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Gordon Brown Says 2013 Is The Year Of The Woman Jan 30, 2013

As The UN Special Envoy for Global Education, former Prime Minister of the UK Gordon Brown has been blogging at the Huffington Post about girls: girls without education, girls enslaved, girls in violence, girls without healthcare. More →

Happy Birthday Adam Lambert! Jan 29, 2013

Adam Lambert turned 31 today, and the singer has donated his birthday to charity. More →

More Stars Added To GRAMMY Foundation Play It Forward Concert Jan 29, 2013

GRAMMY winners Yolanda Adams, Lupe Fiasco and Dionne Warwick, pop/R&B singer/songwriter Guy Sebastian, and GRAMMY nominee Kenny Wayne Shepherd have been added to the lineup for Play It Forward: A Celebration of Music’s Evolution And Influencers — the 15th Annual GRAMMY Foundation Music Preservation Project presented by Seagate — to be held during GRAMMY Week on Feb. 7 at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, Calif. More →

Michael Sheen Visits Chad With Soccer Aid Jan 29, 2013

Actor and UNICEF supporter Michael Sheen has been visiting Chad to see how money raised during last year’s Soccer Aid match is making an impact on child hunger. More →

Vicky McClure Opens Teenage Cancer Trust Unit At Nottingham City Hospital Jan 29, 2013

Nottingham born actress Vicky McClure officially opened Teenage Cancer Trust's state of the art unit at Nottingham City Hospital last week. More →

Stars Come Out For Oxfam's Rumble In The Jumble Jan 29, 2013

Celebrity ladies including Gemma Cairney, Caroline Flack, Laura Whitmore, Gizzi Erskine, Cherry Healey, Grace Woodward, Jessie Cave and Georgie Okell joined crowds of bargain hunting shoppers at Rumble in the Jumble 2 for Oxfam in London’s Bethnal Green. More →

Desmond Tutu Backs End Hunger Forever Campaign Jan 29, 2013

Over 100 organizations, including Save the Children, Action Against Hunger, Oxfam and UNICEF, have joined forces to end hunger forever. More →

Stars Hit The Zambezi For Red Nose Day Jan 29, 2013

Dara O'Briain, Melanie C, Jack Dee, Chelsee Healey, Phillips Idowu and Greg James have started the biggest challenge of their lives, The BT Red Nose Challenge: Hell and High Water – a five day ordeal which sees them attempt to travel under their own steam down Africa’s mighty Zambezi river and raise as much cash as possible for Red Nose Day. More →

Kate Hudson Joins ANNpower Advisory Council Jan 29, 2013

ANN INC., the parent Company of Ann Taylor and LOFT, and Vital Voices Global Partnership are proud to announce that award-winning actress Kate Hudson will serve on the ANNpower Advisory Council. More →

One Direction To Cover Blondie For Red Nose Day Charity Single Jan 28, 2013

The world’s biggest pop band, One Direction, have just returned from an inspiring trip to Ghana, where they visited projects that receive support from money raised through Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. More →

Linkin Park Teams With Sebago To Create Charity Boots Jan 28, 2013

Linkin Park has teamed up with Sebago, the premium purveyor of men’s and women’s nautical and New England inspired footwear, apparel and accessories, to design an exclusive, limited-edition boot. More →

Be A Character In James Patterson's New Book And Help Charity Jan 28, 2013

Sixty-five-year-old crime and thriller author James Patterson has sold more novels than Stephen King, John Grisham and Dan Brown combined by creating unforgettable characters like psychologist Alex Cross, NYPD detective Michael Bennett and homicide inspector Lindsey Boxer. More →

NFL Players Team Up To Stop Bullying‏ Jan 28, 2013

In partnership with the NFL, USA Network is producing the 2nd annual NFL CHARACTERS UNITE documentary to premiere during the week after Super Bowl XLVII on Friday, February 8 at 7pmET. More →

Maggie Q Goes Naked For PETA Jan 28, 2013

With climate change on everyone’s mind, Maggie Q is challenging people who have resolved to “go green” in 2013 to fight one of the leading causes of climate change – factory farming – by baring her body for an edgy new PETA ad that features the Nikita star naked and painted like the Earth next to the words “Fight Climate Change With Diet Change. Go Veg”. More →

Ke$ha Rocks For Musicians On Call Jan 28, 2013

On Jan. 21, Musicians on Call welcomed guests at the RIAA’s Presidential Inaugural Charity Benefit at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC. More →

Selena Gomez Goes Acoustic For UNICEF Jan 28, 2013

Actress, multiplatinum recording artist, and fashion designer Selena Gomez hosted a concert benefiting the U.S. Fund for UNICEF on Saturday, January 19 at the Best Buy Theater in New York City. More →

Meet Pete Townshend In New York And Help Children's Defense Fund Jan 25, 2013

Here’s your chance to bid on the opportunity to meet Pete Townshend and get four premium seats to see The Who on February 21 in New York. More →

Bid On A Guitar Signed By Rush For Charity Jan 25, 2013

Escrow.com, the pioneer of online escrow services, is pleased to announce that they will be selling an autographed bass guitar signed by all three members of the band Rush. More →

NFL Star Kendall Simmons Supports Diabetes NovoLog Jan 25, 2013

Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, this week kicked off the first NovoLog Community Star contest. More →

Michael Bay To Host Big Game Big Give Event Jan 25, 2013

The Giving Back Fund and Hollywood Producer/Director Michael Bay will host the Fourth Annual Big Game Big Give presented by J.P.Morgan on February 2, 2013, at an historic private estate in New Orleans on Super Bowl Saturday night. More →

Jackson Browne Supports Safety Harbor Kids Jan 25, 2013

Malibu nonprofit, Safety Harbor Kids, is preparing for another big year of events to benefit orphans, foster and homeless children. More →

Maya Rudolph And Questlove To Attend Benefit 2 Celebrate Life Jan 25, 2013

Robert Rivkin, better known as Bobby Z the former drummer for Prince & The Revolution, and his organization, My Purple Heart, will again partner with the American Heart Association to host the “2nd Annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life! Bobby Z & Friends” on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at 8 p.m. at First Avenue in Minneapolis, to raise heart-health awareness on the second anniversary of Bobby’s near-fatal heart attack. More →

Stars Back Major Hunger And Malnutrition Campaign Jan 24, 2013

Hunger and malnutrition in childhood will trap almost a billion young people in poverty by 2025, according to a major new campaign, launched today by Britain’s leading development charities and faith groups. ‘Enough Food for Everyone IF’ is the largest coalition of its kind in the UK since Make Poverty History in 2005. More →

Learn Coaching Secrets in LA with NBA's Phil Jackson Jan 24, 2013

Retired NBA Coach Phil Jackson is offering the chance for one lucky fan to spend the day with him in Los Angeles, learning the “Zen Master’s” basketball coaching secrets. More →

Duchess Of Cornwall Named As Literacy Charity Patron Jan 24, 2013

British literacy charity Beanstalk is delighted to announce that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall will become its Patron, as the charity celebrates its 40 Anniversary year. More →

Skype With James Cameron And Tour His Deepsea Challenger Jan 24, 2013

A new charity auction is giving the chance of a lifetime to a budding adventurer – Skype with James Cameron when you and a friend tour his Deepsea Challenger with its Chief Scientist on February 16 in Santa Barbara. More →

Kristen Bell Calls For Better Conditions For Pregnant Pigs‏ Jan 24, 2013

The Humane Society of the United States applauds “Movie 43” star and mom-to-be Kristen Bell for calling on the National Pork Producers Council to end its endorsement of an inhumane pork industry practice that results in millions of pigs being nearly immobilized during their pregnancies. More →

Aung San Suu Kyi To Talk At Peace Forum In Honolulu Jan 24, 2013

To support and inspire Rotary club members, community leaders and youth to work for peace in their daily lives, Rotary International President Sakuji Tanaka of Japan will hold the second of three Rotary Global Peace Forums in Honolulu (25-27 Jan.). More →

Rock For Recovery Benefits Hurricane Sandy Victims Jan 24, 2013

Rock For Recovery; a rock concert benefiting Hurricane Sandy victims in the Greater New York Area, was held Thursday night, January 17, 2013 at the Gramercy Theater in Manhattan. More →

WWE Star Visits Australian Children's Hospital Jan 24, 2013

National children’s charity TLC For Kids is very excited about the special guest they’re bringing to The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia, this week. More →