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Sport Relief Brings In The Charity Cash Mar 22, 2010

Britain has just hosted a weekend of sport and entertainment to benefit Sport Relief's work helping vulnerable people – and a whole bunch of celebrities were involved. More →

Antonio Banderas Named As United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Mar 18, 2010

The United Nations Development Programme has announced that Antonio Banderas will be its new Goodwill Ambassador for the fight against poverty. More →

Leeza Gibbons To Join Larry King At Magic Of Memories Charity Dinner Mar 18, 2010

Leeza Gibbons will once again host the annual Magic of Memories Dinner to benefit a number of worthy charities. More →

Wanda Sykes Joins Soles4Souls Campaign Mar 17, 2010

Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian and writer Wanda Sykes has teamed up with www.50KShoes.com to raise funds for Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity, and their ongoing relief efforts to the victims of the devastated country of Haiti. More →

Sport Relief To Hit British TV This Friday Mar 16, 2010

Sport Relief is back… and British TV viewers will be able to enjoy a weekend of entertainment for charity starting on Friday, March 19. More →

Stars Celebrate Twitter At Charity Gala Mar 16, 2010

A whole bunch of Twittering stars came out in Los Angeles on Friday, March 12, to celebrate the micro-blogging site for charity. More →

Celebrities Back A Massively Good Initiative Mar 16, 2010

Big names such as Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Susan Sarandon and will.i.am are backing the easiest way yet to contribute to the fight against AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and to improve maternal and child health care in developing countries: click on MASSIVEGOOD when booking an airline ticket on line or tell your travel agent to do so. More →

Ben Stiller Joins Artists For Peace And Justice Board Of Directors Mar 15, 2010

Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) has announced that it will merge with Ben Stiller's Haitian school initiative (HSI). More →

Bid On A Role In Next X-Men Film Mar 15, 2010

The creators of the action-packed X-men films are auctioning off a walk-on-role in the next installment of the highly successful film series as part the Worldwide Orphans Foundation charity auction on Charitybuzz.com. More →

Melissa Etheridge And Rob Thomas Join Live Earth Run For Water Mar 15, 2010

Live Earth has announced that two-time Grammy Award-winner and one-time Academy Award winner for Best Song for the Al Gore documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” Melissa Etheridge, and multi-platinum three-time Grammy Award-winner Rob Thomas, will perform live at the Los Angeles and Atlanta Dow Live Earth Run for Water events, respectively. More →

Stars Urge For Maternal Health In Amnesty Film Mar 13, 2010

Celebrities including Keira Knightley, Annie Lennox, James Purefoy and Beverley Knight have called on the UK Government to make maternal and newborn health a priority in its international development assistance in a new short film released by Amnesty International yesterday (12 March). More →

Annie Lennox Supports Minute For Mothers Campaign Mar 12, 2010

In a release from her official website, Annie Lennox is supporting the Minute for Mothers campaign, an initiative set up by a coalition of leading charities including Save the Children, White Ribbon Alliance, Oxfam, Amnesty International and Mumsnet, which is joining forces with politicians and celebrities this week to hold a minute for mothers across the world. More →

Celebrities Donate Items To World Wide Orphans Charity Auction Mar 11, 2010

A star-studded auction for World Wide Orphans has launched online at Charitybuzz, raising funds to transform the lives of millions of orphaned children around the world. More →

Red Hot Chili Peppers Create Crafts For A Cause Mar 10, 2010

Crafts – tiny little bits or tremendously spectacular monstrosities… no matter how much space they occupy, it’s no doubt that their handmade nature can steal many hearts. Crafts are one and only treasures, never replaced and never identical to any other items. Special. Unique. Pieces of art. More →

James Cameron Hosts Global Green Pre-Oscar Party Mar 9, 2010

On Wednesday March 4, the 7th Annual Global Green pre-Oscar party was held at the Avalon in Hollywood with host, director James Cameron. More →

Stars Come Out For Charity Cocktail Party Mar 8, 2010

Celebrities flocked to the March 6 ‘Montblanc Charity Cocktail’ event hosted by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in West Hollywood to benefit UNICEF. More →

Jackie Chan Named In Top Charity Givers List Mar 8, 2010

LookToTheStars.org congratulates Jackie Chan for being named as one of the most philanthropic people in Asia. More →

Coldplay Appeals For Chilean Earthquake Relief Mar 8, 2010

British band Coldplay used Twitter last week to encourage fans to support the Red Cross in its earthquake relief work in Chile – and fans responded in such numbers that they crashed the charity’s website! More →

Shakira Receives Charity Medal Mar 8, 2010

Shakira has once again received a medal from the U.N. labor agency for her charity work. More →

Annie Lennox To Walk The Bridge For Women Mar 8, 2010

To honor the resilience of millions of women survivors of war around the world, Women for Women International is hosting a global campaign called Join me on the Bridge on International Women’s Day: March 8, 2010. More →

Celebrities Play Hollywood Dominoes for Peace and Justice Mar 5, 2010

Celebrities en route to the Academy Awards this year will make a pit-stop beforehand to take part in the 3rd Annual Pre-Oscar Hollywood Domino Gala Benefiting Artists for Peace and Justice. More →

Join Amy Poehler At Worldwide Orphans Annual Benefit Mar 2, 2010

Comedian/actress Amy Poehler is set to host of The 5th Annual Worldwide Orphans California Benefit Reception benefiting the Worldwide Orphans Foundation, dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned children. More →

Pick Up Celebrity-Designed T-Shirt, Help Women Recover from War Mar 2, 2010

Actress Sienna Miller, shoe maestro Tamara Mellon, and nine other designers are working with Harper’s Bazaar to create t-shirts for charity. More →

Exclusive Photo Feature: Olympians' Hearts of Gold Feb 26, 2010

We have witnessed the amazing physical feats of the US Team in the Olympics, and now the Olympians want to share some of the other wonderful ways they use their time and strengths. Look To The Stars is honored to bring you news of their charity work, with thanks to NBC/USOC for providing the images. More →

NFL and TV Stars Play GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge Feb 25, 2010

The lines have been drawn for the GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge, and it’s time to visit www.GameStop.com/BattlefieldBC2 to pick your winners and enter for a chance to win prizes, including a grand prize of $10,000. More →

Celebrities Donate Items To Artists For Peace And Justice Charity Auction Feb 25, 2010

Artists for Peace and Justice – the Haitian earthquake charity supported by a host of stars – has partnered with popular online auction site charitybuzz.com for a special celebrity awards-themed auction that launched on February 24. More →

Shakira Launches Early Childhood Charity Initiative Feb 24, 2010

Grammy Award-winning artist Shakira and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick have launched a US$300 million joint initiative aimed at expanding development programs for young children in Latin America and the Caribbean. More →

Pete Wentz Named UNICEF Tap Project Ambassador Feb 23, 2010

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced that musician/entrepreneur and social philanthropist, Pete Wentz will be the national spokesperson for the 2010 UNICEF Tap Project. More →

Keith Urban Building Schools In Haiti Feb 22, 2010

Country singer Keith Urban spoke on the radio recently about a project he and his wife, actress Nicole Kidman, are involved in – building schools in Haiti. More →

Haiti Food Project: A Second Aid Benefit Concert Feb 22, 2010

The Haiti Food Project: A Second Aid Benefit Concert for sustainable food programs that feed and nourish the Haitian children and the communities they live in was held at the American Jewish University in Bel Air, California, earlier this month. More →