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Harry Potter To Spin Magic For Comic Relief Jul 20, 2009

Two Harry Potter spin-off books are to be reprinted, with some of the proceeds going to charity. More →

Christina Aguilera Becomes Spokesperson For World Hunger Relief Charity Jul 17, 2009

Christina Aguilera is giving hunger a powerful voice by becoming the global spokesperson for World Hunger Relief. More →

Irish Singers Unite For Charity Jul 17, 2009

Two well known Irish singers have teamed up for charity. More →

Matt Damon Joins Entourage For Charity Jul 14, 2009

Matt Damon will make a cameo appearance on the latest season of Entourage to promote a charity he is involved with. More →

George Clooney Puts Star Power To Work Jul 14, 2009

George Clooney is using his box office appeal to garner a financial boost for the people of L’Aquila, Italy. More →

Bono Writes About Obama's Visit To Ghana Jul 13, 2009

ONE Campaign co-founder Bono put pen to paper for the New York Times last week about President Obama's historic visit to Ghana during the weekend. More →

The Killers Launch Video Against Sex Trafficking Jul 13, 2009

Rockers The Killers have partnered with UNICEF and USAID to produce a music video that dramatically highlights the dangers and impact of trafficking for sexual exploitation, particularly for young women. More →

Celebrities Make Their Mark For Save The Children Jul 8, 2009

Celebrities including KT Tunstall, Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and Franz Ferdinand front-man Alex Kapranos are calling on G8 leaders meeting in Italy this week to stop millions of children dying from preventable diseases. More →

Soap Stars To Join Celebrity Charity Trip To Kenya Jul 3, 2009

Three of Daytime TV’s biggest stars – Susan Lucci (“All My Children”), Anthony Geary (“General Hospital”) and Kelly Monaco (“General Hospital)” – will travel to Kenya next month with Feed the Children, an international, non-profit relief organization that supports more than 100,000 children in Kenya’s slums. More →

Neil Finn Gathers Musical Friends For Charity Album Jun 30, 2009

Crowded House singer Neil Finn is behind a new charity album that aims to raise money for Oxfam. More →

Warren Buffett Lunch Auction Raises $1.68 Million Jun 30, 2009

In an update to last week’s story about Warren Buffett’s annual charity dinner auction, we can now reveal that one lucky bidder handed over $1.68 to share a meal with the billionaire. More →

Courteney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Sheryl Crow Campaign for Congolese Women’s Rights Jun 29, 2009

OmniPeace, a Los Angeles-based fashion brand that donates 25% of its profits towards efforts to end extreme poverty in Africa by 2025, has launched a new campaign, Stamp Out Violence Against Women and Girls of the Congo. More →

LTTS Exclusive: An Interview With Yaya DaCosta Jun 23, 2009

America’s Next Top Model runner-up Yaya DaCosta recently told Look To The Stars about the causes important to her, showing both her eloquence and deep understanding of what one person can do to make a difference. More →

Annual Buffett Lunch Auction Bidding Hits $75,000 Jun 23, 2009

Each year around June, former World’s Richest Man Warren Buffett auctions off the opportunity to dine with him, and the well-heeled winners’ bids go straight to charity. More →

Mary Portas and Grazia Magazine Open "Living and Giving Shop" in London Jun 22, 2009

Having spent 6 months working intensively with the charity sector, Mary Portas, Britain’s leading retail guru, came to a singular and focusing conclusion. Rather than taking advantage of the economic downturn to prosper, the vast majority of 5500 Britain’s charity shops had become smelly places products go to die. More →

Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Donate To Refugees In Pakistan Jun 18, 2009

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million to help refugees in Pakistan. More →

Bruce Springsteen Donates Tickets To World Hunger Year Jun 18, 2009

Bruce Springsteen is set to be one of the last acts to ever play at Giants Stadium, and now is your chance to bid on tickets to help charity. More →

John Legend Headlines Four Seasons Of Hope Gala Jun 17, 2009

Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope, a goodwill program benefiting children and families, held its eighth annual celebrity gala last night at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. More →

Buy Guitar String Bracelets And Support Charity Jun 16, 2009

Music fans now have the chance to wear their love of Rock on their sleeves for charity. More →

David Carradine's Food 4 Africa Legacy Jun 16, 2009

David Carradine, star of the television show Kung Fu and a plethora of films, passed away on June 3rd, 2009, aged 72 years old. More →

Celebrities Do Whatever It Takes For Charity Jun 15, 2009

A huge selection of celebrity-designed bags and T-shirts are currently available at the UK’s premiere celebrity charity auction website, Buy Once Give Twice. More →

Bob Geldof Launches One Campaign Report On G8 Jun 12, 2009

A host of leaders and stars helped launch the ONE Campaign's DATA Report in London yesterday. More →

Matt Damon Seeks Support With Petition Jun 12, 2009

Actor Matt Damon is encouraging people to join him in signing a petition asking senators to cosponsor the Durbin-Corker Water for the World Act of 2009. More →

Tim McGraw And Faith Hill To Perform For Country United Jun 11, 2009

The American Country singer and actor Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill will perform during Country United, a two-day event comprised of the Partnership for Military Medicine Symposium and the Country United Gala. The events will take place on November 6 & 7, 2009, in Washington , D.C., to support the United States’s wounded warriors. More →

Wyclef Jean To Be Honored By World Hunger Year Jun 8, 2009

Wyclef Jean will receive a special award for helping impoverished communities at this year’s World Hunger Year (WHY) Chapin awards. More →

Bob Geldof Explains His Turning Points Jun 5, 2009

Sir Bob Geldof has revealed some of the turning points in his life that led to his charity work. More →

New York To Host First Mandela Day Concert Jun 5, 2009

New York takes world center-stage next month when the city hosts the inaugural ‘Mandela Day.’ More →

George Clooney Leads UNICEF Donation Jun 3, 2009

Not On Our Watch, the international advocacy and aid organization founded by actors George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, producer Jerry Weintraub and human rights lawyer David Pressman, has awarded the U.S. Fund for UNICEF a grant of $438,000 to assist at-risk Zimbabwean refugee children living on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border. More →

Roger Moore Speaks Out About Child Abuse Jun 3, 2009

Former James Bond Roger Moore was in Germany this week to publicize a new report on child abuse published by UNICEF. More →

LTTS Exclusive: An Interview With Nicole Beharie Jun 2, 2009

Nicole Beharie is best known for her roles in American Violet with Alfre Woodard, and most recently The Express. She’s a passionate philanthropist using her education as a Julliard graduate to give other children a voice to express themselves and tell their stories through the arts and other activities with ASTEP (Artists Striving To End Poverty). More →