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Celebrity Women Deliver At Empowerment Conference Jun 7, 2010

Ashley Judd, Annie Lennox and Christy Turlington will be featured celebrity speakers at this year’s Women Deliver conference in Washington. More →

Celebrities Team Up For Father's Day Charity Auction Jun 4, 2010

Charitybuzz.com, the leading destination for online charity auctions, has announced the launch of its Second Annual Dads and Grads Charity Auction, featuring exclusive experiences with renowned entertainers to raise funds for more than 50 nonprofits around the globe. More →

Celebrities To Kick It For Kenya At Charity Concert Jun 3, 2010

A host of celebrities will attend a special benefit concert for Mama na Dada, a non-profit, non-governmental organization formed by and for African women to support the empowerment of the African girl child. More →

Adam Lambert's Charity Wish For Fans Jun 2, 2010

Adam Lambert has a special request for fans: charity donations, not gifts. More →

Annie Duke And Brad Garrett Take A Gamble On Charity Jun 2, 2010

The evening of May 20th brought together Annie Duke, Brad Garrett, and more than 20 other celebrities and champion poker players to raise funds for After-School All-Stars (ASAS), – Arnold Schwarzenegger's after-school nonprofit. More →

Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales Wins Top Audiobook Award May 27, 2010

LookToTheStars.org is happy to announced that Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales, an audiobook that raises funds for Artists for a New South Africa, has won two Audie Awards – including the audiobook industry’s top honor, Audiobook Of The Year. More →

Felicity Huffman Named As Charity Ambassador For Cancer Initiative May 27, 2010

Felicity Huffman, star of ABC’s Desperate Housewives, has been named 2010 ambassador for Lee National Denim Day, one of the country’s largest single-day fundraisers for breast cancer, benefiting the Women’s Cancer Programs of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF). More →

Jessica Simpson Honored At Gracie Awards May 27, 2010

Jessica Simpson was one of the honorees of Tuesday night’s Gracie Awards – sponsored by the Alliance for Women in Media – hosted by Maria Menounos. More →

Matt Damon Honored By Save The Children For Charity Work May 24, 2010

Actor Matt Damon received Save the Children's Leadership Award at the annual Celebration of Hope event in Greenwich on Friday, May 21. More →

Slip Into Kobe Bryant's Shoes For Charity May 24, 2010

Now is your chance to step into the shoes of Kobe Bryant for charity. More →

Simon Cowell Awarded For Charity Work May 24, 2010

Simon Cowell was honored with Variety - The Children's Charity's prestigious Humanitarian Award at the Variety World Conference at the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa on May 23. More →

Female Celebrities To Build For Empowerment May 21, 2010

Female stars of the stage and screen will be out-and-about with power tools this weekend when they take part in Habitat For Humanity's first ever Women Empowerment Build. More →

Stand Up To Cancer To Return With Second Celebrity Charity Telecast May 20, 2010

Two years after an historic fundraising telecast and the start of a groundbreaking grassroots movement, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) will return to primetime television on September 10, 2010, at 8PM EST & PST / 7PM CT, with a star-studded appeal to build continuing public support and donations for cutting-edge cancer research that translates at a rapid pace from the laboratory to treatments and technologies that benefit patients. More →

Jackie Chan Brings Water To Drought Areas May 20, 2010

Earlier this month, Jackie Chan traveled to Tongren in the Guizhou province of China to bring much-needed water and supplies to the drought stricken area. He has now blogged about the experience. More →

Shrek Teams Up With After-School All-Stars May 20, 2010

Some of Arnold Schwarzenegger's After-School All-Stars (ASAS) will be partying hard this week, compliments of Shrek. More →

Work Starts On America Ferrera's Charity School In Mali May 19, 2010

Family, friends and fans of America Ferrera have come together to help the Emmy Award-winning actress meet her fundraising goal to build a school in Diassadeni village in the Sikasso District of Mali. More →

NBC Nightly News Features Stars Who Make A Difference May 19, 2010

Every night this week, NBC Nightly News is featuring a celebrity who is making the world a better place. More →

Band From TV To Hit Chicago For Charity Gig May 18, 2010

Band From TV – the celebrity-studded band that plays exclusively for charity – will play in Chicago next month as part of the Taste of Chicago Food Festival. More →

Annie Lennox And Ashley Judd To Attend AIDS Conference May 17, 2010

Annie Lennox and Ashley Judd will attend the Global Health Action Awards for Excellence in Business on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria in Washington on June 8. More →

Hugh Jackman Leads Celebrity Charity Watch Auction May 13, 2010

As reported by LookToTheStars.org earlier this week, Meryl Streep, Hugh Jackman, Whoopi Goldberg and Jay-Z have joint a host of legendary stars of stage and screen who have lent their signatures to Audemars Piguet timepieces to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. More →

Teri Hatcher Desperate To Play Charity Golf May 10, 2010

Teri Hatcher, star of ABC’s hit show “Desperate Housewives”, will play in the Pro-Am at The Principal Charity Classic on Wednesday, June 2, 2010. More →

Michael McKean Wins $1 Million For Charity In Jeopardy Final May 10, 2010

Actor Michael McKean (“Laverne and Shirley” and star of Broadway’s “Superior Donuts”) prevailed as champion of the Jeopardy! Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament during the weekend — winning $1 million for his charity the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF). This is the biggest amount ever awarded to charity in “Jeopardy!” history. It is also the largest single donation ever received by the IMF. More →

Cheech Marin Donates Jeopardy Winnings To Charity May 9, 2010

Last night, actor/comedian Cheech Marin (“Cheech & Chong” and “Lost”) placed third in the “Jeopardy!” Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament, winning $100,000 for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) for this final round. More →

Celebrities Raise Commissions For Charity With BTIG May 7, 2010

BTIG LLC, an institutional broker dealer specializing in trading and related brokerage services, held its annual Commissions for Charity Day yesterday. The company donated equity, fixed income and derivative trading commission profits earned on Thursday, May 6 to a group of children’s charities. More →

Annie Duke To Lead Celebrity Poker For Governor Scwarzenegger May 5, 2010

A seat to the 2010 World Series of Poker Tournament and a personal Segway is up for grabs at Annie Duke's next charity poker tournament. More →

Jenni Falconer To Lead Prince's Trust Charity Bike Ride May 5, 2010

Prince's Trust ambassadors Jenni Falconer and fiancé James Midgley have set the wheels in motion alongside Magic 105.4s Neil Fox for the youth charity’s biggest mass participation event of the year, The Prince’s Trust 2010 Palace to Palace bike ride. More →

Boyzone Stars Play Celebrity Charity Soccer May 4, 2010

Boyzone stars Ronan Keating and Keith Duffy laced up their football shoes in the weekend to take part in a charity soccer game at Manchester United's Old Trafford. More →

Jessica Biel Joins Halle Berry For Revlon Charity Run/Walk May 3, 2010

Halle Berry, Jessica Alba and Jessica Biel slipped into their charity shoes during the weekend to take part in the annual Revlon Run/Walk For Women in New York. More →

Elton John And Rob Thomas To Rock Andre Agassi Charity Bash Apr 29, 2010

Andre Agassi has lined up some major stars for his annual Grand Slam for Children to be held later this year, with Elton John and Rob Thomas both announced as performers. More →

Arnold Schwarzenegger Takes Kids On Charity Skiing Trip Apr 28, 2010

Fifty children from low-income families had the opportunity to hit the Mammoth Mountain slopes this past weekend, courtesy of Arnold Schwarzenegger's After-School All-Stars. More →