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Eddie Izzard Completes 43 Marathons For Charity Sep 16, 2009

British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard has completed his massive charity marathon challenge. More →

Mia Farrow Takes Message Of Hope To Cameroon Sep 16, 2009

The internationally acclaimed actress and humanitarian activist Mia Farrow arrived in Cameroon on Sunday with a message of hope for some of the most disadvantaged children in the country. More →

Trudie Styler To Fly Water Tanks To Ecuador Sep 15, 2009

Trudie Styler is behind a new clean water campaign in South America. More →

Band From TV To Launch New Epilepsy Site At Charity Gig Sep 14, 2009

Band From TV – the celebrity charity music group made up of stars from some of today’s most popular TV shows – is to play a special gig next month to launch a charity website set up by its founding member. More →

Double Donations For Eddie Izzard's Epic Charity Run Sep 10, 2009

Comedian Eddie Izzard is running over 1000 miles around the UK for charity, and an anonymous donor is helping every last mile count double. More →

Selena Gomez: UNICEF Ambassador Sep 10, 2009

Disney star Selena Gomez is now the United Nations Children Fund’s newest and youngest member. More →

Celebrities Sign Elephants For Project Zambi Sep 9, 2009

A host of celebrities have come together to be part of an online auction that features one-of-a-kind collectible elephant models. More →

50 Cent Takes Kids to 6 Flags Sep 2, 2009

Rapper 50 Cent spent the weekend bringing joy to kids from his native Queens neighborhood, despite New York authorities refusing him permission to play a secret show. More →

Kellie Pickler Launches Charity Shoe Initiative Aug 21, 2009

Kellie Pickler's affinity for shoes is well documented. Her 2006 debut single kicked a no-account-ex-boyfriend to the curb in “Red High Heels,” and her current, self titled album closes with “Going Out In Style,” which expresses her desire for her final resting place…having her ashes spread in shoe department of Saks Fifth Avenue. But Pickler, whose modest upbringing allowed for little more than the basics, understands the realities of living without. More →

Jimmy Carter Blasts Religious Discrimination Against Women Aug 20, 2009

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28). More →

Third Eye Blind Encourages Fans To Give Back Aug 18, 2009

Rock band Third Eye Blind hit back at an online leak of their latest album last week by asking all those who downloaded it to give to charity. More →

Arctic Monkeys Hide Golden Tickets In New Oxfam Single Aug 17, 2009

As previously reported, British band the Arctic Monkeys are to release their new single, Cry Lightening, exclusively through Oxfam shops. More →

Fans Inspired To Give By Jackie Chan Aug 14, 2009

A 14-year-old boy from The Netherlands has written a great story on Jackie Chan’s website about the lessons he has learned from the action star about charitable giving. More →

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Leads Diabetes Campaign Aug 13, 2009

Dwayne Johnson has joined with Novo Nordisk, a world-leader in diabetes care, and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), a leading charitable organization of the entertainment industry, to encourage families to get active together as a means to help prevent diabetes. More →

John Legend Goes Red For HIV/AIDS Aug 13, 2009

Grammy-Award winning artist and long-time (PRODUCT)RED supporter John Legend is joining with Gap to create an exclusive (RED)ZONE seating section for his concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City tonight, August 13. More →

Eunice Shriver's Charity Legacy Aug 12, 2009

Eunice Shriver – founder of the Special Olympics – has died at the age of 88. More →

President Obama To Award Medals Of Freedom Today Aug 12, 2009

President Obama has named 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom is awarded to individuals who make an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. More →

Bianca Jagger Joins Fight For ActionAid Aug 11, 2009

Environmental campaigner and former wife of Mick Jagger, Bianca Jagger and musician Nitin Sawhney stood alongside tribal activist Sitaram Kulisika of India’s Khondh people at British mining company Vedanta’s AGM late last month to protest against a proposal to open a massive bauxite mine on their spiritual homeland. More →

50 Cent To Perform Charity Concert Aug 10, 2009

Rapper 50 Cent is set to perform a benefit concert later this month at Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in New Jersey. More →

Barbra Streisand To Launch Massive Charity Auction Aug 6, 2009

Barbra Streisand is set to auction many of her personal items for charity. More →

Bono Talks World Hunger In Amsterdam Aug 5, 2009

U2 singer Bono recently took time out from his current world tour to get up-to-date on global hunger by meeting with World Food Programme (WFP) head, Josette Sheeran, in Amsterdam. More →

Eddie Izzard Runs For Sport Relief Aug 4, 2009

Comedian Eddie Izzard has just set out from London for a 1000-mile run to raise money for Sport Relief, which supports Comic Relief, a charity that helps vulnerable people in need both at home in the UK and abroad. More →

Arctic Monkeys Cry Lightening For Oxfam Aug 4, 2009

British band Arctic Monkeys will release their new single exclusively through Oxfam shops, with proceeds going to help the charity’s work around the world. More →

Green Day's Vegan Shoes Go To Charity Jul 31, 2009

Last month, Look To The Stars brought you the news that Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt had designed a new vegan shoe. Now we can reveal that he is donating all royalties from sales to shoe charity Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free shoes to people in need. More →

David Beckham To Dedicate Life To Family And Charity After Retirement Jul 30, 2009

David Beckham has revealed that he wants to dedicate his life to family and charity work when he retires. More →

Annie Lennox Blogs About South African Violence Jul 30, 2009

Annie Lennox recently visited South Africa for a concert to raise money for the SING Campaign, and has blogged about the violence between small township residents and police. More →

Katy Perry Rocks For Bono's AIDS Concerts Jul 30, 2009

Katy Perry rocked the Hammersmith Ballroom in New York on Tuesday, July 28, as part of the (RED)Nights concert series. More →

Ralph Fiennes’ Promise To Children In Good Times And Bad Jul 22, 2009

Actor Ralph Fiennes, UNICEF UK Ambassador, has made a small video on his promise to children. The video clip and his promise are in support of UNICEF’s Promise Me Campaign. More →

Laura Bush Joins World Vision Malaria Campaign Jul 21, 2009

Former U.S. first lady Laura Bush and Major League Baseball pitching legend Rick Sutcliffe have joined the advisory council of World Vision's “End Malaria” campaign. More →

Walter Cronkite's Charitable Life Jul 20, 2009

Television legend Walter Cronkite passed away after a long illness on Friday, July 17. More →