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Ian McKellen Takes Part In Charity Ad Campaign For The Aged Apr 20, 2010

Age UK – a new charity that incorporates Age Concern and Help The Aged – has launched a new television ad campaign that features Ian McKellen, Brian Cox and Eleanor Bron following research that reveals that 78% of people over 60 feel that older people are ignored by society. More →

Brian Austin Green Wins Celebrity Charity Grand Prix Apr 19, 2010

Brian Austin Green has won this year’s Toyota Pro/Celebrity Charity Race at the the Long Beach Grand Prix, finishing fractions of a second in front of Adrien Brody and Zachary Levi. More →

Harrison Ford To Attend Charity Screening Of The Empire Strikes Back Apr 19, 2010

Harrison Ford will return to a galaxy far, far away next month at a special charity screening of The Empire Strikes Back. More →

Demi Moore Finds Inspiration In Haiti Apr 19, 2010

Demi Moore just returned from a visit to earthquake ravaged Haiti, and seems to have found inspiration in the rubble. More →

Roger Daltrey's Celebrity Band Helps Launch Charity WorkHub Apr 19, 2010

The Who's Roger Daltrey attended the launch of a new charity job centre in the UK last week that caters for people with learning difficulties. More →

KISS Launches Auction For Jimmy Page's Charity Apr 19, 2010

KISS has announced it will hold an auction to benefit a charity established by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page. More →

Glenn Close Brings Change To Mental Illness Awareness Apr 19, 2010

The Karla Smith Foundation and partner organization, Bring Change 2 Mind, held a fundraising gala Friday evening where they were joined by Tony, Golden-Globe and Emmy award winning actress Glenn Close to kick off an unprecedented mental health awareness and anti-stigma campaign to provide support for people who have a loved one suffering from mental illness. More →

Celebrities Want You To Recycle Your Pet Food Cans Apr 19, 2010

Purina is on a mission to educate its customers about the recyclability of its pet food cans. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Friskies and Fancy Feast have created the “Together We Can” campaign. More →

British Stars Write Letter To End Violence Against Women Apr 18, 2010

A number of British stars have added their names to an open letter written to U.K. government officials in a bid to end violence towards women. More →

Shakira And Juanes Record Charity Single For Chile Apr 18, 2010

Shakira has joined fellow Colombian star Juanes to record a special charity single for victims of the Chilean earthquake. More →

Kevin Jonas To Appear On Game Show For Charity Apr 18, 2010

The oldest sibling in the Jonas Brothers – Kevin Jonas – will appear on NBC game show Minute To Win It on May 23 to raise money for the group’s charity, Change for the Children Foundation. More →

Elton John And Justin Bieber Added To Idol Gives Back Apr 17, 2010

Idol Gives Back – the charity extravaganza organized by American Idol – has announced two more acts for this year’s show on Wednesday, April 21. More →

Poker Stars Play For Charity Apr 17, 2010

This week, Capitol Hill lawmakers hobnobbed with poker stars and took part in a charity poker tournament in Washington DC to benefit Ante Up For Africa. More →

Montgomery Gentry To Receive Charity Award Apr 17, 2010

The Academy of Country Music has announced that Columbia Nashville duo Montgomery Gentry will be the 2010 recipient of the Academy of Country Music/The Home Depot Humanitarian Award, to be presented during the 45th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. The show will be broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sun., April 18, 2010, at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. More →

James Cameron Returns Triumphant From Amazon Trip Apr 16, 2010

The Avatar director and one of its stars have played a part in halting an industrial development project that threatens indigenous people of the Amazon. More →

Bryan Adams To Receive Charity Award At Junos Apr 16, 2010

Bryan Adams will receive the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award at this year’s Juno Awards on Sunday night. More →

Jay-Z To Headline Coachella For Charity Apr 16, 2010

The 3-day Coachella music festival kicks off in Indio, California, today – with a huge number of bands raising money for charity. More →

Martina Navratilova To Climb Mt Kilimanjaro For Charity Despite Cancer Apr 16, 2010

Former tennis star Martina Navratilova will attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa for charity – despite being diagnosed with breast cancer. More →

Celebrities Play Jeopardy For Charity Apr 16, 2010

The Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Charity Invitational is well under way, and will be taping its semi-final and final rounds this weekend in Los Angeles. More →

Alfre Woodard To Be Honored At Charity Mother's Awards Apr 16, 2010

The 32nd Annual Outstanding Mother Awards will take place on May 6 in New York to benefit Save the Children's US programs, and will be hosted by CNN’s Soledad O'Brien. More →

Toby Keith To Perform For Charity At Country Music Awards Apr 16, 2010

Country singer Toby Keith will perform for charity at this weekend’s Academy of Country Music Awards. More →

Miss USA Makes Charity Trip To Dominican Republic Apr 16, 2010

Kristen Dalton, Miss USA 2009, traveled to Bayaguana, Dominican Republic with Children International to help raise awareness about the inaccessibility of clean water many children and families face. Dalton worked with Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization to educate impoverished communities on clean-water practices, and assist them in cleaning their primary water source, Los Pomos River. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio Expected To Attend Watering Seeds Charity Gala Apr 15, 2010

The Watering Seeds Organization's (WSO) first annual Celebrity Red Carpet Gala Fundraiser will take place on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the Elevate Lounge in Los Angeles. More →

Female Stars Line Up For Charity On Lilith Fair Tour Apr 15, 2010

Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair concert tour has been finalized, with artists such as Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, Erykah Badu, Kelly Clarkson and Missy Higgins joining the bill at selected shows. More →

Robbie Williams Makes Charity Trip To Haiti Apr 15, 2010

Robbie Williams was in Haiti with UNICEF this week to meet children affected by January’s devastating earthquake. More →

Natalie Portman And Judd Apatow To Attend Charity Gala For 826LA Apr 15, 2010

Judd Apatow and Natalie Portman will attend the 826LA 5th Anniversary celebration gala in Los Angeles on April 24. More →

Annie Lennox To Lead AIDS Awareness March In Vienna Apr 15, 2010

Internationally acclaimed singer songwriter and long-time AIDS activist Annie Lennox will headline an historic AIDS awareness rally in downtown Vienna on 20 July 2010. More →

Patricia Arquette Gives Charity Love To The Homeless In Haiti Apr 15, 2010

Celebrities Patricia Arquette and Balthazar Getty have launched a new charity initiative to provide homes to those in need in Haiti. More →

Dr. Bill Dorfman To Be Honored By Children's Charity Apr 15, 2010

Celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr. Bill Dorfman – most recognized for captivating millions on the ABC hit show Extreme Makeover and currently a recurring guest co-host on The Doctors – will be honored by Friends of the Family on April 30, 2010 at the Beverly Hills Hotel for his exceptional work with families and children’s charities. More →

Justin Bieber Delighted With Charity-Minded Fans Apr 15, 2010

Justin Bieber is delighted that a group of his fans helped him raise over $200,000 for a children’s hospital in Buffalo, New York. More →