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GLAAD To Honor Bill Clinton As Advocate For Change Apr 5, 2013

GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, has announced it will honor former President Bill Clinton at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. More →

Trace Adkins And Hard Rock Support American Red Cross Apr 5, 2013

On Sunday’s episode of NBC’s “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice,” both teams were charged with creating art pieces for a charity auction. Country superstar Trace Adkins played it simple by combining two things dear to his heart – music and his charity, the American Red Cross. More →

Leighton Meester To Be Honored At Delete Blood Cancer Gala Apr 5, 2013

Delete Blood Cancer-DKMS co-founder Katharina Harf will co-host the Seventh Annual Delete Blood Cancer Gala on Wednesday, May 1, at Cipriani Wall Street. More →

Ryan Gosling Speaks Out Against Cattle Dehorning Apr 5, 2013

Oscar-nominated actor Ryan Gosling has just sent a letter on PETA's behalf to the National Milk Producers Federation urging officials to require dairy farmers to begin phasing out "dehorning"—a painful process in which calves have their horns gouged out or sensitive horn tissue burned out of their heads. More →

Prince Charles Opens Hospitality Training Centre In Scotland Apr 5, 2013

HRH The Prince of Wales – known as The Duke of Rothesay in Scotland – recently opened the Belling Hospitality Training Centre at Dumfries House Estate, with award-winning chef Tony Singh on hand to offer his culinary expertise. More →

Stars Get Outdoors With The Sierra Club Apr 5, 2013

This week, the Sierra Club launched a new campaign urging people to get outdoors. More →

Peter Andre Attends Young Epilepsy Champions Awards Apr 5, 2013

Celebrity guests gathered in London’s City Hall last week (26 March), as UK charity Young Epilepsy hosted its very first Champions Awards. More →

All-Star Cast For Alzheimer's Play Apr 4, 2013

US against ALZHEIMER’S is announcing an all-star cast for the ensemble reading of the acclaimed play, “Surviving Grace”, written by Trish Vradenburg (“Designing Women”, “Family Ties” and “Kate & Allie”) on Wednesday, June 19th at a fundraising benefit at Warner Bros Studio. More →

Russell Brand And David Lynch Bring Meditation To At-Risk Youth Apr 4, 2013

David Lynch and Russell Brand joined forces to help bring Transcendental Meditation to 1,000,000 at-risk youth at the U.S. premiere of Meditation Creativity Peace at the Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday, April 2. More →

Chevy Chase Shows Support For Clinton Foundation Apr 4, 2013

Chevy Chase has put his name to an email to supporters of the Clinton Foundation, explaining how he has been inspired by Bill Clinton. More →

Todd Herremans Holds Hoops For Help Event Apr 4, 2013

Philadelphia Eagles Offensive Linesman Todd Herremans recently held the first “Hoops for Help” event to benefit his newly founded Todd Herremans Foundation. More →

Laila Ali Appointed Spokesperson For Kids' Healthy Mouths Campaign Apr 4, 2013

Laila Ali, athlete, health advocate and mom, has been announced as the new campaign spokesperson for the Kids’ Healthy Mouths public service advertising (PSA) campaign. More →

New Kids On The Block's Joey McIntyre To Run Boston Marathon For Charity Apr 4, 2013

New Kids On The Block's Joey McIntyre will run the Boston Marathon for charity, and he needs your help. More →

Nigel Barker To Be Honored By Point Foundation Apr 4, 2013

Point Foundation (Point), the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit, will honor Nigel Barker and The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. on Monday, April 15. More →

Madonna To Auction Painting For Charity Apr 3, 2013

Madonna is to auction a Fernand Léger Cubist painting for charity. More →

Linkin Park's Chester Bennington To Be Honored By MusiCares Apr 3, 2013

The ninth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert will honor Chester Bennington, lead vocalist of two-time GRAMMY-winning band Linkin Park, and Tony Alva, legendary skateboarder, surfer, musician and original member of the skateboarding team Dogtown Z-Boys at Club Nokia in Los Angeles on May 30. More →

John Mellencamp To Headline Mack, Jack & McConaughey Fundraiser Apr 3, 2013

Mack, Jack & McConaughey (MJ&M), the joint fundraising effort of actor Matthew McConaughey, recording artist Jack Ingram, and Texas head football coach Mack Brown, has announced that Grammy Award-winning artist John Mellencamp will headline its Gala Night on April 11, 2013 as part of MJ&M’s inaugural, two-day event in Austin, Texas. More →

Stars Skip Something To Feed A Child Apr 3, 2013

Skip1.org, the non-profit organization dedicated to promoting ‘Skip Something and Feed a Child," will host a private “green-carpet” gala evening and awards ceremony on April 6th at 6 p.m. on “The Lot” in Hollywood (formerly Warner Studios) to honor Skip1.org’s extraordinary supporters (friends, families and volunteers) and raise funds for their newest project, the construction of a new kitchen in Ntunga, Rwanda. More →

Jewel To Help End Child Hunger With Country Music Awards Performance Apr 3, 2013

The Academy of Country Music announced today that Jewel will partner with ACM Lifting Lives to perform a live mash-up of her chart-topping hit “Hands” combined with “Fill a Heart,” an original song written by singer-songwriter Tori Kelly. More →

Cristiano Ronaldo Takes On Child Hunger In Guatemala Apr 3, 2013

Cristiano Ronaldo is gearing up to take on child hunger in Guatemala. More →

Jamie Foxx Stars In New Big Brothers Big Sisters PSA Apr 3, 2013

Big Brothers Big Sisters is releasing new public service announcements featuring the national mentoring organization’s spokesman, Academy Award and Grammy Award-winner Jamie Foxx, and other celebrity supporters. More →

Madonna Visits New Classrooms In Malawi Apr 3, 2013

Madonna is in Malawi this week, where she has opened new classrooms at schools she has helped fund. More →

Angelina Jolie Opens Girls School In Afghanistan Apr 2, 2013

Angelina Jolie has opened a girls-only school in Afghanistan, according to a report from E! News. More →

Sting And Trudie Styler To Be Awarded We Are Family Foundation Humanitarian Award Apr 2, 2013

The We Are Family Foundation (WAFF), a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary songwriter and producer, Nile Rodgers, will honor Humanitarian Award recipients Sting and Trudie Styler at its inaugural We Are Family HONORS event on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at Manhattan Center’s Grand Ballroom in New York City. More →

Stars To Help Kick Off Fifth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles Apr 2, 2013

Celebrities such as Elton John, Carson Daly, and the members of the rock band No Doubt will kick off the Fifth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles, an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes, accessories, and other personal items along with their signed headshots. More →

Richard Deyfuss To Speak At Stars In Service Event Apr 2, 2013

On Sunday, April 7, the Joe Foss Institute (JFI) will hold its 2013 Stars in Service event at the Arizona Biltmore. More →

John Cena To Match Every Frequent Flier Mile Donated To Make-A-Wish In April Apr 2, 2013

It’s a celebration more than 30 years in the making: in 1980, a 7-year-old boy received his heartfelt wish to be a police officer for a day. That one wish inspired the founding of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and launched the wish granting movement that circles the globe today. Beginning April 1 and culminating in World Wish Day on April 29, Make-A-Wish will mark the special event with a nationwide campaign to raise dollars and airline miles to fund airline tickets for wishes that involve travel. More →

Andy Roddick Foundation Announces New Board Of Directors Apr 2, 2013

The Andy Roddick Foundation (ARF) has announced its new Board of Directors, assembled to help ARF achieve its mission to develop and inspire underserved youth through education and sports-based mentoring. More →

Michael J. Fox Opens Up To AARP Magazine About Parkinson's Apr 2, 2013

Twenty-one years after his initial diagnosis, actor and philanthropist Michael J. Fox opens up in the April/May issue of AARP The Magazine about his battle with Parkinson’s disease and the support system that gets him through it all. More →

Messi And Friends Vs The World For Charity Apr 2, 2013

The buzz has begun for “Messi and Friends vs. The World”, the upcoming friendly that will unite the world’s great soccer stars in an event bringing the best players in the world to Chicago’s historic Soldier Field. More →