Look To The Stars News: St. Bernard Project

Stars Come Out For Storm Victims In The US

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:30:00 +0000

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana, leaving almost 2000 people dead and countless more homeless. And now April 2011 has seen one of the worst outbreaks of storms in recent history, to the extent that they have been renamed the ‘2011 Super Outbreak’.

The tornados, which are still in motion, have devastated the South, Midwestern and Northeastern states in America, particularly Alabama. More than 300 lives have been lost and thousands more devastated.

Britney Spears Helps Charity Bring Families Back To New Orleans

Tue, 03 May 2011 20:15:00 +0000

Britney Spears is giving her support to the St. Bernard Project as a charity ambassador.

“It’s time to bring families back home to New Orleans,” she tweeted today. “Join the @Stbernardproj with me & help rebuild lives.”

The star is asking her fans to support the work of the organization – along with United Way for the Greater New Orleans – to help raise funds to get families home.

Kellan Lutz Rebuilds Homes In New Orleans With Charity

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:30:00 +0000

Twilight hunk Kellan Lutz joined girlfriend AnnaLynne McCord in New Orleans last week to help rebuild houses with their favorite charity.

The mission of the St. Bernard Project is to create housing opportunities so that Hurricane Katrina survivors can return to their homes and communities. The St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit, community-based organization carries out its mission through three primary programs: Rebuilding Program, Center for Wellness and Mental Health and Opportunity Housing Program.

AnnaLynne McCord And Kellan Lutz Get Busy For Charity

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +0000

AnnaLynne McCord and Kellan Lutz are asking fans to help out the St. Bernard Project in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge in hopes of winning $250,000 to help Katrina devastated families back into their homes.

Both AnnaLynne and Kellan have volunteered with the St. Bernard Project and it is a cause that is near and dear to their heart. The very first day he got Twitter, Kellan posted a picture of himself wearing a SBP shirt, and this morning AnnaLynne sent in a video urging voters to go online and vote for the St. Bernard Project in the Pepsi Refresh Challenge. With this $250,000, the St. Bernard Project will also be able to expand their Center for Wellness and Mental Health to provide vital mental health services to victims of the oil spill and provide jobs for out of work fishermen doing construction on Katrina-ravaged homes. Voting started August 2nd and will go until August 31st.

LTTS Exclusive: An Interview With Annalynne McCord

Tue, 12 May 2009 15:30:00 +0000

Best known for her portrayals of Eden Lord on Nip/Tuck and Naomi Clark on 90210, AnnaLynne McCord is one of the strongest young female philanthropists standing up in Hollywood and fighting for the charities she believes in.

Those charities include The Blind Project, which works towards partnering with indigenous organizations in South East Asia to protect those vulnerable to human trafficking and to provide restoration through education, life skills training and counseling, and the St. Bernard Project – which rebuilds homes for senior citizens, people with disabilities and families with children who cannot afford to have their homes rebuilt by contractors.

In this interview you’ll get a glimpse of her efforts to reach out to those in dire need for someone to stand up and fight in areas of their lives in which they can’t fight for themselves.