Look To The Stars News: Breast Cancer Campaign

Stars Tickled Pink For Charity

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Asda’s Tickled Pink Campaign reaches a 15 year milestone in 2011, and to mark this memorable birthday and help support Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign, it aims to be bigger and better than ever!

This year has seen tremendous support from a host of famous faces who are taking part in a range of fundraising festivities, including a high profile celebrity photographic campaign modelling this year’s must-have Tickled Pink t-shirts and the launch of a limited edition celebrity dress collection.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Camilla Dallerup, Laura Hamilton, Kate Walsh, Denise Lewis and Zoe Salmon have donned their favourite Tickled Pink t-shirts priced from £8 in a glamorous photo shoot, and to celebrate 15 years of Tickled Pink in style, the fashionable range of womens tops and other products has been extended further with an exciting limited edition dress collection designed by their talented celebrity supporters – Danielle Lineker, Andrea McLean, Gaby Roslin and Chloe Madeley.

Former Presidents Join With Royalty For Celebrity Charity Day

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:00:00 +0000

BGC Partners Inc, a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the wholesale financial markets, has announced that, together with Cantor Fitzgerald, it raised approximately $12 million globally at their Annual Charity Day on Monday, September 12, 2011.

Every year, BGC and Cantor Fitzgerald donate 100% of their global revenues on the day to more than 75 charities around the world by hosting charities and celebrity ambassadors at their offices in commemoration of the 658 employees we lost in the World Trade Center attacks. The guests joined licensed brokers to conduct transactions with BGC and Cantor Fitzgerald clients. Including today, Charity Day has raised approximately $77 million globally.

BGC Partners was honored to be joined by many distinguished guests including President George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton in New York and His Royal Highness Prince Harry in London. Prince Harry broke the world record set by his brother HRH Prince William for the largest foreign currency trade when he closed a foreign exchange deal worth euro 18 billion. Prince Harry, who attended on behalf of Sentebale, the charity he founded to support vulnerable children and orphans in Lesotho, completed the deal between Barclays London and a European counter-party based on projected currency values between the 13th and 14th September.

Celebrities Do Whatever It Takes For Charity

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0000

A huge selection of celebrity-designed bags and T-shirts are currently available at the UK’s premiere celebrity charity auction website, Buy Once Give Twice.

The auction site is hosting the auction for Whatever It Takes, a unique charity artwork project which inspires hope by gathering artworks from leaders in all fields; royalty, film, music, Nobel Peace Prize laureates, sports, literature etc. The artworks are used to ethically produce Whatever It Takes products which are then sold to raise funds for charitable causes chosen by each contributing leader.

Going under the hammer in the auction are T-shirts featuring designs by The Killers, Pink, Snoop Dogg, Nicole Kidman, Hilary Duff, Lucy Liu, Toni Collette, Coldplay, Minnie Driver, Keane, Whoopi Goldberg, Green Day, Barry Manilow, Penelope Cruz, Melanie C, Annie Lennox, and the Kaiser Chiefs. There are also bags and purses designed by Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Lucy Liu, Kanye West, Slash, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, and Stella McCartney.

Samuel L. Jackson To Host Charity Golf Bash In London

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Samuel L. Jackson, star of films such as The Spirit, Snakes on a Plane and Pulp Fiction, will be hosting a star-studded benefit in London on June 11, 2009.

The benefit – which is called “Shooting Stars in Desert Nights” – will take place at two locations. The benefit will start off at London Golf Club, where charity supporters will be able to play golf with Samuel L. Jackson and many of his celebrity friends. Then the evening will bring a luxury Black and White Ball Benefit, held at London’s Hurlingham Club, and a feast of wonders with a menu designed by famed Michelin Star chefs.

Shooting Stars in Desert Nights will raise money for the Rainbow Trust and the Samuel L. Jackson Foundation. Rainbow Trust is a charity that provides practical and emotional support for families with a child suffering from a life threatening or terminal illness. The Samuel L. Jackson Foundation supports numerous charities including AIDS institutes, orphanages, the Dreams Can Be Foundation, the Breast Cancer Campaign, Red Cross, Save the Children and many others.

Kylie Minogue Joins Filofax Charity Auction

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Last month, Look To The Stars brought you news about a fantastic charity auction that offers Filofax pocket organizers personalized by celebrities. We can now announce that Kylie Minogue has joined the auction, and fans have a special opportunity to bid on her personally designed Filofax.

Filofax has been working with Breast Cancer Campaign since 2004 when they launched a pink pocket organizer to raise funds for the charity. Since then the range has expanded to include a pink pen, lizard print leather pocket organizer and a matching passport cover, purse and accessory case – Filofax has so far raised over £450,000 for the charity from the sale of these items. Bid for one of these unique celebrity organizers and help Filofax to reach its £500,000 fundraising target this year, which marks five years of fundraising for Breast Cancer Campaign.

Due to Kylie’s involvement, the auction has now been extended to April 13. Other stars to design Filofax’s for the auction include Lily Allen, T4’s June Sarpong, ER’s Alex Kingston, Dancing on Ice’s Holly Willoughby, The Bill’s Louisa Lytton, journalist Natasha Kaplinsky, Emmerdale’s Roxanne Pallett, Coronation Street’s Sue Cleaver, and ex-Atomic Kitten Liz McClarnon.

Get Organized With A Celebrity-Designed Filofax

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:00:00 +0000

A range of pink Filofax pocket organizers customized by some of Britain’s favorite celebrities are up for auction in time for Valentine’s Day.

Celebrities who have designed the special Filofax organizers for the auction include Lily Allen, T4’s June Sarpong, ER’s Alex Kingston, Dancing on Ice’s Holly Willoughby, The Bill’s Louisa Lytton, journalist Natasha Kaplinsky, Emmerdale’s Roxanne Pallett, Coronation Street’s Sue Cleaver, and ex-Atomic Kitten Liz McClarnon.

Whatever It Takes For Christmas

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

Whatever It Takes – the charity that offers artworks and clothing designed by celebrities – have some great gift ideas for the coming holiday season.

The charity – which raises money for all sorts of charities, such as Adopt-A-Minefield, Anti-Slavery International, Breast Cancer Campaign, CARE, Children of the Andes, Children’s Medical Research Institute, Christian Children’s Fund, City at Peace, Comic Relief, Dreams Can Be Foundation, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Greenpeace and many more – is offering T-shirts designed by the Kaiser Chiefs and Bloc Party; rings designed by Robbie Williams, Ozzy Osbourne and Snoop Dogg; mouse pads from George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, and Coldplay; bed linen from Joss Stone; and a huge selection of plates and mugs designed by Bob Geldof, Paul McCartney, Ewan McGregor and many others.

To get your hands on one of these unique items – which would make the perfect gift – or to see the entire range, visit the Whatever It Takes website.