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Stars Announced For Red Nose Day USA 2016 May 5, 2016

Red Nose Day in the USA is back for the second year. More →

Nancy Lieberman Helps Amarillo Kids Create Dreams May 2, 2016

Amarillo area kids can now create their own dreams, as big as Texas, on a new DreamCourt basketball court. More →

Be A Force For Change With Star Wars Apr 27, 2016

Star Wars legend Mark Hamill and Star Wars: Force For Change have announced that the top fundraiser this week will win a trip to London where they will receive two tickets to attend Star Wars Celebration Europe and will also get to meet the Jedi himself. More →

WWE Launches Online Auction To Benefit Boys And Girls Clubs Of America Mar 23, 2016

WWE has announced the launch of this year’s Superstars for Hope, a global online auction on Charitybuzz.com, featuring unique, once-in-a-lifetime experiences to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America. More →

Open Season: Scared Silly Characters Join Smokey Bear To Promote Campfire Safety Mar 10, 2016

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) and Sony Pictures Animation have joined forces with the Ad Council, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters, the National Forest Foundation (NFF) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) to help raise awareness for Smokey Bear’s national wildfire prevention campaign, using #SmokeyBearHug. More →

Glenn Frey's Charity Legacy Jan 19, 2016

Glenn Frey – founding member of the Eagles – will be sorely missed in the worlds of music and philanthropy. More →

Red Nose Day USA Reveals How $23 Million Is Being Used To Help Children Dec 18, 2015

Following the tremendous fundraising success of the inaugural Red Nose Day USA, which aired on NBC in May and raised over $23 million, Comic Relief, Inc. announced that money raised is currently at work in all 50 U.S. states and in 15 countries internationally, helping to address the immediate needs of children and young people living in poverty. More →

Stars Support Toyota's #Selflessie Campaign Dec 10, 2015

Toyota has launched a new initiative, #Selflessie, which encourages Instagram users to ditch their typical selfie snapshots in favor of posting a “selfless selfie.” More →

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Launches New Alumni & Friends Club Sep 10, 2015

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), the nation’s #1 advocate for kids and teens, launched their new Boys & Girls Clubs – Alumni & Friends Club to engage its estimated 16 million Club Alumni. More →

Which NFL Player Gives The Most To Charity? Aug 27, 2015

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers won his second NFL MVP last year, but earlier in 2014 he won an even more significant award: the Athletes in Action’s Bart Starr Award, which is given annually to the player who best embodies character and leadership both on and off the field. More →

NBC To Support Charity With Red Nose Day Special Mar 23, 2015

Save the Children has been chosen by NBC and the “Red Nose Day” organization to be one of 12 poverty-fighting non-profits that will benefit from its three-hour comedy television event in May. More →

Giving Back Fund Raises $1.1 Million At Big Game Big Give Party Feb 23, 2015

The Giving Back Fund became the first charity to ever raise $1 million at the Super Bowl with its annual Big Game Big Give Party on January 31. More →

Mark Wahlberg And Michael Bay To Host Big Game Big Give Party Jan 29, 2015

Mark Wahlberg and Michael Bay will be among the hosts of this year’s Giving Back Fund’s Big Game Big Give party on January 31. More →

Dallas Cowboy Justin Durant Hosts Holiday Toy Drive Dec 23, 2014

Dallas Cowboys Linebacker and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame inductee Justin Durant hosted a private reception and toy drive at Olivella’s Neo Pizza Napoletana in Victory Park on December 15 to benefit The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas-Oak Cliff Club. More →

Steve Miller Band To Rock Charity Show Nov 25, 2014

Call him the Gangster of Love. Call him Maurice. Call him the Space Cowboy. Call for your Charity Preview tickets now because on Jan. 16, rock legend Steve Miller Band will perform at the largest single night fundraiser in the world: the North American International Auto Show’s Charity Preview. More →

WNBA Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman Helps Fund DreamCourt For Atlanta Youth Oct 23, 2014

The WorldVentures Foundation, the philanthropic arm of WorldVentures, and W.W. Woolfolk Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta collaborated last week for the opening of the city’s first DreamCourt. More →

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Sounds The Alarm For Kids In America Aug 5, 2014

During the weekend, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) launched Great Futures: the Campaign for America’s Kids by taking over Times Square, the Web and communities nationwide with a powerful message – “When school’s out, Clubs are in.” More →

Online Sale of Props From Disney's Maleficent to Benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America May 30, 2014

One Kings Lane, a leading online destination for the home, will sell 150 props from the set of Disney’s live-action epic Maleficent and all the proceeds from the sale will be donated to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. More →

Superman Hall Of Heroes Honors Those Who Make A Difference May 15, 2014

In a ceremony in New York’s Times Square yesterday, Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP) and DC Entertainment officially announced the launch of Superman Hall of Heroes, an online gift-giving portal that empowers consumers to honor their personal heroes – those who have made a positive impact on their lives or the lives of others. More →

Jennifer Lopez Returns to the Bronx for State Farm Neighborhood Sessions May 15, 2014

This summer, State Farm launches State Farm Neighborhood Sessions with the Bronx’s own Jennifer Lopez, A.K.A. Jenny from the Block, who will perform for the first time ever in her hometown borough. More →

Inaugural Tiger Woods Charity Playoffs To Benefit Local Youth Charities Apr 2, 2014

The Tiger Woods Foundation has announced the Tiger Woods Charity Playoffs, a yearlong amateur golf series to begin in 2014. The event combines competition with fundraising and helps build awareness for the Tiger Woods Foundation and local youth charities. More →

Shaquille O'Neal To Host SHAQ-a-CLAUS Event Today Dec 23, 2013

Former Los Angeles Lakers Center, NBA legend, and philanthropist Shaquille O'Neal will host SHAQ-a-CLAUS on Monday, December 23 at the Boys & Girls Club of Venice. More →

Exclusive: Ne-Yo Talks Charity, Music And Christmas Dec 5, 2013

Grammy Award winning artist Ne-Yo walked into the gymnasium at the Challengers Boys & Girls Club in South Central Los Angeles on December 3, and was met by over 500 excited kids during his Compound Foundation's 6th Annual Giving Tour. More →

Nick Cannon Hosts Star-Studded HALO Awards Nov 19, 2013

Enrique Iglesias, Fall Out Boy, Austin Mahone, Dax Shepard, Darren Criss, Kevin Jonas, Nikki Reed, Chloe Bennet and Jennette McCurdy were among the celebs who joined host Nick Cannon in honoring four extraordinary teens at the fifth annual TeenNick HALO Awards, Sunday, Nov. 17, at 8 – 9:30 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for the west coast) on Nick at Nite. More →

Sheryl Crow To Perform At Charity Preview Gala Nov 15, 2013

Organizers of the North American International Auto Show today added to the growing excitement surrounding the upcoming show by announcing that singer, songwriter Sheryl Crow will perform at the black tie Charity Preview gala, Jan. 17, at Cobo Center, in Detroit. More →

Josh Hutcherson To Attend Nick Cannon's HALO Awards Nov 5, 2013

Josh Hutcherson, Queen Latifah, Chris Paul and Shay Mitchell join creator, host and executive producer Nick Cannon in honoring four exceptional teens in the fifth annual TeenNick HALO Awards. More →

Ne-Yo and Olympic Legends Support Day for Kids Sep 9, 2013

Imagine seeing Grammy award-winning singer Ne-Yo in a tug-of-war with Olympic Legends Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Gail Devers on his side – and all 3 of them losing to a group of kids from the Boys & Girls Club! More →

Don Cheadle Joins Stars For Cedric The Entertainer's Charity Golf Aug 15, 2013

Cedric the Entertainer was pleased to announce the launch of The Inaugural Cedric The Entertainer Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday, August 12 at the world class Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. More →

Cedric The Entertainer To Host Celebrity Charity Golf Aug 6, 2013

Cedric the Entertainer is pleased to announce the launch of The Inaugural Cedric “The Entertainer” Celebrity Golf Classic on Monday August 12 at the world class Spanish Hills Country Club in Camarillo. More →

Shaq O'Neal Runs Obstacle Course For Charity Aug 5, 2013

Retired NBA Legend Shaquille O'Neal and his mom Lucille sounded the morning alarm — literally — as part of one of the Largest Wake Up Calls on Thursday, August 1st in New York City. More →