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Bob Barker Rescues Chimpanzees Aug 12, 2011

Television celebrity Bob Barker has come to the rescue of five chimpanzees in Texas who need a permanent home. Upon hearing about the plight of the chimpanzees left behind in a facility that has gone bankrupt, Barker made a contribution of $230,000 to Chimp Haven to begin building bedrooms and a habitat for them. More →

Scottish Rugby Great Donates Jacket To Celebrity Charity Auction Aug 12, 2011

Scottish rugby star Kenny Logan has kindly donated a lovely black velvet jacket, with a stripy blue and white lining, to a special celebrity charity auction for the Prince's Trust. More →

LTTS Exclusive: Scott L. Schwartz Talks Charity And Children's Hospitals Aug 11, 2011

Scott L. Schwartz is widely known as the “Ultimate Bad Guy” from his acting career, and has appeared in films such as Ocean’s 11, 12 & 13, Starsky & Hutch, Fun With Dick And Jane, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Star Trek Voyager and many more. But Scott’s most cherished role is the “Ultimate nice guy” – he has been visiting children’s hospitals worldwide for the past 12 years after losing his sister to lung cancer in 1998. More →

Jackie Chan Hands Out Books In China Aug 11, 2011

Jackie Chan was in Qingdao, China, on August 8 to hand out books at the start of the Send A Book For A Better Tomorrow 2011 Campaign. More →

Seth MacFarlane Honors Mother With Animal Charity Aug 11, 2011

Seth MacFarlane, the hilarious mind behind Family Guy and American Dad, is honoring his mother on the one-year anniversary of her passing by teaming with Heaven on Earth Society for animals to establish Perry’s Place — The Perry MacFarlane Sanctuary. More →

Patrick Warburton Emcees Charity Bugatti Ball Aug 11, 2011

More than 285 guests climbed into the driver’s seat and shifted into high gear with Patrick Warburton at the American Cancer Society's Bugatti Ball on August 6, 2011 at Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard. More →

Teen Stars To Attend Charity Event For CHOC Aug 11, 2011

A number of teen stars will be out-and-about at the Children's Hospital of Orange County's (CHOC) Kids Help Children event this weekend. More →

Help Celebrate Tony Bennett's Birthday With Celebrity Charity Auction Aug 11, 2011

Tony Bennett celebrated his 85th birthday on August 3, and he wants you to join him and Tiffany & Co. in support of arts education in public schools. More →

Gary Sinise Foundation Announces New Strategic Director Aug 11, 2011

Retired U.S Navy Captain Kevin Wensing has joined The Gary Sinise Foundation as Strategic Director. Wensing, who served for 26 years in the U.S. Navy and then went on to work for the Deputy Secretary of Defense and the USO, will help develop the resources, relationships and partnerships needed to enable the foundation to better serve those who protect and defend our nation. More →

Stars Step Up For Save The Children East Africa Appeal Aug 10, 2011

Yesterday saw the launch of a ground-breaking celebrity charity social media campaign, ’I’m Gonna Be Your Friend’ supported by many of the world’s most famous names in entertainment and their fans, including Beyoncé Knowles, Annie Lennox and Sting. More →

Meryl Streep To Attend National Women's History Museum Charity Gala Aug 10, 2011

This coming November, Meryl Streep will be special guest at a gala honoring women from the past and present who have shaped history. More →

Bring Your Charity Ideas To Ian Somerhalder Youth Event Aug 10, 2011

Ian Somerhalder will host his first Youth and Kids Charity Event with his IS Foundation in October. More →

Robert Pattinson: Cancer Bites Aug 10, 2011

Robert Pattinson is calling on his fans to support a campaign to raise awareness of blood cancer. More →

Michael Jackson's Kids Give Artworks To Children's Hospital Aug 10, 2011

Michael Jackson's children – Prince, 14, Paris, 13, and ‘Blanket’, 9 – have donated 13 pieces of artwork created by the late singer to Children's Hospital Los Angeles. More →

Iman And Kevin McKidd Fast For Charity Aug 10, 2011

Supermodel Iman and actor Kevin McKidd backed a Save the Children sponsored 24-hour “Fast-A-Thon” on August 8 to raise awareness and funds for children suffering from the East Africa food crisis. More →

Bob Marley's Family Donates $100,000 To Charity Aug 10, 2011

Marley Family matriarch and reggae icon Rita Marley, and her son, Grammy Award winning musician, Ziggy Marley and Rohan Marley have been joined by other members of their family to announce a $100,000 donation to charity:water from 1Love.org, a not-for-profit business created with the Marley Family to create awareness and a sustainable flow of contributions to benefit charitable organizations that empower youth, protect the planet and encourage global peace. charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. More →

Richard Branson And Celebrity Friends To Swim For Charity Aug 9, 2011

Sir Richard Branson and Ronan Keating are taking on the ultimate challenge. They’re captaining a team to swim the grueling waters of the Irish Sea and raise £1million! More →

No Nukes Celebrity Charity Concert Returns After 32 Years Aug 9, 2011

On Sunday August 7, an all-star line-up performed a benefit concert for Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA. Among the artists to take part were Crosby, Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Jason Mraz, The Doobie Brothers, Tom Morello, John Hall, Kitaro, Jonathan Wilson, Sweet Honey in the Rock and many more. More →

Ben Stiller And Bill Clinton Co-Chair Charity Gala For Haiti Aug 9, 2011

President Bill Clinton – founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States – actor and director Ben Stiller, and gallerist and art dealer David Zwirner have announced that they will co-chair an exclusive fundraising event on Friday, September 23rd in New York to benefit The Stiller Foundation. More →

Bid On Jeremy Irons' Tie In Celebrity Charity Auction Aug 9, 2011

Here is your chance to get your hands on a Ralph Lauren POLO tie once owned by English Bafta Nominated and Academy Award winning actor Jeremy Irons. More →

Michael Moore Wants A Return Of The Middle Class Aug 9, 2011

On the 30th anniversary of “The Day the Middle Class Died”, activist and film-maker Michael Moore outlined the significance of 5 August 1981 and the subsequent disappearance of American’s middle class. And then he offered some hope. More →

Black Eyed Peas Open Youth Voices Academy In San Jose Aug 9, 2011

The Black Eyed Peas unveiled the new Peapod Adobe Youth Voices Academy at MACLA in San Jose on Saturday. More →

Gerard Butler To Play Celebrity Charity Football For Celtic Aug 9, 2011

Gerard Butler will be taking part in tonight’s “The Legends” Celtic vs Manchester United charity match in Glasgow. More →

Jackie Chan Attends Operation Smile Event In Beijing Aug 8, 2011

Jackie Chan was in Beijing on August 6 to attend Operation Smile's International Student Cultural Exchange, where over 800 college and high school students from 23 countries around the world gathered to learn firsthand how to enhance their knowledge of global cultures, strengthen their character, and develop into future philanthropic leaders. More →

Black Eyed Peas To Play Charity Concert For Flood Victims In North Dakota Aug 8, 2011

Six-time Grammy award-winning, multi-platinum recording artists The Black Eyed Peas will hold a benefit concert on September 3, 2011, at the North Dakota State Fair Grandstand to assist the victims of the flooding that devastated Minot and surrounding North Dakota communities. More →

Jon Stewart Visits US Troops In Afghanistan Aug 8, 2011

The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart recently joined illusionist David Blaine and basketball Hall of Famer Karl Malone in Afghanistan to visit US troops with the USO. More →

Aimee Garcia And Esai Morales To Play Celebrity Charity Golf Aug 8, 2011

Positive Lives Achieved Through Education and Sports (P.L.A.T.E.S.) is hosting its 1st annual celebrity charity golf classic to raise funds for the revitalization and building of parks, sports complexes and community centers for the betterment of our youth. More →

Get Your Hands On Brenda Blethyn's Bag For Charity Aug 8, 2011

British actress Brenda Blethyn has donated the Swarovski crystal handbag she held on the red carpet for the Golden Globes – where she was nominated for the film Saving Grace – to a great new celebrity charity auction. More →

Vanessa Calton Attends Grammy Camp For Charity Aug 8, 2011

On August 7, the New York installment of GRAMMY Camp will culminated with a launch party at Best Buy Theater in Times Square featuring original performances and video presentations created by students during GRAMMY Camp, as well as a networking session with several industry professionals and artists. More →

FC Barcelona And UNICEF Use Sport To Improve Children's Lives Aug 8, 2011

Legendary football team and UNICEF supporters FC Barcelona met with young people in Dallas last week to talk about how sport can improve children’s lives. More →