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TV Doctor Joins Charity Campaign For Young Girls Sep 17, 2010

Lisa Masterson, medical doctor, television personality and women’s health advocate, announced today that she will join the United Nations Foundation's Girl Up campaign as a global champion for adolescent girls. More →

Kylie Minogue To Host amfAR Charity Gala In LA Sep 16, 2010

Kylie Minogue will host the Los Angeles Inspiration Gala for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) on October 27. More →

Jackie Chan Donates To Mudslide Relief Sep 16, 2010

Jackie Chan marked his appearance at the Shanghai World Expo last week by donating 1 million RMB (US$148,000) to victims of a recent disaster in China. More →

Stars To Take Part In Celebrity Charity Bowling Challenge Sep 15, 2010

Kiki Shepard will once again host a group of her celebrity friends for a very special bowling challenge to raise awareness of Sickle Cell Disease this week. More →

Celebrities Want More Birthdays For Cancer Charity Sep 14, 2010

The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, today announced details of a unique new campaign that marks the next phase of the Society’s movement for More Birthdays. More →

Fergie Walks For Charity In Santa Barbara Sep 14, 2010

Fergie, six-time Grammy Award winner and Avon spokesperson, was a special guest at the eighth annual Los Angeles-area Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Santa Barbara, CA, on September 11-12. More →

Maria Bello To Be Honored For Charity Work Sep 14, 2010

The Rado Unlimited Spirit Awards this week will honor the innovative and inspirational people who challenge definitions and boundaries through their art, work and philanthropic initiatives. This fall, Rado will present the Unlimited Spirit Award to three outstanding individuals who embody true Unlimited Spirit – actress and activist Maria Bello; architect and environmentalist David Hertz; and director, writer and producer Paul Haggis. More →

Teri Hatcher Completes Second Triathlon For Charity Sep 13, 2010

Teri Hatcher once again competed in the Nautica Malibu Triathlon for charity over the weekend. More →

Scott Baio To Celebrate 50th Birthday With Charity Party Sep 13, 2010

Scott Baio will celebrate his 50th birthday this month, and is holding a special charity party to mark the occasion. More →

Taylor Lautner Wins Lawsuit And Donates Proceeds To Charity Sep 10, 2010

Taylor Lautner, heartthrob Jacob Black from Twilight, has donated the $40,000 he won in a lawsuit to a charity with whom he has had a longstanding relationship. More →

Hollywood Starlets To Be Honored For Charity Work Sep 9, 2010

A host of Hollywood’s most powerful women will be honored by Variety this month for their charity work. More →

Michael J. Fox Foundation Awards Grant For Parkinson's Drug Study Sep 9, 2010

Addex Pharmaceuticals Ltd has announced that it has been awarded a $900,000 grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) to help fund a Phase II study of a new drug – ADX48621 – for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. More →

Jerry Lewis Telethon Exceeds Charity Expectations Sep 8, 2010

After 21 ½ hours of great entertainment and powerful appeals, the final timpani rolled and confetti fell on the 2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon which raised $58,919,838 in contributions and pledges to advance the research and service programs of the Muscular Dystrophy Association. More →

Ted Turner To Join Annie Lennox At Social Good Summit Sep 8, 2010

On September 20, as global leaders head to New York for United Nations Week – including a historic summit on global issues known as the “Millennium Development Goals” (MDGs) and the annual General Assembly – Mashable, 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation will bring together leaders from the digital industry, policy and media worlds for a groundbreaking Social Good Summit focused on how technology and social networks can play a leading role in addressing the world’s most intractable problems. More →

Patrick Dempsey Adds Cycling Stars To Charity Event Sep 7, 2010

Actor Patrick Dempsey has made some exciting announcements about his second annual charity cycling event. More →

Martin Bell Makes Charity Trip To Yemen Sep 6, 2010

UNICEF UK Ambassador for Humanitarian Emergencies Martin Bell witnessed the horrifying impact of conflict on children when he visited northern Yemen recently. Fighting between government and rebel forces has raged in the region for several years, displacing thousands of families. More →

Olympic Gymnast And Actress Joins Charity Board Sep 6, 2010

Two-time Olympic gymnast and Tony nominated actor Cathy Rigby has joined the board of directors for Discovery Arts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing music, art, dance and drama to hospitalized children with cancer, serious blood disorders and life threatening illness. More →

Buzz Aldrin Backs Xbox Charity Initiative In Australia Sep 3, 2010

Xbox Australia has just announced a partnership fundraising campaign with the Make-A-Wish Foundation that will see proceeds from the sale of Halo Reach avatars and the Halo Wireless headset for the highly anticipated game on Xbox 360, Halo Reach, go to helping the charity grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. More →

Stars Back Jerry Lewis Telethon With Charity Auction Sep 2, 2010

To celebrate Jerry Lewis' Labor Weekend telethon for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, charity auction site BiddingForGood.com has some fantastically massive celebrity items going under the hammer. More →

Snoop Dogg Designs Coffee Cup With A Cause For Charity Sep 2, 2010

7-Eleven, Inc. has scored Snoop Dogg, a global superstar, as the fourth designer in their charitable “Coffee Cup With A Cause” program. More →

Slip Into George Clooney's Tux For Charity Sep 2, 2010

To celebrate George Clooney's Bob Hope Humanitarian Award – awarded at the Emmy’s this week – ClothesOffOurBack.org is offering you a selection of his tuxedos for charity. More →

Christie Brinkley To Be Honored For Smile Train Charity Work Sep 2, 2010

Iconic celebrity and philanthropist Christie Brinkley will receive the 2nd Annual HBA “Positively Beautiful” Award from HBA Global Expo for her active support of children’s charity Smile Train and its mission. More →

Jerry Lewis Announces 2010 Charity Telethon Sep 1, 2010

The Muscular Dystrophy Association has announced that plans for its 2010 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon are almost complete, and the 21 1/2-hour live show is going to be spectacular. More →

Lucy Lawless Leads Celebrity Charity Auction In New Zealand Sep 1, 2010

Spartacus star Lucy Lawless is one of many stars in New Zealand who have donated items to a fantastic new charity auction. More →

Imogen Heap And Richard Branson Take Part In Charity Telethon For Pakistan Aug 31, 2010

Join Imogen Heap, Sir Richard Branson and friends online, in a very spontaneous ‘get together’ with live music and open discussion, as they raise funds to benefit the victims of the recent devastating floods in Pakistan. More →

Ewan McGregor Urges Fans To Help Pakistan Aug 31, 2010

Long time UNICEF UK Ambassador and actor Ewan McGregor has launched a compelling video appealing to the UK public to help in whatever way they can to help Pakistan’s children whose lives have been devastated by the floods. The video will be shown online and as a TV appeal. More →

Clay Aiken Asks Fans To Donate To Pakistan Aug 30, 2010

Clay Aiken has recorded a video for UNICEF, calling on fans to lend a hand in any way they can to help those affected by Pakistan’s devastating floods. More →

Ivanka Trump Designs Charity Bracelet Aug 27, 2010

Heiress Ivanka Trump has unveiled her bracelet design for Girl Up, a new campaign launched by the United Nations Foundation. More →

Stars Join Club Charity Aug 27, 2010

ClubCharity.com, an online auction site for celebrity and corporate charitable giving founded by CharityBids.org and visionary entrepreneur Robert L. Johnson, today announced its launch in Canada through a partnership with Toronto Blue Jays centerfielder Vernon Wells. More →

Annie Lennox To Talk Charity At Social Good Summit Aug 26, 2010

Annie Lennox will join CNN founder Ted Turner and (RED) CEO Susan Smith Ellis at the 2010 Mashable and 92Y Social Good Summit in New York on September 20. More →