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Hard Rock Teams With Bananarama For Breast Cancer Sep 14, 2012

Hard Rock International adds a pop of PINK this October in honor of the brand’s 13th annual PINKTOBER breast cancer awareness campaign! More →

Disney Helps Red Cross Prepare For Disasters Sep 14, 2012

As part of National Preparedness Month this September, the American Red Cross has announced a $1 million grant from Disney to help kids and families prepare for disasters and other emergencies. More →

Don Felder To Perform At South-South Awards Sep 14, 2012

The 2012 South-South Awards ceremony was officially launched at UN Headquarters yesterday on UN Day for South-South Cooperation. More →

More Than Me Charity Gala To Help Girls In Liberia Sep 14, 2012

MTV host Layla Kayleigh will host the More Than Me Charity Gala in LA on Saturday, September 15. More →

Katherine Heigl, Josh Kelley, Ne-Yo To Be Honored For Support Of Adoption Issues Sep 14, 2012

The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) is honoring actress Katherine Heigl, singer-songwriter Josh Kelley, R&B artist Ne-Yo, and PEOPLE Magazine as the 2012 National Angels in Adoption for their dedication and commitment to adoption and foster care issues. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees In Turkey Sep 13, 2012

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres and his Special Envoy Angelina Jolie were in Turkey today, continuing their mission to visit Syrian refugees. More →

One Direction And Justin Bieber Join The Elephant Project For Alzheimer's Month Sep 13, 2012

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and a bunch of famous names have joined a giant celebrity charity auction to mark the occasion. More →

Kristin Davis To Attend Eight Stories High For Oxfam Sep 13, 2012

A stellar line-up of Oxfam supporters will be taking to the stage at the Oxford Playhouse on Sunday 14th October for Eight Stories High, an exclusive evening of storytelling, performance, big ideas and surprises. More →

Emma Stone And Halle Berry: Your Lips Can Save Lives Sep 13, 2012

Revlon has announced the launch of its first-ever public service announcement campaign. Created in collaboration with the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), the PSA features broadcast and print executions focused on the message: “Your Lips Can Save Lives,” encouraging women to talk about cancer and the importance of early detection. More →

Win The Chance To Meet Lady Gaga By Donating To Charity Sep 13, 2012

Attention ‘Little Monsters’ – your biggest dream just became possible – and for only $10! Beginning today, Lady Gaga fans can log on to Omaze.com, make a $10 donation to the Young Storytellers Foundation and be entered for a once-in-a-generation chance to be whisked away with a friend to Costa Rica to meet Lady Gaga backstage and watch her perform in the concert of a lifetime, (remember to breathe) complete with airfare and a two night hotel stay. More →

Ashanti Named As 2012 Read For The Record Ambassador Sep 13, 2012

Jumpstart, a national early education non-profit organization, announced today that GRAMMY Award winning, multi-platinum artist, Ashanti, is the official celebrity ambassador of the 2012 Read for the Record campaign. More →

Kirk Douglas Doubles $5 Million Pledge To LA Mission Sep 13, 2012

As he was giving his wife an award for her work with her namesake facility on Skid Row for homeless women, Kirk Douglas doubled his $5-million pledge to the Los Angeles Mission to a total of $10-million on Wednesday. More →

Stars Help Raise $12 Million For Charity With Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC Sep 13, 2012

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, has announced that, together with its affiliate BGC Partners Inc., approximately $12 million was raised for charities globally at the companies’ annual Charity Day on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC donate 100% of their global revenues on their annual Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and more than 100 charities around the world. More →

Bob Barker Wants Investigation Into Animal Injuries And Deaths On Film Sets Sep 13, 2012

At a news conference on Thursday, PETA, along with legendary The Price Is Right host Bob Barker and The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, will call on the American Humane Association (AHA) to launch an immediate investigation of more than a dozen claims by whistleblowers that the AHA’s failure to adequately oversee several recent and current film and TV productions has led to animal injuries and deaths. More →

Angelina Jolie Visits Syrian Refugees In Lebanon Sep 12, 2012

UNHCR chief António Guterres and Special Envoy Angelina Jolie have spent a second day visiting Syrian refugees who have escaped the violence in their country. More →

Tom Hanks To Host Circle Of Hope Gala For Brain Disease Research Sep 12, 2012

On September 19, 2012, One Mind for Research will present the Circle of Hope dinner and entertainment gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel to benefit its goal of curing diseases of the brain within 10 years. More →

Stars Support National Down Syndrome Awareness Month Sep 12, 2012

October 2012 marks the return of National Down Syndrome Awareness Month to the United States. More →

Joe Walsh, Pat Benatar, MC Hammer To Perform At Jack's 7th For Autism Sep 12, 2012

Joe Walsh, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, Toto, MC Hammer, Gin Blossoms, and Missing Persons featuring Dale Bozzio will be performing at the Jack’s 7th Show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, California, on Saturday – and tickets will help families with autism. More →

Hillary Clinton: Cool Men Don't Buy Sex Sep 12, 2012

Meeting with anti-trafficking NGOs from Bengal, US secretary of state Hillary Clinton also took the time to watch performances by survivors of sex trafficking that included dance as healing, 19th-century style painting as storytelling, and a karate performance by a girl who lives in Bihar’s red light district. More →

Barack Obama And Mitt Romney To Attend Clinton Global Initiative Sep 12, 2012

President Bill Clinton has announced that President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney will participate in the eighth Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative joining world leaders in government, business, philanthropy, and civil society who gather each year to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. More →

Sea Shepherd Won’t Back Down Against Illegal Whaling Sep 12, 2012

Although commercial whale hunting has been banned under an international treaty for 25 years, Japan’s whaling fleet still sets out each December for its annual hunt for whales, and Paul Watson, a captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS), says he and three other vessels intend to shut down the Japanese whaling fleet this year. More →

Natalie Morales To Host A Tribute To Families Sep 12, 2012

Lois Braverman, President & CEO, Ackerman Institute for the Family, has announced the honorees and host for A Tribute to Families to take place at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Monday, October 22nd in New York City. More →

Angelina Jolie Meets Syrian Refugees In Jordan Sep 11, 2012

UNHCR chief António Guterres and Special Envoy Angelina Jolie have heard harrowing tales of suffering and cross-border escape during meetings with Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. More →

Ali Landry Hosts Celebrity Party For National Child Passenger Safety Week Sep 11, 2012

Former Miss USA Ali Landry, Safe Kids Worldwide and BRITAX Child Safety hosted a celebrity party Saturday, September 8th to increase awareness of National Child Passenger Safety Week coming up on September 17 – 22, 2012. More →

Jennie Garth To Attend Pioneering Spirit Gala Sep 11, 2012

The Water4 Foundation, based out of Oklahoma City, today announced The First Annual Pioneering Spirit Gala that will be held on Thursday, September 27th. More →

OneRepublic And Save The Children Launch Every Beat Matters Sep 11, 2012

Launched yesterday, Save the Children and Ad Council’s Every Beat Matters campaign draws on the power of music inspired by children’s heartbeats to give Americans new ways to help millions more children survive. More →

Sting To Join Paul Simon At Charity Concert Sep 11, 2012

Sting, Trudie Styler, Steve Martin, Ruben Blades, and Luba Mason have joined previously announced stars Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, Tina Fey, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Amy Grant, and Vince Gill, for a benefit concert that showcases some of America’s most talented families. More →

Rose McGowan Helps Kick Off Pulmonary Fibrosis Month Sep 11, 2012

Each year around the world, as many as 48,000 people are diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis and 40,000 people die – the same number of people who are lost to breast cancer annually. More →

Stars Say "I Will" On 9/11 Anniversary Sep 11, 2012

On radio and television stations across the country, on highway billboards, and in newspapers and magazines, Americans are being introduced to a new phrase that is gradually reshaping the way they and the nation thinks about 9/11 for generations to come: “I will.” More →

Stand Up To Cancer Raises Over $81 Million Sep 10, 2012

Stand Up To Cancer has announced that more than $81 million has been pledged so far in connection with its star-studded September 7 roadblock fundraising telecast to accelerate ground-breaking research and bring new treatments to patients as quickly as possible, including pediatric cancer patients through the creation of a new pediatric cancer research “Dream Team.” More →