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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 →

Celebrities Raise Hope For Congo Jul 10, 2009

Selena Gomez, star of Disney Channels Wizards of Waverly Place, is busy with many other stars in the hope of raising awareness for the Congo. They are doing so through charity events and fundraising efforts for RAISE Hope For Congo. More →

Ante Up For Africa To Hit Las Vegas Tomorrow Jul 1, 2009

Ante Up For Africa will support Refugees International's efforts for the displaced people of Darfur and all of Sudan as part of its charity celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas on July 2, 2009. More →

Affleck, Damon and More To Ante Up For Africa Jun 22, 2009

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Brad Garrett, Mekhi Phifer, and top poker professional Phil Hellmuth have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament July 2 at the 40th annual World Series of Poker. More →

British Stars Sing For Palestinian Refugee Children Jun 19, 2009

Dozens of British celebrities were out in force at the Cafe de Paris in London last night for the annual Hoping’s Got Talent charity karaoke event. More →

Angelina Jolie Speaks At World Refugee Day Event Jun 19, 2009

At an event marking the launch of activities in the United States for World Refugee Day, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie appeared alongside UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres to call on the world to recognize millions of victims of conflict around the world not as a burden but as a potential gift. 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 →

Angelina Jolie: World Refugee Day PSA Jun 16, 2009

Angelina Jolie has recorded a PSA for World Refugee Day urging people not to ignore the plight of those forced to leave their homelands. 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 →

Andre Agassi Plays Charity Tennis In Paris Jun 8, 2009

Stefanie Graf and Andre Agassi joined young tennis talents from ten different countries to play eight matches in Paris on Saturday, June 6. 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 →

Scarlett Johansson Goes Barefoot For Charity Jun 1, 2009

This week is the Second Annual Barefoot Week, organized by Soles4Souls, and a host of celebrities are stepping forward to support it. More →

Wayans Brothers Launch Charity Auction May 29, 2009

The Wayans Brothers are well known for their numerous contributions to the comedy world. In addition to keeping fans of the spoofing genre in stitches, the siblings are donating their designer stitches including shirts, jeans, jackets, and sweaters to benefit children’s charities. More →

Annie Duke To Join Joan Rivers Impersonators For Charity Poker May 22, 2009

Fans of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice may need to do a double take on May 27th after seeing Annie Duke join forces with archrival Joan Rivers at a charity poker tournament in Las Vegas… well, kind of. More →

Stars To Hit The Tables For Ante Up For Africa Apr 27, 2009

PokerStars is proud to be hosting the first Ante Up For Africa (AUFA) Europe charity poker tournament, being held as part of the EPT Monte Carlo Grand Final tonight, April 27. More →

Michael Jordan Charity Auction Nets $110,000 Apr 21, 2009

On April 15, we ran a story announcing that the Chicago Bulls had teamed with Hunt Auctions to offer fans a chance to bid on historic Michael Jordan gear – including his locker – with all proceeds going to the Chicago Bulls’ charitable organization, the CharitaBulls. More →

Nicole Richie Raises Awareness About Atrocities Apr 17, 2009

Nicole Richie has posted a video on her website encouraging people to support two charities in their work raising awareness of atrocities in the Congo. More →

Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Head Back To The Charity Poker Table Mar 25, 2009

Actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are heading back to the poker table to raise money for charity. More →

Annie Duke Blogs About Celebrity Apprentice 2 Mar 10, 2009

Poker star Annie Duke is currently appearing on Celebrity Apprentice 2 to raise money for Refugees International, and she is blogging about her experiences. More →

George Clooney Blogs About Darfur Mar 9, 2009

George Clooney has long been a vocal advocate for the victims of genocide in Darfur. More →

Matt Damon Visits Zimbabwean Refugee Camp, Urges Answer to Humanitarian Crisis Mar 5, 2009

Matt Damon visited a Zimbabwean refugee camp in the South African border town of Musina on Tuesday. More →

Clooney and Obama Meet For Darfur Feb 26, 2009

Actor George Clooney's much anticipated meeting with American President Barack Obama took place this week, with great success. More →

LTTS Exclusive: Forest Whitaker & Hope North Dream for Uganda’s Children Feb 12, 2009

Look To The Stars’ Rachel Zeskind recently had the pleasure of being introduced to the amazing work of the Hope North Organization through a recent interview with Forest and Keisha Whitaker. She met up with them at the premiere of the documentary film Kassim the Dream, an event hosted by Hope North, CITI, and GQ Magazine’s Gentlemen's Fund. All of these dedicated hosts united for a heartfelt cause, the children of Uganda who have been stolen away, robbed of their innocence and youth and forced into the terrors of civil war. More →

Angelina Jolie Calls For Refugee Relief In Thailand Feb 6, 2009

Angelina Jolie was in Thailand this week as part of a UNHCR visit to discuss refugees. During her visit, she made an emotive plea to the Thai government, urging them to free thousands of Burmese refugees who have been held in camps for up to 20 years. More →

Take The Clothes From Celebrities' Backs For Awards Season Feb 3, 2009

February is already upon us and that can mean only one thing: the start of the Hollywood Awards Season! And to celebrate, Clothes Off Our Back is giving you the chance to bid on red carpet clothing and Hollywood memorabilia to raise money for charity. More →

Ben Affleck To Testify At Congressional Hearing About Congo Jan 28, 2009

Ben Affleck has accepted an invitation to testify at a congressional hearing about a documentary film he made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More →

Dave Eggers Still Committed To The Lost Boys Of Sudan Jan 22, 2009

A southern Sudanese creation story: At the beginning of the world, God made two men: the northern Arabs and the southern Dinkas. God said, “I wish to give you one gift. I can give you the cattle that you see before you, which can provide for you in many different ways, or I can give you the What.” More →

Forest Whitaker Brings The Dream To Los Angeles Jan 15, 2009

Forest Whitaker will host a special screening of Kassim The Dream, a multiple award-winning documentary based on the journey of a Ugandan child from child soldier to world champion boxer. More →

Celebrities Donate Dresses And Wine To Charity Auction Jan 14, 2009

Need a new dress for the upcoming Awards Season? Then why not bid on one of these items donated by Hollywood’s hottest stars and benefiting worthwhile charities? More →

Not On Our Watch Donates To Oxfam Jan 5, 2009

Not On Our Watch has announced a $500,000 grant to international aid agency Oxfam America to support their humanitarian response in eastern Chad, for victims of the violence in the Chad-Darfur region. More →