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Celebrity Paw Prints A Big Winner For Cat Charity Oct 14, 2009

The UK’s largest feline welfare charity, Cats Protection, has been overwhelmed by the success of this year’s Celebrity Paws auction, which has raised a staggering £2,473.58 for unwanted cats and kittens in the UK. More →

Charlize Theron Creates T-Shirt For Charity Oct 14, 2009

Actress Charlize Theron has designed a new T-Shirt to be sold exclusively for her African Outreach Program. More →

Matt Damon Writes On The Importance Of Giving Back Oct 14, 2009

Matt Damon has put pen to paper and written an article for Parade Magazine on the importance of giving back. More →

Idol Gives Back Is Back! Oct 14, 2009

After a one year hiatus, Idol Gives Back is set to rock for charity once again. More →

ONEXONE Prepares For Star-Studded Fundraiser Oct 14, 2009

ONEXONE, a charitable organization committed to fighting health issues and preserving the lives of children locally and globally, will host the 2nd Annual ONEXONE Fundraiser at Bimbo’s 365 Club in San Francisco, CA on Thursday, October 22. More →

Leeza Gibbons Honored At Successful Charity Gala Oct 14, 2009

Leeza Gibbons was honored at a special charity gala last weekend that raised over US$1.1 million. More →

Orlando Bloom Becomes UNICEF Ambassador Oct 13, 2009

Actor Orlando Bloom has been appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in recognition of his commitment to the rights of children around the world. More →

British Stars Record Poems For Charity Oct 13, 2009

A group of British stars – including Joanna Lumley, Samantha Morton and Lindsay Duncun – have set poems to music for a new charity album. More →

January Jones Afraid For Sharks Oct 13, 2009

Actress January Jones was in Washington recently on behalf of Oceana's campaign to save the sharks. She was there to lobby Congress members to tighten up US laws that would help regenerate the population of sharks from which 100 million are killed every year. More →

Lady Gaga Marches For Equality Oct 13, 2009

Pop singer Lady Gaga was in Washington DC in the weekend to take part in the National Equality March, which aimed to raise the issue of protection for gay, lesbian and transgender people across America. More →

$1.1 Million Raised At Milan Fashion Week Charity Event Oct 13, 2009

Supermodel Linda Evangelista opened the amfAR Milano Foundation’s inaugural event held recently in conjunction with Milan Fashion Week. More →

Kristen Bell To Host Charity Event For Invisible Children Oct 13, 2009

GUESS – the American lifestyle brand famous for its trend-setting denim and unforgettable campaigns – and VANITY FAIR magazine, are excited to announce the launch event for a new line of organic t-shirts designed to make a difference: 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit Invisible Children. More →

See The Children Through The Trees At Charity Auction Oct 13, 2009

The Durst Organization presents an auction and awards gala to benefit and recognize Health People’s Kids-Helping-Kids Mentoring Program, which trains older teens with sick or missing parents to be mentors to younger children in the same difficult situations. The works of art for auction are curated with the theme of “See the Children Through the Trees”, reflecting how parentless children in NYC are invisible and have no state, city or federally funded support programs. More →

More Performers Announced For Keep A Child Alive Black Ball Oct 12, 2009

Back in July, Look to the Stars brought you a story about this year’s scheduled 6th Annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball. As the official website promised, more artists have been announced.

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Charity Mourns Death Of Boyzone Singer Oct 12, 2009

The music and charity worlds are mourning the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who passed away on the Spanish island of Majorca on Saturday, October 10. More →

Demi And Ashton To Attend Freedom Awards Oct 12, 2009

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher will be at the 2009 Freedom Awards on October 13 to help end slavery forever. More →

Stars Join Elephant Project Auction For Alzheimer's Oct 12, 2009

A host of celebrities have signed “Elephant Cards” for the latest Elephant Project auction to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. More →

Ben Stiller Rewrites The Future In Uganda Oct 12, 2009

Save the Children has a special project called Rewrite the Future and Ben Stiller has joined it. Supported by Italian jewelry company Bulgari, the star traveled to northeastern Uganda. More →

Stars Play Poker For Children's Institute Oct 12, 2009

Celebrities and other high profile guests will wage their bets on Saturday afternoon, October 17, 2009, at the Commerce Casino, in support of Children’s Institute, Inc.’s (CII) work with children who are affected by violence, abuse and other trauma. More →

Ludacris Calls For Community Philanthropy Oct 12, 2009

Multi-platinum-selling artist and actor Ludacris (real name Chris Bridges) will make a call for individuals to take an active role in community philanthropy at a National Press Club luncheon on Friday, October 23, 2009. More →

Taylor Swift Signs Elephant For Family Health International Oct 9, 2009

As reported earlier by Look To The Stars, Family Health International is one of many charities to benefit from the current auction of celebrity-signed toy elephants organized by PROJECT ZAMBI. More →

Celebrities Select Favorite Poetry For Charity Book Oct 9, 2009

A book of children’s poems, selected by famous British personalities including Phil Tufnell, Richard Hammond and Sienna Miller as their ‘childhood favourite’, has been launched in aid of The Children's Trust, Tadworth, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009. More →

Linda Blair And Simon Cowell Save Canine Lives Oct 9, 2009

Thanks to a generous $30,000 donation from America Idol judge Simon Cowell, Exorcist star Linda Blair will be able to keep her once cash-strapped animal shelter open for business. More →

Stephen Fry To Host Leukaemia Research Event Oct 9, 2009

Stephen Fry will be the latest guest of the ‘A Special Audience’ events to raise money for Leukaemia Research. More →

Will Smith To Host Nobel Peace Concert Oct 9, 2009

Will Smith – along with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith – is to host this year’s Nobel Peace Concert in Norway. More →

Nigella Lawson Cooks Up Cakes For Charity Un-Birthday Oct 9, 2009

British charity Leukaemia Research is celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, and celebrity chef Nigella Lawson is supporting their latest fundraising campaign. More →

Fatboy Slim Jams For Oxfam Oct 9, 2009

Fatboy Slim provided the entertainment at the third night of this year’s ‘Oxjam’ festival in a modest Oxfam shop in Tooting, London! More →

Gwyneth Paltrow Encourages Volunteers In PSA Oct 9, 2009

Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow and her mother, Blythe Danner, have teamed up to appear in a new PSA encouraging people to volunteer. More →

LTTS Exclusive - An Interview With Bond Oct 8, 2009

Look To The Stars’ Richard Barker – nominated as Britain’s Most Inspiring Fundraiser and organizer of the Chefs for Heroes event – caught up with a group of celebrities with a cause last week and filed this special interview. More →

Bob Barker Donates $3 Million To Fallen Heroes Fund Oct 8, 2009

The Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund (IFHF) announced today that with the help of American TV icon Bob Barker, it has reached its goal of $60 million to complete its current project, the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (NICoE), an advanced facility dedicated to research, diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) suffered by U.S. military personnel. More →