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Colbie Caillat To Perform At Eagle & Badge Awards Event Nov 14, 2013

The Los Angeles Police Protective League’s Eagle & Badge Foundation presents their 12th Anniversary “In the Line of Duty Awards” on Saturday evening, November 16, 2013 at the JW Marriott Los Angeles @ LA Live. More →

Benedict Cumberbatch Attends British GQ's 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner Nov 14, 2013

Over £150,000 was raised in aid of The Prince's Trust at the British GQ’s 25th anniversary gala dinner, held this week in association with Turnbull & Asser, Land Securities and Beluga Noble Vodka. More →

Jennifer Garner Joins Capitol Hill Push To Expand Early Education In America Nov 13, 2013

Drawing on her experience advocating for early education programs across the country, Save the Children Artist Ambassador Jennifer Garner helped launch bipartisan legislation on Capitol Hill Wednesday that would dramatically expand early learning opportunities in America. More →

Walt Disney Company Donates Half-A-Million Dollars To Typhoon Haiyan Victims Nov 13, 2013

The Walt Disney Company announced today that it will donate half-a-million dollars to Save the Children and The American Red Cross to support humanitarian aid and rebuilding efforts related to the recent tragedy in the Philippines. More →

Britney Spears Helps Save Music Education Nov 11, 2013

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is proud to announce that pop superstar Britney Spears will headline the 2014 Ambassador class, a collection of celebrities dedicated to showcasing the importance of music education and raising awareness about the work the Foundation is doing to keep music in our schools. More →

David Lynch Wants To Teach 1,000 NYC First Responders To Meditate Nov 11, 2013

The David Lynch Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to overcoming traumatic stress among at-risk communities through meditation, has launched the “Change Begins Within” campaign in partnership with The Urgency Network, an engagement platform that connects non-profits, celebrities, brands and fans in a single community to mass-educate about the world’s biggest issues and create positive impact on a global scale. More →

Malala Yousafzai Honored At Global Leadership Dinner Nov 11, 2013

In recognition of the roles individuals, organizations, and corporations play in supporting the work of the United Nations to advance global peace, justice, and prosperity, the United Nations Foundation and the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) honored recipients of the 2013 Global Leadership Awards at the annual Global Leadership Dinner in New York City Wednesday night. More →

Tiger Woods Foundation Supports Military Families Nov 7, 2013

The Tiger Woods Foundation is excited to announce plans to expand services and programs for children from military families. More →

Hillary Clinton Launches No Ceilings Campaign Nov 7, 2013

Hillary Clinton has sent an email to supporters of the Clinton Foundation, explaining the organization’s new “No Ceilings” campaign. More →

Hugh Jackman To Be Honored By David Lynch Foundation Nov 6, 2013

The David Lynch Foundation, a non-profit charity that brings meditation to at-risk communities, will host its fifth annual “Change Begins Within” benefit gala on December 3, 2013, to celebrate the service of veterans and first responders in New York City. More →

Mark Ronson To Host The Other Ball For Charity Nov 6, 2013

The Other Ball – a brand new annual event to raise funds to protect children from adversity and exploitation in the developing world – aims to transcend the machine, lift the spirit and honor the power of music to create global social change. More →

Josh Hutcherson To Attend Nick Cannon's HALO Awards Nov 5, 2013

Josh Hutcherson, Queen Latifah, Chris Paul and Shay Mitchell join creator, host and executive producer Nick Cannon in honoring four exceptional teens in the fifth annual TeenNick HALO Awards. More →

Hillary Clinton Speaks At Pennsylvania Conference For Women Nov 5, 2013

“I believe women can be agents of change, drivers of progress and makers of peace,” former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told attendees at the 2013 Pennsylvania Conference for Women last week. More →

Save The Children Launches 2013 Christmas Jumper Day Nov 4, 2013

Friday 13th December 2013 sees the return of Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day with a raft of celebrity support and lots of ways to get involved; from knitting workshops to live gigs and record breaking attempts – Save the Children has it sewn up. More →

Perform On Stage With The Stars Of Anchorman For Charity Oct 31, 2013

With Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues slated for release in theaters in December, the Anchorman team have joined forces with charity to offer a once in a life time experience. More →

Lewis Hamilton Joins Save The Children's Education Campaign Oct 30, 2013

Motor racing superstar Lewis Hamilton has become a Global ambassador for Education for Save the Children, as the international children’s charity steps up its campaign to focus attention on 57 million children out of school around the world. More →

Susan Boyle To Duet With Elvis For Charity Oct 29, 2013

Singing superstar Susan Boyle is set to top the charts globally when her extraordinary duet with Elvis Presley is released as a Christmas single to raise vital funds for Save the Children. More →

Jim Henson - How One Man And A Frog Made A Difference Oct 29, 2013

Jim Henson – The Biography by Brian Jay Jones is a new book that looks back at the man behind the Muppets. Written with the full cooperation of the Henson family, this is the first complete and comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth-century’s most creative innovative artists. LookToTheStars.org’s Tim Saunders looks back at the life of Jim Henson and the legacy he left behind. More →

Tiffani Thiessen Helps Jumpstart Break Charity Record Oct 28, 2013

Jumpstart, a national early education non-profit organization, today announced that its 2013 Read for the Record campaign has successfully broken the world reading record, surpassing last year’s record of 2.3 million adults and children who participated in 2012. More →

Be Part Of The High School Musical Reunion And Support Charity Oct 25, 2013

Here’s your chance to join Monique Coleman and the cast of High School Musical for a very special reunion. More →

Chelsea Clinton To Lead Day Of Action A Year After Sandy Oct 24, 2013

On Saturday, October 26, the Clinton Foundation will bring together hundreds of volunteers for a second Sandy-related “Day of Action,” an effort to aid communities that are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. More →

Idris Elba To Be Honored With BAFTA LA Humanitarian Award Oct 23, 2013

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA Los Angeles) is pleased to announce that award winning actor and comedian Rob Brydon will host the 2013 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards presented by BBC AMERICA. More →

Bridgit Mendler Takes On Save The Children’s World Marathon Challenge Oct 23, 2013

On the high desert plains of Yucca Valley, California, actress and recording artist Bridgit Mendler and 67 elementary school students last week took on Save the Children's World Marathon Challenge. More →

Oprah Winfrey To Auction Items For Charity Oct 21, 2013

Oprah Winfrey is to hold a special auction to raise funds for the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation College Fund. More →

Actors And Athletes In Save The Children's New Film Hit The Ground Running Oct 18, 2013

Save the Children today launched a star-studded film featuring actress Isla Fisher, Disney actor Cameron Boyce, Bollywood megastar Kunal Kapoor and Kenyan former world record marathon holder Patrick Makau, to promote its World Marathon Challenge for kids. More →

Denise Van Outen Launches The First Ever Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games Oct 16, 2013

Denise van Outen has gone from yummy mummy to star athlete to launch the first ever Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games. More →

Stars Contribute To City Hearts Photography Event Oct 15, 2013

Marking a new direction for City Hearts fundraising efforts, last year’s photography event was such a roaring success that the organization, now in its 28th year, has decided to expand on that idea with “Fresh Focus: Talent Recognizes Talent” bringing in bigger names from the intersecting fields of photography and celebrity. More →

Bridget Jones Author Named As Save The Children Ambassador Oct 10, 2013

The week that the hotly anticipated new Bridget Jones’ novel is being released, author Helen Fielding is announced as Save the Children's latest celebrity ambassador. More →

Sting And Bryan Adams To Perform At TJ Martell Foundation Honors Gala Oct 9, 2013

Clear Channel President of Entertainment Enterprises and one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative leaders, John Sykes, will receive the Lifetime Music Industry Achievement Award at the 38th annual TJ Martell Foundation Honors Gala to be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. More →

Photos: Tiffani Thiessen Reads To Preschool Kids Oct 7, 2013

Tiffani Thiessen visited a preschool and read to them “Otis” by Loren Long last week in order to help national non-profit Jumpstart help break the world record for the number of people reading the same book on the same day. More →