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Augie's Quest 10 Year Reunion Bash Raises More Than $1.8 Million for ALS Research Mar 19, 2015

With support from loyal sponsors and dedicated fitness professionals, the Augie’s Quest 10 Year Reunion Bash exceeded its own expectations by raising more than $1.8 million for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) research on Friday, March 13. More →

Chelsea Clinton Talks No Ceilings Mar 19, 2015

Chelsea Clinton needs your help in making full participation a reality for women and girls around the world. More →

Kevin Nealon To Host Benefit Concert For Jeff Jones Mar 19, 2015

Kevin Nealon is to host a benefit concert for songwriter/musician Jeff Jones. More →

Lights Camera Cure – A Hollywood Dance Marathon Mar 19, 2015

The Hollywood Dance Marathon steps up its fundraising efforts with the 4th annual charity benefit on March 21, 2015. More →

Pharrell Williams: Happy Planet = Happy People Mar 18, 2015

In a year when the world is coming together to support a new set of global goals – the most comprehensive attempt in history to fight poverty and create prosperity while protecting people and the planet – Pharrell Williams is partnering with the United Nations Foundation, with support from Google, to move people to take action on the United Nations’ International Day of Happiness on Friday, March 20, with an emphasis on reaching out to young people and engaging them on the issue of climate change. More →

Stars Hit The Slopes For Operation Smile Mar 18, 2015

Stars lent their support this weekend for Operation Smile's 4th Annual Celebrity Ski and Smile Challenge presented by The Nerd Machine. More →

Seth Rogen's Hilarity For Charity Gives In-Home Care To Families Living With Alzheimer's Disease Mar 18, 2015

More than 130 families coping with Alzheimer’s disease will now receive much-needed support thanks to the Hilarity for Charity and Home Instead Senior Care Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Relief Grant Program. More →

No Doubt And Sia To Perform At Los Angeles LGBT Center's An Evening With Women Mar 18, 2015

The Los Angeles LGBT Center announced today that international music superstars No Doubt and Sia will both perform intimate acoustic sets and Emmy Award-winning actress and comedian Sarah Silverman will perform a stand-up routine at the annual An Evening with Women celebration on Saturday, May 16 at the Hollywood Palladium. More →

Robert Downey Jr Gives Iron Man-Inspired Bionic Arm To Young Boy Mar 18, 2015

Robert Downey Jr recently lent his “Tony Stark” character to Limbitless Solutions and Microsoft’s The Collective Project to enhance the life of a young boy with some cool technology. More →

Pamela Anderson Fronts Shocking Animal Cruelty Video Mar 18, 2015

A new Mercy For Animals undercover investigation into a poultry supplier to Gordon Food Service — the largest private foodservice distributor in North America — has exposed horrific cruelty to animals, including baby birds violently slammed into metal shackles before being painfully shocked with electricity and having their throats cut open while still conscious and able to feel pain. More →

Rise Against Releases Special 7" Vinyl For Record Store Day Mar 18, 2015

In support of this year’s Record Store Day, Chicago rockers Rise Against will be releasing a limited edition 7" Vinyl featuring ‘The Eco-Terrorist In Me’, previously unreleased track ‘About Damn Time’, and a spoken word collaboration from author Will Potter; whose book “Green Is The New Red” inspired and informed the title track. More →

Stars Join United Nations For #HappySoundsLike Campaign Mar 17, 2015

A host of superstars have teamed up with the United Nations and the world’s most personalized music streaming service, MixRadio, to launch the #HappySoundsLike campaign to mark International Day of Happiness. More →

A Great Big World Helps Launch Keys + Kids Piano Program Mar 17, 2015

Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino, members of the songwriting duo A Great Big World, have joined forces with the VH1 Save The Music Foundation to announce their participation in the second annual Keys + Kids initiative open to K-12 public schools. More →

Ian Somerhalder Joins No Voice No Choice Campaign Against Animal Performance Mar 17, 2015

The Ian Somerhalder Foundation has backed Animals Asia's No Voice No Choice campaign against animal performance. More →

Geena Davis Warns 700 Years Needed To Reach Gender Parity In Kids’ Media Mar 17, 2015

Actress Geena Davis last week told a standing-room only event on gender and the media at the United Nations that the paucity of female characters in entertainment media for young children can be changed overnight. More →

Angelina Jolie Speaks As Syrian Conflict Enters Fifth Year Mar 17, 2015

As the conflict in Syria enters its fifth year, UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie released the following statement. More →

Sammy Hagar To Headline Stars & Stripes Tournament Mar 17, 2015

With the coast of Cabo San Lucas providing a stunning backdrop, the organizers of the Stars & Stripes Tournament are upping the ante this year, recruiting Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sammy Hagar to headline the event’s famed dinner and music entertainment on Saturday, June 27, 2015. More →

Cynthia Nixon To Host A Night Of A Thousand Genders Mar 17, 2015

The Ackerman Institute’s Gender & Family Project will present its second annual benefit, A Night of A Thousand Genders, on Monday, March 23, 2015, from 6:00-8:30pm at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street). More →

Comic Relief Raises Record Amount On Red Nose Day Mar 16, 2015

Comic Relief – Face the Funny on BBC One on Friday night has raised a record breaking £78,082,988 so far – taking the total amount raised by Comic Relief to £1,047,083,706. More →

Muhammad Ali Speaks Up For Journalist Jailed In Iran Mar 16, 2015

Muhammad Ali has released a statement via the National Press Club regarding the incarceration of Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post Tehran Bureau Chief who was arrested at his home in Tehran by Iranian Security Forces on July 22, 2014. More →

Amy Poehler's Smart Girls Celebrates Women In Science Mar 16, 2015

Earlier this month, Amy Poehler's Smart Girls and YouTube Science Show “It’s Okay To Be Smart” released a video featuring clips of women who acknowledged and honored women in science for making a positive impact on their lives. More →

Simpsons Fans Excited By Backstage At The Geffen Exclusive Online Auction Mar 16, 2015

Exotic travel adventures, over-the-top dining experiences, Red Carpet pampering and one-of-a-kind entertainment and sports experiences easily make the Backstage at the Geffen online auction a not-to-be-missed opportunity. More →

Chance The Rapper, Ludacris Surprise Chicago Students With New Internet Essentials Laptops Mar 16, 2015

Chance the Rapper and Ludacris joined Internet Essentials and city and school leaders at Alcott College Prep on Tuesday afternoon to kick off the popular Get Schooled, Get Connected Spring Challenge, which is designed to help thousands of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students prepare for college. More →

Inaugural amfAR Hong Kong Gala Raises Over $4 Million Mar 16, 2015

amfAR, The American Foundation for AIDS Research, raised more than $4 million at its inaugural fundraising gala in Hong Kong on March 14, 2015, at Shaw Studios. More →

Wake Up To Kevin Bacon And Eggs Mar 16, 2015

Nobody knows eggs better than bacon, which is why America’s egg farmers are teaming up with the most famous bacon of all, Kevin Bacon. More →

George Clooney Hits the Stage to help launch the 100 Lives Initiative Mar 13, 2015

As always, George Clooney is keeping busy supporting philanthropic efforts. More →

Global Megastar Mariah Carey to Perform at 2015 HRC Los Angeles Gala Mar 13, 2015

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, today announced that platinum selling global megastar Mariah Carey will perform at the 2015 Los Angeles Gala Dinner this Saturday, March 14, 2015. More →

Jonathan Groff to be Honored by Point Foundation Mar 13, 2015

On April 13, Point Foundation (Point) will honor actor Jonathan Groff with the Point Horizon Award. More →

Hilary Swank, Edie Falco To Be Honored at Annual ASPCA Bergh Ball Mar 13, 2015

The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has announced they will honor two-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank and Emmy Award-winning actress Edie Falco at the annual ASPCA Bergh Ball on April 9, 2015, at The Plaza Hotel in New York. More →

Thandie Newton's Mother's Day Plea: Help Mother Cows By Dumping Dairy Products Mar 13, 2015

BAFTA winner Thandie Newton exposes cruelty to cows and calves on dairy farms in new PETA video. More →