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Michael J. Fox Raises Funds For Children’s Charities Jun 5, 2009

What’s the most optimistic thing Michael J. Fox has ever done? Taken up golf, with Parkinson’s, he says. Fox has been inspiring in many ways throughout his acting career, but even more so since he came out of the closet a few years ago, revealing publicly that he had early onset Parkinson’s disease. More →

Stars To Attend Charity Sports Spectacular Jun 5, 2009

The 24th annual Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular is to take place in LA this Sunday, June 7. More →

Tiger Woods To Host AT&T Golf Tournament Jun 5, 2009

Tiger Woods is to host a major charity golf tournament later this month. More →

Andre Agassi To Play Kennedy Funding Invitational Jun 5, 2009

Tennis legend Andre Agassi, a favorite among fans and players throughout his 20+ year career, will appear at The Kennedy Funding Invitational, a charity tennis tournament to raise awareness and funding to fight breast cancer. More →

Madonna And Friends Launch Handbag Auction For Earthquake Relief Jun 4, 2009

A host of celebrities have donated handbags to an auction to raise money for victims of April’s devastating earthquake in Italy. More →

Cate Blanchett Makes Demands At World Business Summit Jun 4, 2009

In preparation for the new global warming treaty to be approved later this year, which will replace the Kyoto Protocol in 2012, actress Cate Blanchett took to the stage at the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen last Monday to demand the inclusion of a dramatic cut in carbon emissions. More →

Attend An Audience With Jerry Springer For Charity Jun 4, 2009

Jerry Springer, host of The Jerry Springer Show and former mayor, is doing some incredible things with his time all in the name of charity. More →

Join Team Fox For The New York Marathon Jun 4, 2009

Michael J. Fox's Team Fox wants you to join them for the New York Marathon later this year to raise money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation. More →

John Lennon's White Feather Jun 4, 2009

John Lennon's first wife, Cynthia Lennon, and their son, Julian, are to launch a new exhibition featuring memorabilia in the name of a new charity. More →

Roger Waters Wants The Wall To Come Down Jun 4, 2009

Former Pink Floyd front man Roger Waters has spoken out against the controversial fence surrounding Israel’s West Bank. More →

M.I.A. Wants Europeans To Vote For Peace Jun 4, 2009

British-born rapper M.I.A. is offering a free track to people who support her favorite cause in the upcoming European elections. More →

Beatles Launch Game With Charity Download Jun 3, 2009

Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were in California earlier this week to launch the new Xbox The Beatles:Rock Band game. During the event, the musicians announced that one of the songs from the game, All You Need Is Love, will be released exclusively as a download through Xbox Live, with proceeds to benefit Doctors Without Borders. More →

George Clooney Leads UNICEF Donation Jun 3, 2009

Not On Our Watch, the international advocacy and aid organization founded by actors George Clooney, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, producer Jerry Weintraub and human rights lawyer David Pressman, has awarded the U.S. Fund for UNICEF a grant of $438,000 to assist at-risk Zimbabwean refugee children living on the South Africa-Zimbabwe border. More →

Roger Moore Speaks Out About Child Abuse Jun 3, 2009

Former James Bond Roger Moore was in Germany this week to publicize a new report on child abuse published by UNICEF. More →

Joanna Lumley Becomes Disaster Relief Charity Patron Jun 3, 2009

Actress Joanna Lumley is to become a patron of a UK-based disaster relief charity. More →

Win Tickets To See Blur And Support Charity Jun 3, 2009

Brit Pop band Blur are back, and you have the chance to win tickets to their comeback shows with proceeds going to charity. More →

Tom Brady Bikes For Best Buddies Jun 3, 2009

Quarterback of the New England Patriots of the National Football League, Tom Brady, joined Best Buddies International on the weekend of May 30 as honorary chairman of the Best Buddies bike challenge ride of Boston. More →

Top Chefs To Compete In Charity Cook-Off Jun 3, 2009

TrueChild, a national organization helping all children break through stereotypes so they can be true to themselves and reach their full potential, will host the “True Flavors Celebrity Cook-Off” at Mise En Place on June 25. More →

LTTS Exclusive: An Interview With Nicole Beharie Jun 2, 2009

Nicole Beharie is best known for her roles in American Violet with Alfre Woodard, and most recently The Express. She’s a passionate philanthropist using her education as a Julliard graduate to give other children a voice to express themselves and tell their stories through the arts and other activities with ASTEP (Artists Striving To End Poverty). More →

Stars Step Out For Children's Rights Event Jun 2, 2009

Stars from across the broad spectrum of entertainment will be out and about in Los Angeles tonight, June 2, for the Alliance For Children's Rights second annual Dinner For Friends. More →

Miranda Kerr Gets Bare For The Bears Jun 2, 2009

Orlando Bloom's Australian model girlfriend Miranda Kerr appears on the cover of the latest edition of the Aussie edition of Rolling Stone magazine naked and tied to a tree to raise awareness of the plight of koalas. More →

Join Jerry Seinfeld For A Night Of Charity Comedy Jun 2, 2009

The Owen Hart Foundation’s annual concert event will mark the tenth anniversary of the foundation and the work they do within the Calgary community. The organization is pleased to announce they will be presenting a very special and unforgettable evening with Jerry Seinfeld. More →

Rod Joins Penny For Breast Cancer Walk Jun 2, 2009

Rockin’ Rod Stewart joined his model wife Penny Lancaster on a special fundraising walk for Breast Cancer Care in Britain during the weekend. More →

Harry Enfield To Visit British Homeless Charity Jun 2, 2009

British comedian Harry Enfield will visit a homeless charity in Brighton, on the south coast of the UK, this Wednesday. More →

Prince Harry Plays Charity Polo In New York Jun 2, 2009

Prince Harry arrived last Friday, May 29th, in the United States of America. For his first journey in New York, Harry chained together visits, inaugurations and matches of polo, and tried to represent to best the British royal family. More →

Stand Up To Cancer Announces Celebrity Ambassadors Jun 1, 2009

Stand Up To Cancer announced its list of celebrity ambassadors for 2009 last week. More →

Samuel L. Jackson To Host Charity Golf Bash In London Jun 1, 2009

Samuel L. Jackson, star of films such as The Spirit, Snakes on a Plane and Pulp Fiction, will be hosting a star-studded benefit in London on June 11, 2009. More →

Rock N' Roll Legends Play For Charity In New Orleans Jun 1, 2009

A gathering of Rock n’ Roll and Blues legends attended a special charity concert in New Orleans on Saturday, May 30. More →

Scarlett Johansson Goes Barefoot For Charity Jun 1, 2009

This week is the Second Annual Barefoot Week, organized by Soles4Souls, and a host of celebrities are stepping forward to support it. More →

Vanessa Williams Holds Charity Listening Party Jun 1, 2009

Singer Vanessa Williams will host a special charity listening party for her new album on Wednesday, June 3. More →