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Salman Rushdie And Michael Stipe To Host Charity Book Fair Feb 3, 2012

March 21 will see The Lunchbox Fund hold its annual Book Fair and auction – hosted by Salman Rushdie and Michael Stipe – at the Piedmonte Room, Del Posto. More →

WhyHunger Celebrates Successful Hungerthon Dec 15, 2011

2011 marks a banner year for WhyHunger with the most successful Hungerthon in the annual event’s 26-year history! Aided by its partners at SiriusXM, CBS Radio (including NYC’s WFAN 660 and WCBS 880), and charitybuzz, WhyHunger raised a record $764,000 for the fight against hunger and poverty, via its online auction and two-day radiothon. More →

Yoko Ono's Globe Of Goodwill Project Benefits Children With Disabilities Dec 8, 2011

Icelandic charity The Benefit Society of Children With Disabilities has launched its ninth Globe of Goodwill project – this time spearheaded by Yoko Ono, and titled “Draw Your Own Map.” The project sells hand blown glass ornaments decorated by Ono and celebrated Icelandic artists. More →

Celebrities Create Secret Postcards For Charity Nov 28, 2011

Leading names from the worlds of contemporary art, design, fashion and film donated a record 2,900 postcard size artworks to the Royal College of Arts annual RCA Secret event, which culminated in a massive sale in London in the weekend. More →

Imagine There's No Hunger With Yoko Ono Nov 3, 2011

On November 1st, Yoko Ono Lennon, Hard Rock International and WhyHunger invited the world to join them as they launched Imagine There’s No Hunger, a global campaign to raise awareness and funding for the fight against childhood hunger and poverty. More →

Charity To Benefit From John Lennon Celebrity Tribute Album Oct 27, 2011

Theatre Within has announced the November 15th release of a live album chronicling the sold out, star-studded 30th Annual John Lennon Tribute, Live from the Beacon Theatre NYC. More →

Paul McCartney Gets Behind Meat Free Cookbook Oct 25, 2011

A new cookbook inspired by the Meat Free Monday campaign – and featuring a foreword by Paul, Stella and Mary McCartney – has hit the shelves of bookstores in the UK More →

Stars Donate Clothes For Children's Hospital Events Oct 13, 2011

Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts is fronting a charity Clothes Throw to raise money for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal. More →

Stars Take Part In A Week Of Giving For Alicia's House Oct 3, 2011

Alicia's House Food Pantry closed out their week of celebrity charity events with donations totaling over fifty thousand dollars to help feed the needy. More →

Stars Support Clothes Throw For Charity Aug 16, 2011

Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts is fronting a new fashion campaign with a difference to raise money for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal. More →

Forty Years Ago Today - George Harrison's Concert For Bangladesh Aug 1, 2011

Forty years ago today, George Harrison took to the stage with a host of his celebrity friends for what is regarded as the first large scale multi-artist benefit concert – The Concert For Bangladesh. Look To The Stars Feature Editor Tim Saunders looks back at the climatic and political events that led up to the concert, and the on-going effects the show has had on celebrity charity events. More →

Stars Donate Items To Celebrity Charity Auction To Help Joplin Jun 16, 2011

A number of stars – including Johnny Depp, Yoko Ono, Patricia Arquette, Bono, Jeff Probst, Justin Timberlake, Eminem and Jack Johnson – have donated items to a great auction raising money for the people of Joplin, the Missouri town where an estimated 30% of the buildings were destroyed and over 150 people were killed by a tornado on May 22. More →

Stars Donate Shoes To Celebrity Charity Auction Jun 1, 2011

Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity, has announced a complete line-up of A-list celebrities who decided to take off their shoes for a good cause. More →

Stars Support Petition Against Sex Trafficking Of Children May 18, 2011

ECPAT UK and The Body Shop were joined by celebrity campaign supporter Martine McCutcheon on 12th May 2011 to hand over the Stop Sex Trafficking of Children and Young People Petition to the British prime minister at 10 Downing Street. More →

Stars Sign Bunnies For Celebrity Charity Easter Auction Apr 5, 2011

Kicking off National Autism Awareness Month, a whole bunch of celebrities have signed porcelain versions of the iconic Lindt Gold Bunny for a celebrity charity auction from premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt. More →

Hanson Leads Celebrity Charity Telethon For Japan Mar 20, 2011

Hanson used their appearance at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, last night to stage a 12-hour telethon for victims of Japan’s devastating tsunami. More →

Yoko Ono And Lou Reed To Play Celebrity Charity Concerts For Japan Mar 18, 2011

Two huge charity concerts are currently being organized to raise money for victims of the unfolding disaster in Japan. More →

Black Eyed Peas, Linkin Park, Blink-182 And More Send Celebrity Charity Support To Japan Mar 15, 2011

The Black Eyed Peas, Linkin Park and Blink-182 are some of the biggest names in rock, and have all pledged their support for Japan with special celebrity charity initiatives for victims of the disaster that has crippled the country. More →

Petra Nemcova, Yoko Ono And Boyz II Men Lend Celebrity Charity Support To Japan Mar 14, 2011

Petra Nemcova, Yoko Ono and Boyz II Men are urging fans around the world to donate to victims of the devastating tsunami that has killed an estimated 10,000 people in Japan. More →

Cyndi Lauper And Friends Celebrate John Lennon At Celebrity Charity Concert Nov 15, 2010

Driven by the fundamental belief that peace and change are possible through the universal language of music, the Playing For Change Foundation together with the support of Theatre Within have announced their plans to launch the POWER TO THE PEOPLE campaign. More →

Yoko Ono Donates Glasses To Celebrity Charity Auction Oct 6, 2010

Yoko Ono is just one of a number of A list stars who have donated something from their personal wardrobe to raise funds for Alder Hey Imagine Appeal. More →

X Factor Favorites Donate Clothes To Charity Auction Aug 19, 2010

X Factor favourites Alexandra Burke, Jedward, Olly Murs, Stacy Solomon and super stylish judge Dannii Minogue have given clothes to a charity auction which will benefit Alder Hey Imagine Appeal. More →

Judi Dench Donates James Bond Clothes To Charity Jul 20, 2010

Dame Judi Dench and Dame Shirley Bassey are the latest A-Listers to donate to Alder Hey Imagine Appeal’s Clothes Throw event being held in The Racquet Club in Liverpool in October. More →

Stylish Stars Support Charity With Celebrity Clothes Throw Jul 6, 2010

Dannii Minogue, Sienna Miller, Twiggy and Paloma Faith are just some of the celebrities who have donated an item from their own wardrobe to support Alder Hey Imagine Appeal’s second “Clothes Throw” event being held in Liverpool in October. More →

Leap Anywhere For Celebrity Charity Events Jun 24, 2010

Leap Anywhere – the home of doing good, having fun and getting rewarded – is the place to go if you are looking for charity events around the world. More →

Paul McCartney Inspires Hard Rock To Create Meat Free Monday Menu Jun 4, 2010

The Hard Rock Cafe in London has announced it will introduce a special menu inspired by Paul McCartney's Meat Free Monday campaign. More →

British Fashion Designer Visits Children's Cancer Unit May 27, 2010

British fashion designer Kirsty Doyle is visiting Alder Hey’s cancer unit to put on a creative t-shirt making workshop and get a chance to meet patients who are interested in fashion. More →

Olsen Twins Host Charity Art Auction May 17, 2010

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were spotted out-and-about in New York on Friday night, May 14, at the 12th Annual Art Auction for Free Arts NYC. More →

James Denton Joins Celebrities At Autism Charity Walk Apr 26, 2010

Desperate Housewives star James Denton joined Holly Robinson-Peete, Rodney Peete and Austin Anderson at the Los Angeles Walk Now for Autism Speaks event on Saturday, April 24. More →

Yoko Ono Named As Autism Charity Ambassador Apr 6, 2010

Yoko Ono became Autism Speaks' first global ambassador last week. More →