Look To The Stars News: Riverkeeper

LTTS Exclusive: Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson Talks Charity

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000

On Sunday, December 18, former Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson joined musician Rob Gonzalez for a very special charity concert in Beverly Hills.

LookToTheStars.org got the chance to talk to the singers prior to the “Home For The Holidays – A Concert To Benefit The Angeles Clinic Foundation” event.

Kevin, the world has been thrilled you recently joined the Backstreet Boys for a reunion. Would you consider yourself as the band’s philanthropic voice?

Marcia Gay Harden Talks Charity In VIVMag

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:45:00 +0000

As the holidays approach, the November/December issue of VIVMag, the all-digital luxury lifestyle magazine for women, is now available for women to engage in some seasonal fun! Oscar-winning actress and philanthropist Marcia Gay Harden discusses the importance of hands-on philanthropy and spending time with family, while other stories provide guidance on everything from de-stressing to glamming up for the parties to come.

In her feature story, Harden shares her passion for charity work, as an active member of the water preservation nonprofit Riverkeeper, her work with Help USA, and as a board member for YMCA of Greater New York. She has nearly mastered the balance between family, giving back and healthy living, along with her work as a star of stage, TV and film. She discusses her work with Adrien Brody and Christina Hendricks on Detachment, directed by Tony Kaye (American History X).

“This issue of VIVMag is all about enjoying and staying healthy through the holiday season while being actively engaged in your community,” said Anne M. Russell, editor-in-chief, VIVMag. “No one embodies these qualities more than our cover model, Marcia Gay Harden. All of our VIVMag readers will enjoy sharing her incredible journey to success.”

Bill Clinton And Sting Honored At Charity Fisherman's Ball

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:30:00 +0000

Hundreds of clean water supporters gathered on the Hudson River last night for Riverkeeper’s Annual Fishermen’s Ball to honor the environmental advocacy of President Bill Clinton and Trudie Styler and Sting.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and John McEnroe were among the notables present, and guests were treated to a special musical performance by Rufus Wainwright. Riverkeeper presented its honorees with the inaugural “Big Fish” Award to recognize their extraordinary contributions to environmental protection.

Funds raised benefit Riverkeeper, New York’s clean water advocate.

Philanthropy Spotlight: Harrison Ford

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:30:00 +0000

Look To The Stars’ Features Editor Tim Saunders takes an in-depth look at the career and philanthropy of Harrison Ford.

Unlike Indiana Jones, Harrison Ford actually likes snakes. In fact he likes a lot of the creatures that most people fear. He even has a Californian spider, Calponia harrisonfordi, named after him, its eight hairy legs enough to give almost anyone nightmares, and a South American ant also bears his name. Snakes of all sorts make their home around the white-painted ranch house he built himself in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and they slither and slide their way in and out of the shrubs and pockets of grass that dot the barren landscape.

The mountains that surround Ford’s house are among the most rugged in the state. Their jagged peaks create a feeling that the whole world exists within their confines, and the arid plains that run between them consistently record some of the most extreme temperatures in the United States. It is an area that conjures up images of America’s pioneers, of Lois and Clarke, of place names such as Owl Creek, Dead Indian Pass, and the Big Horn Mountains, romantic visions of a past long gone.