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Look To The Stars and goodXchange Partnership Will Drive Funding To Charities Feb 19, 2015

The leading organizations in celebrity and corporate philanthropy have announced a revolutionary new program that drives funding to critical causes and creates new revenue for companies. More →

unite4:good And Variety Announce Honorees For 2nd Annual unite4:humanity Event Feb 13, 2015

unite4:good, the global movement for humanity, and Variety announce the 2015 honorees for the 2nd annual unite4:humanity event to be held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA on Thursday, February 19. More →

Stars Attend Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer Jan 30, 2015

Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer, presented by the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) and chaired by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon, took place in Culver City, CA, on Wednesday. More →

UN Messenger Of Peace Honoured For Anti-Hunger Efforts Jan 27, 2015

United Nations Messenger of Peace Princess Haya Al Hussein, of Jordan, has been awarded the 2015 Hunger Hero Award by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) during a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More →

Martina McBride To Receive Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award Jan 19, 2015

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will present Country superstar Martina McBride with its prestigious Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award during the Music Biz 2015 Awards Luncheon at 12 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, at the Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel in Nashville. More →

#TackleEbola Introduces Awareness Ribbon Jan 9, 2015

The Ebola crisis remains a deadly epidemic in West Africa and a continued threat to the world. This past October, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Paul G. Allen committed $100 million to stop the spread of Ebola and launched a public initiative called #TackleEbola to engage people from around the world to support the cause. More →

The Top 20 Celebrity Charity Auctions Of 2014 Jan 7, 2015

From the chance to meet Paul McCartney backstage at a concert to an extra role in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Charitybuzz, the global charity auction site, closed out another incredible year raising more than ever before for its more than 2,500 charity partners. More →

Young People Lift The Spirits Of The Lonely With Valentine’s Day Cards Jan 7, 2015

Valentine’s Day is a time to spread love, but for the 43% of seniors who reported feeling lonely on a regular basis, Valentine’s Day can be an especially hard time. More →

Little Big Town Singer Lends A Hand To Those In Need Dec 11, 2014

Earlier this week, country singer Kimberly Schlapman of Grammy nominated Little Big Town joined Smithfield to lend a hand to those in need by donating 30,000 pounds of protein to the Food Bank For New York City. More →

PEOPLE And The Entertainment Industry Foundation Co-Host 21st Annual SAG Awards Gala Dec 10, 2014

PEOPLE and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) will once again co-host the official SAG Awards gala, held immediately following the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 in Los Angeles. More →

Tony Robbins And Feeding America Launch New Partnership To Help Families In Need Dec 5, 2014

As a child raised in a food-insecure home, best-selling author, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tony Robbins has partnered with Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, to help provide 100 million meals to families in need. More →

Farmland, Feeding America And Dean Cain Fight Hunger During the Holidays Dec 4, 2014

Farmland is partnering with actor Dean Cain, Feeding America and Santa Claus to fight hunger this holiday season through a campaign aimed at raising awareness and spreading holiday spirit. More →

Prince Harry Joins The Fun At ICAP Charity Day Dec 3, 2014

Prince Harry proved he is a natural when it comes to closing a trade when he brokered multi-million pound City deals to raise money for charity today. More →

SiriusXM Supports WhyHunger Hungerthon Auction Nov 26, 2014

SiriusXM has announced its participation with WhyHunger's Hungerthon 2014. More →

Feeding America, National Geographic and Mario Batali Share Stories of Hunger and Hope Nov 20, 2014

Feeding America has announced that acclaimed chef Mario Batali will serve as a guest editor for National Geographic magazine’s Your Shot assignment to inspire people to care about the issue of hunger in America. More →

Yoko Ono Lennon Joins Hard Rock And WhyHunger To IMAGINE A World Without Hunger Nov 6, 2014

In his iconic song “IMAGINE,” John Lennon asked us all to picture a world free from hunger. In support of that mission, Yoko Ono Lennon joins Hard Rock International and WhyHunger for the seventh year of the IMAGINE THERE’S NO HUNGER campaign, which aims to turn John Lennon’s dream into our future. More →

Hunger Is Awards $1.3 Million To 198 Local Hunger Charities Nov 5, 2014

The Safeway Foundation and the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF) have announced that Hunger Is, their joint charitable initiative to fight childhood hunger in America, has awarded over $1.3 million in grants to 198 local charities to connect hungry children living in neighborhoods to healthy food throughout the country. More →

Make A Difference Day Unites Millions of Americans in Volunteerism This Weekend Oct 24, 2014

Make A Difference Day will take place this Saturday, October 25, in neighborhoods throughout the country, bringing Americans together for the common good. More →

Blurred Vision Album Release Concert To Benefit Charity Oct 21, 2014

Canadian rock band Blurred Vision – led by Iranian born brothers Sepp and Sohl Osley, and drummer Ben Riley – will release their debut album “Organized Insanity” under their Open Eyes Records imprint, and will raise money for WhyHunger at their album release concert in Toronto. More →

Whole Planet Foundation Partners With The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 Oct 9, 2014

Lionsgate, a premier next generation global content leader, has announced that DORITOS, MAZDA and Whole Foods Market’s Whole Planet Foundation will partner with the studio for the year’s most anticipated film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1. More →

Scott L. Schwartz Helps Raise Over $70,000 For Alicia’s House Food Pantry Oct 6, 2014

This September, Actor/Director/Producer Sheriff Scott L. Schwartz returned to Chicago, IL to show his support for Alicia's House Food Pantry for a week of fundraising events and appearances. More →

Susan Sarandon Honored At Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards Sep 30, 2014

The second annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards presented by YUM! Brands Foundation took place last night at the Louisville Downtown Marriott. More →

Paul Simon And William Shatner To Take Part In Annual Simply Shakespeare Event Sep 18, 2014

The Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles (SCLA) presents its 24th Annual Simply Shakespeare benefit reading of “As You Like It,” September 22, 2014 at the Freud Playhouse, UCLA Campus. More →

Acting Outlaws Katee Sackhoff And Tricia Helfer Ride For PATH Sep 9, 2014

The Acting Outlaws, the charitable arm for actresses Katee Sackhoff (Longmire, Riddick, Battlestar Galactica) and Tricia Helfer (Ascension, Killer Women, Battlestar Galatica), today announced their First Annual PATH Home – Charity Motorcycle Ride scheduled to take place on November 2, 2014 and which will benefit PATH. More →

Over $109 Million Raised As The US And Canada Stand Up To Cancer Sep 8, 2014

More than USD $109 million has been pledged so far in connection with the star-studded September 5 Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) “roadblock” fundraising telecasts in the U.S. and Canada, it was announced today. More →

More Stars Announced For 2014 Stand Up To Cancer Telecast Sep 4, 2014

This Friday, September 5th (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT), Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will stage its fourth biennial fundraising event. More →

International Medical Corps To Honor Lionsgate Aug 29, 2014

International Medical Corps will honor Lionsgate at its Annual Awards Celebration in October. More →

Sami Yusuf Named As Global Ambassador Against Hunger Aug 28, 2014

The internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and composer Sami Yusuf has joined the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as a Global Ambassador Against Hunger. More →

NASCAR Nationwide Drivers Race To Defeat Child Hunger Aug 27, 2014

As area children head back to school, Feed the Children – a leading anti-hunger organization – will partner with Great Clips to sponsor the NASCAR Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 to Benefit Feed the Children on August 30. More →

Yoko Ono To Present TJ Martell Foundation Spirit Of Excellence Award Aug 25, 2014

The TJ Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Research has announced legendary music icon Yoko Ono Lennon as the presenter for the Spirit of Excellence Award which will be awarded to Hamish Dodds, CEO of Hard Rock International on behalf of Hard Rockers worldwide at the 39th T.J. Martell Foundation New York Honors Gala to be held at Cipriani in New York on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. More →