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Pediatric Patients Meet With First Lady to Advocate for Children's Hospitals Nov 18, 2014

Fifty-four pediatric patients from every state, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico visited with First Lady Michelle Obama on Monday while raising awareness for children’s hospitals. More →

Scotland And England Unite To Protect Children From Ebola Nov 18, 2014

An urgent television appeal to help protect children in danger from the deadliest ever Ebola outbreak will be broadcast during the Scotland v England international on Tuesday night to raise money for UNICEF's Emergency Ebola Appeal. More →

New Sesame Muppet Gives Support To World Toilet Day Nov 18, 2014

November 19 is World Toilet Day, a day to raise awareness about all people who do not have access to a toilet – despite the human right to water and sanitation – and a new Sesame Street Muppet is inviting children to help. More →

Soccer Aid 2014 Raises Record Breaking £6,525,072 For UNICEF Nov 17, 2014

UNICEF UK can today announce that Soccer Aid 2014, broadcast on ITV, has raised a final total of £6,525,072 for its vital work to save children’s lives around the world. More →

NASCAR Legends Jeff Gordon And Ray Evernham Restore Iconic Stock Car For Charity Nov 14, 2014

Velocity, Barrett-Jackson and Jeff Gordon, Inc. announced this week during VELOCITY LIVE at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas that NASCAR racing legends, Jeff Gordon and Ray Evernham will auction off a 1999 No. 24 Pepsi Chevrolet Monte Carlo used in their final season working together during the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction in 2015. More →

Ice-T And Coco Honor Military Dogs Nov 13, 2014

On Tuesday November 11th, Veteran, Rapper & Television Star Ice-T & his wife Coco joined Veterans Advocate Lois Pope and Robin Ganzert, PhD, President & CEO of the American Humane Association as they honored four-legged military heroes during the 2014 Veterans Day Parade in NYC. More →

Project Perpetual Event Raises $5.5 Million For Global Childhood Vaccines Nov 13, 2014

On Friday, Project Perpetual hosted its inaugural Dinner & Auction of new works by Contemporary Artist Jeff Koons to help provide children around the world with live-saving vaccines. More →

Billie Jean King To Be Honored At Elly Awards Nov 12, 2014

The Women’s Forum of New York will present The 4th Annual Elly Awards Luncheon benefiting The Education Fund of the Women’s Forum on Monday, November 17 at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. More →

Garth Brooks Visits Children's Hospitals And Clinics Of Minnesota Nov 11, 2014

Friday afternoon, Garth Brooks visited the St. Paul campus of Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota to dedicate the Child Life Zone — a therapeutic play area for patients, siblings and families. More →

Stars To Take Part In Celebrity Paintball Tournament Nov 11, 2014

PEACEFund will host its star-studded 1st annual paintball tournament next month in an effort to raise awareness and funds for children’s causes and support children plagued by troubling issues. More →

Sting Surprises Guests At Freedom Award Dinner Nov 10, 2014

The International Rescue Committee hosted its annual Freedom Award Dinner last week, raising more than $4.5 million to support the organization’s lifesaving humanitarian aid work around the world. More →

Fame & Philanthropy Event Set For Academy Awards Weekend Nov 10, 2014

Fame & Philanthropy announced plans today to produce the 2nd Annual Fame & Philanthropy event which will take place on the weekend of the 87th Annual Academy Awards. More →

Tickets For Macklemore Charity Meet-And-Greet In Seattle Nearly Sold Out Nov 10, 2014

There weren’t that many tickets to begin with – but now, just a few dozen remain for an exclusive meet-and-greet with Grammy Award-winning musician Macklemore. More →

United Nations Foundation Supports Women's Entrepreneurship Day Nov 7, 2014

The inaugural Women’s Entrepreneurship Day (WED) will take place on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. More →

Facebook Helps Fight Ebola Nov 7, 2014

Facebook has announced an exciting new initiative to help fight Ebola. More →

United For UNICEF Gala Dinner Raises £210,000 Nov 6, 2014

Louis van Gaal led the Manchester United first-team and celebrity guests as the 15th annual United for UNICEF Gala Dinner raised a record £210,000 for the world’s leading children’s organisation this week. More →

Book Review - John Cleese: So, Anyway... Nov 6, 2014

When we think of John Cleese, we may think of silly walks, ex parrots or even A Fish Called Wanda. We may ask ourselves who started the war. Or the correct way to make a Waldorf Salad. But John Cleese – that master of comedy and legend of Monty Python, Fawlty Towers and laughter in general – is much more than that. He is also very tall. More →

A Magical Evening To Celebrate The Lives Of Christopher Reeve And Robin Williams Nov 6, 2014

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation announced today that it will host its annual “A Magical Evening” Gala on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at Cipriani Wall Street. More →

Hunger Is Awards $1.3 Million To 198 Local Hunger Charities Nov 5, 2014

The Safeway Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) have announced that Hunger Is, their joint charitable initiative to fight childhood hunger in America, has awarded over $1.3 million in grants to 198 local charities to connect hungry children living in neighborhoods to healthy food throughout the country. More →

Share The Sound Of An AIDS Free Generation Nov 4, 2014

The Coca-Cola Company, in partnership with (RED), invites people from all over the world to join efforts to help end mother-to-child transmission of HIV with the launch of a new campaign, titled “SHARE THE SOUND OF AN AIDS FREE GENERATION”. More →

London Reveals The Paddington Bear Trail Nov 4, 2014

VisitLondon.com, the NSPCC and STUDIOCANAL have revealed 15 of the much anticipated statues for The Paddington Bear Trail ahead of the unique bear artworks that will go on display across London from Tuesday 4 November. More →

International Rescue Committee To Host Freedom Award Dinner Nov 4, 2014

The International Rescue Committee will host its annual Freedom Award Dinner to support the organization’s lifesaving humanitarian aid work around the world on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. More →

Ne-Yo Honored At Children's Rights Benefit Nov 3, 2014

On Wednesday, October 29th, Ne-Yo and his foundation, The Compound Foundation, were honored at Children’s Rights 9th Annual Benefit for his commitment to benefitting those growing up in foster care and group homes. More →

Stars Support Save The Children Christmas Jumper Day Nov 3, 2014

A number of stars have popped on a pullover and posed for photographs in their festive woollies to mark their support for Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day campaign. More →

Celebrities Attend UNICEF UK Halloween Ball Nov 3, 2014

Long-standing UNICEF UK Ambassador Jemima Khan joined guests Suki Waterhouse, Tinie Tempah, Hugh Grant, Guy Ritchie, Naughty Boy and Emeli Sande at Unicef UK’s star–studded Halloween Ball on Thursday, raising vital funds to help protect Syria’s children from danger. More →

Bill Gates: We Can Eradicate Malaria Within a Generation Nov 3, 2014

In his latest blog entry, Bill Gates lays out the roadmap for eliminating the threat of malaria globally, and suggests the goal is in sight. More →

UK Footballers Team Up With UNICEF For One Goal Oct 31, 2014

The UK’s top football players today take on their most challenging opponent yet as the England Footballer’s Foundation (EFF) team up with UNICEF, the world’s leading children’s organisation, in a new four year partnership that will help tackle malaria; a disease that still claims the life of a child every thirty seconds. More →

Big Stars To Perform Songs By The Who For Teenage Cancer Trust Oct 30, 2014

The Who hits 50 at Shepherds Bush Empire on November 11 with a special star-studded gig featuring some of the biggest names in music performing Who songs for the Teenage Cancer Trust. More →

Join Chelsea Clinton And Christy Turlington Burns For Twitter Q&A Oct 29, 2014

On October 29th at 2 PM ET, Chelsea Clinton and Christy Turlington Burns, founder of Every Mother Counts, a non-profit organization dedicated to making pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother, will host a Twitter Q&A via @ClintonFDN on the state of maternal health around the globe. More →

Holby City Star Helps Open King’s Variety Children’s Unit Oct 28, 2014

On 14th October, Hugh Quarshie, star of the BBC One medical drama Holby City, met with patients, doctors and nurses at King’s College Hospital, to officially open the new Paediatric Short Stay Unit (PSSU). More →