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Steven Seagal Launches Children's Guitar Charity Mar 17, 2007

Action star Steven Seagal is set to tour the UK and Denmark with his band Thunderbox, and plans to launch a charity to provide underprivileged youngsters in Britain with guitars More →

UK Comic Relief Raises £40.2m Mar 17, 2007

An eight-hour TV comedy marathon featuring cameos by Tony Blair and Kate Moss has brought this year’s Comic Relief appeal to a close, and the total funds raised to over £40m (78m USD). More →

Johansson and Alba Kick Off Million Pair March Mar 7, 2007

Stars such as Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle and Jessica Alba are donating their shoes and support to the Spring Cleaning/Million Pair March organized by Soles4Souls. More →

Charity Heavyweights Support Muhammad Ali Mar 6, 2007

Celebrities and professional athletes are coming together for the 13th Annual Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix, Arizona. The elite charity event set for March 24th is in honor of Muhammad Ali, and will see awards going to Sharon Stone, Donald Trump, NBA MVP Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway. More →

Buffett Auctions Celebrity Dinner For Charity Mar 4, 2007

Businessman and philanthropist extraordinare Warren Buffett is to auction off a meal with himself and celebrity friends. More →

Vegas Grand Prix Gala - By Invitation Only Mar 3, 2007

An exclusive charity event at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas featured Tonight Show host Jay Leno and a performance by Jon Bon Jovi and Friends. The gala also featured international cuisine, appearances by Champ Car World Series drivers and A-list Hollywood celebrities. More →

Noel Gallagher & The Who Perform For Cancer Charity Mar 3, 2007

A six-day series of concerts for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London’s Royal Albert Hall will begin on March 26th, boasting Noel Gallagher and The Who among its line-up of stars. More →

Jamie Oliver Gives Recipe to Prince Feb 23, 2007

British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has offered the Prince of Wales the use of one of his recipes for charity. More →

Paltrow Hosts Diamond Charity Auction Feb 22, 2007

Gwyneth Paltrow hosted a diamond auction in New York last week to raise money for Hope Lodge, an American Cancer Society initiative providing free housing for adults with cancer. More →

Jamelia Launches Fragrance, Bares All For Charity Feb 12, 2007

Pop star Jamelia has recently been making it her business to lend support to charities. More →

Doctor Who Joins Charity Comic Cast Feb 12, 2007

A special edition of UK children’s comic the Beano will feature celebrity guests in an effort to raise money for this year’s Comic Relief event on March 16. More →

Celebrity Doodles Under The Hammer Feb 12, 2007

Feb 23 marks National Doodle Day in the UK, and the annual event is once more to be accompanied by a charitable online auction of celebrities’ drawings to benefit Epilepsy Action and the Neurofibromatosis Association. More →

Gloria Estefan Gala Attracts Stars, Money For Charity Feb 11, 2007

Friday Feb 9 saw the first ever Gloria Estefan Foundation Gala at the Miami Sound Machine singer’s mansion. More →

Scarlett to Donate Miami Apartment Gift to Charity Feb 11, 2007

While attending a Superbowl Weekend event at the Sprint Style Villa, Scarlett Johansson randomly won a one-year lease at Miami’s luxurious Flamingo South Beach Condominiums. More →

Fiennes, Shilpa Raise AIDS Awareness in India Feb 9, 2007

British actor Ralph Fiennes and the UK Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty are doing their parts to raise AIDS awareness in India. More →

Sugababes and Girls Aloud Release Charity Single Feb 7, 2007

Chart-topping girl bands Sugababes and Girls Aloud are teaming up to release a charity single in support of Comic Relief in the UK. The single, a cover of Aerosmith’s Walk This Way, will raise money for projects in the UK and Africa. The girls donated their time, and all profits are going to the charity. More →

Shakira and SEAT Design Car to Benefit Charity Feb 4, 2007

At a press conference held in Berlin last weekend to kick off her latest European tour, pop star Shakira announced that she had teamed up with manufacturer SEAT to design a unique car as a competition prize to benefit her charity, Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation). More →

Alicia Keys Offers Scholarships Jan 30, 2007

Alicia Keys is showing her dedication to educational causes by offering scholarships of $5,000 to four students in need of financial assistance. More →

Kylie, Moby and McCartney Give Charity Canvases Jan 27, 2007

The Hospital Gallery in London’s Covent Garden is to exhibit a collection of celebrities’ paintings before they are sold at auction to aid Great Ormond Street Hospital. More →

Kevin Bacon Launches “SixDegrees.org” Jan 23, 2007

Kevin Bacon has launched SixDegrees.org, a new web site that builds on the popularity of the “small world phenomenon” to create a charitable social network and inspire giving to charities online. More →

Oprah opens school for poor in South Africa Jan 5, 2007

Oprah Winfrey has opened the doors of a new school near Johannesburg for poor girls, completing a promise she made to Nelson Mandela six years ago. More →

2007 Princess Diana Charity Concert Sells Out - For Now Dec 30, 2006

Earlier this month, Princes William and Harry announced that they would hold a charity concert in 2007 to commemorate what would have been their mother’s 46th birthday. Taking place at London’s famous Wembley football stadium, all available tickets for the concert have now sold out. More →

Jolie and Pitt Play Santa In Costa Rica Dec 28, 2006

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt spent Christmas Day giving gifts to Colombian refugees in Costa Rica. Jolie, a UNHCR goodwill ambassador, travelled to the Central American country in 2002 to visit a different group of refugees, and returned this year to do what she could to help raise spirits and awareness this Holiday Season. More →

Matthew McConaughey’s Name Means Big Money Dec 19, 2006

Actor Matthew McConaughey is helping make Gulf Coast holiday dreams come true. He is lending his name to Communities In Schools of New Orleans, Inc. for an ebay.com charity auction benefiting the organization. More →

Beckhams Buy Wheelchair For 13-Year-Old Schoolboy Dec 17, 2006

Footballer David Beckham and popstar wife Victoria recently stepped in to help 13-year-old Ollie Rycraft, a UK schoolboy fighting a fourth brain tumour who desperately needed a new life-changing wheelchair. More →

Clooney and Others Auction "Dreams" For Martin Luther King III Foundation Dec 17, 2006

Celebrities from the worlds of sports, entertainment and public service will offer unique personal experiences or memorabilia in an auction to benefit Realizing the Dream, Inc., the charity overseen by Martin Luther King III, eldest son of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and co-founded by former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young. More →

Hepburn Dress Nets £467,200 ($914,000) For Charity Dec 8, 2006

The winning bid for Audrey Hepburn's “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” dress surpassed all expectations and resulted in a windfall for charity City of Joy Aid. More →

Buffett Goes Broke After 45mins of Charity Poker Tournament Dec 8, 2006

Bridge skills failed to help the chances of billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett in a charity poker tournament to benefit the Nebraska chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. More →

Iconic Eveningwear Up For Auction Dec 2, 2006

Trademark pieces worn by two of film’s most famous characters are to be auctioned off for charity in the first half of December. More →

Hilary Duff Buys 200,000 Meals For Refugees Dec 2, 2006

Pop star Hilary Duff has donated 200,000 meals through charity USA Harvest to two shelters in Texas which continue to house refugees from the August 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster. More →