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Breaking Bad Star Named As Shriners Hospitals For Children Ambassador Feb 6, 2014

Shriners Hospitals for Children is pleased to announce former patient and award-winning actor RJ Mitte as a national Love to the rescue Ambassador for their 2014 Love to the rescue campaign. More →

Steve McQueen Named As Anti-Slavery International Patron Feb 6, 2014

Steve McQueen has become a patron of Anti-Slavery International to join the struggle against modern day slavery. More →

Prince Charles Visits Flood And Riot Victims Feb 6, 2014

Prince Charles has been busy lately, visiting flood victims and those affected by the 2011 London riots. More →

Ed Sheeran To Perform At Elton John's Academy Awards Viewing Party Feb 5, 2014

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has announced that it has selected British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran to perform at this year’s Academy Awards Viewing Party to be held on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at West Hollywood Park. More →

James Cameron To Speak At Charity Gala Event Feb 5, 2014

Fame & Philanthropy will host its inaugural Academy Awards Party Fundraiser on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Beverly Hills. More →

Olivia Newton-John Las Vegas Residency To Benefit Charity Feb 5, 2014

Get ready for some summer lovin’ and “have a blast” as Olivia Newton-John makes her way to Flamingo Las Vegas with her “Summer Nights” residency. More →

BTIG To Host Its 12th Commissions For Charity Day Feb 5, 2014

BTIG LLC, a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading and related brokerage services, will host its 12th Commissions for Charity Day on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. More →

U2 Raises More Than $3 Million For Charity Feb 5, 2014

U2 teamed up with (RED) and Bank of America for the fight against AIDS with a Super Bowl commercial which featured the band performing a new song, “Invisible.” More →

Rosario Dawson And Rob Machado To Help 100K World Water Day Feb 5, 2014

Jon Rose and friends including Hurley athletes Carissa Moore, Rob Machado, Conner Coffin, Bob Burnquist, Actress Rosario Dawson, and Chefs Alex Atala and Sam Talbot will travel to nations in need in an effort to bring 100,000 people clean-water access. More →

Forest Whitaker Narrates Sewing Hope Film Feb 5, 2014

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, a Ugandan educator and CNN Hero, will attend the Chicago debut of “Sewing Hope,” a film that documents her work restoring the lives of women and girls brutalized by Joseph Kony’s rebel army. More →

Jordana Brewster Wants No Kid Hungry In America Feb 4, 2014

Actress Jordana Brewster has made a resolution to make No Kid Hungry a reality. More →

Cynthia Nixon To Host RUSH HeARTS EDUCATION Luncheon Feb 4, 2014

Russell Simmons' Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation will hold its RUSH HeARTS EDUCATION Valentine’s Day Luncheon later this month. More →

Peter Andre Foundation To Benefit From Solo Rowing Adventure Feb 4, 2014

Daryl Farmer, 39, from West Sussex in England, will be attempting to set a world record by rowing single-handed 2,100 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii as a competitor in the first Great Pacific Race which begins in Monterey, US, in June this year. More →

Scotty McCreery Named As Charity Goodwill Ambassador Feb 4, 2014

Joining the charitable efforts emanating from Newtown, CT, to employ the performing arts as a healing mechanism in the wake of the horrific shooting tragedy which occurred there, the 12.14 Foundation announced today the selection of platinum-selling country music singer-songwriter Scotty McCreery as its first “National Goodwill Ambassador.” More →

Angie Harmon Talks About Her Trip To Nicaragua With UNICEF Feb 4, 2014

Angie Harmon has spoken to UNICEF USA about her recent trip to Nicaragua, where UNICEF is fighting to protect children from sexual exploitation and keep them out of the hands of traffickers. More →

Roger Daltrey Announces Teenage Cancer Trust Shows Feb 4, 2014

Back at the helm of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall, Roger Daltrey CBE, has announced this year’s stellar line up for shows taking place from 24 to 30 March 2014. More →

Drum Used By Imagine Dragons And Kendrick Lamar Benefits MusiCares Feb 3, 2014

Last week, Imagine Dragons teamed up with Kendrick Lamar for a truly “radioactive” Grammy Awards performance that viewers won’t be quick to forget. More →

Macklemore Fronts Prescription Drug Abuse Campaign Feb 3, 2014

The Jed Foundation and mtvU, with strategic support from the Clinton Health Matters Initiative, have debuted the next phase of “The Other Side,” a 12-spot video campaign featuring Grammy-winning artist Macklemore to help college students navigate the issue of prescription drug abuse on college campuses. More →

Editorial: Have Oxfam and Scarlett Johansson Destroyed Celebrity Giving? Feb 3, 2014

Last week we at Look To The Stars were asked by a journalist from a national newspaper to give our opinion on the split between Oxfam and Scarlett Johansson. More →

Kathy Griffin To Host Movies For Grownups Awards Feb 3, 2014

AARP is pleased to announce that newly-crowned Grammy Award-winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Griffin will host the 13th annual Movies for Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 10, 2014. More →

Michael Bloomberg Named United Nations Special Envoy For Cities And Climate Change Feb 3, 2014

The United Nations has appointed Michael Bloomberg as the Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change. More →

Meet Joan Rivers On The Set Of Fashion Police Feb 3, 2014

Omaze.com, the online platform that offers anyone the opportunity to enter to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences with celebrities, athletes, and the world’s greatest thinkers, all to benefit social causes, has partnered with Hollywood icon and star of E!’s Fashion Police, Joan Rivers, to offer a dream experience to one winner for donations that begin at just $10. More →

Drew Brees and Super Service Challenge Announce Grand Prize Winners Feb 3, 2014

This year, Super Bowl Weekend’s biggest winners aren’t just the players on the field. More →

Emme To Speak At National Women’s Survivors Convention Feb 3, 2014

The Women Survivors Alliance is excited to announce Emme will be among the special guest speakers at the Second Annual National Women’s Survivors Convention. More →

U2 Offers Free Song For Charity Feb 2, 2014

On Super Bowl Sunday, February 2nd, for a period of just 24 hours, a new U2 song titled “Invisible” will be globally available via iTunes as a free download to benefit (RED). More →

Alec And Hilaria Baldwin Attend Bent On Learning Gala Jan 31, 2014

Alec Baldwin and Ireland Baldwin joined Hilaria Baldwin last night as she co-hosted the Bent On Learning 5th Annual Inspire! Gala with “Orange is the New Black” actress Alysia Reiner in New York. More →

The Late Pete Seeger To Be Honored With The First-Ever Woody Guthrie Prize Jan 31, 2014

The Tulsa-based Woody Guthrie Center and the L.A.-based GRAMMY Museum will move forward with their plans to celebrate the late American folk singer Pete Seeger with the first ever Woody Guthrie Prize during an event Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. More →

PepsiCo To Donate $1 Million To Bob Woodruff Foundation Jan 31, 2014

As part of PepsiCo’s weeklong Super Bowl fan appreciation activities, the company today announced that the PepsiCo Foundation will donate $1 million to the Bob Woodruff Foundation, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting post-9/11 injured service members, veterans and their families, and the caregivers and communities that support them. More →

Tickets Now On Sale For 13th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Jan 31, 2014

The 13th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational (MJCI), hosted by ARIA Resort & Casino at Shadow Creek, returns to Las Vegas for the fourth consecutive year, April 3 – 6, 2014. More →

Jackson Browne To Perform A Benefit Concert At La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts Jan 31, 2014

On February 27th at La Mirada Theatre For The Performing Arts in La Mirada, CA, songwriters and long-time friends Jackson Browne, Steve Noonan and Greg Copeland will return to their hometown for an evening benefitting the Steve Noonan Medical Fund and the Fox Fullerton Restoration Project. More →