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Leo Messi Scores A Goal For UNICEF Aug 10, 2010

Leo Messi, renowned FC Barcelona and Argentina national team soccer player, completed his first field visit for UNICEF last month to highlight the milestones and challenges children in Haiti face six months after the earthquake. More →

Gorillaz And Refugee Children Refocus In Syria For Charity Aug 5, 2010

British band Gorillaz visited Syria last week, giving local refugee children the chance of a lifetime through UNICEF's Refocus program. More →

Radiohead Puts It Right For UNICEF Aug 5, 2010

Radiohead has donated their song Videotape to a new video for UNICEF's Put It Right campaign, which asks people to take five minutes of their time to protect children’s rights to childhood. More →

Pau Gasol Supports Children In Gaza Aug 4, 2010

NBA Superstar and UNICEF Spain Ambassador Pau Gasol delivered a video message to children in Gaza recently, throwing his support behind their attempt to shatter the current Guinness World Record in dribbling basketballs. More →

NBA Star Pau Gasol Visits Ethiopia For UNICEF Aug 3, 2010

LA Lakers star Pau Gasol was in Ethiopia recently with UNICEF to visit education, nutrition and child protection programs in the country. More →

Alyssa Milano Blogs About Charity Trip To Kosovo Jul 9, 2010

UNICEF Ambassador Alyssa Milano traveled to Kosovo in May to participate in the commemoration of World Children’s Day, and she has blogged about her experiences. More →

Angélique Kidjo Makes Charity Trip To Africa For UNICEF Jun 15, 2010

UNICEF ambassador Angélique Kidjo was in Soweto last week to take part in the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Concert, and used the chance to visit a community in Soweto that has suffered greatly from AIDS. More →

Robbie Williams Scores A Hit For UNICEF With Charity Soccer Jun 8, 2010

Woody Harrelson scored the winning goal in Sunday’s Soccer Aid football match to benefit UNICEF. More →

Shakira Launches Charity T-Shirt Collection Jun 8, 2010

Spain’s second largest exporter of fashion, MANGO, is launching a small collection of solidarity t-shirts with Shakira, inspired by the official FIFA World Cup anthem “Waka Waka”. More →

Simon Cowell Awarded For Charity Work May 24, 2010

Simon Cowell was honored with Variety - The Children's Charity's prestigious Humanitarian Award at the Variety World Conference at the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa on May 23. More →

Antonio Banderas Bottles Charity Scent May 21, 2010

Antonio Banderas is preparing to release his seventh men’s fragrance, ‘The Secret,’ this summer, and insisted that his passion for philanthropy be bottled along with it as well. More →

Michael McKean Wins $1 Million For Charity In Jeopardy Final May 10, 2010

Actor Michael McKean (“Laverne and Shirley” and star of Broadway’s “Superior Donuts”) prevailed as champion of the Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament during the weekend — winning $1 million for his charity the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF). This is the biggest amount ever awarded to charity in “Jeopardy!” history. It is also the largest single donation ever received by the IMF. More →

Jackie Chan Urges For Drought And Earthquake Charity Help Apr 27, 2010

Jackie Chan made a plea for charity while attending the Beijing Auto Show during the weekend. More →

George Clooney And Celebrity Friends Make Charity Donation To UNICEF Apr 21, 2010

Not On Our Watch, the international advocacy and grant making 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 $250,000 to support an innovative program to reduce maternal mortality in Southern Sudan. More →

Celebrities Play Jeopardy For Charity Apr 16, 2010

The Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Charity Invitational is well under way, and will be taping its semi-final and final rounds this weekend in Los Angeles. More →

Robbie Williams Makes Charity Trip To Haiti Apr 15, 2010

Robbie Williams was in Haiti with UNICEF this week to meet children affected by January’s devastating earthquake. More →

Robbie Williams Named As Charity Ambassador Apr 9, 2010

British singer Robbie Williams is helping a UK charity celebrate its 10th Anniversary by becoming an official ambassador. More →

Malaak Compton-Rock Releases Book on Volunteering Apr 7, 2010

With years of charity experience under her belt, Malaak Compton-Rock's new book containing tips for creating a better world is now available. More →

Shakira Launches Charity T-Shirts Mar 26, 2010

Shakira has unveiled a range of new T-shirts she has designed for charity. More →

Robbie Williams Announces Soccer Aid 2010 For Charity Mar 23, 2010

Robbie Williams has announced that his biannual Soccer Aid event to benefit UNICEF will be held on June 6 at Old Trafford in Manchester. More →

Melissa Etheridge And Rob Thomas Join Live Earth Run For Water Mar 15, 2010

Live Earth has announced that two-time Grammy Award-winner and one-time Academy Award winner for Best Song for the Al Gore documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” Melissa Etheridge, and multi-platinum three-time Grammy Award-winner Rob Thomas, will perform live at the Los Angeles and Atlanta Dow Live Earth Run for Water events, respectively. More →

Stars Come Out For Charity Cocktail Party Mar 8, 2010

Celebrities flocked to the March 6 ‘Montblanc Charity Cocktail’ event hosted by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in West Hollywood to benefit UNICEF. More →

Shakira Receives Charity Medal Mar 8, 2010

Shakira has once again received a medal from the U.N. labor agency for her charity work. More →

Exclusive Photo Feature: Olympians' Hearts of Gold Feb 26, 2010

We have witnessed the amazing physical feats of the US Team in the Olympics, and now the Olympians want to share some of the other wonderful ways they use their time and strengths. Look To The Stars is honored to bring you news of their charity work, with thanks to NBC/USOC for providing the images. More →

NFL and TV Stars Play GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge Feb 25, 2010

The lines have been drawn for the GameStop Battlefield Bracket Challenge, and it’s time to visit www.GameStop.com/BattlefieldBC2 to pick your winners and enter for a chance to win prizes, including a grand prize of $10,000. More →

Shakira Launches Early Childhood Charity Initiative Feb 24, 2010

Grammy Award-winning artist Shakira and World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick have launched a US$300 million joint initiative aimed at expanding development programs for young children in Latin America and the Caribbean. More →

Pete Wentz Named UNICEF Tap Project Ambassador Feb 23, 2010

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced that musician/entrepreneur and social philanthropist, Pete Wentz will be the national spokesperson for the 2010 UNICEF Tap Project. More →

Peter Buffett Joins Angélique Kidjo For Charity Single Feb 19, 2010

Emmy-award winning musician and philanthropist Peter Buffett has teamed up with UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and Grammy award-winning musician Angélique Kidjo, to release “A Song For Everyone” on February 12. 100% of proceeds from the sale of the song will benefit the Batonga Foundation, an organization founded by Angelique to advance education for girls in Africa. More →

British Stars Back Robin Hood Tax For Charity Feb 16, 2010

British actor Bill Nighy is fronting a campaign to introduce a global tax on banks’ financial transactions to fight poverty. More →

Angelina Jolie Lands In Haiti For Charity Visit Feb 9, 2010

Angelina Jolie was in the Dominican Republic earlier this week to visit survivors of the Haitian earthquake, and is now in Haiti to view the devastation and raise awareness of what still needs to be done to help. More →