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Surprise A Loved One With Celebrity Charity Gifts   Dec 6, 2011

  • Michael Strahan's charity work and causes
  • Susan Lucci's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Blessings in a Backpack's celebrity supporters
  • Bob Woodruff Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • DoSomething.org's celebrity supporters
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Jonas Brothers's charity work and causes
  • Change for the Children Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Young Storytellers Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Rachael Ray's charity work and causes
  • Caroline Sunshine's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes

Surprising a loved one this Christmas is just the beginning. Create goodwill that lives on well beyond the holidays when you shop at www.charityfolks.com and give a gift that “give backs.” With dozens of unique ideas, ranging from one-of-a-kind experiences to fun and unique stocking stuffers, even the most discerning of shoppers can find something this holiday season.

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Alfre Woodard To Attend Desmond Tutu Book Event   Oct 14, 2011

  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Barack Obama's charity work and causes
  • Aung San Suu Kyi's charity work and causes
  • Harry Belafonte's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Quincy Jones's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Masekela's charity work and causes
  • Blair Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Danny Glover's charity work and causes
  • Mary Steenburgen's charity work and causes
  • CCH Pounder's charity work and causes
  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes

Alfre Woodard, Deborah Santana, Sharon Gelman, Kitsaun King, Marlene Saritzky and noted guests will attend an afternoon of food, drink, enjoyment and a special program on October 30, where Artists for a New South Africa pays tribute from afar to Desmond Tutu.

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LTTS Exclusive: Blair Underwood Talks World AIDS Day   Dec 6, 2010

  • Blair Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters

On December 1, 2010 in Hollywood, LookToTheStars.org’s Erika L. Holmes caught up with actor Blair Underwood, who was honored for his dedication and work in relation to AID on World AIDS day.

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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Wins Top Audiobook Award   May 27, 2010

  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Benjamin Bratt's charity work and causes
  • Don Cheadle's charity work and causes
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes
  • Whoopi Goldberg's charity work and causes
  • Sean Hayes's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Jackman's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • LaTanya Richardson's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Debra Messing's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Parminder Nagra's charity work and causes
  • CCH Pounder's charity work and causes
  • Alan Rickman's charity work and causes
  • Jurnee Smollett's charity work and causes
  • Charlize Theron's charity work and causes
  • Blair Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Forest Whitaker's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Johnny Clegg's charity work and causes

LookToTheStars.org is happy to announced that Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales, an audiobook that raises funds for Artists for a New South Africa, has won two Audie Awards – including the audiobook industry’s top honor, Audiobook Of The Year.

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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Up For Award   Apr 14, 2010

  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Benjamin Bratt's charity work and causes
  • Don Cheadle's charity work and causes
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes
  • Whoopi Goldberg's charity work and causes
  • Sean Hayes's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Jackman's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Debra Messing's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Parminder Nagra's charity work and causes
  • CCH Pounder's charity work and causes
  • Alan Rickman's charity work and causes
  • Jurnee Smollett's charity work and causes
  • Charlize Theron's charity work and causes
  • Blair Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Forest Whitaker's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Johnny Clegg's charity work and causes

The Audio Publishers Association (APA) has announced three Audie finalists for the prestigious Audiobook of the Year Award and five finalists for the Distinguished Achievement in Production Award – including Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales, a charity release to raise money for Artists for a New South Africa.

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Give With Love And Charity On Valentine's Day   Feb 4, 2010

  • John Legend's charity work and causes
  • Jewel's charity work and causes
  • Ben Harper's charity work and causes
  • Jason Mraz's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters

Charity Folks auction website has some great ideas for Valentine’s Day, and is offering some exclusive celebrity items and experiences.

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LTTS Gift Idea - Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales   Dec 18, 2009

  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Benjamin Bratt's charity work and causes
  • Don Cheadle's charity work and causes
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes
  • Whoopi Goldberg's charity work and causes
  • Sean Hayes's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Jackman's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Debra Messing's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Parminder Nagra's charity work and causes
  • CCH Pounder's charity work and causes
  • Alan Rickman's charity work and causes
  • Jurnee Smollett's charity work and causes
  • Charlize Theron's charity work and causes
  • Blair Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Forest Whitaker's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Johnny Clegg's charity work and causes

Looking for a Christmas gift that gives back? Last year, Look to the Stars brought you a story about Nelson Mandela’s audiobook of African folktales read by your favorite stars. We have now learned that the Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) audiobook has been nominated for a Grammy!

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Inaugural Noble Awards Celebrate Hollywood Philanthropy   Oct 20, 2009

  • Morgan Freeman's charity work and causes
  • Laila Ali's charity work and causes
  • Lollipop Theater Network's celebrity supporters
  • Stand Up To Cancer's celebrity supporters
  • Teri Hatcher's charity work and causes
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles's celebrity supporters
  • Norman Lear's charity work and causes
  • Joel Madden's charity work and causes
  • The Art of Elysium's celebrity supporters
  • AnnaLynne McCord's charity work and causes
  • Nancy O'Dell's charity work and causes
  • Best Buddies International's celebrity supporters
  • Eva Longoria's charity work and causes
  • DoSomething.org's celebrity supporters
  • Lionel Richie's charity work and causes
  • Nicole Richie's charity work and causes
  • Benji Madden's charity work and causes
  • Antonio Banderas's charity work and causes
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children's celebrity supporters
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Entertainment Industry Foundation's celebrity supporters

Look To The Stars was proud to be part of the inaugural Noble Awards on Sunday, October 18 – an event that honored a host of charities and the celebrities that support them, elevating awareness of the significant impact of their work.

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Look To The Stars Helps Promote Hollywood Philanthropy At Noble Awards   Oct 15, 2009

  • The Blind Project's celebrity supporters
  • Padres Contra el Cancer's celebrity supporters
  • Morgan Freeman's charity work and causes
  • Billy Bush's charity work and causes
  • Laila Ali's charity work and causes
  • Lollipop Theater Network's celebrity supporters
  • Stand Up To Cancer's celebrity supporters
  • Teri Hatcher's charity work and causes
  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles's celebrity supporters
  • Norman Lear's charity work and causes
  • Joel Madden's charity work and causes
  • The Art of Elysium's celebrity supporters
  • AnnaLynne McCord's charity work and causes
  • Nancy O'Dell's charity work and causes
  • Best Buddies International's celebrity supporters
  • Eva Longoria's charity work and causes
  • DoSomething.org's celebrity supporters
  • Antonio Banderas's charity work and causes
  • Shriners Hospitals for Children's celebrity supporters
  • Red Cross's celebrity supporters
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Entertainment Industry Foundation's celebrity supporters

Look to the Stars is pleased to announce that we will work year-round with The Noble Awards to promote philanthropy in Hollywood.

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Look To The Stars Film Pick: Reach For Me   Aug 12, 2009

  • Screen Actor's Guild Foundation's celebrity supporters
  • Steve Buscemi's charity work and causes
  • Luke Wilson's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Bill Murray's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters

Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles (DFFLA) is proud to announce A MediaVision Production’s of LeVar’s Burton’s film “Reach for Me” as the 2009 Centerpiece Gala film, to be presented on Friday, August 14th, 2009 at 7:30pm at the United Artists Screening Theater inside the AT&T Center.

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Stars Record Nelson Mandela's Favorite Tales For Charity   Jul 3, 2009

  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Benjamin Bratt's charity work and causes
  • Don Cheadle's charity work and causes
  • Matt Damon's charity work and causes
  • Whoopi Goldberg's charity work and causes
  • Sean Hayes's charity work and causes
  • Hugh Jackman's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Debra Messing's charity work and causes
  • Helen Mirren's charity work and causes
  • Parminder Nagra's charity work and causes
  • CCH Pounder's charity work and causes
  • Alan Rickman's charity work and causes
  • Jurnee Smollett's charity work and causes
  • Charlize Theron's charity work and causes
  • Blair Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Forest Whitaker's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Johnny Clegg's charity work and causes

In honor of Nelson Mandela, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) and Hachette Audio have produced an audiobook edition of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales, an award-winning book of stories hand-picked by the Nobel laureate.

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Erykah Badu Designs Charity Label   May 20, 2009

  • Erykah Badu's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters

Erykah Badu is using her well-known affinity for the Afro hairstyle to help raise money for the Waterkeeper Alliance.

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Stars Record Nelson Mandela's Favorite Stories   Jul 17, 2008

  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • America Ferrera's charity work and causes
  • Whoopi Goldberg's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Alan Rickman's charity work and causes
  • Jurnee Smollett's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes

In honor of Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday this week, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) announced plans to produce an audiobook version of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales, an award-winning book of legendary tales hand-picked by the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Gillian Anderson Auctions X Files Memorabilia For Charity   Jul 14, 2008

  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • David Duchovny's charity work and causes
  • Billy Connolly's charity work and causes
  • Neurofibromatosis, Inc.'s celebrity supporters
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters

Actress Gillian Anderson is auctioning off tickets to the premiere of the new X Files movie and some other very special items from the popular TV series, with all proceeds to go to great causes.

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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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Celebrity Auctions Kick Off The New Year   Jan 1, 2008

  • Jake Gyllenhaal's charity work and causes
  • Viggo Mortensen's charity work and causes
  • Harry Belafonte's charity work and causes
  • Danny Glover's charity work and causes
  • Corinne Bailey Rae's charity work and causes
  • Hilary Duff's charity work and causes
  • USA Harvest's celebrity supporters
  • Virgin Unite's celebrity supporters
  • Jon Bon Jovi's charity work and causes
  • Jewel's charity work and causes
  • Beastie Boys's charity work and causes
  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Mandy Moore's charity work and causes
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers's charity work and causes
  • Flea's charity work and causes
  • Donald Trump's charity work and causes
  • Smashing Pumpkins's charity work and causes
  • LeAnn Rimes's charity work and causes

The new year has kicked off with a flurry of celebrity charity auctions, with items for sale to benefit a plethora of worthwhile causes and issues.

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Artists Come Out To Shake the Blues   Nov 20, 2007

  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Treatment Action Campaign's celebrity supporters
  • Blair Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Anthony Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Jimmy Jean-Louis's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Morgan Freeman's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • George Lopez's charity work and causes
  • Carlos Santana's charity work and causes
  • Forest Whitaker's charity work and causes
  • Nikka Costa's charity work and causes
  • Bob Dylan's charity work and causes
  • Erykah Badu's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes

The charity Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) held its annual concert and auctions on Thursday November, 15, 2007 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. The “Shaking the Blues” benefit supports ANSA’s work fighting HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and Africa, with a portion of the proceeds going to the Treatment Action Campaign, a grassroots organization at the forefront of South Africa’s fight against AIDS.

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ANSA Shakes the Blues With Stars in Los Angeles   Nov 2, 2007

  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Erykah Badu's charity work and causes
  • Nikka Costa's charity work and causes
  • Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson's charity work and causes
  • George Lopez's charity work and causes
  • Jurnee Smollett's charity work and causes
  • Blair Underwood's charity work and causes
  • Jackson Browne's charity work and causes
  • Morgan Freeman's charity work and causes
  • LaTanya Richardson's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Forest Whitaker's charity work and causes
  • J.J. Abrams's charity work and causes
  • Gillian Anderson's charity work and causes
  • Johnny Clegg's charity work and causes
  • Danny Glover's charity work and causes
  • Quincy Jones's charity work and causes
  • Norman Lear's charity work and causes
  • Chris Rock's charity work and causes
  • Denzel Washington's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Treatment Action Campaign's celebrity supporters
  • Bill Clinton's charity work and causes

On Thursday, November 15, 2007, Artists for a New South Africa (ANSA) will host “Shaking The Blues,” a star-studded benefit, at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. The evening combines the power of music and activism to shake off our blues – from the personal to the global – and make a difference in the world. The event will feature blues-influenced musical artists as well as a multi-cultural array of renowned entertainers who are donating their time and talents to the fight against HIV/AIDS in the US and Africa.

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AIDS Orphan Project in Running to Win $5M in American Express Contest   Jul 17, 2007

  • Artists for a New South Africa's celebrity supporters
  • Carlos Santana's charity work and causes
  • George Lucas's charity work and causes
  • Samuel L. Jackson's charity work and causes
  • LaTanya Richardson's charity work and causes
  • Alfre Woodard's charity work and causes
  • Jurnee Smollett's charity work and causes
  • CCH Pounder's charity work and causes
  • Desmond Tutu's charity work and causes
  • Nelson Mandela's charity work and causes

American Express Members Project, an online initiative for card-members to vote on ideas to make a positive impact in the world, announced results of elections for the Top 25 projects. Among the winners is Artists for a New South Africa’s innovative program “Help African Children Orphaned by AIDS,” the only orphan or AIDS effort in the Top 25.

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