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Madonna Calls For Support Of Equal Rights In Malawi May 24, 2010

Madonna – founder of Raising Malawi – is asking her fans to join her in support of equal rights and the freedom to love in the African country following the jailing of two men for 14 years for the “crime” of homosexuality. More →

Stars Align For Cinema Against AIDS In Cannes May 24, 2010

Last week’s amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala at Cannes has raised $6.7 million for charity. More →

Joan Collins Judges Photography Contest For Charity May 24, 2010

With decades of experience being photographed, Joan Collins knows what makes a good picture. Along with a host of other well-known Brits, Ms. Collins will be putting her knowledge to use as a judge of a UK photography contest running through June 11, 2010. More →

Slip Into Kobe Bryant's Shoes For Charity May 24, 2010

Now is your chance to step into the shoes of Kobe Bryant for charity. More →

Naomi Campbell To Bring Charity Relief To Haiti May 24, 2010

Naomi Campbell will fly to Haiti next month, after a previously-planned trip was postponed due to an outbreak of malaria. More →

Peter Jackson Lets Sick Kids Tour Aircraft Collection May 24, 2010

Film director Peter Jackson brightened the day for a group of sick children earlier this month when he allowed them to be given a guided tour of his collection of vintage aircraft in New Zealand. More →

Simon Cowell Awarded For Charity Work May 24, 2010

Simon Cowell was honored with Variety - The Children's Charity's prestigious Humanitarian Award at the Variety World Conference at the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa on May 23. More →

Penny Lancaster Stewart Walks For Breast Cancer Charity May 24, 2010

Penny Lancaster Stewart – the wife of rocker Rod Stewart – was among 1,100 walkers to take part in Breast Cancer Care's charity walk in Oxfordshire, UK, on Saturday. More →

Eva Longoria To Rally For Kids With Cancer Again May 23, 2010

Eva Longoria will resume her role as honorary chair of the Rally for Kids with Cancer Scavenger Cup Los Angeles for the second year. More →

Chat To Heart For Charity May 22, 2010

Classic rockers Heart will take part in a special charity event for MusiCares on Monday. More →

Celebrities To Shoot PSA For At-Risk Youth May 22, 2010

On May 23rd, celebrities are coming together to help spread the message that positive programs are needed for our At-Risk youth by shooting a Public Service Announcement, (PSA). More →

Female Celebrities To Build For Empowerment May 21, 2010

Female stars of the stage and screen will be out-and-about with power tools this weekend when they take part in Habitat For Humanity's first ever Women Empowerment Build. More →

Nicole Kidman Visits Hong Kong For UNIFEM May 21, 2010

The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)‘s Goodwill Ambassador Nicole Kidman raised more than US$175,000 last night for programs to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in China at “A Night With The Stars” in Hong Kong. More →

Will.i.am Launches Charity Foundation For Struggling Families May 21, 2010

Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am was on Oprah this week to launch a new a new foundation for families in danger of losing their homes in the current financial crisis. More →

Sean Penn Testifies For Haiti May 21, 2010

Sean Penn missed the screening of his latest film – Fair Game – at Cannes yesterday so he could testify at a US Senate committee about the ongoing lack of staff and medical supplies in Haiti. More →

Elvis Costello Cancels Israeli Gigs Over Palestinian Treatment May 21, 2010

Elvis Costello has cancelled two shows in Israel in protest of the country’s treatment of Palestinians.
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Carrie Underwood Makes Charity Commitment To Flood Victims May 21, 2010

Reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year Carrie Underwood and ACM Lifting Lives have committed seed funding to create the new ACM Lifting Lives Temporary Home Fund to support relief efforts for families devastated by the recent floods in Middle Tennessee. The Fund takes its name from Underwood’s co-penned hit song “Temporary Home,” in acknowledgement of the immediate needs surrounding those impacted by the floods. More →

Jack White Donates White Stripes Instrument To Help Flood Victims May 21, 2010

In an effort to help the thousands of people in the Nashville area who’ve lost so much in the recent floods, Jack White and Third Man Records are auctioning off a unique item from their archives with all of the proceeds going to benefit The Red Cross – Nashville Chapter. More →

Antonio Banderas Bottles Charity Scent May 21, 2010

Antonio Banderas is preparing to release his seventh men’s fragrance, ‘The Secret,’ this summer, and insisted that his passion for philanthropy be bottled along with it as well. More →

Jars Of Clay Release Charity EP For Flood Relief May 21, 2010

Rockers Jars Of Clay have released a special charity EP to help victims of Nashville’s floods. More →

Stand Up To Cancer To Return With Second Celebrity Charity Telecast May 20, 2010

Two years after an historic fundraising telecast and the start of a groundbreaking grassroots movement, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will return to primetime television on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT, with a star-studded appeal to build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies that benefit patients. More →

Bette Midler Asks Celebrity Friends To Donate To Charity Auction May 20, 2010

CharityFolks.com is proud to present Bette Midler's latest celebrity charity auction to raise funds for her New York Restoration Project. More →

Jackie Chan Brings Water To Drought Areas May 20, 2010

Earlier this month, Jackie Chan traveled to Tongren in the Guizhou province of China to bring much-needed water and supplies to the drought stricken area. He has now blogged about the experience. More →

Shrek Teams Up With After-School All-Stars May 20, 2010

Some of Arnold Schwarzenegger's After-School All-Stars (ASAS) will be partying hard this week, compliments of Shrek. More →

Flea's Silverlake Conservatory Of Music Announces Charity News May 20, 2010

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea has announced some exciting new initiatives for his Silverlake Conservatory of Music. More →

Toby Keith To Hold Annual Charity Golf Classic This Weekend May 20, 2010

Celebrated comedian Larry The Cable Guy is the latest addition to Toby Keith's seventh annual Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic, set for May 21-22 in Norman, Oklahoma. He’ll join the event’s namesake as co-emcee for the dinner and auction the night before the golf outing. And he’s not the only late-breaking addition to the lineup. More →

Annie Lennox Opposes Historic Gardens Development May 20, 2010

Earlier this year, LookToTheStars.org reported about Annie Lennox's campaign to stop development on land occupied by historic gardens in her hometown of Aberdeen. Her fight is ongoing, and she recently wrote to the City Council to ask them to stop their plans. More →

PHOTOS: Wyclef Jean Takes Haitian Amputees On Charity Shopping Spree May 19, 2010

Wyclef Jean, co-founder of the Yéle Haiti Foundation brought much needed joy to three young Haitian amputees on their trip to the States to get urgently needed artificial limbs at Penn Station Kmart on Tuesday, when he took them on a $3000 spending spree. More →

Nicolas Cage And Friends To Heal The Bay At Charity Gala May 19, 2010

Kicking off the celebration of its 25th anniversary, environmental group Heal the Bay has announced an eclectic group of green leaders to be honored at its Bring Back the Beach gala dinner on May 20. More →

Work Starts On America Ferrera's Charity School In Mali May 19, 2010

Family, friends and fans of America Ferrera have come together to help the Emmy Award-winning actress meet her fundraising goal to build a school in Diassadeni village in the Sikasso District of Mali. More →