

The Bundled In Hope auction is set to launch on Mother’s Day – May 10 – and run until July 11. It aims to raise money to provide baby blankets for impoverished children in the US and support families in need.

Celebrities who have designed blankets for the auction include Marcia Cross, Isla Fisher, Jennifer Garner, Jamie Lee Curtis, Julianne Moore and Jennie Garth.

Jennifer Garner Becomes Save The Children Ambassador

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Promoting the principle that all children deserve an equal start in life, Jennifer Garner – actor, advocate and mother of two – is joining Save the Children’s U.S. Programs as an Artist Ambassador. The U.S. division of Save the Children operates early education, literacy, nutritional and disaster relief programs that give a vital boost to children in struggling families.

As an Artist Ambassador for Save the Children’s U.S. Programs, Garner will focus on advocating for the expansion of the organization’s early education program. This public-private partnership brings highly trained experts into homes, providing parents with child-rearing and cognitive development tools for infants and toddlers. Today, 1 in 6 children in America live in poverty.

Garner recently traveled to California’s Central Valley and visited with Ysenea and her 12-month-old son Xavier, who live in public housing in Farmersville. Garner read to Xavier, played learning games that will help with his development and finger painted with him. She also listened to Ysenea describe the challenges she faces as a struggling young mother.

Elephants Never Forget Celebrity Auctions

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:00:00 +0000

They say an elephant never forgets… and this new celebrity charity auction will give you something to remember forever.

A host of celebrities have donated signed photos and memorabilia to the Alzheimer’s Association’s Elephant Project Auction. Stars such as Pink, Julie Andrews, Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Sarah Silverman, Shirley MacLaine, John Lithgow, Melinda Doolittle, William H. Macy, Jason Biggs, Jimmy Kimmel and many more have put their signatures on special photo cards for the auction, and all proceeds go to this great cause.

Have Your Favorite Star Record Your Voicemail Message

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:00:00 +0000

Now is your chance to bid on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a celebrity record your outgoing voicemail message – with proceeds going to charity.

A range of stars have put their voicemail recording talents under the hammer for this very special charity auction, including Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Cindy Crawford, Billy Crystal, Joe Mantegna, Isla Fisher, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Sacha Baron Cohen, Felicity Huffman, Jennifer Garner and many more.

Proceeds from the auction will go to the International Medical Corps and their work in supporting the women and children victimized by war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Democratic Republic of Congo has suffered 20 years of continuous fighting which has led to an estimated 5.4 million deaths.