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Monique Coleman To Attend Girl Up Summit This Weekend Mar 9, 2012

The UN Foundation's Girl Up campaign will hold its first-ever Girl Up Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. this weekend, bringing together celebrities, women leaders, and hundreds of teens from across the country in an event that will equip girls in the United States with the leadership skills necessary to support girls around the world. More →

Stars Help Launch PETA's Bob Barker Building Mar 9, 2012

PETA and Bob Barker welcomed a host of stars at the grand opening of PETA’s new Bob Barker Building, named in honor of the longtime animal advocate who donated $2.5 million for the renovation of the historic structure in Los Angeles yesterday. More →

See Springsteen Live And Help Charity Mar 9, 2012

Hot on the heels of the release of his new album, Bruce Springsteen is going out on tour. And a new auction is giving you the chance to score tickets and support charity at the same time. More →

Stars To Play Ping Pong For Charity Tonight Mar 9, 2012

A host of stars will gather for a special charity ping pong tournament in LA tonight. More →

David Spade Donates $100,000 For Tornado Relief Mar 8, 2012

David Spade has donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross for disaster relief, as the charity launches a large relief operation across 11 states to help people affected by the devastating tornado outbreak. More →

Photos: Stars Support Teens For Jeans Campaign Mar 8, 2012

DoSomething.org's Teens for Jeans campaign just finished celebrating its fifth birthday. This year the drive, with Aéropostale’s support, collected and donated 1,020,041 pairs of jeans to homeless teens across America, Canada and Puerto Rico. More →

Chelsea Handler To Host Human Rights Campaign Gala Mar 8, 2012

The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, has announced the line-up for its 2012 Los Angeles Gala on Saturday March 17 at the Ritz-Carlton/JW Marriott in Los Angeles. More →

Kris Allen And Steven Van Zandt Support Music Matters Campaign Mar 8, 2012

The Music Empowers Foundation has announced the launch of its latest online fundraiser, “Music Matters.” More →

Elton John AIDS Foundation To Benefit From Charity Candles Mar 8, 2012

In anticipation of the hope and sense of renewal inspired by the Spring season, Sir Elton John – Founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) – has once again teamed with NEST Fragrances, a leading luxury home fragrance and beauty product manufacturer, to create Sir Elton John’s Woodside Garden, a new scented candle to benefit the life-saving work of the Foundation. More →

Train To Perform For Musicians On Call Mar 8, 2012

Musicians on Call (MOC) is known for bringing live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities. On March 9, the GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinum-selling, internationally acclaimed rock group Train will perform an intimate concert at the Ricochet Bar & Lounge in Midtown Miami to raise funds for the local branch of MOC. More →

Stars To Race For Kids Mar 8, 2012

For the 36th year, the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race will field a glamorous array of Hollywood’s elite in an action-packed race for charity — and the glory of the winner’s circle. More →

Prince Harry Attends Youth Rally In Bahamas Mar 8, 2012

Prince Harry touched the heart of an outstanding Bahamian blind student who described the royal as “amazing” this week. More →

American Idol Stars Fight Malaria Mar 8, 2012

Former American Idol finalists Jason Castro (Season 7, 4th place), Melinda Doolittle (Season 6, 3rd place) and Elliott Yamin (Season 5, 3rd place) were in Washington, D.C. yesterday on behalf of Malaria No More – a nonprofit organization determined to help end malaria deaths in Africa – to meet with members of Congress to voice American support for the malaria fight and celebrate the contributions of the U.S. Government. More →

Richard Branson Blogs Secret Policeman's Ball Mar 7, 2012

Sir Richard Branson has blogged about the Secret Policeman’s Ball concert held in New York during the weekend to benefit Amnesty International. More →

Jude Law Prepares For Global Truce Countdown Mar 7, 2012

For 2012’s Peace Day, which falls on 21 September each year, Peace One Day (POD) is calling for a day of cease fire and nonviolence. More →

Meryl Streep Donates $10,000 To Viola Davis' Upward Bound Fund Mar 7, 2012

Meryl Streep has donated $10,000 to the scholarship fund of the Upward Bound at Rhode Island College program—a fund founded by fellow Best Actress nominee and Upward Bound alumna Viola Davis and her sister. More →

The Highlander Star Launches Charity Auction Mar 7, 2012

Fans of The Highlander can get their hands on some very special items and experiences in a new auction just launched by Adrian Paul and The PEACE Fund. More →

Lenny Kravitz Wants Clean Water Around The World Mar 7, 2012

Lenny Kravitz is throwing his support behind the global push by UNICEF and its partners to help save and improve the lives of millions of children and their families around the world by providing them with access to clean water and adequate sanitation. More →

Bryan Adams Named As Charity Patron Mar 7, 2012

Bryan Adams has been named as patron of Build IT International. More →

Benjamin Bratt And Taye Diggs To Take Part In CHIMEapalooza Mar 7, 2012

Acclaimed actors Amy Brenneman, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Laura San Giacomo and Muse Watson are lending their talents to an evening of theater and music next month to raise money for the CHIME Institute, which has extensive ties to California State University, Northridge. More →

John Bishop Completes His Week Of Hell For Charity Mar 7, 2012

After cycling, rowing and running 290 punishing miles in just five days, comedian John Bishop crossed the finish line of his BT Sport Relief Challenge: Bishop’s Week Of Hell on Friday. More →

Maroon 5 Helps Launch Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign Mar 6, 2012

In response to the epidemic of lives lost to Lung Cancer in the U.S., Maroon 5 has joined the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (BJALCF) as an incredible Grammy-award-winning VOICE to launch a national and international Lung Cancer Awareness campaign. More →

Perez Hilton To Host One Night In Austin For Charity Mar 6, 2012

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation has been selected as the benefitting charity of Perez Hilton's “One Night in Austin” event at South By South West on March 17, 2012. More →

Amy Winehouse Foundation Launches Scholarship Mar 6, 2012

The Amy Winehouse Foundation – a charity established soon after the singer passed away last year – has teamed up with the Sylvia Young Theatre School to offer an exclusive scholarship. More →

The Mentalist Star Praised By National Center For Missing And Exploited Children Mar 6, 2012

A new film project launched in January by The Mentalist actor Tim Kang is being praised by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) for the awareness it will bring to the issues of abducted and sexually abused children. More →

Jewel Sings To Help Stop Child Hunger Mar 6, 2012

ConAgra Foods is kicking off the third year of its nationally-recognized Child Hunger Ends Here campaign with an original song and exclusive video content from platinum recording artists Jewel, Owl City, and Jay Sean, and a social media influencer campaign comprised of leading bloggers from throughout the nation. More →

Kim Kardashian Makes Donation To Dream Foundation Mar 6, 2012

Kim Kardashian has made a donation to one of her favorite charities with money from her wedding gifts. More →

Michael Douglas Launches United Nations Art For Peace Contest Mar 6, 2012

The United Nations Messenger of Peace and two-time Academy Award winner Michael Douglas has appealed to children from around the world to bring to life their artistic impressions of what a world without nuclear weapons would look like. More →

Join Snoop Dogg On Camera For Charity Mar 6, 2012

Aspiring hip-hop superstars that want to get down like the big boys can learn from some of the best in the game and help charity! More →

Stars Flock To See Brad Pitt And George Clooney Tackle Equal Rights Mar 5, 2012

On Saturday night, the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) and Broadway Impact presented the West Coast premiere reading of the play 8 before a sold-out crowd in Los Angeles and a worldwide audience watching on YouTube. More →