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Win A Vegan Handbag With Alicia Silverstone May 19, 2010

Alicia Silverstone has announced an exciting new initiative through her TheKindLife.com website that gives lucky Facebook fans the chance to win vegan handbags! More →

Kristin Chenoweth Defends Gay Actors May 19, 2010

When the article “Straight Jacket” came out in Newsweek’s May 10 issue, its author questioned whether gay actors could – or should – take on straight roles. Actress Kristin Chenoweth was so disturbed by its perceived message, she sat down at her own keyboard to address Newsweek’s decision to publish the piece, and to defend her gay onstage co-star, Sean Hayes, and gay actors in general. More →

NBC Nightly News Features Stars Who Make A Difference May 19, 2010

Every night this week, NBC Nightly News is featuring a celebrity who is making the world a better place. More →

Visit The Good Wife In Charity Auction May 19, 2010

Fans of CBS’s drama The Good Wife have the chance to hang out on set with Josh Charles and appear onscreen as a featured extra in a new online auction at BiddingForGood.com. More →

Handbags Signed By Robert Pattinson And Barack Obama In Celebrity Charity Auction May 18, 2010

Want to get your hands on a handbag signed by Robert Pattinson? Now is your chance, and you’ll be helping a great cause. More →

Matt Damon And Ben Affleck To Play Ante Up For Africa Charity Poker May 18, 2010

Many would love the opportunity to play poker with some of the biggest names in Hollywood and the most skilled poker professionals. Now you can. More →

Bono Interviews Barack Obama May 18, 2010

Will the 21st century be the African century? This is the question ONE's founders Bono and Bob Geldof examined by guest editing one of Canada’s top newspapers, the Globe and Mail, as part of a month of Africa content on the Globe’s website. More →

Nigel Barker Attends Make-A-Wish Charity Event May 18, 2010

Photographer Nigel Barker helped kick off a special event for the Make-A-Wish Foundation at Carnival at Bowlmor Lanes in NYC on May 15. More →

Country Stars Hit The Stage For Nashville Flood Victims May 18, 2010

Nicole Kidman joined her husband Keith Urban at a concert on Sunday to help raise money for victims of Nashville’s recent devastating floods. More →

Chrissie Hynde To Play Charity Gig For Farm Animal Shelter May 18, 2010

Chrissie Hynde will bring her new musical project to New York on May 29 to benefit the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary. More →

Greg Kinnear To Speak At Charity Breakfast May 18, 2010

Greg Kinnear has been announced as keynote speaker at this year’s annual Shelter Network Benefit Breakfast in October. More →

Band From TV To Hit Chicago For Charity Gig May 18, 2010

Band From TV – the celebrity-studded band that plays exclusively for charity – will play in Chicago next month as part of the Taste of Chicago Food Festival. More →

Stars Line Up For Charity Beauty Book May 17, 2010

Paris Hilton, Anna Paquin and Miranda Kerr are some of the stars who will feature in a celebrity-studded book of photos being released soon. More →

Sting Joins Elton John And Lady Gaga For Rainforest Charity Concert May 17, 2010

Sting and Trudie Styler hosted the 16th annual Rainforest Foundation benefit concert to celebrate the organization’s 21st anniversary at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night. This year’s performers included Elton John, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen, Debbie Harry, Mary J. Blige and Shirley Bassey. More →

Glee's Jane Lynch Records Charity PSA For PETA May 17, 2010

Glee’s Jane Lynch is the latest star to join PETA's campaign to encourage people to neuter or spay their pets. More →

Mary J. Blige To Headline Cinema Against AIDS At Cannes May 17, 2010

Mary J. Blige will give a special performance at this year’s seventeenth annual amFAR Cinema Against AIDS event on May 20 at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in France. More →

Annie Lennox And Ashley Judd To Attend AIDS Conference May 17, 2010

Annie Lennox and Ashley Judd will attend the Global Health Action Awards for Excellence in Business on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria in Washington on June 8. More →

JK Rowling's Charity Celebrates International Children's Day May 17, 2010

JK Rowling's charity – the Children's High Level Group – has changed its name to Lumos, and the organization is launching a campaign next month to celebrate International Children’s Day on June 1. More →

Slash Leads Rockers For Charity May 17, 2010

Motorhead frontman Lemmy, former KISS star Ace Frehley and legendary guitarist Slash rocked Los Angeles on May 7 for the sixth annual MusiCares MAP Fund benefit concert in honor of former First Lady Betty Ford and to raise money for the famous Betty Ford Center she founded. More →

Olsen Twins Host Charity Art Auction May 17, 2010

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were spotted out-and-about in New York on Friday night, May 14, at the 12th Annual Art Auction for Free Arts NYC. More →

Wyclef Jean To Take Haitian Amputees On Kmart Charity Shopping Spree May 16, 2010

Wyclef Jean, co-founder of the Yéle Haiti Foundation, will be at the Penn Station Kmart on Tuesday, May 18, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., to help bring much needed joy to three young Haitian amputees on their trip to the States to get urgently needed artificial limbs. More →

Hal Sparks Kicks Off AIDS Walk New York May 15, 2010

Actor, comedian, and long-time AIDS Walk supporter Hal Sparks (Queer as Folk), and CBS 2’s Kristine Johnson (co-anchor of CBS 2 News at 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekdays) will join hundreds of key supporters, including corporate and community leaders as well as top fundraisers, to kick off the 25th annual AIDS Walk New York (AWNY), to be held in Central Park on May 16. More →

Christina Aguilera Makes Charity Trip To Haiti May 14, 2010

World Food Programme's new Ambassador Against Hunger Christina Aguilera visited two schools in quake-stricken Haiti on Tuesday to meet the children receiving food aid through WFP school meals programs. More →

Pam Anderson Asks Congress: End Harmful Chimpanzee Experiments May 14, 2010

Pamela Anderson is pressing Congress to help find a cure for hepatitis C — a disease she’s battling — without experimenting on chimpanzees. More →

Royal Guests Confirmed For Charity Ball May 14, 2010

British charity, Caudwell Children, has today announced that Sarah, the Duchess of York and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice will be among the guests at next week’s Butterfly Ball. More →

Online Auction Celebrates Celebrity Oxfam Charity Shop May 14, 2010

The Celebrity Oxfam Curiosity Shop opens today, May 14, in London – and a special online auction has been launched to celebrate. More →

Lisa Kudrow And Friends Perform The Normal Heart For Charity May 14, 2010

Lisa Kudrow will lead an all-star cast in a special charity reading of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart on Monday, May 17. More →

Darth Vader Brings The Dark Side To Charity Initiative May 14, 2010

David Prowse – the actor best known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy – and adventurer Ranulph Fiennes are among a group of British celebrities who have created portraits of themselves to raise money for ActionAid. More →

London Streets Brightened By Charity Elephant Parade May 14, 2010

London has long been bemoaned for its rainy days and cloudy skies, but things are brightening up in the city. Over 250 splashily painted, life-sized statues of baby elephants have been scattered throughout parks and public spaces, including ones designed by Diane von Furstenberg and Paul Smith. More →

Jennie Garth Steps Up To Be Honored At Inspiration Awards May 14, 2010

The Step Up Women's Network will hold its 7th annual Inspiration Awards today, honoring Jennie Garth, Creative Artists Agency’s Sonya Rosenfeld and WE tv’s Kim Martin. More →