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Zac Efron And Friends Stand Up To Cancer With Celebrity Charity PSA Aug 4, 2010

More than a dozen of Hollywood’s young stars have joined together for a new public service campaign called “Change The Odds,” in support of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), an initiative raising critical funds for innovative cancer research. The SU2C “Change the Odds” PSA launched online today and will be featured on the upcoming SU2C broadcast event on September 10. More →

Jake Gyllenhaal Stands Up To Cancer Jul 14, 2010

The Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) television event is set to air live and commercial-free on FOX, September 10, 2010, at 8p.m. EST & PST / 7 p.m. CST. Joining ABC, CBS and NBC, FOX will donate one hour of live simultaneous commercial-free primetime for the nationally televised September 10th fundraising special, to be broadcast from Los Angeles. More →

Matt Damon Honored By Save The Children For Charity Work May 24, 2010

Actor Matt Damon received Save the Children's Leadership Award at the annual Celebration of Hope event in Greenwich on Friday, May 21. More →

Stand Up To Cancer To Return With Second Celebrity Charity Telecast May 20, 2010

Two years after an historic fundraising telecast and the start of a groundbreaking grassroots movement, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will return to primetime television on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT, with a star-studded appeal to build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies that benefit patients. More →

Stars Stand Up To Cancer On Demand Dec 17, 2009

Comcast Corporation and Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) have joined together to create the first-ever video-on-demand (VOD) initiative Stand Up 2 Cancer On Demand to broaden awareness and raise critical funds for innovative cancer research. More →

Bono's Charity Auction Raises $42.6m for (RED) Feb 18, 2008

Sotheby’s was seeing red last week as Bono and artist Damien Hirst organized a Valentine’s Day auction of more than 60 works of art to raise funds for Bono’s (RED) charity. And by by the end of the night, the U2 frontman had rallied deep-pocketed bidders to make the AIDS charity auction a raging success to the tune of $42.6 million. More →

Celebrities Kept Busy With Charity Initiatives Jan 24, 2008

Philanthropic celebrities have been more than busy lately, helping charities through a series of unique and exciting initiatives and events. More →

Colbert's Cast on eBay Aug 29, 2007

Stephen Colbert's pain is set to bring relief to injured soldiers returning to the States. The Comedy Central news presenter broke his wrist during a fall, and has decided to make the best of the situation. More →