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Maria Shriver Announces Women's Conference Lineup Jun 21, 2010

Maria Shriver has announced the lineup for this year’s Women’s Conference, to be held from Sunday, October 24 through Tuesday, October 26 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More →

Sting And Bobby Sager Help Charity At FIFA World Cup Jun 21, 2010

On 8 June 2010, just three days before the 2010 World Cup began in South Africa, an international partnership made a compelling case for soccer as an agent of social change. International philanthropist and entrepreneur Bobby Sager and his friend Sting rolled out their newest project, Hope is a Game-Changer, which will commence delivery of 10,000 indestructible soccer balls to six countries in Africa combined with the start of Grassroot Soccer’s (GRS) campaign to reach 1 million youth by the start of the World Cup in 2014. More →

Signed Perfumes From Halle Berry And Kim Kardashian Auctioned For Charity Jun 21, 2010

Makatto.com has some great new celebrity charity auctions. More →

Justin Bieber Makes Promises For Charity Jun 17, 2010

Arguably one of the hottest singers in this country, Justin Bieber has announced the dates of the remainder of his “My World” Tour. More →

Eclipse Stars Come Out For Charity Jun 16, 2010

Young stars of the latest Twilight movie, Eclipse, were out and about for charity last week. More →

James Cameron Honored At Global Green USA Charity Gala Jun 15, 2010

Global Green USA celebrated its 14th Annual Millennium Awards honorees at a fundraising gala at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica, California on Saturday, June 12, 2010. More →

Angélique Kidjo Makes Charity Trip To Africa For UNICEF Jun 15, 2010

UNICEF ambassador Angélique Kidjo was in Soweto last week to take part in the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Concert, and used the chance to visit a community in Soweto that has suffered greatly from AIDS. More →

Stars Raise £48,000 At Oxfam Shop In London Jun 15, 2010

Last month, LookToTheStars reported about a celebrity pop-up shop that aimed to raise charity cash for Oxfam at London’s Selfridges store. We can now reveal the shop raised over £48,000 in one week. More →

Pete Seeger To Be Honored By WHY Hunger Jun 15, 2010

WHY Hunger will celebrate its 35th anniversary at a special event on June 21. More →

Uma Thurman's Key To The Cure For Charity Jun 15, 2010

Uma Thurman has been named by the Entertainment Industry Foundation as this year’s ambassador for Saks’ Key to the Cure campaign. More →

Prince Albert II Joins Zidane In Cape Town For Charity Jun 14, 2010

HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and football icon Zinedine Zidane, in his capacity as Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), visited a sports community center in the municipality of Gugulethu in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday. More →

Paul McCartney Talks Greener Music Festivals Jun 11, 2010

Paul McCartney is headlining the Isle Of Wight Festival this Sunday, and has expressed his concern for the impact music festivals have on the environment. As a result of this, Eco Action has partnered with the Isle of Wight Festival to raise the profile of climate change, sustainability and environmental responsibility. More →

Robbie Williams Scores A Hit For UNICEF With Charity Soccer Jun 8, 2010

Woody Harrelson scored the winning goal in Sunday’s Soccer Aid football match to benefit UNICEF. More →

No Doubt Clears Out The Vaults For Charity Auction Jun 8, 2010

Now that No Doubt is busy recording their new album, the band has decided to put some costumes and vintage memorabilia to good use by auctioning the items for charity. More →

Shakira Launches Charity T-Shirt Collection Jun 8, 2010

Spain’s second largest exporter of fashion, MANGO, is launching a small collection of solidarity t-shirts with Shakira, inspired by the official FIFA World Cup anthem “Waka Waka”. More →

Christy Turlington Blogs Charity Jun 8, 2010

Women Deliver, an international conference addressing women’s health issues, is currently on in Washington. Among the many stars to be part of the conference is Christy Turlington, who has blogged about the importance of the conference. More →

National Barefoot Week Hits The Los Angeles Mission Jun 3, 2010

Skid Row residents stood in line for hours Tuesday to get a new pair of shoes during the kick-off for Barefoot Week. Nearly 2,000 pairs of shoes were distributed in Los Angeles, the first day of a week where more than 10,000 pairs of shoes were expected to be distributed in five cities nationwide. 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 →

Stars Celebrate National Barefoot Day For Charity Jun 1, 2010

Today is National Barefoot Day, which kicks off a weeklong series of events organized by Soles4Souls to encourage people to donate shoes to those in need. More →

Madonna Celebrates Human Rights Justice In Malawi May 31, 2010

Last week, LookToTheStars.org reported that Madonna and Raising Malawi were urging fans to sign a petition requesting the release of Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga – the Malawi couple sentenced to 14 years hard labor for the “crime” of homosexuality. After a global outcry – and more than 30,000 signatures – Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has pardoned the couple. More →

Dennis Hopper's Charity Legacy May 30, 2010

Hollywood legend Dennis Hopper passed away on Saturday, May 29, leaving behind a legacy seldom matched by actors. More →

Scrubs Star To Hand Out Shoes To The Homeless May 28, 2010

More than 2,000 pairs of new shoes will be given away to the homeless on Skid Row at the Los Angeles Mission next week. More →

Wyclef's Sister To Hold Charity Event For Haiti May 27, 2010

Wyclef Jean will join his sister, Melky Jean, at a special charity event to raise money for Haiti through Melky’s charity, the Carma Foundation, next month. 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 →

Global Green Millennium Awards To Honor James Cameron May 27, 2010

Global Green USA will welcome celebrity guests and leaders from the Hollywood, business and environmental communities at its 14th Annual Millennium Awards on Saturday, June 12th 2010 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, CA. More →

Wyclef Jean's Words Of Wisdom For Young People May 26, 2010

On Sunday, May 23, Wyclef Jean received an honorary doctorate from Western Connecticut State University and delivered a commencement speech to the class of 2010. More →

Daytime Soap Stars Give Back To Charity May 26, 2010

American soap stars will gather in Los Angeles today to gather and help hand out food to Americans in need in an initiative dubbed Daytime Gives Back. More →

Martha Wainwright And Simple Minds Promise A Miracle For Charity May 25, 2010

Simple Minds legend Jim Kerr and luminary folk-rock singer Martha Wainwright have re-invented the iconic 80s hit Promised You A Miracle, to call on world leaders to keep the promises they have made on overseas aid and saving the lives of mothers in poor countries. More →

British Stars To Walk Inca Trail For Charity, And So Can You May 25, 2010

British celebrities Denise van Outen and Fearne Cotton are to hit the rough paths for charity again – this time for a trek through the Inca Trail. 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 →