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Madonna Announces Concert For Peace In Tel Aviv Mar 21, 2012

Madonna and Live Nation Entertainment announced today that they will be adding a second show at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Aviv on May 31st. The added show has been declared by Madonna as a “Concert for Peace.” More →

Stars To Come Out For Sport Relief This Weekend Mar 21, 2012

Sport Relief Weekend is kicking off in the UK with a top class night of star studded TV on BBC 1 and 2 on Friday 23rd March and culminating on Sunday 25th with the nation turning out in force to run the Sport Relief Mile across the country. More →

Crosby, Stills And Nash To Donate Percentage Of Tour Proceeds To Charity Mar 21, 2012

Crosby, Stills and Nash (CSN) have announced an extensive U.S. summer tour, beginning early June and continuing through the end of September, with some of the proceeds going to charity. More →

Geena Davis To Host EPIC Awards For Women Leaders Mar 21, 2012

The White House Project – a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which works to advance a richly diverse, critical mass of women into leadership positions – has announced it will honor leaders in business, politics and popular culture at an event hosted by Geena Davis. More →

Spike Lee And Kyle Petty To Be Honored With Charity Helping Hand Awards Mar 21, 2012

On May 14, 2012, multi-faceted entertainer Steve Harvey and co-host Soledad O'Brien of CNN will host The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation Gala presented by Screen Gems in New York, honoring BET Networks’ Chairman and CEO Debra L. Lee, director/producer Spike Lee and best-selling author/activist Tonya Lee, Capital Preparatory Magnet School founder and CNN contributor Dr. Steve Perry, and Victory Junction Gang founders/NASCAR icons Richard and Kyle Petty, with The Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation’s Helping Hand Award. More →

Darius Rucker To Headline Charity Concert Mar 21, 2012

Darius Rucker will headline the ANNIKA & Friends at Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort evening concert on Sunday, May 13 beginning at 7 p.m. at Grand Boulevard in Destin, Florida. More →

Duchess Of Cambridge Praises Children's Hospice For Inspirational Work Mar 21, 2012

The Duchess of Cambridge gave her first official public speech this week, praising a children’s hospice for its “inspirational” work.

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Freddie Flintoff Achieves 14 World Records In 12 Hours For Charity Mar 21, 2012

Cricket legend Freddie Flintoff completed an epic BT Sport Relief Challenge with a bang this week, achieving 14 Guinness World Records in just 12 hours. More →

Wake Up With The Stars And Get Schooled Mar 20, 2012

The Get Schooled Foundation has announced that Victoria Justice, Brandy, Big Sean, Sean Paul, Terrence J and Rocsi have signed onto the Wake Up and Get Schooled campaign aimed at encouraging students to set a goal of getting to school every day. More →

James Denton Stands Up To Cancer With PSA Campaign Mar 20, 2012

James Denton will team with Stand Up To Cancer and Cancer Treatment Centers of America in an upcoming public service announcement, titled “Better Questions, Better Care,” that focuses on the importance of patient empowerment when confronted with a cancer diagnosis. More →

Gisele Bundchen Blogs Baby Elephants Mar 20, 2012

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has blogged about her recent visit to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust's headquarters in Nairobi National Park, where she spent time with baby elephants. More →

Bear Grylls' Thought Of The Day For Sport Relief Mar 20, 2012

Daredevil adventurer, television personality and Chief Scout, Bear Grylls will be curbing his wild ways and sharing his thoughts when he delivers BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day for Sport Relief. More →

Crystal Bowersox To Perform At Diabetes Fun Day And Health Fair Mar 20, 2012

Hope, health and harmony will combine at the second Walk with Walgreens Family Fun Day and Health Fair this weekend, where singer/songwriter Crystal Bowersox will give an acoustic performance, presented by LifeScan, Inc. makers of the OneTouch Brand of blood glucose monitoring systems for people with diabetes. More →

George Clooney Arrested During Sudanese Protest Mar 20, 2012

Actor and human rights activist George Clooney was arrested with his father and other protestors last week at the Sudanese embassy in Washington, DC. Not expecting to be arrested, they were demonstrating as part of a public awareness exercise about “Sudan’s weapons of mass starvation”. More →

Danny Glover Supports Microfinance Work In South Africa Mar 20, 2012

Danny Glover is supporting Shared Interest’s microfinance work in Southern Africa, and is on the Host Committee of the company’s 18th Annual Awards Dinner. More →

One Direction Joins Celebrity Charity Twitrelief Mar 19, 2012

Sport Relief has announced the return of Twitrelief, the online auction that gives the public the chance to buy incredible celebrity prizes. More →

Selena Gomez Blogs UNICEF Tap Project Mar 19, 2012

Selena Gomez has blogged about UNICEF's Tap Project 2012. More →

Duchess Of Cambridge Visits Charity With In-Laws Mar 19, 2012

The Prince of Wales was joined by The Duchess of Cornwall as he introduced The Duchess of Cambridge to the work of his charity The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts at Dulwich Picture Gallery in the UK last week. 

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Pete Seeger Covers Bob Dylan For Charity Mar 19, 2012

Today, March 19, is the exact 50th anniversary of the release of Bob Dylan's eponymous first album. The anniversary sees the release for charity of a digital single and music video of the classic Dylan song “Forever Young” by one of Dylan’s mentors – legendary folksinger/activist Pete Seeger. More →

Tom Hanks Joins Heidi Klum For Celebrity Charity Karaoke Mar 19, 2012

For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF gave celebrity supporters a reason to sing their hearts out alongside the electrifying Rickey Minor Band for the Playlist with the A-List karaoke benefit event on Thursday night. More →

Colin Firth And Emma Thompson Sign Pledge For Refugees Mar 19, 2012

Actors Colin Firth and Emma Thompson have joined over 10,000 people in calling for the government to ensure refugees fleeing persecution and conflict are protected in the UK. More →

Adrian Grenier Helps Auction Record Breaking Whisky For Charity Mar 19, 2012

An extremely rare bottle of Glenfiddich, the world’s most awarded Single Malt Scotch Whisky, sold at auction last week for a record breaking $94,000, in celebration of the brand’s 125th anniversary. More →

K9 Star Of The Artist To Hit The Red Carpet For Charity Mar 16, 2012

He’s the toast of this year’s award season, now Uggie, the Jack Russell star of this year’s Academy Award-winning silent film The Artist, will walk the red carpet and serve as a presenter at the only major award show where animals take center stage – The Humane Society of the United States’ 26th Genesis Awards. More →

Boyzone Singer Named As Charity Ambassador Mar 16, 2012

Singer songwriter, Mikey Graham, has been unveiled as the latest celebrity ambassador of national charity, Caudwell Children. More →

Creed's Scott Stapp Visits Tsunami Victims In Japan Mar 16, 2012

One year after Japan’s devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami, Grammy Award winner Scott Stapp – singer, songwriter, voice of Creed and founder of the Scott Stapp With Arms Wide Open Foundation, a charity organization dedicated to helping underprivileged children and families around the world – is visiting some of the worst hit areas this March to show support for continued recovery and revitalization and promote global support for Japan. More →

James Patterson Donates Books To Armed Forces Mar 16, 2012

This week, #1 bestselling author James Patterson and Little, Brown and Company are donating 200,000 copies of hardcover Patterson titles to the United States Armed Forces. More →

Join The Stars At The Advocate 45th Event For LGBT Mar 16, 2012

The stars will be out at the Beverly Hilton on March 29 for The Advocate 45th Presented by Lexus, an event that will celebrate the heroes and champions who have made significant strides in the LGBT community over the past 45 years. More →

Run/Walk With Jane Kaczmarek And Jaclyn Smith For Charity Mar 16, 2012

Actresses Jane Kaczmarek and Jaclyn Smith want you to join them on this year’s 5K Derby Day Run/Walk for AbilityFirst. More →

Christopher And Dana Reeve Foundation Launches New PSA Mar 16, 2012

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the nation’s leading nonprofit providing care to those living with paralysis and advancing research into treatments and cures for spinal cord injury, has unveiled “Reverse,” a public service announcement (PSA). More →

Jillian Michaels Unbottles America With SodaStream Mar 16, 2012

Jillian Michaels unveiled The SodaStream Cage Exhibit: “Unbottle America” on Saturday, March 10 during the International Home & Housewares Show in Chicago. More →