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Country Stars To Take Part In Celebrity Charity Softball Challenge May 12, 2011

Vince Gill, Dierks Bentley and David Nail will join a star-studded roster of country music’s hottest performers, sports personalities and more to help strike out cancer and other life-threatening diseases at City of Hope's 21st annual Celebrity Softball Challenge, on Saturday, June 11, at 9 a.m. at Greer Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. More →

Kylie Minogue Makes Sick Girl's Wish Come True May 12, 2011

Kylie Minogue and the Make-A-Wish Foundation have made the dreams of a young girl from Scotland come true. More →

Olivia Newton-John To Sing For Charity In Australia May 12, 2011

Olivia Newton-John is set to perform at an AFL football match in Australia to raise money for charity later this month. More →

Massive Celebrity Charity Auction To Help Kids Affected By Christchurch Earthquake May 12, 2011

On Monday, May 16, a special celebrity charity online auction appeal – Stars 4 Kids – will be launched in New Zealand. More →

Country Music Stars To Unite For Tornado Victims Tonight May 12, 2011

CMT and its pro-social initiative CMT One Country will tonight air Music Builds: The CMT Disaster Relief Concert – a live, commercial-free, 90-minute celebrity charity concert special featuring a special call to action from President Obama, as well as performances by Hank Williams, Jr., Alabama, Alan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Ronnie Dunn, Sara Evans, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tim McGraw, Trace Adkins and more to raise awareness and funds for those affected by the recent devastating storms, flooding and tornadoes. More →

Alex Winters To Host Charity Butterfly Benefit May 12, 2011

It has been announced BBC personality Alex Winters will host tonight’s exclusive Caudwell Children Butterfly Benefit in London. More →

Lewis Hamilton Buys Prince's Guitar For Charity May 12, 2011

A gilded guitar, once owned by Prince, raised $100,000 in a charity auction recently. More →

Will Ferrell Hosts Celebrity Charity Event May 11, 2011

When he’s not shaving Conan’s beard, appearing on The Office and playing George W. Bush and talking about gophers, Will Ferrell takes time to use his funny powers to do some good. More →

Meet Justin Bieber In Japan For Charity May 11, 2011

Are you feeling that Bieber Fever? This is your chance to bring 3 friends and watch Justin Bieber's concert plus meet him at his show on May 19, 2011 at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan. More →

Teri Hatcher Creates Bread Art For Charity May 11, 2011

Nearly 17 million children in America – almost one in four – struggle with hunger. To help provide hungry children in the United States access to the nutritious meals they need to lead healthy lives, the non-profit Grain Foods Foundation has teamed up with TV’s favorite housewife, Teri Hatcher, and Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit focused on alleviating childhood hunger, to launch the 2011 Bread Art Project. More →

Lorraine Kelly Named As Charity Ambassador May 11, 2011

UK TV personality Lorraine Kelly has become a Sightsavers International Ambassador, after she experienced the charity’s work preventing blindness and restoring sight in the deserts of Northern Kenya. More →

CANY To Hold Annual Broadway At The Boathouse Charity Event May 11, 2011

Tony Award-winner Dick Latessa is bringing together Broadway stars to help raise funds for Creative Alternatives of New York (CANY), an organization that uses theatre to help New York’s most vulnerable children and adults. More →

Tim Kring To Attend Celebrity Charity Event May 11, 2011

On Tuesday, May 17, 2011 some of the biggest names in publishing, finance, technology, media and the entertainment industry – such as Heroes creator Tim Kring – will come together at Hollywood hotspot Avalon to raise money and awareness for the life saving and quality of life improving work of Children's Hospital Los Angeles. More →

Korean Star Donates Prize Money To Japan May 11, 2011

Korean UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Yuna Kim says she will donate her silver prize money of $27,000 from the World Figure Skating Championships to children affected by the Japanese earthquake. More →

Team Gisele Or Team Don: Stars Face Off For World Environment Day May 10, 2011

It’s not every day you see an international supermodel squaring up to a Hollywood actor. But as the countdown to World Environment Day (WED) on June 5th begins, Gisele Bundchen and Don Cheadle are taking off the gloves to do battle. More →

Ronnie Wood And Willie Nelson Rock For Kidz May 10, 2011

America’s Baby Cancer Foundation has announced the offer for sale of two music memorabilia items to mark the launch of its new Rock for Kidz charitable program. More →

Avril Lavigne ROCKS For Charity May 10, 2011

Singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, who launched her own charitable foundation last year, says she had been planning the charity for awhile, but still has much to learn about running The Avril Lavigne Foundation and developing its path. More →

Stars To Celebrate V-Day At Celebrity Charity Event May 10, 2011

Rosario Dawson, Jane Fonda, Thandie Newton, and Kerry Washington invite you to celebrity the birthday of V-Day founder Eve Ensler next month at a special charity evening in New York City. More →

Iraqi Star Named As UNICEF Ambassador May 10, 2011

Iraqi singer Kadhum Al-Sahir has been appointed as an Ambassador for UNICEF in his home country. More →

Robbie Williams And Robin Gibb To Sing For Charity May 10, 2011

John Caudwell, the billionaire philanthropist who founded the UK charity Caudwell Children, is set to hold a private benefit this week for 200 close friends and associates to raise money to help sick and disabled children in the UK. More →

Social Distortion Singer Supports PETA May 10, 2011

Still going strong after three decades at the helm of Social Distortion, singer, guitarist, and songwriter Mike Ness has never been accused of being shy. Now, the pioneering punk rocker is using his famous voice to speak out in behalf of animals as he appears in a brand new pro-vegetarian ad for peta2—the world’s largest youth animal rights organization. More →

TV Awards Honor Programs That Promote Social Change May 9, 2011

On Thursday, May 5, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences celebrated the power of television – and specifically, eight programs that have had significant impact on the viewing audience and the ability to spark positive social change. More →

Tom Petty Gets A Golden Heart For Charity May 9, 2011

Rock icon Tom Petty – along with his wife Dana Petty – will be honored at a charity event in Beverly Hills tonight in front of guests that will include Debi Mazar, Ed Begley Jr., Larry Miller, Bobby Caldwell, Tony Galla and many others. More →

Paula Abdul To Be Honored At Lupus Event May 9, 2011

Paula Abdul will be honored by Lupus LA at a special celebrity charity event later this week. More →

Vampire Diaries Star Designs Clothes For Charity May 9, 2011

“Vampire Diaries” actress Candice Accola has put her blood sucking ways to good use and teamed up with the fashion line, Show Me Your Mumu, to create a one-of-a-kind tunic that will each be sold throughout the month of May to raise money and awareness for Lyme Disease. More →

James Cromwell Calls On Jockey Club To Stop Horse Slaughter May 9, 2011

As Derby weekend began, Oscar- and three-time Emmy-nominee James Cromwell sent an urgent letter to James Gagliano, president of The Jockey Club, calling on him to adopt PETA's proposal for a concrete plan to help fund the retirement of thoroughbred racehorses. More →

Annie Lennox Makes A Difference At Celebrity Charity Gala May 9, 2011

With Annie Lennox being given a Making a Difference Award , Sophie Ellis-Bextor performing and Pamela Stephenson MCing, Women for Women's Gala was always bound to be a success. But the charity which helps traumatised women in war-torn areas was delighted that £860,000 was raised, which will help thousands more women in countries from Afghanistan to the Congo to receive support and develop their skills, so they can rebuild their lives and support themselves and their families. More →

Julia Roberts And Hillary Clinton Team Up For Clean Cooking Charity Campaign May 9, 2011

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves has announced that Academy Award-winning actor Julia Roberts will serve as Global Ambassador, helping to bring attention to one of the most urgent health problems facing women and families around the world: deadly smoke from unsafe and inefficient cookstoves. More →

Jackie Chan Presents $3.3 Million To Charity In Japan May 8, 2011

Jackie Chan has presented The Salvation Army in Japan with a check for US$3,356,078 raised from the massive celebrity charity concert he helped organize in Hong Kong last month. More →

Celebrity Charity Karaoke To Benefit US Fund For UNICEF May 6, 2011

On May 17, 2011, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF will give celebrity supporters a reason to sing their hearts out with the first-ever Playlist with the A-List celebrity karaoke benefit event. More →