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Stars Show Support For World Humanitarian Day Aug 15, 2012

The United Nations campaign highlighting the work of the world’s humanitarian workers has reached 100 million people through social media so far, the world body announced today, describing it as its “first milestone” that gets it closer to the one billion mark, which it aims to reach by World Humanitarian Day on 19 August. More →

Nicole Richie Inspires Through Fashion Aug 15, 2012

Setting trends is nothing new for creative director and style icon Nicole Richie. This year, she will inspire more than just fashion through her involvement with QVC Presents FFANY Shoes on Sale. Richie is scheduled to appear in both print and television public service announcements supporting the 19th annual breast cancer fundraising event. More →

Jonah Lomu To Live Below The Poverty Line For UNICEF Aug 15, 2012

Former All Black Jonah Lomu is teaming up with UNICEF as part of the Live Below The Line campaign. More →

Johnny Ramone Tribute To Benefit Research Fund Aug 15, 2012

Linda Ramone is set to host the 8th annual Johnny Ramone Tribute, with appearances by very special guests Priscilla Presley, Steve Jones of Jonesy’s Jukebox, Henry Rollins, actress Rose McGowan, John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar), Tommy Ramone (Ramones), guitarist Billy Zoom of X, actress PJ Soles (Riff Randell of “R’n’R High School”), Slim Jim Phantom from the Stray Cats and more. More →

Michelle Obama - Rev Up Your Back-To-School Routine Aug 15, 2012

iVillage, one of the largest online communities for women, has announced that First Lady Michelle Obama will be its first-ever Guest Editor for the week of August 20, as part of a new Guest Editor series launching across its site. More →

CeeLo Green Launches GreenHouse Foundation Aug 14, 2012

In the words of Kermit the Frog, “It’s not easy being green.” But, Grammy Award Winning artist CeeLo Green and his sister Shedonna Alexander have together co-founded the GreenHouse Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission to help make “green education” easier and accessible to students in underserved school districts. More →

Annie Lennox To Perform At Hope Rising Benefit Event Aug 14, 2012

This fall, legendary singer-songwriter, philanthropist and political activist Annie Lennox will headline the second annual Hope Rising! A Benefit Concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation presented by CIBC alongside Grammy Award-winning recording artist Angelique Kidjo. More →

Mo Farah Passes The Hunger Baton To David Cameron Aug 14, 2012

Double Olympic champion Mo Farah passed the baton in the Race Against Hunger to the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, as Sunday’s Global Hunger Summit fired the starting gun on what could be the biggest-ever push against hunger. More →

Yao Ming Visits Africa To Raise Awareness Of Poaching Crisis Aug 14, 2012

Former NBA star and WildAid Ambassador, Yao Ming, is in Africa to document the poaching crisis facing rhinos and elephants, as a result of Asian demand for rhino horn and ivory. More →

Madonna Asks Ukraine Fans About Jailed Politician Aug 14, 2012

Madonna rallied support for the jailed former prime minister of the Ukraine last week after quizzing the crowd at her concert soundcheck about the circumstances surrounding her incarceration. More →

Oceana Celebrates Shark Week Aug 14, 2012

Oceana and Discovery Channel have teamed up again for Shark Week, marking the 3rd consecutive year of the partnership. This year Discovery is celebrating Shark Week’s 25th anniversary, which kicked off on August 12th. More →

Madonna Tickets Sell For $100,000 To Help Charity Aug 14, 2012

Two longtime supporters of a Pennsylvania animal shelter have successfully bid $100,000 for four tickets to Madonna's Philadelphia concert on August 28. More →

50 Cent Joins Feeding America's Entertainment Council Aug 13, 2012

Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, welcomes music mogul and entrepreneur, 50 Cent, to its Entertainment Council as the newest celebrity supporter. More →

Music Industry Stands Against The Kremlin Aug 13, 2012

One night last February, five members of a feminist punk band called Pussy Riot entered Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow to film a brief (40 seconds), mimed performance behind the iconostasis, where women are not allowed, and left when church orderlies asked them to. Outside, police took the names of three of the women and then let them go. More →

Ty Pennington Supports A House United Aug 13, 2012

As the 2012 presidential election kicks into high gear during the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, the Craftsman brand is doing its part to build a “House United.” More →

Ted Turner To Attend Leukemia Cup Regatta Aug 13, 2012

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is pleased to announce that America’s Cup champions Ted Turner and Gary Jobson will attend the seventh annual Leukemia Cup Regatta weekend, October 20-21, 2012. More →

Top Gear's Richard Hammond Backs Brain Injury Hub Aug 13, 2012

Top Gear star Richard Hammond has given his backing to the launch of a new charity-funded website providing information and support to the parents of children with acquired brain injury (ABI). More →

Ingrid Michaelson Launches We Are All Blood Brothers Contest Aug 13, 2012

Platinum, Indie-Pop singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, VH1 and the VH1 Save The Music Foundation have joined forces for the We Are All “Blood Brothers” Contest, inviting middle and high school music groups to record a video version of Ingrid’s song “Blood Brothers.” More →

Charities Praise David Cameron's Olympics Hunger Event Aug 12, 2012

Britain’s leading aid and development charities have welcomed the progress made at Prime Minister David Cameron's Olympics Hunger Event, and urged world leaders to keep the global food crisis at the top of their agenda in the run-up to next year’s G8 summit in the UK. More →

Stars Line Up For MDA Show Of Strength Aug 10, 2012

Carrie Underwood, Pitbull, will.i.am and Carole King are set to headline the Muscular Dystrophy Association's Labor Day weekend entertainment special – now called MDA SHOW of STRENGTH. More →

Celebrities Bare Their Soles At Charity Shoe Auction Aug 10, 2012

The Small Steps Project is proud to announce that their celebrity shoe auction is back! More →

Kris Allen Performs At Scholarship Concert Aug 10, 2012

American Idol winner Kris Allen and 97 talented youth from around the US performed their hearts out during the Berklee City Music Scholarship Concert earlier this week. More →

Vampire Diaries Stars To Host Humane Society Event Aug 10, 2012

Paul Wesley and Torrey DeVitto, stars of the hit CW series “The Vampire Diaries,” will serve as hosts of The Humane Society of the United States’ H-Couture 2012. More →

Emmylou Harris To Perform At Woofstock Aug 10, 2012

Music legend Emmylou Harris will headline a very special concert to benefit her animal shelter next week. More →

Exclusive Interview: Tippi Hedren Talks Big Cats And Animal Cruelty Aug 9, 2012

Golden Globe-winning actress Tippi Hedren made a name for herself as the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Marnie”, but it’s her role as an activist that has set her apart from, well, most celebrities. More →

Ian Somerhalder To Take Part In Strut Your Mutt Event Aug 9, 2012

Ian Somerhalder, star of the hit CW show The Vampire Diaries and founder of the Ian Somerhalder Foundation (ISF), will be participating in Best Friends Animal Society's annual Strut Your Mutt event at Park Sans Souci in Lafayette, Louisiana on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. The ISF hopes to raise $150,000 at this event. More →

Elisabetta Canalis Demonstrates The Danger Of Leaving Dogs In Cars Aug 9, 2012

Every year, dogs suffer and die from preventable heat-related illness during the summer months. In the wake of reports that most of England will be experiencing high temperatures later this week, PETA has shared its recent advert starring Elisabetta Canalis, in which the model wakes up to discover that she has been trapped inside a car on a hot summer day. Sweating and gasping for air, Canalis struggles to unlock the doors and open the windows until she finally collapses. More →

Bryan Brothers Support Charity Campaign For Esurance Aug 9, 2012

Esurance, the official car insurance sponsor of the US Open, is teaming up with the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal-winning Bryan Brothers – Bob and Mike Bryan – and USTA Serves to support two tennis programs benefiting at-risk youth. More →

Only Make Believe Expands To Washington DC Aug 9, 2012

Only Make Believe, the New York City based non-profit organization that brings laughter and imagination to children suffering from chronic illnesses and disabilities is expanding their reach to help children and families in Washington D.C. More →

Stars Help End Mountaintop Removal Aug 9, 2012

John Slattery, Edward Norton, Woody Harrelson and Daryl Hannah have come together to help end mountaintop removal. More →