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Selena Gomez Wants To Raise $1 Million For UNICEF Oct 7, 2009

In early September, Disney Channel Star Selena Gomez spent several days in Ghana, West Africa. As the youngest UNICEF ambassador in history, Gomez witnessed the conditions so many children live with every day, ranging from unclean water to preventable diseases. More →

Will Smith's Children Support Charity Initiative Oct 7, 2009

Jaden and Willow Smith – the actor children of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith – have spoken about their support for PROJECT ZAMBI, a charity initiative started by a group of Hasbro employees to help raise awareness and funds for the estimated 15 million children who have lost parents and relatives to the AIDS epidemic in Africa. More →

Aid Agencies Seek Donations For Samoan Tsunami Vistims Oct 5, 2009

New Zealand-born comedy actress Pamela Stephenson has given a harrowing first-hand account of the devastating Tsunami that hit Samoa last week. More →

Wyclef Jean Gets His Boots On For Charity Oct 5, 2009

Wyclef Jean has teamed up with outdoor clothing brand Timberland to launch a range of eco-friendly footwear to aid the redevelopment of his native Haiti. More →

Jessica Alba Blogs For 1GOAL Sep 30, 2009

Actress Jessica Alba was at the Clinton Global Initiative last week to publicize the 1GOAL campaign, which aims to ensure that the legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup will provide universal access to education for all children. And now she has blogged about her support. More →

Shakira's Charity To Open New School For Underprivileged Children Sep 29, 2009

The charity for underprivileged children founded by Colombian pop star Shakira is to open its sixth special school in the singer’s native country. More →

Jessica Biel To Climb Kilimanjaro For Charity Sep 29, 2009

Jessica Biel is the latest star to climb Mount Kilimanjaro for charity. More →

Stars Have 1GOAL In Mind At Clinton Global Initiative Sep 28, 2009

Actor Brad Pitt was honored at the Clinton Global Initiative on Thursday for his humanitarian work in helping rebuild New Orleans. More →

Tobey Maguire Attends Skid Row Housing Event Sep 25, 2009

The Skid Row Housing Trust hosted a 20th Anniversary Gala Celebration and Open House at the New Carver Apartments in Los Angeles last night and attracted a host of stars. More →

Bob Dylan Gives Royalties To World Hunger Programme Sep 25, 2009

Royalties from Bob Dylan's forthcoming Christmas album will be donated to the World Food Programme (WFP) at a time when a growing hunger crisis threatens the lives of 108 million people worldwide. More →

Christina Aguilera Highlights Hunger In Guatemala Sep 24, 2009

Christina Aguilera and her husband Jordan Bratman recently traveled with the UN World Food Programme to villages in the Guatemalan highlands near Lake Atitlan, where up to 80 percent of the indigenous children are malnourished. Guatemala has the fourth highest child malnutrition rate in the world. More →

Christina Applegate's Charity To Benefit From Celebrity T-Shirts Sep 23, 2009

Actors, musicians and athletes have designed and autographed one-of-a-kind “I Love. . .” t-shirts to be auctioned off to benefit Christina Applegate's foundation Right Action For Women. More →

Matt Damon Opens Clinton Global Initiative For Water.org Sep 23, 2009

Today at the opening plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White announced the organization’s $2 million commitment to provide 50,000 people in Haiti with safe water and sanitation over the next three years. As part of the commitment, Water.org has also launched a social media campaign so that anyone can participate in meeting the water challenge in Haiti. More →

Lucy Liu Speaks Against Child Trafficking Sep 23, 2009

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lucy Liu gave an impassioned speech at a symposium organized by the US Agency for International earlier this week to raise awareness about the estimated 1.2 million children who are trafficked worldwide every year. More →

U2 To Turn The Night RED For Charity Sep 22, 2009

U2 will join a host of performers including Scarlett Johansson, Courtney Love, Maria McKee, Shane MacGowan, Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright plus other special guests for a special concert to benefit Bono's (RED) on October 4. More →

Hugh Jackman Turns Eco-Hero For Climate Week NYC Sep 22, 2009

Actor Hugh Jackman helped launch Climate Week NYC 2009 on Monday, September 21, at the New York Public Library. More →

80's Music Superstars ABC To Headline Oxjam Gig Sep 22, 2009

Each year an illustrious collective of artists and celebrities lineup to ‘rock it out for humanity’ and show their support for Oxfam's month-long nation wide music festival – Oxjam. On October 16, a super stylish flagship event will be hosted at Matter in London, Europe’s most renowned and technologically advanced venue. An unmissable night of nights where music, fashion and charity all come together under one roof. More →

Gordon Ramsay Gets Saucy For Charity Sep 21, 2009

British chef Gordon Ramsay has created a new range of sources to provide a sauce of funds for Comic Relief … sorry, let’s try that again. British chef Gordon Ramsay has created a new range of sauces to provide a source of funds for Comic Relief. More →

John Legend To Speak Charity At University Sep 21, 2009

Singer John Legend will speak in Goldstein Auditorium at Syracuse University in New York on September 23 to inspire students to get involved with charities. More →

Geri Halliwell Launches UN Campaign In Nepal Sep 21, 2009

Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell launched a campaign to help women suffering from gender based violence in Nepal last week. More →

Scarlett Johansson And Colin Firth Auction Experiences For Oxfam Sep 18, 2009

International relief and development agency Oxfam America teams up with eBay once again to benefit Oxfam’s poverty relief and advocacy efforts around the world. More →

Carla Bruni Speaks Up For AIDS Sep 18, 2009

France’s first lady Carla Bruni has vowed to speak up more for AIDS sufferers following a visit to Africa earlier this year. More →

British Celebrities To Run For Christian Aid Sep 16, 2009

A host of British celebrities are set to take part in a run for fun being held in Newcastle, UK, this weekend. More →

Family Health International To Benefit From Charity Elephant Auction Sep 16, 2009

Last week, Look To The Stars brought you news about an online auction that features one-of-a-kind collectible elephant models signed by celebrities to be auctioned for a number of charities. Family Health International, a nonprofit public health and development organization working to improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable people, announced today that Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Hugh Jackman, Heidi Klum and Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi have signed the custom ZAMBI THE BABY ELEPHANT models on behalf of the organization. More →

Eddie Izzard Completes 43 Marathons For Charity Sep 16, 2009

British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard has completed his massive charity marathon challenge. More →

Mia Farrow Takes Message Of Hope To Cameroon Sep 16, 2009

The internationally acclaimed actress and humanitarian activist Mia Farrow arrived in Cameroon on Sunday with a message of hope for some of the most disadvantaged children in the country. More →

Trudie Styler To Fly Water Tanks To Ecuador Sep 15, 2009

Trudie Styler is behind a new clean water campaign in South America. More →

Band From TV To Launch New Epilepsy Site At Charity Gig Sep 14, 2009

Band From TV – the celebrity charity music group made up of stars from some of today’s most popular TV shows – is to play a special gig next month to launch a charity website set up by its founding member. More →

Double Donations For Eddie Izzard's Epic Charity Run Sep 10, 2009

Comedian Eddie Izzard is running over 1000 miles around the UK for charity, and an anonymous donor is helping every last mile count double. More →

Selena Gomez: UNICEF Ambassador Sep 10, 2009

Disney star Selena Gomez is now the United Nations Children Fund’s newest and youngest member. More →