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The Mentalist Star To Hit The Stage For Wayward Cats Benefit Jun 27, 2013

Kitty Bungalow Charm School for Wayward Cats, a local Los Angeles non-profit organization specializing in street cat rescue, is producing A CATbaret! – A One-Night Celebrity Musical Celebration of the Alluring Feline; a cat-and-cabaret themed benefit concert, filled with exciting celebrity performances. More →

Ne-Yo To Perform At DesignCare For Hollyrod Foundation Jun 27, 2013

DesignCare, one of the most anticipated events of the summer, named among BizBash Los Angeles’ Top 100 list for the best events in Southern California, is celebrating 15 years of progress and success and will take place outdoors at a private estate in Malibu on Saturday, July 27! More →

Alicia Keys And VH1 Empower Women With AIDS Jun 27, 2013

VH1 is helping to bring attention to the impact of HIV/AIDS on women with a new series of public service ads slated to air during its popular Monday night programming block starting June 24. More →

Damian Lewis Visits Prince's Trust Jun 27, 2013

April, May and June have seen The Prince's Trust celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Enterprise programme. The Prince’s Trust has helped 80,000 young people set up in business since 1983, with support from funders including RBS. More →

Gary Sinise Welcomes Home Veterans With New Suits Jun 27, 2013

Through its “Uniform of Success” event, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. has joined with the Gary Sinise Foundation to give suits to thousands of military veterans as they re-enter the civilian workforce. More →

Paul O'Grady Supports BUAV Our Best Friends Campaign Jun 27, 2013

Paul O'Grady, television presenter, actor, comedian and star of the popular TV show, ‘For the Love of Dogs,’ is supporting the launch of ’Our Best Friends, a new campaign by the BUAV to raise awareness about and end the use of cats and dogs in experiments. More →

Susan Sarandon And Forest Whitaker To Host Hope North Gala Jun 27, 2013

Susan Sarandon and Forest Whitaker are to host the first annual Hope North Gala on September 18 in New York City. More →

Rolling Stones To Donate Glastonbury Shoes To Charity Auction Jun 26, 2013

The Small Steps Project – whose mission is to deliver shoes, aid and medical care to children surviving on rubbish dumps all over the world – has announced that some of the major artists performing at Glastonbury 2013 will donate the shoes they wear on stage to a very special charity auction. More →

Elton John Calls On UK And US Governments To Fight AIDS Jun 26, 2013

Sir Elton John, Founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), called on the U.K. government to double its commitment to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria in a recent editorial in The Guardian. More →

Chelsea Clinton Blogs On Trip To Southeast Asia Jun 26, 2013

Last month, Chelsea Clinton visited Southeast Asia, where she delivered clean water as part of Procter & Gamble’s CGI commitment in Myanmar, attended the Women Deliver conference in Kuala Lumpur, and ended her trip in Cambodia where she saw how the Clinton Health Access Initiative is working to create an AIDS-free generation. More →

Bob Barker Stands Up For Elephants Jun 26, 2013

Hot on the heels of the controversy surrounding the Cole Bros. Circus — which was in Rhode Island over the weekend and is notorious for racking up fines and citations for its treatment of elephants and for partnering with an exhibitor with a record of beating and neglecting elephants — TV icon Bob Barker is making an appeal on PETA's behalf to Rhode Island Speaker of the House Gordon Fox urging him to allow Rhode Island’s proposed ban on bullhooks to come to a vote. More →

Glenn Close Says That Stigma Is Worse Than Mental Illness Jun 26, 2013

The fear of people with mental illness is problematic, says actor Glenn Close in a CBC interview. More →

Jason Biggs And Seth Green Take Part In 24 Hour Plays Jun 26, 2013

Montblanc and Urban Arts Partnership presented the highly anticipated return of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS, now in its third year in Los Angeles, on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Broad Stage Theater in Santa Monica. More →

Scottish Stars Support Equal Marriage Rights Jun 26, 2013

The Equality Network is proud to launch ’It’s Time’, Scotland’s equal marriage video campaign. More →

Steve Nash To Ring NASDAQ Opening Bell Jun 26, 2013

The Steve Nash Foundation Showdown will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in Times Square this morning. More →

Angelina Jolie Addresses UN Security Council Jun 25, 2013

Angelina Jolie addressed the United Nations Security Council this week, imploring a greater effort to end impunity for conflict-related sexual violence. More →

Jennifer Aniston Named As Key To The Cure Ambassador Jun 25, 2013

Saks Fifth Avenue and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) have announced that actress Jennifer Aniston has been named the EIF ambassador for Saks Fifth Avenue’s 2013 Key To The Cure campaign. More →

Avril Lavigne Announces Summer Camp Opportunities For Disabled Kids Jun 25, 2013

The Avril Lavigne Foundation announced that it will launch CAMP S.T.A.R.S., a program to give children with disabilities the chance to attend summer camp. More →

Billy Crystal Gifts $1 Million To Hometown Rebuild Jun 25, 2013

Billy Crystal has helped raise $1 million to assist in the rebuild of his Long Island hometown. More →

Farm Aid 2013 Lineup Announced Jun 25, 2013

Farm Aid has announced a stellar lineup for its 2013 music and food festival, scheduled for Sept. 21 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. More →

Mo Farah Raises Awareness Of Refugees At Football Match Jun 25, 2013

On 23 June, a charity football match, sponsored by The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS), took place between the World Refugee Internally Displaced Persons (WRIDPs) XI and the Arsenal Legends at Barnet FC’s Underhill Stadium, attended by a crowd of 3,600. More →

Stevie Wonder Appeals For Books For The Blind Treaty Jun 25, 2013

Music legend Stevie Wonder appealed to more than 600 negotiators from WIPO’s 186 member states to finalize their discussions in the coming days and conclude a new international treaty to ease access to books for blind, visually impaired, and other print disabled people. More →

Andy Murray's New Hotel To Be Foie Gras Free Jun 24, 2013

Wimbledon may be just around the corner, but Andy Murray is already a champion for ducks and geese. PETA has received confirmation that the menu at the Olympic Gold Medalist’s new acquisition, the luxurious Cromlix House Hotel in Scotland, will be 100 per cent foie gras–free when it reopens in 2014. More →

Music's Biggest Stars Unite Against Cancer Jun 24, 2013

On the first day of summer, a diverse array of artists from across the musical spectrum — Selena Gomez, Adam Levine, Britney Spears, Pitbull and David Guetta to name a few — are kicking off the Summer of Hope, a first-of-its-kind social media effort to benefit one charity: City of Hope, a research, treatment and education center for cancer and other life-threatening diseases. More →

Dynamo And will.i.am Celebrate Prince's Trust Job Ambassadors Jun 24, 2013

The Prince of Wales recently welcomed a host of celebrities and young people to St James’s Palace to celebrate an innovative scheme to tackle youth unemployment. More →

Goldie Hawn Comments On Bill Clinton's Charity Vision Jun 24, 2013

Goldie Hawn has commented on Bill Clinton's charity vision in an email sent to supporters of the Clinton Foundation. More →

Smurfs Help Kids Discover The Forest Jun 24, 2013

In an effort to encourage children to spend more time outdoors and reconnect with nature, the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council are joining Sony Pictures Entertainment to launch a series of public service advertisements (PSAs) featuring characters and footage from Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation’s upcoming family comedy The Smurfs 2. More →

Union J Launches Poppy Picnics For Royal British Legion Jun 24, 2013

Boy band Union J has launched “Poppy Picnics”, The Royal British Legion's newest summer fundraising initiative by appearing in a spoof video alongside Royal Marines and Royal Navy Commandos. More →

Primal Scream And Editors Help Oxfam Raise Awareness For Syrian Crisis Jun 24, 2013

Primal Scream, The xx, Editors, Bombay Bicycle Club and more have shared their ultimate playlists with Oxfam to help raise awareness of the massive humanitarian crisis currently affecting Syrian people. More →

Steve Carrell Joins The Fun At Little Star Awards Jun 21, 2013

A host of celebrities including Hollywood actor Steve Carell, teen star Miranda Cosgrove, former Pussycat Doll Kimberly Wyatt, soul singers Lemar and Beverley Knight, along with Strictly Come Dancing’s Robin Windsor attended a special movie-themed celebration this week – The Little Star Awards party, organised by Cancer Research UK and TK Maxx to salute the bravery of children with cancer. More →