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NBA's Tracy McGrady Stands Up For Darfur Jan 9, 2008

Houston Rockets’ seven-time All Star Tracy McGrady has launched a campaign to improve education for Sudanese refugees by announcing his participation in the “Stand Up For Darfur” humanitarian project in front of 400 students at Auburndale High School in Florida. More →

Bono's Fishy T-Shirt Benefits African Farmers Jan 7, 2008

Bono has designed a new T-shirt for charity, joining a host of other celebrities in an on-going and major charity campaign. More →

Baseball Star Shoots Hoops For Charity Jan 7, 2008

Detroit Tigers’ leadoff man and center fielder Curtis Granderson will swap his baseball bat for a basketball later this month to raise money for his Grand Kids Foundation. Granderson will join fellow Tiger Nate Robertson and others to hoop it up on January 26 for the inaugural Curtis Granderson/Grand Kids Foundation Celebrity Basketball Game at Avondale High School in Auburn Hills, Michigan. More →

Natalie Portman - Beauty, Brains, And Heart Jan 4, 2008

She may have made her name as Luke Skywalker’s mother in Star Wars, and has since gone on to make some of the most interesting art-house films produced in the last five years, but young starlet Natalie Portman is more than just another Hollywood bimbo. Under the beauty lies a brain and heart many people only dream of possessing. More →

Rosie O'Donnell Holds Benefit Show For Broadway Kids Jan 4, 2008

Rosie O'Donnell has done it again, raising over $1 million for her “kids” in one evening of music and dance entertainment late last year. More →

Celebrities Listen For Disadvantaged Children Jan 3, 2008

A huge and exciting new global media campaign has kicked off to raise awareness and funds for some of the world’s most disadvantaged children. More →

Hilton Donates Family Fortune To Charity Jan 2, 2008

Paris Hilton's paternal grandfather, Barron Hilton, has announced that he will contribute $1.2 billion of the proceeds from the sale of Hilton Hotels Corporation and Harrah’s Entertainment to a unitrust to benefit the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, a charity established by his father over 60 years ago. More →

Celebrity Auctions Kick Off The New Year Jan 1, 2008

The new year has kicked off with a flurry of celebrity charity auctions, with items for sale to benefit a plethora of worthwhile causes and issues. More →

2007 - The Year The Stars Gave Back Dec 31, 2007

2007 was a year of giving, both on grand and not-so-grand scales. Celebrities from all fields, be it movies, music, sport or general entertainment, showed compassion beyond the call of duty, and in most cases had a lot of fun doing it. More →

Alicia Keys - As I Am Dec 28, 2007

Pop star and philanthropist Alicia Keys has written a personal message for fans – “Don’t Forget Africa”. More →

Celebrities' Festive Gifts Dec 27, 2007

A pledge to walk one of the biggest man-made structures in the world, a successful celebrity auction, a tour of far away places, and a donation of time and energy were just some of the ways celebrities gave to the poor, the sick, and those unable to spend time with their families this Christmas. More →

Sir Paul McCartney - Santa's Famous Charity Helper Dec 20, 2007

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why – Santa Claus is coming to town… but he might not be alone. More →

Bono And Hirst Make Art History Now Dec 19, 2007

Bono and his (RED) organisation are lending support for the upcoming Valentine’s Day art auction by Sotheby’s at the Gagosian Gallery in New York, expected to raise a whopping $40 million. More →

JK Rowling Spellbound By Charity Book Sale Dec 18, 2007

Originally expected to bring in around $100,000, JK Rowling's book “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” instead raised nearly $4 million… in just ten minutes of bidding. It is a price unheard of for a children’s book at auction and forty times what was anticipated. More →

Stars Keep On Giving Dec 17, 2007

The giving just keeps on going this holiday season, with a whole bunch of celebrities donating items to charity auctions, and others taking the time to attend events and fork out massive amounts of money for good causes. More →

Celebrity Auctions For Christmas Dec 11, 2007

As the clock counts down to Christmas, celebrities have been keeping busy and warm by signing as many different items as humanly possible and donating them to a plethora of auctions. The holiday season may be at fever pitch now, but there is certainly a wide range of gift ideas to ease the stress of last minute shopping. More →

Colin Firth - Pride And Philanthropy Dec 6, 2007

“Fame hasn’t got much use to anybody really, except for getting upgraded tables in restaurants.” More →

Colombian Charities Benefit From BeLive 2007 Dec 5, 2007

Six of the largest non-profit organizations in Colombia joined efforts at Karu & Y Restaurant in Miami on November 15 for BeLive 2007, a gala to raise awareness of the problems plaguing the South American country. NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya, his wife Connie, and the charity they founded, the Formula Smiles Foundation, hosted the gala. More →

Stars Design Ugg Boots For Charity Dec 4, 2007

It may be cold, and snow may be falling outside your window, but a new charity auction might have just the thing to keep you warm and cosy this winter. A host of celebrities have got together to fight the winter blues by designing a range of sheepskin-lined Ugg boots, with all proceeds going to fight childhood diseases. More →

Black Eyed Peas Hold Charity Party Dec 4, 2007

It was a balmy night in Hollywood, but that did not keep celebrities devoted to friendship and charity away from a birthday fundraiser for apl.de.ap (Allan Pineda Lindo) of hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. The red carpet arrivals streamed into the Vanguard Nightclub on November 27 with their party shoes on and their hearts on their sleeves – they were there to have fun and raise money for charities in the Philippines. More →

Celebrity Chef Serves Up Charity for Kids Dec 3, 2007

It was a humbling experience for celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay when he met brave children suffering from spina bifida. Known for raising hell in the kitchen, the volcanic star showed a more angelic side as he and his wife Tana played with children during a visit to a charity centre in Scotland. Ramsay vows to work with the Scottish Spina Bifida Association for the rest of his life. More →

Exclusive Interview: Jackie Chan Talks To Look To The Stars Nov 30, 2007

One of the greatest things about our work at Look To The Stars is the chance to ‘discover’ the wonderful things that celebrities do everyday. In doing so, we often find that our idols are true heroes. This is especially true of action hero Jackie Chan, a legend of Hong Kong cinema and star of the three “Rush Hour” movies. Chan volunteers his time to help many charities, the closest to his heart being the Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation, an organization that has helped thousands of people since he started it in 1988. More →

Richard Branson's African War Room Nov 28, 2007

Sir Richard Branson is directing attention towards Africa’s medical crisis. Branson’s Virgin Unite, the charitable arm of the Virgin group, has formed a new “war room” to research worthwhile practices on the continent and make them cost-effective. They have already sought out the ‘best of the best’ grassroots charitable organizations to help them. More →

Justin Timberlake To Host Golf Open Nov 27, 2007

The PGA Tour has named four-time Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Justin Timberlake as the 14th celebrity to ‘host’ a PGA Tour event. Renamed the ‘Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open’, the event takes place at TPC Summerlin on October 13-19, 2008, in Las Vegas, and will be televised on the Golf Channel. In addition to hosting, Timberlake will also take part in Wednesday’s Pro-Am, and hold a concert during the week of the Open. More →

U2 Plays Surprise Charity Gig Nov 26, 2007

Over 250 people were glad they braved the freezing London weather last week to attend one of the Mencap Little Noise Sessions charity concerts. Those who traipsed through the drizzle on Friday, November 23, were treated to a once-in-a-lifetime show when two members of U2 played unannounced as a warm up act at the gig. More →

Sandler Donates To Boys & Girls Club Nov 26, 2007

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler has donated $1 million to the Boys and Girls Club in his hometown of Manchester, New Hampshire. Sandler attended the Manchester branch of the Boys & Girls Club when he was a youngster. More →

Charity Gift Ideas For Christmas Nov 23, 2007

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about giving, and there is certainly a huge selection of celebrity designed and inspired merchandise on offer this season. A gift that benefits others may be the best gift of all. More →

Gary Cole Supports Autism Cause Nov 23, 2007

Gary Cole, star of the upcoming HBO series “12 Miles of Bad Road”, has participated via video in a salute to the 38 families featured in a new book on an issue faced by millions of families around the world. More →

Stars Record Public Service Announcement Nov 22, 2007

Ben Affleck, Dakota Fanning, Eva Mendes, Garth Brooks, Jeremy Piven, Joaquin Phoenix, Morgan Freeman, and Reese Witherspoon have filmed a Public Service Announcement for all Americans, stating that the country’s health care and financial security crisis is about to explode. But if people on both sides of the issue would start a dialogue, the problems are not insurmountable. More →

Madonna To Headline Charity Event Nov 22, 2007

One of the most well-known names in show business is teaming up with one of the biggest names in fashion for a fund raising event expected to generate millions of dollars to revitalize the lives of orphans and vulnerable children in the African nation of Malawi. More →