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Final Line-Up For FIFA World Cup Concert Announced May 5, 2010

The final line-up of artists to perform at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert in South Africa has been announced. More →

Pat Benatar To Rock For Variety - The Children's Charity May 5, 2010

Pat Benatar will perform a special show in LA tonight, May 4, to benefit Variety - The Children's Charity and the Will Rogers Institute. More →

Wyclef Jean Welcomes Haitian Amputees To The US May 4, 2010

Wyclef Jean, co-founder of the Yéle Haiti Foundation, welcomed three young Haitian amputees on their trip to get urgently needed artificial limbs this weekend at JFK airport in NYC. More →

Ricky Martin Joins Shakira To Protest Immigration Laws May 4, 2010

Ricky Martin and Shakira are just two of the stars protesting against controversial new anti-immigration laws in Arizona. More →

Oksana Grigorieva Visits Chernobyl Survivors With Charity May 4, 2010

Oksana Grigorieva was in Belarus last week to visit families affected by the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 with the Chernobyl Children's Project International. More →

Multiple Sclerosis Month Benefits From Celebrity Power May 4, 2010

Avril Lavigne, Tia Carrere and Tom Arnold are just several of the celebrities lending their support to Multiple Sclerosis (MS) survivor and advocate Nancy Davis for May’s MS Awareness Month. More →

Boyzone Stars Play Celebrity Charity Soccer May 4, 2010

Boyzone stars Ronan Keating and Keith Duffy laced up their football shoes in the weekend to take part in a charity soccer game at Manchester United's Old Trafford. More →

Jackie Chan Writes About Charity Concert May 4, 2010

Jackie Chan has blogged about the charity concert he took part in to raise funds for victims of China’s earthquake last month, which left over 1,484 dead, 1297 seriously injured, 11,849 injured and 332 missing. More →

Kyle Petty Rides Again For Charity May 4, 2010

More than 200 riders, led by NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, kicked off a cross country motorcycle charity ride last weekend to benefit Victory Junction Gang, a medical camp dedicated to enriching the lives of children with medical conditions or serious illnesses such as cancer, hemophilia, spina bifida, epilepsy and more. More →

Filmmakers Unite To Free Jailed Director In Iran May 3, 2010

A host of the film industry’s biggest names have signed a petition to urge the Iranian government to free jailed filmmaker Jafar Panahi. More →

Jessica Biel Joins Halle Berry For Revlon Charity Run/Walk May 3, 2010

Halle Berry, Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel slipped into their charity shoes during the weekend to take part in the annual Revlon Run/Walk For Women in New York. More →

Alan Jackson To Play Charity Gig After Mining Disaster May 3, 2010

Country music superstar Alan Jackson will dedicate his May 22nd show at the Charleston, WV Civic Center to the families who lost loved ones in the Upper Big Branch Mining Disaster in Montcoal, West Virginia. More →

Halle Berry Gathers With The Stars At DKMS Charity Gala May 3, 2010

The Empire State Building was lit red and white on Thursday night in celebration of a star-studded charity event in New York. More →

Wynonna To Release Charity Album For Wounded Warriors May 3, 2010

Country star Wynonna is set to release a charity album for the Wounded Warrior Project later this month. More →

Daniel Radcliffe Weaves A Charity Spell For Injured Stuntman May 3, 2010

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe hosted a charity dinner in London last week to raise money for his stunt double’s medical bills. More →

U2 Tickets Up For Grabs For Fundraising May 3, 2010

If you have never experienced a U2 concert or if you simply want to travel to Montreal, here’s your chance to do both AND help out the Milwaukee Art Museum! More →

Mitch Albom Helps Charity In Haiti May 3, 2010

Bestselling author Mitch Albom is on the ground right now in Haiti with a group of volunteers from Detroit to rebuild the Sharing and Caring Orphanage in Port-au-Prince destroyed by the earthquake. More →

Bono Leads Celebrity PSA For (RED) Charity May 2, 2010

(RED) has announced the launch of The Lazarus Effect Campaign, a multi-platform campaign across TV, online and print, including an HBO documentary airing on May 24, that will help raise awareness of the transformative effect of antiretroviral medicine for those living with HIV in Africa. More →

Ray Romano To Raise Laughs For Charity Again May 1, 2010

Doris Roberts will once again return as host of the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation's annual A Night Of Comedy event in Beverly Hills tonight, May 1. More →

Regina King Empowers Women Through Twitter May 1, 2010

Actress Regina King has launched a social networking organization aimed at motivating and empowering women. More →

Sean Astin And Friends Launch Charity PSA For Chile Apr 30, 2010

Wilmer Valderrama and Camilla Belle have launched a new website and star-studded PSA to encourage fans to donate to charities such as AmeriCares and Habitat For Humanity and their relief efforts in Chile. More →

Ted Danson And Friends Want You To Be An Ocean Hero Apr 30, 2010

Oceana has launched a brand new star-studded PSA that urges viewers to take an online pledge to protect the oceans, saying: “The oceans need your help. Take the pledge. Be an Ocean Hero.” For each pledge, an anonymous donor will donate $1 to Oceana. More →

Jackie Chan Blogs About Earthquake And Drought Relief Apr 30, 2010

Earlier this month, Jackie Chan headed to Yushu, China, to bring aid to earthquake victims. He has now blogged about the experience. More →

Demi Lovato Tweets Against Bullying Apr 30, 2010

Demi Lovato took to Twitter this week to encourage fans to put an end to bullying at schools. More →

Naomi Campbell Goes Neon for Moscow Charities Apr 30, 2010

Supermodel Naomi Campbell has announced plans to hold a major charity event in Moscow on May 25, where she hopes to raise $1 million for the Iris Foundation and Northern Crown, two Russian charities which provide education, medicine and training for children. More →

Charlize Theron Hosts Charity Dinner For African Outreach Apr 30, 2010

Nicole Richie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Matt Dylan were some of the stars to join Charlize Theron at a fundraising dinner in West Hollywood on Tuesday, April 27. More →

Kevin Sorbo To Host Celebrity-Studded Charity Golf Apr 30, 2010

Actor Kevin Sorbo has an incredible roster of celebrities lined up to support him for his 2nd Annual Kevin Sorbo Celebrity Golf Tournament to benefit his charity, A World Fit For Kids!
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Comedy Gala’s Success Helps London Hospital Apr 30, 2010

Comedians Alan Carr, Jack Fee, Michael McIntyre, Kevin Bishop, Lee Evans and Shappi Khorsandi all had the honor of presenting staff members and medical personnel of London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital with a generous cheque donation of £869,492 this week. More →

Jackson Brundage To Attend CURED Charity Fundraiser Apr 30, 2010

Jackson Brundage – the 9-year-old star of One Tree Hill – will attend CURED's (Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease) 7th annual fundraiser being held this Sunday, May 2nd at the Arlington Park Racetrack in Arlington Heights, IL from Noon-5pm for a day of lunch and dessert along with a silent auction. More →

Woody Harrelson Urges Congress To Support Healthy School Lunches Act Apr 29, 2010

Woody Harrelson has joined Scarlett Johansson and Michelle Obama in supporting the Healthy School Meals Act of 2010. More →