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Antonio Banderas Bottles Charity Scent May 21, 2010

Antonio Banderas is preparing to release his seventh men’s fragrance, ‘The Secret,’ this summer, and insisted that his passion for philanthropy be bottled along with it as well. 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 →

PHOTOS: Wyclef Jean Takes Haitian Amputees On Charity Shopping Spree May 19, 2010

Wyclef Jean, co-founder of the Yéle Haiti Foundation brought much needed joy to three young Haitian amputees on their trip to the States to get urgently needed artificial limbs at Penn Station Kmart on Tuesday, when he took them on a $3000 spending spree. 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 →

Bono Interviews Barack Obama May 18, 2010

Will the 21st century be the African century? This is the question ONE's founders Bono and Bob Geldof examined by guest editing one of Canada’s top newspapers, the Globe and Mail, as part of a month of Africa content on the Globe’s website. 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 →

Wyclef Jean To Take Haitian Amputees On Kmart Charity Shopping Spree May 16, 2010

Wyclef Jean, co-founder of the Yéle Haiti Foundation, will be at the Penn Station Kmart on Tuesday, May 18, 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., to help bring much needed joy to three young Haitian amputees on their trip to the States to get urgently needed artificial limbs. More →

Christina Aguilera Makes Charity Trip To Haiti May 14, 2010

World Food Programme's new Ambassador Against Hunger Christina Aguilera visited two schools in quake-stricken Haiti on Tuesday to meet the children receiving food aid through WFP school meals programs. More →

Online Auction Celebrates Celebrity Oxfam Charity Shop May 14, 2010

The Celebrity Oxfam Curiosity Shop opens today, May 14, in London – and a special online auction has been launched to celebrate. More →

Darth Vader Brings The Dark Side To Charity Initiative May 14, 2010

David Prowse – the actor best known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy – and adventurer Ranulph Fiennes are among a group of British celebrities who have created portraits of themselves to raise money for ActionAid. 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 →

British Celebrity Portraits To Be Auctioned For Charity May 13, 2010

Earlier this year, LookToTheStars.org reported on a story featuring a group of British celebrities whose portraits will go under the hammer for Oxfam. We can now reveal that the artworks will be auctioned on May 18. More →

NFL's Chris Hope Hands Out Shoes To Nashville Flood Victims May 13, 2010

Chris Hope, NFL All-Pro Safety, has joined Soles4Souls Inc., to help hand out shoes to thousands of people who were affected by the recent disaster in Nashville and the Middle Tennessee area. More →

Wyclef Jean Marches For Yéle Haiti Foundation May 11, 2010

Grammy Award–winning musician Wyclef Jean and Seton Hall University students marched down South Orange Avenue to drop off donations to the Yéle Haiti Foundation headquarters at noon on Saturday, May 8, 2010. More →

Christy Turlington Wants To Ring You To Talk Charity May 11, 2010

Christie Turlington Burns wants to ring you this Thursday on behalf of the ONE Campaign. More →

Annie Lennox Introduces Celebrity Charity Shop May 10, 2010

Annie Lennox has recorded a video introducing a temporary celebrity charity shop opening in London this week. 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 →

Christina Aguilera To Head To Haiti For Charity Mission May 10, 2010

Five-time Grammy Award winner, Christina Aguilera, was today named “Ambassador Against Hunger” for the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) – an appointment she revealed during her appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show”. 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 →

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 →

Olivia Wilde Blogs For Charity In Haiti May 6, 2010

Actress Olivia Wilde has blogged about her trip to Haiti with Artists for Peace and Justice. More →

Wyclef Jean Welcomes Haitian Amputees To The US May 4, 2010

Wyclef Jean, co-founder of the Yéle Haiti Foundation, welcomed three young Haitian amputees on their trip to get urgently needed artificial limbs this weekend at JFK airport in NYC. 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 →

Bono Leads Celebrity PSA For (RED) Charity May 2, 2010

(RED) has announced the launch of The Lazarus Effect Campaign, a multi-platform campaign across TV, online and print, including an HBO documentary airing on May 24, that will help raise awareness of the transformative effect of antiretroviral medicine for those living with HIV in Africa. More →

Wyclef Jean's Wife Spearheads Charity Project In Haiti Apr 28, 2010

The rainy season is in full swing in Haiti and, more than three months after the Jan. 12 earthquake, approximately 1 million Haitians are still living in tents in massive “tent cities,” struggling to keep dry. More →

Rob Thomas To Play Charity Gigs This Summer Apr 28, 2010

Matchbox 20 singer Rob Thomas will perform a series of gigs this summer for charity. More →

Jackie Chan Urges For Drought And Earthquake Charity Help Apr 27, 2010

Jackie Chan made a plea for charity while attending the Beijing Auto Show during the weekend. More →

Peter Buffett To Sign New Book For Charity Tonight Apr 27, 2010

Emmy Award-winning musician and philanthropist Peter Buffett will be signing copies of his new book – Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path To Fulfillment – in New York City tonight at an event to raise funds for Robin Hood, an organization that targets poverty in NYC by finding and funding the most effective programs and partnering with them to maximize results. More →