http://www.looktothestars.org/charity/209-haven-foundation en-us 40 The latest news about celebrity good deeds and charity involvement &#8220;Harry Potter&#8221; author JK Rowling is set to join celebrated authors Stephen King and John Irving at a charity reading in New York this August.</p> <p>The event will benefit King&#8217;s own charity, the Haven Foundation, and the international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders. The Haven Foundation supports artists who have suffered illness or debilitating accidents.</p> <p>King and Irving have previously performed charity readings together, and Rowling could not resist King&#8217;s invitation to participate in August&#8217;s event, saying &#8220;this was easily one of the most enticing propositions ever put to me in an envelope.&#8221; <p><a href="/news/67-top-writers-read-for-charity">Read more</a></p> Thu, 11 May 2006 00:08:26 +0000 urn:uuid:http://www.looktothestars.org/news/67 http://www.looktothestars.org/news/67-top-writers-read-for-charity JK Rowling Stephen King Haven Foundation Doctors Without Borders Celebrity Charity Philanthropy Giving Health Creative Arts Disaster Relief