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Stephen Fry Meets Sick Teen For Make-A-Wish Foundation Jul 6, 2012

Stephen Fry, Alan Davies and the stars of British quiz show QI met with a teen living with cancer as part of a Make-A-Wish Foundation wish recently. More →

Jude Law And Radiohead Join Forces For Greenpeace Video Jul 6, 2012

Radiohead and Jude Law have teamed up with Greenpeace for a new video as part of the organization’s Save The Arctic campaign. More →

Bill Oddie Honored By PETA For Services To Abused Birds Jul 6, 2012

Bill Oddie, one of Britain’s best-loved naturalists – who has been a permanent fixture on TV screens for more than 40 years – was presented with an award from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) at a prestigious ceremony held at the Royal Air Force Club in the West End of London last weekend. More →

Steve Earle Gives Support To Walmart Protest Jul 6, 2012

Steve Earle has slammed the plans for a new Walmart store that will be opening in LA’s Chinatown, saying “I’ve never known Walmart to be a good neighbor in any town it has ever moved in to.” More →

Veteran Receives Mortgage-Free Home From Tim McGraw And Operation Homefront Jul 6, 2012

At his July 7 concert at Soldier Field, Tim McGraw will congratulate U.S. Army Sergeant Linda Brashears on being awarded a mortgage-free home in Rockford, Ill. More →

Celebrity Fight Night Makes $3 Million Donation To Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center Jul 6, 2012

The Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix has received a $3 million donation from Celebrity Fight Night that will be used to help dramatically expand the renowned facility and its programs. More →

Exclusive: Jack Johnson Talks Eco-Activism, Solar Power And Charity Jul 5, 2012

Look To The Stars’ Abhishek Seth recently caught up with Jack Johnson about some of the charity initiatives the singer/songwriter is involved with to make the world a better place. More →

90210's Shenae Grimes Wants You To Join The Hunt For Charity Jul 5, 2012

90210’s Shenae Grimes has joined with DoSomething.org for a very special initiative. More →

Kelly Ripa And Donna Karan To Host Super Saturday For Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Jul 5, 2012

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund's (OCRF) 15th Annual Super Saturday will take place on Saturday, July 28, 2012 from 1:00PM – 6:00PM at Nova’s Ark Project in Water Mill, New York. More →

Meet Ringo Starr And Help The David Lynch Foundation Jul 5, 2012

Here’s your chance to get up-close-and-personal with Ringo Starr, and help charity at the same time. More →

Paul McCartney's Bass Guitar Helps Raise Charity Funds At Star-Studded Event Jul 5, 2012

Music charity Nordoff Robbins celebrated its annual O2 Silver Clef Awards on Friday, June 29, which raised over £430,000 to go towards the organization’s vital work transforming the lives of vulnerable people through music. More →

Mariah Carey To Be Honored At Russell Simmons' Art For Life Event Jul 5, 2012

The Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation will hold its thirteenth annual Art For Life garden party at Russell Simmons' Hampton Estate on July 28. More →

will.i.am Supports The Prince's Trust Jul 4, 2012

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am has teamed up with The Prince's Trust to help the UK’s most disadvantaged young people get their lives on track, following a meeting with HRH The Prince of Wales, President of The Prince’s Trust. More →

Jackie Chan Visits Myanmar To Combat Child Trafficking Jul 4, 2012

Celebrated actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Jackie Chan arrives in Myanmar this week on a three-day mission to help combat child trafficking. More →

Sia Takes A Bite Out Of Animal Overpopulation Jul 4, 2012

Her singles with Flo Rida – “Wild Ones” – and David Guetta – “Titanium” – peaked on international music charts this year, but there’s one thing that Australian “Breathe Me” singer Sia doesn’t want to keep climbing: the number of homeless dogs and cats. More →

Jeremy Irons Presents The Majestic Plastic Bag Jul 4, 2012

“The open plains of the asphalt jungle, home to many creatures great and small, and the pupping ground for one of the most clever and illustrious creatures, the plastic bag.” So begins the mockumentary of “The Majestic Plastic Bag”, narrated by actor Jeremy Irons. More →

Team UCP Participates In Achilles Hope And Possibility 5 Miler Jul 4, 2012

Team UCP, representing United Cerebral Palsy of New York City, participated Sunday, June 24th in the 2012 Achilles Hope & Possibility 5 Miler in Central Park. More →

Charity Auction Gives You The Chance To Meet Muhammad Ali Jul 3, 2012

A new charity auction is giving you the chance to meet Muhammad Ali. More →

Bill Gates Touched By Recent Trip To India Jul 3, 2012

In a trip to India at the end of May this year, philanthropist Bill Gates visited Ujariaon in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Ujariaon is but one of hundreds of slums in India where the deprivation is staggering. About 2,000 people live in this one square kilometer and are sustained through garbage picking. The visit left a lasting impression on Gates. More →

Join Russell Brand At Friendly House Awards Luncheon Jul 3, 2012

Comedian Russell Brand may have raised eyebrows in the past but on the 27th of October, you can join him and other philanthropists in raising money for Friendly House. More →

Sophia Bush Donates Her 30th Birthday To Charity Jul 3, 2012

Sophia Bush is donating her 30th birthday on July 8 to Pencils of Promise, with a goal of raising $30,000 (#30for30) to build a school in a displaced village in Guatemala she recently visited with the organization. More →

Christina Applegate Signs Washing Machine For Charity Jul 3, 2012

Benefitting Right Action for Women, the foundation established by award-winning actress and breast cancer survivor Christina Applegate, LG Electronics USA and charitybuzz.com are auctioning off unique Hollywood memorabilia from last month’s “20 Magic Minutes: A Family Celebration” event in Beverly Hills. More →

Michael Douglas And Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament To Be Televised Jul 3, 2012

The 11th Annual Michael Douglas & Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament (MD&F) will be broadcast on Saturday, July 7th, 2012 on the Golf Channel from 4 P.M. – 6 P.M. (EST) / 1 P.M. – 3 P.M. (PST). Color commentary provided by sports personality Terry Gannon and celebrity interviews and insights by Mary Hart. More →

Stars Unite Over Arms Trade Jul 2, 2012

International artists including Keira Knightley, Yoko Ono, Scarlett Johansson, Coldplay, Tim Roth, Annie Lennox and Kevin Spacey have joined forces to demand governments take immediate action to help improve regulation of the international arms trade. More →

Woody Harrelson And Jessica Chastain Named As Sexiest Vegetarians Jul 2, 2012

Their combined 45 years of meat-free eating may have given Woody Harrelson and Jessica Chastain the edge they needed to vault to the top of PETA's annual Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities contest. More →

Bruce Springsteen To Be Honored As MusiCares Person Of The Year Jul 2, 2012

Bruce Springsteen will be honored as the 2013 MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, it was announced last week by Neil Portnow, President/CEO of the MusiCares Foundation and The Recording Academy, and Scott Pascucci, Chair of the MusiCares Foundation Board. More →

VH1 Save The Music Foundation To Celebrate Whitney Houston Jul 2, 2012

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is proud to announce a series of exciting fundraising events taking place over the next year, with limited sponsorship categories available. More →

Autographed Handbags Raise Charity Cash Jul 2, 2012

You may never have walked the red carpet or been hounded by paparazzi, but a few lucky women now carry a handbag that has. The We Promise Foundation gave women everywhere the opportunity to accessorize like a celebrity through its 3rd annual celebrity handbag auction. Beginning on June 17, 2012, the premiere auction took place in partnership with eBay’s charity auction site, allowing women to purchase a glamorous bag straight from a celebrities’ closet. More →

Jon Bon Jovi Duets With Warren Buffett At Philanthropy Summit Jul 2, 2012

Jon Bon Jovi teamed up on stage with billionaire Warren Buffett last week for an unlikely duet. More →

John Legend's Show Me Campaign Announces Fellowship Winners Jul 2, 2012

Last week, the Show Me Campaign announced the winners of its 2012 Show Me Campaign Fellowship. More →