Look To The Stars News: Plan!t Now

Meet Golden Globe Winner Morgan Freeman For Charity

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +0000

On the heels of being honored at this year’s Golden Globes, Morgan Freeman hits the auction block to raise money for Plan!t Now!

This is your chance to meet the man himself, and help a great cause at the same time.

Morgan Freeman is one of the most recognizable figures in American cinema. We were reminded of his many distinguished roles in a moving montage at this year’s Golden Globes Sunday night, where he was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Previous winners include Alfred Hitchcock, Lucille Ball and Sidney Poitier to Sophia Loren, Sean Connery and Barbra Streisand.

Morgan Freeman Prepares For Disasters With Celebrity Charity Auction

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Morgan Freeman, co-founder of Plan!t Now, and Robert L. Johnson – founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies – have announced through ClubCharity.com the launch of a fundraising auction to underwrite a new Bahamas Hurricane Prep website, www.bahamashurricaneprep.com, aimed at assisting the island community with hurricane preparedness for hurricane season.

Bahamas Hurricane Prep, which is an effort between PLAN!T NOW and its Bahamas partners, is a key program component that will benefit residents, visitors and business owners in the Bahamas. The Website will provide vital information about hurricanes and how they affect those on the islands, and make available information about preparing emergency kits, lists of emergency shelters, and links to relevant authorities and outlets where they can find up-to-date information. The website will be updated regularly with new information about preparedness in the islands.

“I am pleased to partner with Bob Johnson and his ClubCharity.com platform to help individuals who are most in need during critical weather months,” said award-winning actor and a co-founder of PLAN!T NOW, Morgan Freeman. “We are approaching some of the most severe and deadly weather months across the country and have already witnessed the devastating impact hurricanes, flooding and other natural disasters can have on our families, our communities, homes and businesses,” he concluded.

Morgan Freeman Wants You To Plan For Hurricanes

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Academy Award winning actor, long-time supporter of disaster relief, and co-founder of Plan!t Now Morgan Freeman is encouraging residents at risk for hurricanes to start preparing now for hurricane season. Today, The Great Hurricane Blowout launched Ready, Set, PLAN!T, the first of several steps that, when completed, will leave residents ready for the risks hurricane season can bring.

A longtime supporter of coastal communities, Morgan Freeman is one of the Blowout campaign’s celebrity spokespeople.

“Hurricanes have the power to destroy, but we have the power to prepare,” he says. “The Great Hurricane Blowout will provide your family with the tools to be ready in the face of an emergency.”

Angelina Jolie Donates Jacket To Charity Auction

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Angelina Jolie is auctioning off clothes she wore in her latest film to benefit a charity established by Morgan Freeman.

Plan!t Now is an organization that provides people, communities, and companies with the information they need to protect their families, homes, businesses, resources, and documents from the effects of storm and hurricane-related disasters, and the new online auction features a range of celebrity-donated items to raise money to help those in need.

Jolie has donated the jacket she wore onscreen during her up-coming feature Wanted to the cause, and Freeman – her co-star in the movie – has put up opportunities to meet him at his latest theatre appearance and also to join him in a round of golf. George Clooney has donated an autographed pair of boots, and there are also chances to attend concerts by Keith Urban and Eric Clapton.