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Exclusive Interview: Chicago's Lee Loughnane Talks Charity With Look To The Stars   Mar 27, 2012

  • Chicago's charity work and causes
  • Lee Loughnane's charity work and causes
  • David Foster's charity work and causes
  • Lenny Kravitz's charity work and causes
  • Doobie Brothers's charity work and causes
  • American Cancer Society's celebrity supporters
  • Save The Music Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Hannah and Friends's celebrity supporters
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters

LookToTheStars.org recently caught up with Chicago’s Lee Loughnane to talk about the band’s current charity campaign that sees fans bid for the chance to sing onstage with their idols.

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WhyHunger Celebrates Successful Hungerthon   Dec 15, 2011

  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Switchfoot's charity work and causes
  • Taylor Swift's charity work and causes
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Joss Stone's charity work and causes
  • Darryl McDaniels's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes

2011 marks a banner year for WhyHunger with the most successful Hungerthon in the annual event’s 26-year history! Aided by its partners at SiriusXM, CBS Radio (including NYC’s WFAN 660 and WCBS 880), and charitybuzz, WhyHunger raised a record $764,000 for the fight against hunger and poverty, via its online auction and two-day radiothon.

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Imagine There's No Hunger With Yoko Ono   Nov 3, 2011

  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes

On November 1st, Yoko Ono Lennon, Hard Rock International and WhyHunger invited the world to join them as they launched Imagine There’s No Hunger, a global campaign to raise awareness and funding for the fight against childhood hunger and poverty.

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Harry Chapin's Charity Legacy Lives On   Aug 2, 2011

  • Harry Chapin's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Christopher Walken's charity work and causes
  • Harry Belafonte's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes

July marked the 30th anniversary of musician and social activist Harry Chapin’s untimely death.

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Get Tickets To Private Tim McGraw Show In Charity Auction   Apr 25, 2011

  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Tim McGraw's charity work and causes

WhyHunger is auctioning off two tickets to see Tim McGraw in a rare and private concert at the Beacon Theater in New York this week, but you must be quick to make a bid – the auction only has a few more hours to run!

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Music Legends Support Hungerthon Celebrity Charity Auction   Nov 23, 2010

  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Harry Chapin's charity work and causes
  • Carlos Santana's charity work and causes
  • Grateful Dead's charity work and causes
  • Tony Bennett's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Kenny Chesney's charity work and causes
  • James Taylor's charity work and causes
  • Carole King's charity work and causes
  • Dave Matthews's charity work and causes
  • David Cook's charity work and causes
  • Train's charity work and causes
  • David Byrne's charity work and causes
  • David Bowie's charity work and causes
  • John Mayer's charity work and causes
  • Maroon 5's charity work and causes
  • Damien Rice's charity work and causes
  • Elvis Costello's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Norah Jones's charity work and causes
  • Tom Jones's charity work and causes

Some of music’s legendary performers have come together as part of a special celebrity charity auction for Hungerthon.

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Pete Seeger Among Honorees At Charity Dinner   Jun 29, 2010

  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Pete Seeger's charity work and causes
  • Roberta Flack's charity work and causes

On Tuesday, June 21st, WhyHunger held its annual Why-Chapin Awards Dinner.

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Pete Seeger To Be Honored By WHY Hunger   Jun 15, 2010

  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Pete Seeger's charity work and causes

WHY Hunger will celebrate its 35th anniversary at a special event on June 21.

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Paul McCartney Talks Greener Music Festivals   Jun 11, 2010

  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters

Paul McCartney is headlining the Isle Of Wight Festival this Sunday, and has expressed his concern for the impact music festivals have on the environment. As a result of this, Eco Action has partnered with the Isle of Wight Festival to raise the profile of climate change, sustainability and environmental responsibility.

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Hard Rock Serves Up John Lennon For Charity   Nov 11, 2009

  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Common Ground Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Yéle Haiti Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Hope North's celebrity supporters
  • Brandi Carlile's charity work and causes
  • Elvis Costello's charity work and causes
  • Chicago's charity work and causes
  • Eric Hutchinson's charity work and causes
  • Ringo Starr's charity work and causes

Last week, Look To The Stars brought you the news that Yoko Ono had donated John Lennon’s Give Peace A Chance to charity. Now we can reveal that she has also donated another of the singer’s songs to another charity campaign.

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Sopranos Star Rocks The Hard Rock For Charity   Oct 22, 2009

  • Vincent Pastore's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters

Sopranos star Vincent Pastore will host a special event for World Hunger Year (WHY) tonight, October 22.

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Bruce Springsteen Donates Tickets To World Hunger Year   Jun 18, 2009

  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Harry Chapin's charity work and causes

Bruce Springsteen is set to be one of the last acts to ever play at Giants Stadium, and now is your chance to bid on tickets to help charity.

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Wyclef Jean To Be Honored By World Hunger Year   Jun 8, 2009

  • Wyclef Jean's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Harry Chapin's charity work and causes
  • Harry Belafonte's charity work and causes

Wyclef Jean will receive a special award for helping impoverished communities at this year’s World Hunger Year (WHY) Chapin awards.

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John Lennon Serves Up Song For Charity CD   Dec 30, 2008

  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Yoko Ono's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Joss Stone's charity work and causes
  • Avril Lavigne's charity work and causes

Hot on the heels of John Lennon’s charity TV advertisements for lap tops, Hard Rock International is proud to announce the launch of its 2008 global “Imagine There’s No Hunger” campaign to benefit WHY, a nonprofit organization that strives to fight against hunger and poverty in America and around the world.

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Springsteen Serves Again For World Hunger Year   Dec 16, 2008

  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Joss Stone's charity work and causes
  • Avril Lavigne's charity work and causes
  • Darryl McDaniels's charity work and causes
  • Harry Chapin's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes

Bruce Springsteen has once again donated a song to the World Hunger Year organization for a new benefit CD.

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Springsteen Shows His Heart   Apr 21, 2008

  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Musicians on Call's celebrity supporters
  • Kristen Ann Carr Fund's celebrity supporters
  • Project Green Leaf's celebrity supporters
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Barack Obama's charity work and causes

Bruce Springsteen recently showed a young special needs boy at one of his concerts exactly why he is still one of the biggest and best acts in rock.

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Bruce Springsteen Brings His Human Touch To Charity Auction   Apr 10, 2008

  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters

The Boss is back, and he is doing his part to help the hungry.

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Bono's Fishy T-Shirt Benefits African Farmers   Jan 7, 2008

  • Bono's charity work and causes
  • U2's charity work and causes
  • Green Day's charity work and causes
  • Amnesty International's celebrity supporters
  • Shakira's charity work and causes
  • Ozzy Osbourne's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Peter Gabriel's charity work and causes
  • Witness's celebrity supporters
  • Sting's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Elton John AIDS Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Michael Stipe's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Don Henley's charity work and causes
  • John Mellencamp's charity work and causes
  • Nordoff Robbins's celebrity supporters
  • Stevie Nicks's charity work and causes
  • Special Olympics's celebrity supporters
  • Carlos Santana's charity work and causes
  • Aerosmith's charity work and causes

Bono has designed a new T-shirt for charity, joining a host of other celebrities in an on-going and major charity campaign.

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Musicians Offer A Second Serve For Charity   Nov 13, 2007

  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Harry Chapin's charity work and causes
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • KT Tunstall's charity work and causes
  • Bob Dylan's charity work and causes
  • Joss Stone's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Brandi Carlile's charity work and causes
  • Natasha Bedingfield's charity work and causes

An eclectic gathering of veteran rockers and new artists are featured on a new CD released this month to help fight world hunger and poverty.

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Kravitz and Good Charlotte "Serve" Those in Need   Jul 31, 2006

  • Lenny Kravitz's charity work and causes
  • Good Charlotte's charity work and causes
  • WhyHunger's celebrity supporters
  • Bruce Springsteen's charity work and causes
  • Aerosmith's charity work and causes
  • Dido's charity work and causes
  • Darryl McDaniels's charity work and causes
  • Sarah McLachlan's charity work and causes

Major recording artists such as Lenny Kravitz and Good Charlotte have come together to help create an all-star charity CD benefitting World Hunger Year (WHY).

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