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Points of Light Will Recognize Garth Brooks With Inaugural Award for Caring and Compassion Aug 26, 2019

Points of Light, a global nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change, today named Garth Brooks the recipient of The Inaugural George H.W. Bush Points of Light Award for Caring and Compassion – created to honor outstanding individuals who advance solutions to the world’s toughest challenges and exemplify the extraordinary traits of its late founder and the 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush. More →

Rihanna Announces Fifth Annual Diamond Ball Aug 22, 2019

Rihanna has announced that the fifth annual Diamond Ball benefitting the Clara Lionel Foundation will take place on Thursday, September 12 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. More →

Quaker Chewy Partners with Neil Patrick Harris and AdoptAClassroom.org Aug 19, 2019

96% of teachers are spending their own money purchasing basic school supplies, and Quaker Chewy wants to help change that fact. More →

Stars Announced For Save The Children Centennial Events Aug 13, 2019

Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, announced today that Jennifer Garner will host its “Centennial Celebration: Once in a Lifetime” event on October 2 in Beverly Hills, with a special performance by five-time Grammy Award winner James Taylor. More →

AdoptAClassroom.org and Burlington Stores Join Forces with Taye Diggs to Support Teachers and Students Jul 18, 2019

Today, AdoptAClassroom.org, an award-winning national non-profit, and Burlington Stores, the national off-price retailer, are proud to announce that they’re teaming up for a third consecutive year to continue raising funds for classrooms and students across the country. More →

Nadia Nadim Named UNESCO Champion for Girls' and Women's Education Jul 18, 2019

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on 5 July named Nadia Nadim, the Afghan-born Danish football striker for the French women’s Paris Saint-Germain team, UNESCO Champion for Girls’ and Women’s Education. More →

Epson and Shaquille O'Neal Join Forces to Empower Customers and Help Advance Education Jul 11, 2019

Epson, a worldwide technology leader, today announced a partnership with NBA Hall of Famer, business leader and philanthropist, Shaquille O'Neal, to champion the everyday benefits of Epson’s advanced printing solutions. More →

Your Chance To Say Hello To Lionel Richie Jul 9, 2019

Here’s your chance to meet Lionel Richie and have him record his hit song “Hello” as your voicemail greeting. More →

Ringo Starr To Spread Peace And Love Around The World On His Birthday Jul 5, 2019

This July 7, 2019 Ringo Starr will return to Capitol Records Tower in Los Angeles for his annual Peace & Love Birthday event where he will join fans gathered for a Noon #peaceandlove celebration. More →

Camila Cabello to be Honored at Save the Children Centennial Celebrations Jun 27, 2019

Save the Children, the international humanitarian organization, today announced that Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Camila Cabello will be honored at “The Centennial Gala: Changing The World for Children” in New York City, while Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company’s Robert A. Iger will be honored at the “Centennial Celebration: Once in a Lifetime” in Los Angeles. More →

Jennifer Garner Visits Programs Helping Children Fleeing Extreme Violence and Poverty Jun 19, 2019

As the humanitarian crisis continues to escalate along the U.S. southern border, Save the Children Trustee and actress Jennifer Garner, visited Save the Children’s newly opened programs in New Mexico, which are helping migrant children and families once they have been released from U.S. government detention centers. More →

Girl Scouts And Clinton Foundation Host Bipartisan Panel On Importance Of Civics Education Jun 7, 2019

Earlier this week, Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) joined Chelsea Clinton of the Clinton Foundation and other bipartisan leaders to discuss the importance of educating today’s youth about civics to preserve and strengthen our country’s democracy. More →

Ed Asner Joined by Celebrity Friends at Poker Tournament Jun 6, 2019

The 7th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Poker Tournament Celebrity Night was sold out and a huge success raising in excess of $150,000 in much needed funds for The Ed Asner Family Center, (TEAFC) dedicated to helping differently “abled” individuals with autism, developmental delays and other special needs and their families. More →

More Stars Confirmed For 7th Annual Ed Asner and Friends Poker Tournament Celebrity Night May 27, 2019

The 7th Annual Ed Asner & Friends Poker Tournament Celebrity Night brings together celebrities, friends and members of the entertainment industry for a night of fun, fame and philanthropy benefitting the new The Ed Asner Family Center, dedicated to helping differently “abled” individuals with special needs nurture and cultivate self-confidence and to embrace and support their families. More →

Dakota Fanning Honors Changemaker For Children May 23, 2019

Victoria Beeson, a mom, who spends her days helping other moms and children in her rural community of Alpaugh, Calif., got a surprise acknowledgement of her efforts this past Mother’s Day. More →

David Lynch and Russell Brand In Conversation May 21, 2019

The David Lynch Foundation will be hosting a special in-conversation event, bringing together Russell Brand and David Lynch to raise the funds necessary to bring meditation to the women in recovery from addiction at Friendly House in LA. More →

CSUN Teams with The Ed Asner Family Center May 21, 2019

There are only a handful of therapists in Los Angeles who work with individuals with autism. California State University, Northridge is partnering with The Ed Asner Family Center to change that. More →

Your Chance To Meet Sophie Turner And The X-Men Cast May 15, 2019

Here’s your chance to meet Sophie Turner at the premiere of X-Men: Dark Phoenix. More →

United Way Celebrates 26 Years of Connecting With Communities at the Gridiron May 14, 2019

On May 7th, 1,000 guests rallied at United Way of New York City’s 26th Annual Gridiron Gala hosted by CBS’s Otis Livingston and former NFL player Rashad Jennings — in partnership with the New York Giants and New York Jets — celebrating the impact made and looking ahead to continued collaboration, helping low-income New Yorkers move along the path toward self-sufficiency. More →

Empire State Building Shines a Light on the Robin Hood Foundation with Shawn Mendes Music-to-Light Show May 13, 2019

The Empire State Building in partnership with iHeartMedia today announced that its world-famous tower lights will shine in celebration of the Robin Hood Foundation – New York City’s largest poverty-fighting organization – and its 2019 Benefit on Monday, May 13th, with a music-to-light show set to two-time Grammy Award-nominated singer/songwriter Shawn Mendes' latest hit song “If I Can’t Have You.” More →

Stars Attend City Year Los Angeles’ 9th Annual Spring Break: Destination Education May 8, 2019

Stars came out for City Year Los Angeles’ 9th annual Spring Break: Destination Education. More →

Annie Lennox to be Honored at CAMFED's 25th Anniversary Gala May 6, 2019

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), an international non-profit focused on girls’ education and women’s leadership, announced today that it will honor multiple award-winning singer-songwriter, social activist and philanthropist Annie Lennox, at the organization’s 25th anniversary and first ever “Education Changes Everything” Gala on May 9, 2019 in New York City. More →

44th Annual Gracie Awards Winners Announced By The Alliance For Women In Media Foundation Apr 24, 2019

This week, The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced the winners of the 44th annual Gracie Awards to take place May 21 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. More →

Game of Thrones Star Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Visits Rwanda 25 Years After Genocide Apr 15, 2019

As the world braces for the surprising twists and turns of the highly anticipated final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, the show’s star and United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador Nikolaj Coster-Waldau had an unexpected revelation of his own. More →

Stars Back Call for Code 2019 Global Challenge Apr 10, 2019

Call for Code 2019, created by leading philanthropic producer David Clark, CEO of David Clark Cause and Founding Partner IBM, is the largest engagement of developers in history. Call for Code was created in 2018 to challenge the 23 million developers around the world to help solve social challenges with sustainable software solutions. More →

Your Chance To Join Ringo Starr On His Birthday Apr 9, 2019

Here’s your chance to celebrate Ringo Starr's birthday with him in LA. More →

Lori Stokes to Emcee the Campaign for Female Education’s Gala Apr 1, 2019

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) today announced that Lori Stokes, the award-winning co-host of Good Day New York, will serve as emcee of the organization’s first-ever New York Gala. More →

Holland America Line Bestows Shared Humanity Award to Oprah Winfrey Mar 20, 2019

At a special gathering on board Nieuw Statendam following the special Girls’ Getaway sailing in partnership with O, The Oprah Magazine, Holland America Line bestowed its Shared Humanity Award on Oprah Winfrey — philanthropist, global media leader and founder and editorial director of the magazine. More →

Jennifer Garner And More to be Celebrated at 2019 Outstanding Mother Awards Mar 19, 2019

Five influential women leaders across the retail, beauty, political and entertainment industries will be honored at the 41st Annual Outstanding Mother Awards, which will be held Thursday, May 9, 2019 at The Pierre Hotel in New York. More →

Padma Lakshmi Named UNDP Goodwill Ambassador Mar 11, 2019

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has appointed Emmy-nominated television personality, award-winning author and internationally acclaimed food expert Padma Lakshmi as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. More →