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Shaq O'Neal Honored By Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis Aug 8, 2012

The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, will host its 27th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner at the Waldorf=Astoria on Monday, September 24, 2012. More →

Foo Fighters And Neil Young To Headline Global Poverty Concert Aug 8, 2012

The Global Poverty Project (GPP) has announced the Global Festival 2012, a multifaceted event culminating with a free ticketed concert on the Great Lawn of New York’s iconic Central Park on September 29, 2012. More →

Trent Tucker Hosts All 4 Kids Celebrity Golf And Gala Aug 8, 2012

NBA legend Trent Tucker will once again host his All 4 Kids Celebrity Golf and Gala in September. More →

Maria Shriver Supports Best Buddies Challenge Aug 8, 2012

Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to creating opportunities for friendship, employment and leadership training for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce that author, journalist and activist Maria Shriver and Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom will return as Honorary Co-Chairs of the Best Buddies Challenge: Hearst Castle. More →

Richard Branson Blogs About Rachel's Wish Aug 8, 2012

Sir Richard Branson has blogged about a very special charity campaign in the name of a young girl tragically killed in a car accident. More →

Gabrielle Union Urges Skin Cancer Prevention Aug 8, 2012

One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in his or her lifetime. As fall fast approaches, Neutrogena and actress Gabrielle Union are urging people to make skin cancer prevention part of their daily, year-round routines in an effort to thwart this epidemic. More →

Vanessa Lachey Designs Shoes For Charity Aug 7, 2012

ShoeDazzle is pleased to announce that actress and host Vanessa Lachey is the newest member of its “Celebrity Shoe Design Program for Charity.” More →

Michael Douglas And Blythe Danner For The Oral Cancer Foundation Aug 7, 2012

The Oral Cancer Foundation is pleased to have developed partnerships with two highly visible Hollywood stars to raise awareness of a disease of which too few people in the U.S. have ever heard. More →

Giuliana And Bill Rancic Support Cord Blood Registry Aug 7, 2012

Giuliana and Bill Rancic are gearing up for baby – and planning to bank the baby’s cord blood. This week, the couple is receiving the CBR (Cord Blood Registry) kit! More →

Boyzone's Mikey Graham To Host Celebrity Charity Golf Aug 7, 2012

Celebrities including Ant & Dec, Gethin Jones and Jonathan Wilkes are expected to join Boyzone's Mikey Graham when he hosts the second annual Caudwell Children Celebrity Golf Classic in Scotland later this year. More →

Special Olympics To Benefit From A Very Special Christmas Aug 7, 2012

The ‘A Very Special Christmas’ holiday music series, benefiting Special Olympics, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this holiday season with the first ever release of two new albums on October 16, each on a different label. More →

Book Review: Elton John's New Book Shines A Spotlight On AIDS Aug 6, 2012

Sir Elton John has found the cure for AIDS, and he reveals it in his new book. In fact, he reveals it in the book’s title. More →

Stars Support 21-Day Vegan Kickstart Aug 6, 2012

PCRM (Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine) has just won $25,000 thanks to actress Marilu Henner and all of PCRM’s supporters who voted for her Live with Kelly! Grilling with the Stars recipe. She beat out eight other celebrities competing with their favorite recipes to win $25,000 for their favorite charity. More →

Lennox Lewis Named As Laureus Ambassador Aug 6, 2012

Former undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Lennox Lewis has become the newest Laureus Ambassador, which will see him work closely with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. More →

Bid On Jism 2 Star Sunny Leone's Lingerie For Charity Aug 6, 2012

Who better than the team of the new film Jism 2 to show that there is nothing sexier than compassion for animals? Director Pooja Bhatt and co-producer Dino Morea have donated the wardrobe of Jism 2 to benefit PETA India’s homeless-dog adoption campaign and other initiatives. More →

Vanessa Lachey Has A Reason To Smile For Charity Aug 6, 2012

Last week, nine months pregnant Vanessa Lachey got to indulge her expecting sweet tooth with Edy’s Slow Churned Light Ice Cream – and help charity. More →

Elbow's BBC Olympic Theme Benefits Charity Aug 6, 2012

As the Olympics captures the attention of the world, a beautiful piece of music composed by award winning band Elbow has become the theme for the Olympic coverage across the BBC. More →

Pamela Anderson In Tears Over Plight Of Elephant In India Aug 3, 2012

Moments after learning about the plight of a young elephant who has been beaten so badly that he sustained an eye injury, Pamela Anderson fired off a letter to Vinay Kore, a member of the legislative assembly of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the leader of the Jan Surajya Shakti Party, from her home in Malibu, California. More →

PETA Names the UK's Top Five Comedians Who Stand Up For Animals‏ Aug 3, 2012

Cruelty to animals is no laughing matter. That’s why, just in time for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which once again plays host to some of the UK’s top comedy talent, PETA is listing five animal-friendly comedians who stand up for animals – both on stage and off. More →

Kirk And Anne Douglas Donate $5 Million To LA Mission Aug 3, 2012

Kirk and Anne Douglas have continued their support by pledging $ 5 million to the Anne Douglas Center located at the Los Angeles Mission. More →

Ray Romano To Perform At Everybody Loves To Laugh Event Aug 3, 2012

A star-studded night of entertainment benefiting Harvest Home – a nonprofit organization that helps women and their infants overcome homelessness and promotes physical and emotional health, spiritual growth and financial independence – will take place in Santa Monica on August 18. More →

Dame Maggie Smith Grants Wish To Sick Boy Aug 3, 2012

A very special boy recently had his Harry Potter dream come true thanks to Make-A-Wish UK and Dame Maggie Smith. More →

Magic Johnson Honors Scholars Aug 3, 2012

Magic Johnson, along with sponsor FedEx, honored 33 scholars who earned the Magic Johnson Foundation's Taylor Michaels Scholarship this week at a special brunch at The Skirball Center. More →

Nigel Barker Helps Kick Off Nine West's Runway Relief Program Aug 3, 2012

Nine West, a division of The Jones Group (“Jones”), continues to step out to raise funds and awareness for Fashion Targets Breast Cancer (FTBC), The Council of Fashion Designers of America’s (CFDA) charitable organization, through the Nine West Runway Relief Program in New York City during Spring/Summer 2013 Fashion Week. More →

Lil Wayne Backs Skate Park in New Orleans Lower 9th Ward Village Aug 3, 2012

Mountain Dew and Lil Wayne have announced that they have partnered with action sports youth development agency STOKED for the next phase of their national DEWeezy campaign. More →

Beyonce - I Was Here For World Humanitarian Day Aug 2, 2012

Beyoncé Knowles, the UN and humanitarian aid organizations are launching a global campaign today to shine a spotlight on humanitarian work and encourage people around the world to get involved by doing something good for others. More →

Stars Join Global Effort Against Tropical Diseases Aug 2, 2012

Celebrities from around the world have called on their fans and followers to join the END7 campaign, a global effort to eliminate seven neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by 2020. More →

Jordin Sparks To Perform At A Magical Evening For The Christopher And Dana Reeve Foundation Aug 2, 2012

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, the nation’s leading nonprofit providing care to those living with paralysis and advancing research into treatments and cures for spinal cord injury, will honor international box office record breaking film THE INTOUCHABLES at its annual star-studded A Magical Evening fundraising gala on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. More →

Join A Grand-Am Racing Team And Help Parkinson's Research Aug 2, 2012

Ever wonder how it feels to own a GRAND-AM racing team — or better yet, to feel the camaraderie and excitement as a member of a Rolex GT Sports Car team? Now you can get a “behind-the-scenes” look at GRAND-AM racing at the legendary Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, with the Whelen/Marsh GT (“Grand Touring”) and SunTrust DP (“Daytona Prototype”) teams – and at the same time, support Parkinson’s research and patient care. More →

ASPCA Kicks Off Rachael Ray $100K Challenge Aug 2, 2012

The ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has officially kicked off the 2012 ASPCA Rachael Ray $100K Challenge, a three-month competition where 50 animal shelters from across the US will work to increase adoptions in order to win a piece of the more than $500,000 in ASPCA prize grants, including a grand prize of $100,000. More →