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Paul McCartney Launches Meat Free Mondays Jun 16, 2009

Sir Paul McCartney is spearheading a campaign to encourage people to “go vegetarian” for at least one day every week. Meat Free Monday is a food campaign to encourage the world to help slow climate change by reducing their meat consumption by having one meat free day a week. More →

Angelina Jolie: World Refugee Day PSA Jun 16, 2009

Angelina Jolie has recorded a PSA for World Refugee Day urging people not to ignore the plight of those forced to leave their homelands. More →

Travis McCoy Asks For AIDS Day Lyric Help Jun 16, 2009

Gym Class Heroes frontman Travis McCoy is currently traveling the world meeting young people affected by AIDS to raise awareness of the disease. More →

Vanessa Williams Supports A Soul Food Fundraiser For A Call To Men Jun 16, 2009

On Sunday June 14th, independent filmmakers Stephen McClain and Tony Lloyd of HitchHiker Entertainment put together a Soul Food Cookout fundraiser for their independent films and decided to give a portion of their proceeds to A Call To Men after learning about the organization through Look To The Stars. More →

Naomi Watts Plants Trees In Israel Jun 16, 2009

Naomi Watts took a break from filming Salt with Angelina Jolie earlier this week to join her husband Liev Schreiber in planting trees in Israel. More →

David Carradine's Food 4 Africa Legacy Jun 16, 2009

David Carradine, star of the television show Kung Fu and a plethora of films, passed away on June 3rd, 2009, aged 72 years old. More →

Celebrities Do Whatever It Takes For Charity Jun 15, 2009

A huge selection of celebrity-designed bags and T-shirts are currently available at the UK’s premiere celebrity charity auction website, Buy Once Give Twice. More →

New Film Addresses Iran's Human Rights Violations Jun 15, 2009

On the heels of Iran’s controversial presidential election, the Iranian-born star and the Iranian-American director of the docu-drama “The Stoning of Soraya M.” will highlight human rights issues in Iran at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on June 17. More →

Bid On A Daytona Experience With Patrick Dempsey Jun 15, 2009

Patrick Dempsey, lately known as Dr. McDreamy, is offering a chance for you to spend the day with him and have a VIP Grand AM/NASCAR Race Day Experience at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida. More →

Pitt Family Donates $1 Million To Hospital Jun 15, 2009

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have donated $1 million to a hospital in Missouri to fund children’s cancer specialists. More →

Pete Wentz Honored As Voice Of Mental Health Jun 15, 2009

The Jed Foundation held its 8th annual gala at Guastavino’s in New York on Thursday, June 11. More →

Metallica Supports Music History Exhibition Jun 15, 2009

Metallica rockers Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield are planning a massive rock concert to raise funds for a planned museum exhibit after officials pulled their support. More →

Wendy Richard Leaves Charity Legacy Jun 15, 2009

Clothes belonging to the late British actress Wendy Richard are to be auctioned for charity. More →

Bob Geldof Launches One Campaign Report On G8 Jun 12, 2009

A host of leaders and stars helped launch the ONE Campaign's DATA Report in London yesterday. More →

Matt Damon Seeks Support With Petition Jun 12, 2009

Actor Matt Damon is encouraging people to join him in signing a petition asking senators to cosponsor the Durbin-Corker Water for the World Act of 2009. More →

Cyndie Lauper Launches Charity Auction Jun 12, 2009

Cyndi Lauper has launched the True Colors Fund online auction which aims to raise money to strengthen the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) and allied community by growing the number of volunteers and donors to the non-profit organizations working on their behalf. More →

Stars Help The Ticci Man Project Raise Awareness Of Native Americans Jun 12, 2009

The Ticci Man Project (TMP) is geared up and running at full throttle to draw awareness to the ever present problems of racism and inequality faced by Native Americans in Hollywood. The project is hosted by the nonprofit Kon Ticci International and will employ celebrities, Native and Non-Native alike, in a series of events showcasing Native talent. More →

Kristin Davis Accepts Charity Donation Jun 12, 2009

Sex And The City star Kristin Davis was in New York on Wednesday to accept a donation to one of her favorite charities. More →

Ashlee Simpson And Pete Wentz Join NOH8 Campaign Jun 12, 2009

Celebrity couple Ashlee Simpson and Peter Wentz are the newest famous faces to join the NOH8 campaign in the silent protest against Proposition 8. More →

Knight To Headline Charity Fashion Show Jun 12, 2009

The Dream Maker Foundation’s (DMF) Second Annual International Fashion Showcase and Scholarship Celebration will be held on June 26 in New Jersey. More →

Interview Brad Pitt To Support Scholarship Program Jun 11, 2009

This could be the opportunity of a lifetime: a new online auction is offering you the chance to attend the premiere of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, get exclusive access to the red carpet, and – with your own camera crew in tow – interview stars such as Brad Pitt and Samuel L. Jackson. And if that is not all, you will also mingle with the stars at the official after party. More →

Become U2's Tour Producer For A Day Jun 11, 2009

It doesn’t get any more behind the scenes than this: one incredibly lucky auction bidder and a guest will live the life of backstage tour producers for the legendary band U2 during one of three North American show dates for their 360° Tour. More →

Tim McGraw And Faith Hill To Perform For Country United Jun 11, 2009

The American Country singer and actor Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill will perform during Country United, a two-day event comprised of the Partnership for Military Medicine Symposium and the Country United Gala. The events will take place on November 6 & 7, 2009, in Washington , D.C., to support the United States’s wounded warriors. More →

Dean Cain Spearheads Microsoft Charity Campaign Jun 11, 2009

More than 17 million children in the U.S. receive free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch at their local public schools; as schools close for the summer, these children lose access to those programs. In response, Microsoft and Feeding America are joining forces to fight hunger in the United States through the “Browser for the Better” campaign. More →

Jessica Simpson Performs For Cancer Survivors Jun 11, 2009

Jessica Simpson performed to over 2000 pediatric cancer survivors at the 18th annual Celebrate Life With Hope event at Paramount Studios on Sunday, June 7. More →

1980s Pop Stars To Trek For Charity Jun 11, 2009

1980s pop stars Martin Fry from ABC and Richard Drunnie from Go West are teaming up to trek through Namibia next year for charity. More →

Milk Screenwriter To Be Honored By Charity Jun 11, 2009

Academy Award-winning screenwriter, director, film and television producer Dustin Lance Black will be honored at a special gala event in Hollywood this weekend. More →

Paul Newman Honored At Star-Studded Charity Event Jun 10, 2009

A group of entertainment’s finest turned out to a special evening to raise funds for Paul Newman's Hole In The Wall Camps in New York on Monday, June 8. More →

Michelle Obama Speaks At A UK Girls’ School Jun 10, 2009

On her first foreign trip as America’s First Lady, Michelle Obama visited a girls’ school in London to speak about the importance of education and the role that those girls will play in society’s future. More →

Stars Want Bluefin Tuna Off The Menu Jun 10, 2009

A group of actors has written to Robert De Niro's Nobu restaurant chain to ask them to stop serving endangered Bluefin Tuna. More →