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Jenny McCarthy To Attend Rescue Our Angels Autism Fundraiser May 21, 2012

Rockit Bar & Grill, located at 22 W. Hubbard, will host the 5th annual “Rescue Our Angels” Fundraiser benefiting Generation Rescue, a non-profit organization that provides assistance for families affected by autism, on Thursday, May 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., featuring special guest and Chicago native: comedian, actress and president of Generation Rescue, Jenny McCarthy. More →

Stars To Take Part In 24 Hour Plays Benefit May 21, 2012

Montblanc and Urban Arts Partnership have announced the highly anticipated return of THE 24 HOUR PLAYS BENEFIT, now in its second year in Los Angeles, on Saturday June 16, 2012. More →

Pau Gasol Honored For Charity Work May 21, 2012

UNICEF has offered its congratulations to UNICEF Ambassador and LA Laker Pau Gasol for winning the 2011-2012 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. More →

Bill Clinton And George W. Bush Remember United Flight 93 May 21, 2012

Last week, nearly 400 guests joined the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, and co-hosts President Bill Clinton, President and Mrs. George W. Bush and Speaker of the House John Boehner at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. for “An Evening of Remembrance” honoring the 40 passengers and crew of United Flight 93 who fought back against their hijackers on September 11, 2001, ultimately crashing their plane and preventing a second aerial attack on Washington D.C. More →

Debbie Gibson And Dee Snider To Perform At Charity Gala May 21, 2012

Debbie Gibson will co-host and perform at the Gibson Girl Foundation Gala 2012 tonight in Huntington, New York. More →

Robin Gibb's Charity Legacy May 21, 2012

Bee Gees legend Robin Gibb has passed away, leaving a vast legacy in the worlds of music and charity. More →

Selena Gomez And Mia Farrow Urge Support For Sahel May 18, 2012

Actor and UNICEF ambassador Selena Gomez has been bringing attention to a rising crisis in the Sahel region in west and central Africa, where drought-caused crop failure across several countries means a severe scarcity of food. More →

Barcelona's Messi To Pay Medical Bills For Sick Boy May 18, 2012

Soccer stud and Barcelona star Lionel Messi has pledged to pay the medical bills for a 12 year-old boy who was diagnosed with a growth hormone deficiency (GHD), the same illness Messi experienced as a child. More →

Stars Want Guitars Made From Sustainable Wood May 18, 2012

Some of the biggest names in music have joined the movement to ensure their guitars and other instruments are made from sustainable, legally harvested wood. More →

Mariah Carey And Nick Cannon Bid $21,000 In Charity Auction May 18, 2012

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon bid $21,000 for a pair of Project C.A.N.V.A.S shoes and a diver’s watch designed by Audemars Piguet at an art fundraising auction to benefit the Urban Arts Partnership at the Opera Gallery in New York City last weekend. More →

Stephanie Drapeau Talks Charity May 18, 2012

LookToTheStars.org’s Misty Schwartz recently talked with actress/producer Stephanie Drapeau – writer of the 2011 short film Wish Wizard, featuring Ed Begley Jr and Morgan Freeman – about some of the charities and causes she supports. More →

David Beckham Joins Five Young People To Bring The Olympic Flame To The UK May 18, 2012

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has confirmed that London 2012 ambassador David Beckham will attend the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony in Athens and bring the Flame back to the UK ahead of its 70 day journey, presented by Coca-Cola, Lloyds TSB and Samsung. More →

In a Perfect World Contributes To Successful Beach Cleanup May 18, 2012

In a Perfect World, founded by Manuela Testolini, participated in Heal the Bay's Earth Month Nothin’ But Sand beach cleanup in support of Earth Day efforts on April 21, 2012 at Santa Monica Beach. More →

Rick Finkelstein Raises Awareness For Heartbeat International Foundation May 18, 2012

Rick Finkelstein, Executive Producer at Factory Entertainment Group, has once again teamed up with Suzanne DeLaurentiis Productions and is presently shooting “How Sweet It Is”. More →

Young Patients Reach Out To Kelly Clarkson May 17, 2012

Singer Kelly Clarkson has promised to pay a visit to the Hemoncology floor of Seattle Children’s Hospital after several young cancer patients made a touching video of her hit song “Stronger”. More →

The Queen's Great Pride For Prince Charles' Charity Work May 17, 2012

The Queen has spoken of her “great pride” at the work that her eldest son the Prince of Wales is doing to help regenerate a town. More →

Molly Sims Shows Off Her New Nursery For Charity May 17, 2012

Molly Sims has created a video that takes viewers behind the scenes for a first look as she decorates her new nursery for her first baby, due in June. The video is part of the Valspar Color Project, a three-part celebrity video series that also includes Lauren Conrad's design transformation of her Paper Crown offices and Padma Lakshmi's transformed kitchen, all to benefit Habitat For Humanity. More →

Misha Collins' Random Angelic Acts May 17, 2012

Supernatural star Misha Collins plays an angel on TV and performs random angelic acts in the real world. More →

Stephen Fry Gets Caught Reading May 17, 2012

Pocoyo, the little boy in blue who has captured the hearts of children and their parents the world over, and Stephen Fry, who narrates the animated Pocoyo television series, will appear together in the “Get Caught Reading” annual national campaign in May organized by the Association of American Publishers, the trade association representing the premier U.S. publishing companies. More →

Leonard Cohen Donates Prize Money To Charity May 17, 2012

At a star-studded gala in his honor, Leonard Cohen, the Ninth Laureate of The Glenn Gould Prize, has donated his $50,000 award to the Canada Council for the Arts. More →

Jimmy Carter To Return To Haiti With Habitat For Humanity May 17, 2012

Habitat For Humanity has announced its 29th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project will return to Léogâne, Haiti, for the second year in a row to help earthquake-affected families. More →

Graham Norton Wants You To Party For Charity May 17, 2012

Graham Norton and Parkinson's UK are putting on the glam to inspire everyone to Party for Parkinson’s. More →

Usher To Host Third Annual World Leadership Conference May 16, 2012

Usher's New Look Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Usher Raymond IV, will host the third annual World Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University from June 19-22, 2012. More →

Richard Branson Announces Winners At Charity Summit May 16, 2012

From more than 500 inspirational entries, Sir Richard Branson and his non profit foundation Virgin Unite have announced that the global winner of the 2012 ‘Screw Business As Usual’ competition is Raise5, a new fundraising platform that creatively uses free time and talents to raise money for charity. More →

Eddie Izzard Announces Marathon Challenge May 16, 2012

Comedian Eddie Izzard has announced that he will once again run a series of marathons, this time as a tribute to Nelson Mandela. More →

Stars Donate Garden Tools To Christian Aid Charity Auction May 16, 2012

Tali Lennox, Alan Titchmarsh and TOWIE’s Lydia Bright are among a host of famous names who have used their creative talents to support this year’s Christian Aid Week. More →

Dalai Lama Donates Prize Money To Save The Children May 16, 2012

The Dalai Lama is to donate the bulk of his Templeton Prize money to Save the Children. More →

Pamela Anderson Adopts Homeless Dog From India May 16, 2012

When Pamela Anderson visited India recently, her heart was captured by the plight of the homeless dogs she saw on the streets. More →

British Stars Bring Hope To Young Unemployed May 16, 2012

Zandra Rhodes, Wayne Hemingway and iconic photographer Rankin are among the industry leaders fronting a national Prince's Trust campaign in the UK to inspire a generation facing record youth unemployment. More →

John Rich And Friends To Perform For Charity May 15, 2012

John Rich, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, Jeff Foxworthy and Big & Rich will perform at the St. Jude Presents John Rich & Friends concert on June 5 at the Cannon Center in Memphis, Tenn. More →