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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 →

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 →