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Demi Lovato To Perform At Dignity Gala Oct 11, 2013

According to the International Labor Organization, in 2012 there were an estimated 5.5 million children in the trafficking industry. Yet, the U.S. Department of State estimates that only 0.4% of trafficking victims have been identified. More →

Garth Brooks Helps Jimmy Carter Build Homes With Habitat For Humanity Oct 11, 2013

Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood joined President and Mrs. Carter and nearly 3,000 volunteers this week to help build, renovate and repair 86 homes in Oakland and San Jose, Calif.; Denver; New York City; and Union Beach, N.J. as part of Habitat For Humanity's 30th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. More →

Kelly Clarkson To Rock For Musicians On Call Oct 11, 2013

Musicians on Call (MOC) Nashville is celebrating six years in Music City with an anniversary benefit concert featuring GRAMMY Award-winning superstar Kelly Clarkson. More →

Annie Lennox To Be Honored With Music Industry Trusts Award Oct 11, 2013

Annie Lennox, iconic singer, songwriter and philanthropist, is to be honoured with the 22nd Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS). More →

The Elders Encourage Côte d’Ivoire To Step Up Towards Reconciliation Oct 11, 2013

Concluding a two-day visit to Abidjan, Kofi Annan, Chair of The Elders and former UN Secretary-General, welcomed the progress accomplished by Côte d’Ivoire since the post-electoral crisis of 2010-2011. More →

Tony Hawk Foundation Raises Big Money At Celeb Fundraiser Oct 10, 2013

It was just over 90 degrees in Los Angeles, but that didn’t stop the throngs from coming out to celebrate the 10th Annual Tony Hawk's Stand Up For Skateparks Benefit Presented by SLS Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on Saturday at the Green Acres Estate in Beverly Hills. More →

Spend A Day On The Set Of Castle With Nathan Fillion Oct 10, 2013

Fans of TV’s Castle listen up – here’s your chance to spend a day on the set of the hit show with star Nathan Fillion. More →

Ultimate Monday Night Football Viewing Party With Todd Herremans Oct 10, 2013

Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Linesman Todd Herremans is inviting fans and supporters to come out and watch Monday Night Football, while raising funds for the Todd Herremans Foundation, on Monday, October 14, 2013. More →

David Harewood And Linda Robson Want Smoking In Cars Banned Oct 10, 2013

Actors David Harewood (best known for his role in the award-winning US TV drama ‘Homeland’), and Linda Robson (from legendary BBC comedy ‘Birds of a Feather’), have lent their voices to two online videos in support of the British Lung Foundation’s campaign to ban smoking in cars when children are present. More →

Sen. Al Franken Donating Pay to Second Harvest Heartland Oct 10, 2013

Senator Al Franken has chosen to use his own salary to help people who rely on food programs make ends meet during the federal government shutdown. More →

Prince Harry And Joss Stone Attend Charity Dinner In Dubai Oct 10, 2013

Prince Harry spoke Arabic at a fundraising dinner in Dubai in aid of his charity Sentebale this week. More →

Bill Maher Calls Students To Stop Cat Cruelty Oct 10, 2013

Everyone at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) got a surprise phone call today from Real Time host Bill Maher on behalf of PETA: a voice message recorded by the comedian to stop the school’s cruel cat experiments. More →

Bridget Jones Author Named As Save The Children Ambassador Oct 10, 2013

The week that the hotly anticipated new Bridget Jones’ novel is being released, author Helen Fielding is announced as Save the Children's latest celebrity ambassador. More →

Celebrities Honor UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Winner Oct 9, 2013

British singer Dido and other acclaimed musicians from around the world took part in the recent tribute in Geneva to this year’s Nansen Refugee Award winner, Congolese nun Angélique Namaika, as other celebrities used social media to praise the laureate and highlight her work. More →

Freida Pinto To Join Students For International Day Of The Girl Child Oct 9, 2013

Several dozen New York City students and students from Burkina Faso, Egypt and Nepal will join Hollywood star Freida Pinto and UN officials this Friday to “erase” the image of girl factory workers to reveal a hidden image of students in the classroom – a symbol for how innovation and education can change children’s lives for the better by potentially erasing inequity and injustice. More →

Stars Attend Tony Bennett's Exploring The Arts Gala Oct 9, 2013

Earlier this week, Tony Bennett and his wife Susan Benedetto, hosted the 7th annual gala event for Exploring The Arts which raised more than $1M for arts education in public high schools in New York City and Los Angeles. More →

Sting And Bryan Adams To Perform At TJ Martell Foundation Honors Gala Oct 9, 2013

Clear Channel President of Entertainment Enterprises and one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative leaders, John Sykes, will receive the Lifetime Music Industry Achievement Award at the 38th annual TJ Martell Foundation Honors Gala to be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. More →

Emma Bunton Supports Every Parent's Dream Campaign Oct 9, 2013

Pampers and UNICEF have come together for the eighth year to launch the Every Parent’s Dream campaign, with the support of celebrity mum Emma Bunton. More →

Imelda May Says No To Fur Farming In Ireland Oct 9, 2013

Singer Imelda May is causing some mayhem in Simon Coveney’s office. In a letter sent on PETA's behalf, she urges the UK’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to introduce a ban on fur farming in Ireland, a move that would bring the country into line with nations around the world, including Austria, the UK and Switzerland. More →

Alicia Keys Joins The Stars At Children's Rights Benefit Oct 9, 2013

Children's Rights, the non-profit organization that protects the rights of abused and neglected children in foster care throughout the U.S., hosted their 8th Annual Benefit on Monday. More →

Jason Mraz To Perform At Rob Machado Foundation Benefit Concert Oct 8, 2013

Rob Machado – legendary surfer, environmental activist and musician – has put together a stellar lineup for the Second Annual benefit concert for the Rob Machado Foundation, which will take place on Monday, November 11, at The Belly Up in San Diego, CA. More →

My North East: By Its Famous Sons And Daughters For Charity Oct 8, 2013

A new 200-page coffee table book featuring stunning landscape pictures and full interviews with more than sixty of the North East of England’s famous sons and daughters – including Sting, Jimmy Nail, Kathryn Tickell, Brian Johnson, and Rachel & Becky Unthank talking about their favourite places, views and memories of the North East – will be published later this month. More →

Annie Lennox Performs At mothers2mothers Event Oct 8, 2013

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, campaigner and activist, Annie Lennox, performed at an exclusive event on Thursday, October 3, to support mothers2mothers vital work in sub-Saharan Africa, preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. More →

Bill Cosby To Perform At Star-Studded Stand Up For Heroes Event Oct 8, 2013

The Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) and New York Comedy Festival (NYCF) just added Bill Cosby and Jim Gaffigan to the star-studded line-up for the annual Stand Up for Heroes, an evening of comedy and music benefiting injured service members, veterans and their families on Wednesday, November 6th at 8pm. More →

Keith Urban Guitars To Benefit Charity Oct 8, 2013

Four-time GRAMMY Award winner and American Idol judge Keith Urban, long committed to numerous music education programs, today announced that he has teamed with leading interactive lifestyle retailer HSN to offer an affordable line of guitars to as many aspiring musicians as possible, as well as to those seeking to learn how to play. More →

Sir Chris Hoy Leads The Glasgow 2014 Queen's Baton Relay Oct 8, 2013

This Wednesday, Her Majesty the Queen will launch the Glasgow 2014 Queen’s Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace. More →

Martina McBride Helps Raise Playground Money Oct 8, 2013

Martina McBride and her nationwide volunteer group, “Team Martina,” set an ambitious goal to raise $20,000 in a four short weeks to help build the Chastain Park Conservancy Playground. In less than a month, over $27,000 came in for Play Chastain, a world class playground for children of all abilities and needs in Atlanta. The group’s final total was $30,000. More →

Nicole Kidman Honored At Power Of Women Luncheon Oct 7, 2013

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman was last week awarded by Variety magazine for her engagement to advance women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment. More →

Photos: Tiffani Thiessen Reads To Preschool Kids Oct 7, 2013

Tiffani Thiessen visited a preschool and read to them “Otis” by Loren Long last week in order to help national non-profit Jumpstart help break the world record for the number of people reading the same book on the same day. More →

Pit Bull Named American Hero Dog At Star-Studded Event Oct 7, 2013

The nation’s top therapy dog, a pit bull named Elle (pronounced Ellie) from Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina who helps teach children about dog safety, reading, and overcoming prejudice and stereotypes – something a pit bull knows too much about – has been named this year’s “American Hero Dog” at the 2013 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards. More →