Look To The Stars News: Cancer For College

Mozilla Firefox Launches Celebrity Charity Challenge

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

Christy Turlington Burns is giving you the chance to win signed t-shirts, CDs, DVDs and even a personal conversation via Skype – all you have to do is donate to her charity, Every Mother Counts.

“Please support Every Mother Counts as we work to build a clinic for mothers in need in Indonesia this holiday season!” Christy writes on her Crowdrise page. “Thanks to Mozilla Firefox and CrowdRise, we’re entering a competition and if our charity raises the most, Mozilla Firefox will contribute $25,000!”

Mozilla Firefox has donated $5,000 to a whole bunch of celebrity-endorsed charities, and the charity that raises the most by January 11 will be awarded $25,000.

Will Ferrell Gets Serious About Fundraising

Thu, 26 May 2011 14:00:00 +0000

Actor/comedian Will Ferrell is getting serious about fundraising and is offering up a once in a lifetime experience to benefit his favorite charity to prove it.

Everyone who visits the Cancer For College fundraising website and makes a $26 charitable donation is automatically entered to win a trip to join Will at an upcoming charity golf event. The events include a foursome at the18th Annual Will Powered Golf Classic and Kinda Humorous Comedy Show on August 26th, 2011 at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California or the grand prize of a weekend for two to the Pebble Beach Golf Resort in California on October 28-30, 2011 to be part of the inaugural Will Powered Invitational.

Win Autographed DVD From Will Ferrell By Donating To Charity

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Will Ferrell has launched a great new charity initiative through Edward Norton’s CrowdRise site to raise money for a cause close to his heart.

Donate $25 to Cancer For College by May 1, and you could win an autographed copy of Anchorman on DVD. But that’s not all, as Ferrell explains:

“A $21 donation gets you 3 bottles of sunscreen, each with a sexy photo of me on it. Just in time for the holidays. Is there a better way to tell that special someone you’d like to take your relationship to the next level? The answer is NO, there is not.

Will Ferrell Creates A Coffee Cup With A Cause

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Will Ferrell is warming up the winter season with his ‘Coffee Cup With A Cause’ cup as the fifth celebrity-designer in 7-Eleven, Inc.’s cause-marketing campaign.

Ferrell’s frosty ‘Coffee Cup With A Cause’ will benefit Cancer For College, a California-based charity providing support and inspiration to cancer survivors through academic scholarships.

Will Ferrell To Host Charity Golf Tournament

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Will Ferrell will once again host the annual Cancer For College Golf Classic in September.

Last year’s golf tournament raised over $200,000 for the charity, established by the actor’s friend Craig Pollard.

Cancer for College began with a business plan Pollard wrote up during senior year at University. It was established in 1993 to provide college scholarships to current and former cancer patients. In February 2006, Pollard himself was hospitalized when a bacterial blood infection forced doctors to put him in a sedated coma for 3 weeks. Consequent blood circulation problems led to the amputation of both legs below the knees. After this ordeal, Pollard extended the scholarships to include amputees.

NBC Nightly News Features Stars Who Make A Difference

Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Every night this week, NBC Nightly News is featuring a celebrity who is making the world a better place.

The lineup for the week is as follows:

Sally Field, Vital Voices.

Will Ferrell Sunscreen For Charity

Thu, 21 May 2009 14:00:00 +0000

Comedian Will Ferrell wants to make you sure laugh while you lather on his new collection of sunscreen products being sold to benefit Cancer For College. There are three different SPF ‘Will Ferrell’ sunscreens available: ‘Sexy Hot Tan,’ ‘Forbidden Fruit’, and ‘Sun Stroke.’

“The bottle says it all. I’ve always dreamed of owning a lotion company,” Ferrell said. “Honestly, I’m proud to be associated with such a great charity. I’ve watched Craig and Cancer For College help hundreds of cancer survivors realize their dream of a college education. The stories are so inspirational. I’m just happy to help any way I can.”

Cancer for College has been providing scholarships to current and former cancer survivors since 1993. The new line of sunscreen products features Ferrell in a series of humorous poses. The proceeds of all sales go toward the foundation’s scholarship fund.

Will Ferrell Raises Laughs And Money At Charity Golf Classic

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:30:00 +0000

The Country Club of Rancho Bernardo in San Diego was ‘classy’ on Friday afternoon as actor/comedian Will Ferrell once again hosted the annual Cancer For College Golf Classic and Live Auction.

“We gave out about 15 or 20 [scholarship checks] four years ago,” CFC founder Craig Pollard said. “Last year, it was around 100. This year, it’s exploded.”

With the aid of Pollard’s most famous fraternity brother, this year’s sold out event raised more than $250,000 for the foundation that provides college scholarships to cancer survivors.

Will Ferrell To Host Charity Auction

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Comedy actor Will Ferrell is to host a live fundraising auction for a charity founded by a friend who survived cancer.

The 41-year-old star will host the auction during the 15th Annual Cancer for College Golf Classic, an event that also includes a golf tournament, banquet and after-party. Cancer For College – an organization which helps cancer survivors seeking college education – was established by Chris Pollard, Ferrell’s frat brother at USC, in 1993 after a life-threatening infection and two long battles with Hodgkin’s lymphoma caused him to lose both his feet below the ankles.

“A lot of the credit for our growth has to go to Will Ferrell and his wife, Viveca Paulin,” said Pollard. “They bring an instant awareness to the charity that we probably couldn’t have achieved on our own. In life, people can choose to be charitable with their time or their money. Will and Viveca have been extremely generous to Cancer for College with both.”

Ferrell Attends Cancer for College Golf Tournament

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:42:52 +0000

On Friday, September 28th, at the Temecula Creek Inn, actor Will Ferrell took part in the 2007 Cancer for College Golf Tournament and Dinner Banquet to benefit cancer survivors and help them reach their goal of a college education. The event was hosted by Cancer for College founder Craig Pollard, who is a two-time Hodgkin’s disease survivor and fraternity brother of Ferrell’s.

“Each year I’ve gotten more and more involved directly, I think Craig first just invited me as a friend, you know a former fraternity brother to come and have a good time, and each year we started thinking of more ways to give time to charity and so you know its grown” said Ferrell.

With about 240 golfers eagerly awaiting tee-off, Ferrell mingled among the participants who enjoyed a stellar BBQ complimented by island music. He was nothing short of down to earth and extremely sincere. When asked about the recent extra role in his new film Step Bothers that was sold at auctioned last week to benefit Cancer for College, Ferrell’s comedic nature surfaced.

Ferrell Movie Role Brings $47,000 For Cancer Charity

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:23:26 +0000

A 10-year-old boy has won Will Ferrell’s charity auction after the boy’s father bid $47,100, all of which will go to the Cancer For College foundation.

The boy will get a non-speaking part as an extra in Ferrell’s new movie, Step Brothers, and in a statement released by the foundation he said:

“Winning this auction means a lot to me on a very personal basis. I lost my mother to ovarian cancer a few years ago, so I feel fortunate that my 10-year-old and I are able to participate in an event involving Cancer for College and Will Ferrell.”

Will Ferrell Auctions Cameo Appearance

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:11:24 +0000

Actor Will Ferrell is auctioning a cameo appearance in his latest film to raise money for the Cancer For College foundation. Founded by Craig Pollard, Ferrell’s friend from university and cancer survivor, the charity provides college scholarships to current and former cancer patients.

Online bidding opens at $5,000 on September 17, and the auction runs until September 26. The winner will visit the set of Step Brothers in October and appear in a scene. The movie, due out next year, stars Ferrell and John C. Reilly as the spoiled sons of single parents who become competitive stepbrothers when their parents marry.

Ferrell says the brief appearance is a “perfect Christmas present for your son or daughter. It is the surefire way to win the parent of the year award. Support this amazing cause, by buying them me.”

Ferrell Helps Friend's Cancer Charity

Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:44:30 +0000

On September 22nd, Will Ferrell took part in a golf tournament for his favorite charity, Cancer For College. The event was hosted by charity founder Craig Pollard, one of the comedic actor’s former fraternity brothers at University of Southern California.

To date, Cancer for College has donated $67,000 in scholarships to 50 students. This year’s 10 new scholars will share $53,000 thanks to Will Ferrell and his wife, Viveca Paulin. Pollard said, “Ferrell did some Sprint commercials and said he would donate the check, thinking it’d be $10,000. He later called saying, ‘I was way off.’” The actual fee donated was $100,000.