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It's a Wonderful Life Encore! The Ed Asner Family Center Hosts Recorded Version of their Live Table Read Dec 23, 2020

On Sunday, December 13, a spectacular cast including Pete Davidson, Ellie Kemper, Ed Asner, Maude Apatow, Carol Kane, Vanessa Williams, Chris Williams, Mia Farrow, Ed Begley Jr., Diedrich Bader, BD Wong, Bill Pullman and Richard Kind performed a live table read of the holiday classic “It’s a Wonderful Life,” directed by Victor Nelli, Jr. More →

Ed Asner to Host It’s A Wonderful Life Star-Studded Virtual Table Read and Gala Nov 25, 2020

The holidays will be different this year, but different doesn’t have to mean dull. Ed Asner joins a star-studded team of actors – including Mia Farrow, Carol Kane, Ed Begley Jr., Diedrich Bader, Bill Pullman, Ellie Kemper, Richard Kind, B.D. Wong, and Michael Shannon – for a one-night-only live virtual celebrity table read of the 1946 holiday classic “It’s A Wonderful Life” on Sunday, December 13, 2020, and is available worldwide at 5:00 pm (PT), 7:00PM (CT) and 8:00 PM (ET). More →

Lyle Lovett to Perform at The 8th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Poker Celebrity Night Aug 24, 2020

Lyle Lovett, Grammy Award-winning singer, composer and actor, will headline the musical entertainment at the 8th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Poker Celebrity Night, hosted by legendary Emmy-winning actor Ed Asner, on Saturday, August 29, 2020, starting at 5:00 p.m. PST. More →

Ed Asner's Poker Tournament Attracts The Stars Aug 3, 2020

Legendary Emmy Award Winning actor Ed Asner presents the 8th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Poker Tournament in collaboration with World Poker Tour. More →

The Blue Card to Hold Benefit to Aid Holocaust Survivors With Host Andy Cohen Mar 20, 2019

The Blue Card, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding Holocaust survivors, will host its 83rd benefit gala on Monday, April 8, 2019, at Center415.. More →

Stars Announced For WE Day New York Welcome Mar 16, 2017

WE Day, a series of inspiring stadium-sized life-changing events that take place around the world, announces the initial list of speakers, performers and presenters attending the first-ever WE Day event in the tri-state area, WE Day New York Welcome, on April 6, 2017 at Radio City Music Hall. More →

The Blue Card To Host 82nd Annual Benefit Gala To Aid Holocaust Survivors Nov 15, 2016

The Blue Card, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding Holocaust survivors, will host its annual benefit gala on Monday, November 21, 2016, at Jazz At Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. The event will be hosted by Tony Nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe Award-Winning Actor Tony Shalhoub. More →

Celebrities Support World Refugee Day Jun 23, 2015

More than 40 high profile UNHCR supporters rallied over the past week to spread awareness around the globe about World Refugee Day and the plight of the forcibly displaced. More →

We Day Rocks California Feb 26, 2015

Yesterday, the world’s largest youth empowerment event of its kind, We Day, along with National Co-Title Sponsors Microsoft, Allstate and Unilever Project Sunlight, brought together renowned speakers and chart-topping musical artists including Cody Simpson, Colbie Caillat, Marlee Matlin, Hannah Simone, Cher Lloyd, Kid President and Lt. Colonel Eileen Collins. More →

We Day California Performers Announced Feb 11, 2015

We Day and Co-Title Sponsors Microsoft, Allstate and Unilever Project Sunlight, announce the star-studded lineup of speakers and performers for We Day California taking place on February 25, 2015 at the SAP Center. More →

Stars Back Massive Action2015 Campaign Jan 19, 2015

A number of stars are backing Action2015, a huge campaign launched to make 2015 a huge breakthrough moment for people and planet. More →

Mia Farrow Takes Part In The Art Of Saving A Life Project Jan 12, 2015

The Art of Saving a Life project is a historic coming together of diverse artistic disciplines to bring awareness to the importance of vaccines. More →

Mia Farrow Completes Fourth Visit To Central African Republic Jul 9, 2014

Mia Farrow, renowned actress, activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, has just completed her fourth visit to the Central African Republic where she saw the impact of extreme violence and met people with stories of inspiring courage. More →

Mia Farrow To Return To Central African Republic This Week Jun 30, 2014

Mia Farrow – actor, activist and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since September 2000 – will return to the Central African Republic this week for her fourth visit to witness and report on the devastating impact of the conflict on women and children. More →

Stars Support Children Of Syria On Third Anniversary Of Conflict Mar 16, 2014

March 15 marked the third anniversary of the outbreak of conflict in Syria, and a number of stars used the occasion to hit their social media sites and call their fans to help the children who are suffering. More →

Mia Farrow Speaks About Trip To Central African Republic Dec 5, 2013

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow visited the Central African Republic last month to call attention to children’s needs in that conflict-torn country. More →

Katy Perry Named As UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Dec 3, 2013

At a special event today at UNICEF Headquarters, global pop superstar Katy Perry was appointed UNICEF’s newest Goodwill Ambassador, with a special focus on engaging young people in the agency’s work to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children and adolescents. More →

Mia Farrow To Visit Central African Republic This Week Nov 4, 2013

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow will travel to Central African Republic this week to help highlight the plight of children as new fighting is making an already dire humanitarian situation even more precarious. More →

The Blue Card Annual Benefit Raises $800,000 For Needy Holocaust Survivors Oct 28, 2013

The Blue Card, a national non-profit organization dedicated to aiding over 2,000 Holocaust survivors, held its 79th Anniversary Benefit and auction at the Powerhouse at The American Museum of Natural History on Monday, October 21, 2013. More →

Demi Lovato And Carly Rae Jepsen Join We Day Minnesota Sep 17, 2013

International charity and educational partner Free The Children, in partnership with Title sponsors Cheerios, Green Giant and Yoplait, announced the second group of names joining the star-studded lineup set to inspire 18,000 students who have earned their way through service to attend the first-ever We Day Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center on October 8. More →

Susan Sarandon To Be Honored At Heifer International Gala Aug 23, 2013

Heifer International will host the 2nd Annual “Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table,” gala event on September 19, 2013 at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. More →

Snoop Lion Wants Violence to Stop May 22, 2013

Snoop Lion, formerly Snoop Dogg, is the latest celebrity to join the Voices Against Violence, teaming up with Tony Bennett, Mia Farrow and Sting in the movement for peace. More →

Paul McCartney Joins Voices Against Violence Apr 19, 2013

Paul McCartney has stepped up in the fight for gun control by recording a message for the Voices Against Violence campaign. More →

Mia Farrow And Martin Sheen To Appear Again At We Day Feb 13, 2013

Actors and activists Mia Farrow and Martin Sheen plan to attend We Day yet again as “Shameless Idealists”, on 27 February in Saskatchewan, Canada. More →

Mia Farrow Blogs From Lebanon Jan 15, 2013

On 14 January, 2013, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow visited some of the over 200,000 Syrian refugees who have been registered or are awaiting registration in Lebanon. More →

Mia Farrow To Visit Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Jan 14, 2013

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow will visit Lebanon this week to meet refugees from the conflict in Syria. More →

CNN Shines Spotlight On Child Stunting Oct 31, 2012

CNN has partnered with UNICEF to put the international spotlight on the global crisis of stunting, or low height for age in children. About 165 million children under the age of five suffer from stunting, with more than 90% of them living in Africa and Asia. More →

Stars Go Beyond Hunger For Heifer International Sep 18, 2012

Heifer International will host “Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table,” on September 21, 2012 at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. More →

Ewan McGregor Calls For Aid In The Sahel May 22, 2012

Ewan McGregor is the latest star to record a PSA calling for aid in the Sahel region of West Africa. More →

Selena Gomez And Mia Farrow Urge Support For Sahel May 18, 2012

Actor and UNICEF ambassador Selena Gomez has been bringing attention to a rising crisis in the Sahel region in west and central Africa, where drought-caused crop failure across several countries means a severe scarcity of food. More →