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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 →

Get Your Hands On Tom Hanks' Typewriter Oct 16, 2014

Enter the creative mind of Hollywood’s biggest movie star when you sit down to write on a Remington Rand typewriter directly from the personal collection of Tom Hanks. 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 →

Josh Duhamel Reads For The Record Jul 16, 2014

Josh Duhamel is the official celebrity ambassador for Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2014 campaign. More →

Stephen Fry Supports Sherlock Holmes World Record Attempt Jul 15, 2014

Actors Stephen Fry (Warner Brothers), Louise Brealey and Mark Gatiss (BBC Sherlock) and a host of crime writers including Ian Rankin and Matt Hilton have come out to support the Guinness Worlds Records attempt for the Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Sherlock Holmes on 19th July at University College London (UCL). More →

Dolly Parton Hand Delivers Millionth UK Imagination Library Book Jun 16, 2014

Country music legend Dolly Parton recently hand-delivered a Braille copy of Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit to Dylan Manifold of Liverpool. The classic text is the millionth book from her UK Imagination Library reading initiative and was the first book for blind and partially-sighted children donated by the UK project. More →

Stars Attend Milk+Bookies 5th Annual Story Time Celebration Apr 30, 2014

Milk+Bookies' annual Story Time Celebration took place in LA on Sunday, bringing families together to enjoy an afternoon of reading books, participating in story-inspired arts & crafts and most importantly, teaching the importance of giving back. More →

Sport Relief 2014 Is A Huge Success Mar 24, 2014

The Sport Relief Weekend kicked off on Friday with a fantastic night of sporting fun and sketches galore, as this year’s Sport Relief Night of TV (BBC One & BBC Two) entertained the nation while raising an incredible £51,242,186. More →

Miranda Hart To Warm Up The UK For Sport Relief Mar 21, 2014

Comic Relief and the BBC have revealed that comedian Miranda Hart will lead the nation in an aerobics work out as part of the Sport Relief Night of TV on Friday 21st March on BBC One. More →

Little Mix Singer Talks Sport Relief And Liberia Mar 20, 2014

Little Mix's charity single, Word Up, was released on Monday to raise money for Sport Relief. More →

Stars Swing For A Cause At 2014 Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Mar 18, 2014

Hosted by ARIA Resort & Casino, the 13th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational (MJCI) returns to Las Vegas’ Shadow Creek April 3 – 6 featuring celebrity favorites plus first-time attendees including actors Ray Romano, Luke Wilson and Jesse Metcalfe, GRAMMY Award-winning R&B trio Boyz II Men and Pro Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson. More →

Stars Record Official England 2014 FIFA World Cup Song Mar 7, 2014

A team of England football legends and pop stars have come together this week to record a video for the official England 2014 FIFA World Cup song for Sport Relief. More →

Little Mix Releases Official Sport Relief Music Video Mar 4, 2014

Little Mix grab their gym kit – alongside a host of famous faces from the world of sport and showbiz – in the much-anticipated music video for the official Sport Relief single, Word Up. More →

Alan Shearer And Robbie Savage Launch Battle Of The Backsides Feb 25, 2014

Footballing legends Robbie Savage and Alan Shearer have announced that they will be going head to head in a Sport Relief Challenge like no other: The Battle of the Backsides. More →

Russell Brand Wants You To Give It Up For Sport Relief Feb 24, 2014

Calling all online shopping fans! Sport Relief announces a new eBay auction that gives the public the chance to bid on money-can’t-buy items and experiences donated by Russell Brand and a host of his celebrity friends. More →

Wladimir Klitschko Knocks Out Illiteracy Feb 24, 2014

As part of a unique charity project, Wladimir Klitschko – the longest-reigning IBF, WBO & IBO heavyweight champion in history – has covered his famous fists in blue paint and punched the 26 letters of the alphabet onto canvases to create a unique, distinctive font. More →

Kimberley Walsh Gets Physical For Sport Relief Feb 21, 2014

Kimberley Walsh worked up a sweat today, recreating shots from Olivia Newton-John's iconic video ‘Physical’ to showcase the launch of the official Sport Relief Headband, now available in Sainsbury’s stores nationwide. More →

John Bishop And Sebastian Coe Go Head-To-Head For Sport Relief Feb 19, 2014

The BBC and Comic Relief have announced that Sport Relief hero John Bishop and four-time Olympic medal winner Sebastian Coe will captain two teams of celebrities and go head to head in a series of sporting challenges at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of the Sport Relief Night of TV on Friday 21st March. More →

Davina McCall Completes Sport Relief Challenge Feb 16, 2014

An exhausted but elated Davina McCall crossed the finish line of her BT Sport Relief Challenge: Davina – Beyond Breaking Point at 4.10pm on Friday… having run, swum and cycled over 450 miles from Edinburgh to London in just seven days. More →

Davina McCall Battles Wild Weather For Charity Feb 14, 2014

Davina McCall faces further weather havoc as she continues on day six of The BT Sport Relief Challenge: Davina – Beyond Breaking Point, a seven day ordeal which sees her attempt to run, swim and cycle from Edinburgh to London. More →

Davina McCall Starts Sport Relief Challenge Feb 10, 2014

Davina McCall faced torrential rain and gale force winds of up to 70mph during the weekend as she kicked off Day One of her BT Sport Relief Challenge: Davina – Beyond Breaking Point, a seven day ordeal which will see the her attempt to run, swim and cycle over 500 miles from Edinburgh to London – entirely under her own steam. More →

Davina McCall Goes The Extra Mile For Sport Relief Feb 6, 2014

Davina McCall will be ‘going the extra mile’ for Sport Relief by taking on the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Davina – Beyond Breaking Point, a seven day ordeal which will see the 46-year-old attempt to run, swim and cycle over 500 miles from Edinburgh to London – entirely under her own steam. More →

Tickets Now On Sale For 13th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Jan 31, 2014

The 13th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational (MJCI), hosted by ARIA Resort & Casino at Shadow Creek, returns to Las Vegas for the fourth consecutive year, April 3 – 6, 2014. More →

David Beckham Supports Sport Relief Jan 29, 2014

Sport Relief has revealed new details about this year’s campaign, including that a very special Only Fools and Horses sketch will feature one of the show’s biggest fans – David Beckham. More →

Little Mix To Release Sport Relief Single Jan 20, 2014

It’s been announced that the UK’s freshest and most exciting girl band of the moment, Little Mix, will be releasing the official Sport Relief single, Word Up. More →

Duchess Of Cornwall Honors Henry Winkler As Literacy Hero Dec 5, 2013

Harry Potter author JK Rowling and Happy Days star Henry Winkler are among those who have been named as the UK’s “Literacy Heroes”. More →

CrowdRise Launches Holiday Charity Challenge Nov 21, 2013

CrowdRise has launched the third annual Holiday Charity Challenge – the holiday season’s largest and most fun crowdsourced online giving and fundraising event – with the announcement of Craig Newmark and other philanthropists’ generous donations of $200K in prize money for competing charities. 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 →

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 →

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 →