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Debra Messing To Be Honored With Outstanding Mother Award Mar 13, 2013

The National Mother’s Day Committee announced today that it will honor four exceptional women who balance highly successful careers with the daily demands and rewards of motherhood at the 35th Annual Outstanding Mother Awards. More →

Your Chance To Meet Janet Jackson In France And Help Charity Mar 13, 2013

A new charity auction is giving you the chance to travel to France and meet Janet Jackson. More →

Annie Lennox And Colin Firth Raid Their Closets For Charity Mar 13, 2013

Celebrities across the UK have been raiding their wardrobes and homes to help raise money for charity mothers2mothers (m2m). More →

Rick Ware Racing Joins Shania Twain For Charity Mar 13, 2013

Rick Ware Racing (RWR), a leading professional motorsports marketing and branding company and General Pacific Partners, LLC (GPP) a private venture investment firm based in Southern California jointly announced today the confirmation of Shania Twain's charity Shania Kids Can (SKC) as the primary focus for 2013. More →

Terry Pratchett Leading Evening Of Literature For Dignity In Dying Mar 13, 2013

Sir Terry Pratchett will lead an evening of literature, poetry and spoken word on Tuesday 30th April at the Union Chapel, Islington, UK in support of Dignity in Dying. More →

School Girls Donate Justin Bieber Prize To Charity Mar 13, 2013

A group of school girls have selflessly donated the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet Justin Bieber to charity. More →

Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Host 10th Annual Stuart House Gala Mar 12, 2013

Earlier this week, John Varvatos celebrated the 10th Annual Stuart House Benefit, presented by Chrysler, at his Los Angeles boutique. More →

will.i.am Launches Prince's Trust Scheme For Disadvantaged Young People Mar 12, 2013

Musician and philanthropist will.i.am has launched a new Prince's Trust scheme to engage disadvantaged young people with technology and science, following his £500,000 donation to The Trust in 2012. More →

Ricky Gervais Returns To The Office For Comic Relief Mar 12, 2013

After a 10 year break, Slough’s most famous salesman David Brent – played by Ricky Gervais in The Office – will be back on our screens on Friday 15th March with a Red Nose Day special – The Office Revisited. More →

Trace Adkins Wins $670,000 For Charity On All-Star Celebrity Apprentice Mar 12, 2013

Country star Trace Adkins presented a check for $670,000 to the American Red Cross on this week’s episode of NBC’s “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice.” The sum was Adkins’ to donate after his team won the first task on the season premiere. More →

Richard Branson And Desmond Tutu Appear In Choice Point Film Mar 12, 2013

Sir Richard Branson, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, John Paul DeJoria, Founder of Paul Mitchell, bestselling authors and speakers Jack Canfield, Gregg Braden and Barbara Marx Hubbard; three-time Nobel nominated Dr. Scilla Elworthy; philanthropist James Caan; former financial fund manager Alison Pothier; drug-addicted armed robber-turned-social entrepreneur Brett Moran; 12-year-old natural food advocate Birke Baehr and Harry Massey, Health technology inventor. What do all these visionaries have in common? More →

Mariska Hargitay To Address Press Club About Joyful Heart Foundation Mar 12, 2013

Mariska Hargitay, the Emmy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning actress who stars as Olivia Benson on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, will speak at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on March 13. More →

Pamela Anderson Appeals To UK Store To Stop Selling Foie Gras Mar 12, 2013

Upset that Fortnum & Mason still sells foie gras despite international condemnation, Baywatch babe Pamela Anderson, who is in the U.K. for her appearance on Dancing on Ice, has written on PETA's behalf to the company’s CEO, Ewan Venters, appealing to him to remove cruelly produced foie gras from the store’s shelves. More →

Miranda Hart Starts Charity Challenge By Waxing Armpits! Mar 11, 2013

It’s Day One of The BT Red Nose Challenge: Miranda’s Mad March, and the week has begun in a dramatic fashion as Miranda Hart has sustained a painful injury to her knee after twisting it on arrival at the hotel. More →

Alan Jackson To Headline Stars Go Blue Concert For Colon Cancer Alliance Mar 11, 2013

Country superstar Alan Jackson will headline the 5th Annual “Stars Go Blue” benefit on Wednesday, March 20 at the Ryman Auditorium in downtown Nashville. More →

John Varvatos Launches Celeb-Studded Online Auction For Stuart House Mar 11, 2013

In conjunction with its 10th Annual Stuart House Benefit hosted by Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner on March 10th in LA, John Varvatos is partnering with luxury charity auction site Charitybuzz.com for an online charity auction featuring 75 once-in-a-lifetime experiences spaning Hollywood, fashion, sports and entertainment. More →

Prince Harry Launches Fundraising Project In Lesotho Mar 11, 2013

Prince Harry launched a major new fundraising project for his charity Sentebale recently and said he hoped his late mother Diana, Princess of Wales would be “proud” of his efforts. More →

Celebrity Charity Zambezi Challenge To Hit TV Screens Mar 11, 2013

Dara O'Briain, Melanie C, Jack Dee, Chelsee Healey, Phillips Idowu and Greg James' dramatic journey down the Zambezi for Red Nose Day is finally coming to living rooms around the country in "Comic Relief: Through Hell and High Water", airing on Thursday 14th March at 8pm on BBC One. More →

One Direction And Jessie J Become Pez Heads For Charity Mar 11, 2013

Global confectionary company PEZ has produced the exclusive hand-signed candy dispenser creations for Comic Relief and is auctioning them as collectors’ items in the run up to Red Nose Day on 15 March. More →

Antonio Banderas Launches Video Appeal For International Women's Day Mar 11, 2013

Film star and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Antonio Banderas has launched a global video appeal to end violence against women in recognition of International Women’s Day. More →

Salma Hayek Pinault Speaks Out Against Violence Against Women With Avon Foundation Mar 11, 2013

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Avon Foundation for Women Ambassador Salma Hayek Pinault and Avon Products, Inc. CEO Sheri McCoy announced that four global organizations and one government campaign have received 2nd Avon Communications Awards: Speaking Out About Violence Against Women for their outstanding work to bring attention to the need to end violence against women. More →

Book Review: Once Upon A Wish, True Inspirational Stories Of Make-A-Wish Children Mar 8, 2013

A wish can be a powerful thing – it can make a dark place a little brighter, it can ignite a spark of hope. And Rachelle Spark’s new book, Once Upon A Wish, is full of stories that show that, when wishes come true, they can become ultimate motivators and cherished gifts that will last a lifetime. More →

Alicia Keys Launches EMPOWERED To Educate Women About HIV/AIDS Mar 8, 2013

Fourteen-time Grammy Award-winning artist and HIV advocate Alicia Keys has teamed up with Greater Than AIDS to launch EMPOWERED, a new public information campaign to reach women in the U.S. about HIV/AIDS. More →

Girl Rising - A New Film Showing How Education Can Change The World Mar 8, 2013

Girl Rising, Academy Award-nominated director Richard E. Robbins’ new feature film about the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world, premiered this week in New York at the Paris Theatre. More →

The Band Perry Wants To Outnumber Hunger Mar 8, 2013

General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America have teamed up for the second year in a row to Outnumber Hunger in a national initiative that helps fight hunger in local communities. More →

Amanda Holden Backs First Aid Education In UK Schools Mar 8, 2013

In the run up to Mother’s Day, the British Red Cross is teaming up with top British film actress and TV presenter, Amanda Holden, to back first aid education in schools across the UK. More →

Terrence Howard Joins Sons And Mothers Campaign Against Colon Cancer Mar 8, 2013

Oscar-nominated and award-winning actor Terrence Howard joins the Colon Cancer Alliance for a new public service campaign to raise awareness and encourage people to get screened for colon cancer – the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in America, but largely preventable with appropriate screening. More →

NBA Star Tyson Chandler Speaks Out Against Trade Of Wildlife Products In China Mar 8, 2013

WildAid and NBA Cares, the NBA’s global social responsibility program, have announced another step in their partnership promoting wildlife conservation in the United States and aimed at reducing the illegal trade of wildlife products in China. More →

UNICEF Tap Project Gets Celebrity Support Mar 7, 2013

Facebook users can help provide children around the world with access to clean water and sanitation and urge their friends and family to do the same. More →

Jennie Garth Launches Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Charity Auction Mar 7, 2013

Jennie Garth, actress and mother of three, joins premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt USA to launch the company’s fourth Lindt GOLD BUNNY Celebrity Auction. More →