Look To The Stars News: Multiple Sclerosis Society

Charity Names Celebrity Mothers Who Make A Difference

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Love Our Children USA has announced the recipients of the Fifth Annual Mothers Who Make A Difference Awards, which recognize and support mothers in the celebrity and entertainment industries for their balancing motherhood, work and causes around the world. Among this year’s winners are celebrity moms Julianna Margulies, Amanda Peet, Keri Russell, Meredith Vieira and Vanessa Williams.

These celebrity mothers take on vital issues around the globe, giving of themselves to better the lives of complete strangers and yet still find time to balance their work and the most difficult job of all – parenting!

Ross Ellis, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Love Our Children USA said “For the fifth year we are delighted to honor and celebrate these selfless and caring women who contribute so much to their children, families, society and to various causes.”

Matthew Perry To Take Part In Charity Tennis

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:00:00 +0000

A host of celebrities will take part in the 2009 Celebrity Pro-Am To End MS tennis event this weekend.

Stars such as Matthew Perry, Gavin Rossdale, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Brody Jenner, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Alan Thicke, Linda Thompson, Matthew Lillard, and Wayne Bryan will join professional tennis players such as Tracy Austin, Pam Shriver, Derek Rostagno, Bill Scanlon, Katrina Adams, Taylor Dent, Michael Chang, Elliot Teltscher, Chuck Adams, Vijay Amritraj, Scott Davis and more at the event, which aims to raise money for the Southern California Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

The event takes place on Saturday, November 14, at the Jack Kramer Club, 11 Montecillo Drive, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 (30 minutes south of Santa Monica).

Dinner Of Champions To Attract Stars For Multiple Sclerosis

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +0000

James Blunt, Selma Blair and Marlon Wayans will be amongst the celebrity guests at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s 35th annual Dinner of Champions in Los Angeles on Wednesday, September 16.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Annual Dinner of Champions will honor Rob Friedman, Co-Chairman and CEO of Summit Entertainment for his continued support in helping the Society move closer toward a world free of multiple sclerosis.

This annual event sponsored by and benefiting the Southern California Chapter of the National MS Society, raises funds that support MS research worldwide, as well as vital programs and services for people living with MS and their families.

Be Part Of A Charity Night Of Funny People

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Do you want to be an extra in a star-studded new movie and help charity at the same time? Well, here is your big break!

Universal Pictures, in association with The Improv Comedy Club, is presenting “A Night of Funny People” at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 13. The show is a one-time-only comedy performance that will be filmed for use in Universal Pictures’ upcoming feature Funny People – from writer/director/producer Judd Apatow – and the film’s stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Aubrey Plaza and Aziz Ansari will all be taking part in character.

“A Night of Funny People” will benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society and 826LA, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages six to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write.

Harry Potter Returns For Charity Gala And Prequel

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:38:00 +0000

Witches and wizards galore crammed a castle in the dark depths of Scotland on Friday night, all in the name of charity.

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling played host to the goulish guests at the ghastly gala held at Harburn House in West Lothian to raise funds for the Scottish Multiple Sclerosis Society. And as well as monstrous music and disastrous dancing (ok, sorry, the alliteration is just getting silly now), there was also an auction with a very special prize donated by the author – the chance to be immortalized as a wizard or witch in a portrait at the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Florida.

The event, which was attended by guests such as Charlotte Church and author Ian Rankin, raised a massive $632,000 for the charity.

Multiple Sclerosis Society Gets Rowling Donation

Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:19:09 +0000

Britain’s Multiple Sclerosis Society, of which JK Rowling is a patron, received a “significant” donation from the author of the best-selling “Harry Potter” book series.

The money will help fund a new £2.5 million research centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, that will further the charity’s work towards finding a cure for the disease.

Rowling’s mother Anne died from the neurological disease in 1990 aged 45, and around 85,000 people in the UK alone currently have the disabling condition.