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Dave Grohl To Give Away Signed Guitar For ALS Awareness Month May 8, 2012

Dave Grohl has announced via Twitter that he will give away a signed guitar to a lucky fan who helps him spread the word about ALS Awareness Month. More →

Kristin Davis Supports Oxfam Mother's Day Campaign May 7, 2012

International relief and development organization Oxfam America is teaming up with Kristin Davis this Mother’s Day to show appreciation of moms in our lives by giving back to others with a gift from Oxfam America Unwrapped. More →

George Clooney Takes Part In Brilliant Lecture Series May 7, 2012

Oscar-winning actor, producer, director and humanitarian George Clooney wowed an audience of over 2,500 at the Wortham Center as the guest speaker of The Brilliant Lecture Series, Conversations with Brilliance in downtown Houston on May 3, 2012. More →

Chris Martin Admits Hearing Problem In Charity Campaign May 7, 2012

Chris Martin and Plan B have admitted for the first time to suffering from tinnitus in support of a campaign to make people aware of the dangers of listening to loud music for too long. More →

Kate Moss Topless Pic To Be Auctioned For Charity May 7, 2012

38-year-old supermodel Kate Moss has donated a topless picture of herself to raise funds for the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). More →

Jennifer Connelly Named As Save The Children Ambassador May 7, 2012

Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Connelly is joining Save the Children as an Artist Ambassador to advocate for children in need in the United States and around the world, the global humanitarian agency announced at its fourth biennial Celebration of Hope charity event in Greenwich, Conn. More →

Donna Karan To Co-Host Spring Celebration For Charity May 7, 2012

Donna Karan will be among the hosts of the third annual Spring Celebration for Solving Kids’ Cancer on May 9. More →

Stars Join Concern Worldwide's Your Dollar Our Future Campaign May 7, 2012

Gabriel Byrne, Stanley Tucci, Brendan Fraser, Olympic Gold Medalist and “fastest man in the world” Usain Bolt, Giuliana Rancic, and a galaxy of other stars have joined Concern Worldwide's Your Dollar Our Future campaign to help get Haiti’s children into school and out of poverty. More →

Exclusive: Ian McKellen On Stage With Shakespeare, Tolkien And You May 6, 2012

Magic and laughs, soliloquies and memories of a life spent on stage abounded when Sir Ian McKellen trod the boards of the Centrepoint Theatre in Palmerston North on Sunday, May 6, as part of his solo tour of New Zealand to raise money for the earthquake-damaged Isaac Theatre Royal, and Look To The Stars’ Feature Editor Tim Saunders was lucky enough to be in the audience. More →

Stars Suggest Charity Gifts For Mother's Day May 4, 2012

A number of celebrities are promoting alternative Mother’s Day gifts to benefit good causes. More →

Edward Norton To Speak At Bodhi Tree Foundation Event May 4, 2012

The Bodhi Tree Foundation will host a special event next week featuring a conversation with actor and UN Ambassador to Biodiversity Edward Norton. More →

Sean Penn's Haitian Charity Work To Be Recognized At Cannes May 4, 2012

A star-studded event at Cannes will take place this month to benefit charities working in Haiti. More →

Joan Rivers Named As Spokesperson For Vision Charity Sale May 4, 2012

Lighthouse International, New York’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to preserving vision and helping people of all ages overcome the challenges of vision loss, is excited to announce Joan Rivers as spokeswoman for POSH New York. More →

Tim Robbins Performs At Classic Poetry Slam May 4, 2012

Get Lit-Words Ignite, a leading Los Angeles-based nonprofit that fosters literacy by engaging at-risk youth in literary performance, education, and teen poetry programs, hosted the nation’s very first classic poetry slam on April 28th at The Wiltern Theater during National Poetry month. More →

Celebrity Moms Honored By Love Our Children USA May 4, 2012

May 13th is Mother’s Day. It’s a time when violence against children affects over 3 million children and when bullying and suicides are at an all-time high. Love Our Children USA has announced the recipients of the Seventh Annual Mothers Who Make A Difference Awards, recognizing celebrity mothers for balancing motherhood, work and causes. More →

Debra Messing's Grey Goose Derby Hat To Be Auctioned For Charity May 4, 2012

Grey Goose Vodka has once again joined forces with renowned milliner Louise Green to create a one-of-a-kind Derby hat to be worn by Smash star Debra Messing on Saturday, May 5, at the Kentucky Derby. The actress will then sign the hat and auction it for charity. More →

Stella McCartney Donates Art To Special Yoga Centre Auction May 3, 2012

A number of designers and artists – including Stella McCartney and Damien Hirst – have donated sketches to an auction to raise money for the Special Yoga Centre in London. More →

Jack Johnson To Be Honored With Conservation Achievement Award May 3, 2012

Jack Johnson is to be honored with the National Wildlife Federation's National Conservation Achievement Award on May 17. More →

Lady Antebellum Aims To Rebuild Town After Tornado May 3, 2012

In the spirit of spreading positivity, tea company Lipton is joining Grammy Award-Winning trio Lady Antebellum to recognize Henryville, Ind. for its strength and resilience following last month’s devastating tornadoes. More →

Emily Deschanel Named As Charity Ambassador May 3, 2012

Women for Women International announced today actress Emily Deschanel has agreed to become a celebrity ambassador for the organization’s 2012 Mother’s Day campaign. More →

Chris And Kyle Massey Encourage Kids To Listen Carefully May 3, 2012

Starkey Hearing Foundation and Scholastic joined more than 1,400 students and teachers this week at Central Middle School in Eden Prairie, Minn. for an educational assembly to mark the launch of Listen Carefully – a national hearing awareness campaign that promotes one simple message: Hearing is fragile. So don’t listen loudly. Listen carefully. More →

Journalist Martin Bashir Named As Charity Patron May 3, 2012

Martin Bashir, the award-winning journalist, has become patron for Action Duchenne, the only UK charity dedicated solely to raising awareness and funds for research into a cure and providing support for families living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. More →

Stars Support Christy Turlington's No Mothers Day Campaign May 3, 2012

Every Mother Counts, an advocacy and mobilization campaign founded by Christy Turlington Burns to increase education and support for the global reduction of maternal mortality, and CHI&Partners, an international advertising agency based in New York, have launched No Mothers Day, a groundbreaking social issue campaign designed to raise awareness about the hundreds of thousands of girls and women around the world who die each year from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. More →

Donna Karan To Attend Haiti Charity Fundraiser May 3, 2012

Michael Capponi, hospitality entrepreneur and humanitarian, is celebrating his birthday in a big way by hosting a birthday party fundraiser benefiting the non-profit he founded, Haiti Empowerment Mission. More →

Steven Spielberg Honors Father With Charity Inspiration Award May 2, 2012

Arnold Spielberg, father of USC Shoah Foundation Institute Founder Steven Spielberg, was honored last week with the Institute’s inaugural Inspiration Award at a private luncheon in Los Angeles. Arnold was recognized for his many years of mentorship and support of the Institute’s work, especially in the area of humanity through technology. More →

Don Felder To Perform At Midnight Mission Golden Heart Awards May 2, 2012

Grammy award-winning musician Richie Sambora will be honored at the 12th Annual Golden Heart Awards on May 7 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for his philanthropic work with The Midnight Mission. More →

Every Body Walk With The Cast Of The West Wing May 2, 2012

An all-star cast from the award-winning television series The West Wing reunited for a Funny or Die public service announcement that launched yesterday for Every Body Walk!, an inspiring campaign about the health benefits of walking. More →

Celebrity Self Portraits Auctioned For Charity May 2, 2012

Some famous faces are going under the hammer this month for charity! Between the 3rd and the 13th May you will be able to bid for an exclusive celebrity self portrait via eBay. More →

One Direction And Gwyneth Paltrow Donate Recipes To Celebrity Charity Cookbook May 2, 2012

One Direction, Gwyneth Paltrow, JLS, Gordon Ramsay and Leona Lewis are some of the 35 famous faces who have contributed recipes for a new celebrity charity cookbook out next week. More →

Princess Eugenie Named As Hospital Patron May 2, 2012

Princess Eugenie is embarking on a new role as Patron of a charitable appeal to raise £15 million for the world-class, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH), which saved her from a disfiguring back condition. More →