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Neil Finn Leads Concerts To Help Samoan Tsunami Victims Oct 21, 2009

Crowded House frontman Neil Finn joined his brother Tim and a host of performers from the South Pacific for a special concert to raise funds for victims of this month’s devastating Tsunami in Samoa on Monday night. More →

Guests Announced For UK A Not So Silent Night Concert Oct 21, 2009

Boy George, Dawn French, Guy Garvey, Jennifer Saunders and The Thompsons (Teddy, Kami, Linda) are just a few of the special guests and friends announced for the hotly anticipated Wainwright/McGarrigle Family Christmas concert, ‘A Not So Silent Night’ at the Royal Albert Hall, December 9th. It is the first time the show will take place in the UK. More →

Inaugural Noble Awards Celebrate Hollywood Philanthropy Oct 20, 2009

Look To The Stars was proud to be part of the inaugural Noble Awards on Sunday, October 18 – an event that honored a host of charities and the celebrities that support them, elevating awareness of the significant impact of their work. More →

Stars Want Fans To iParticipate In Charity Initiative Oct 20, 2009

The Entertainment Industry Foundation has mobilized the entertainment community around a groundbreaking initiative designed to inspire a new era of service and volunteerism. More →

Actresses Honor Teachers, Past And Present Oct 20, 2009

“The teacher that I miss and remember with such gratitude is Florence Hunt, who taught English. She encouraged me to write plays, she took me to plays, and when I got into drama school, I wrote her to tell her that her support really made such a huge difference. Teachers are the best.” So says actress Sigourney Weaver in response to the troubling trend of American teachers having to buy classroom supplies with their own money. More →

Legends Sign Guitars For Charity Auction Oct 20, 2009

A huge selection of guitars signed by rock legends both old and new will go under the hammer next weekend to aid in the fight against child cancer. More →

Black Eyed Peas Singer Performs Benefit Concert Oct 20, 2009

Black Eyed Peas member apl.de.ap has performed a benefit concert in the Philippines to aid to victims of last month’s devastating Typhoon Ketsana. More →

Judd Apatow To Be Honored By Fulfillment Fund Oct 20, 2009

Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann will be honored at the Fulfillment Fund's annual STARS Gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel on October 26. More →

Anthony Edwards Busy With Charity Initiatives Oct 20, 2009

E.R. star Anthony Edwards has announced that $1 from every ticket sold to his new film Motherhood via website Fandango.com – during the film’s first two weeks – will go to charity. More →

LTTS Exclusive - An Interview With Jack Petchey: Philanthropist Oct 19, 2009

Look To The Stars’ UK correspondent Richard Barker – nominated as Britain’s Most Inspiring Fundraiser – recently met with one of Britain’s top philanthropists and filed this report. More →

Jennifer Aniston Narrates Charity Audio Book Oct 19, 2009

Earlier this year, Look To The Stars brought you the story of Jennifer Aniston's newest charity project: narrating a children’s audio book. We can now reveal that the book will be released on October 24 – National Make A Difference Day. More →

Paul McCartney Joins Charity Concert Line Up Oct 19, 2009

Paul McCartney will headline a gig at London’s Royal Albert Hall in aid of Children in Need. The concert was organized by Take That singer Gary Barlow and will take place on November 12. More →

Fans Remember Boyzone Star By Giving To Charity Oct 19, 2009

Fans of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who died last week, have donated over $15,000 to a British children’s charity in his memory. More →

TLC Reform For Justin Timberlake Charity Concert Oct 19, 2009

Justin Timberlake wrapped his annual charity golf tournament with a dazzling concert on Saturday night that featured Taylor Swift, Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Alicia Keys and a reformed TLC. More →

Tina Fey Walks Bridge For Leukemia Oct 19, 2009

Tina Fey took part in a special charity walk across New York’s Brooklyn Bridge to raise money for cancer research last week.
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Christie Brinkley Donates Divorce Boat To Charity Oct 19, 2009

Ex-couple Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook have come to an agreement over a boat caught up in their divorce proceedings – by donating it to a children’s charity. More →

Kaiser Chiefs Join Concert For CARE Oct 16, 2009

British band the Kaiser Chiefs have been added to the bill for this year’s Concert For CARE. More →

Jordin Sparks To Host America's Biggest Sleepover Oct 16, 2009

Beinggirl.com, a website created by girls for girls, will join forces with American Idol winner and renowned singer-songwriter Jordin Sparks to host “America’s Biggest Sleepover” next month. More →

Naomi Campbell And Louis Vuitton Join Forces For Women’s Health Oct 16, 2009

March 2010 will mark the 100th anniversary celebration of International Women’s Month, and Naomi Campbell has teamed up with Louis Vuitton to help bring awareness to maternal mortality and safe motherhood initiatives. More →

Michael Moore Sees The Need For Non-Profit Healthcare Oct 16, 2009

Documentary-maker Michael Moore is hopeful for the healthcare changes that American President Barack Obama is working towards. He just wishes that the majority of Americans who elected Obama were being a little noisier. More →

Martha Stewart Airs Breast Cancer Awareness Show Oct 16, 2009

Ford Warriors in Pink, in its 15th year of support for breast cancer health, is joining forces with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to focus on breast cancer treatments and awareness with a special ‘Warriors in Pink’ episode of the daily syndicated how-to series, “The Martha Stewart Show” airing on October 16. More →

World Cup To Begin With Charity Concert Oct 16, 2009

A major charity concert event is being planned to kick off the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa next June. More →

Olympia Dukakis Supports Diabetes Initiative Oct 16, 2009

Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis and her husband, actor Louis Zorich, have partnered with Novo Nordisk, a world leader in diabetes care, to urge at-risk adults 65 and older to get screened for diabetes. The educational program, called Ask.Screen.Know., launched today to encourage people enrolled in Medicare to ask their healthcare provider for a free diabetes screening and to know their blood sugar numbers and what actions to take. More →

Look To The Stars Helps Promote Hollywood Philanthropy At Noble Awards Oct 15, 2009

Look to the Stars is pleased to announce that we will work year-round with The Noble Awards to promote philanthropy in Hollywood. More →

The Stars On Climate Change - What Do They Think? Oct 15, 2009

October 15 marks the third annual Blog Action Day, when bloggers around the world focus on one prominent issue through individual ideas, actions, and thoughts. More →

Selena Gomez Trick Or Treats For UNICEF Again Oct 15, 2009

As the youngest UNICEF ambassador in history, Disney star Selena Gomez raised $700,000 for Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF last year. She is returning a second year as spokesperson for the campaign, hoping to bring in $1 million. More →

See Sienna Miller's Congo Documentary Oct 15, 2009

Actress Sienna Miller was a guest on David Letterman's show earlier this week and talked about her trip to the Congo that she made earlier this year. More →

Robert Plant Campaigns For Cancer Treatment Oct 15, 2009

Former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant has given his support to a cancer charity campaigning for a new type of treatment to be made available in Britian. More →

Jessica Biel To Run For Live Earth Oct 15, 2009

Live Earth has announced plans to implement the largest worldwide water initiative on record to help combat the global water crisis. The Dow Live Earth Run for Water – to take place April 18, 2010 – will consist of a series of 6 km run/walks (the average distance many women and children walk every day to secure water) taking place over the course of 24 hours in countries around the world, featuring concerts and water education activities aimed at igniting a tipping point to help solve the water crisis. Jessica Biel, Alexandra Cousteau, Peter Wentz, Angélique Kidjo and Jenny Fletcher will lend their names and their time in support of this important cause. More →

Children's Author Backs Charity Badges Oct 15, 2009

Bestselling children’s author, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, is backing the launch of a highly collectable range of enamel pin badges which are to be sold to raise funds for The Book Trade Charity. The badges, in the shape of Wilson’s best loved character Tracy Beaker, will be available from the 12th October in branches of Borders in the UK and Hughes & Hughes in the Irish Republic, and will have fans storming into shops to purchase them. More →