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Toronto Film Festival To Host Cinema Against AIDS Sep 7, 2009

On September 15, 2009, amfAR – The American Foundation for AIDS Research – and Dignitas International will partner on the first-ever Cinema Against AIDS event during the Toronto International Film Festival. More →

Ante Up For Africa To Hit Las Vegas Tomorrow Jul 1, 2009

Ante Up For Africa will support Refugees International's efforts for the displaced people of Darfur and all of Sudan as part of its charity celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas on July 2, 2009. More →

Affleck, Damon and More To Ante Up For Africa Jun 22, 2009

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Brad Garrett, Mekhi Phifer, and top poker professional Phil Hellmuth have joined the growing list of celebrities who plan to play in the Ante Up For Africa charity tournament July 2 at the 40th annual World Series of Poker. More →

Matt Damon Seeks Support With Petition Jun 12, 2009

Actor Matt Damon is encouraging people to join him in signing a petition asking senators to cosponsor the Durbin-Corker Water for the World Act of 2009. More →

Hillary Clinton Receives Vital Voices Award Apr 1, 2009

Several celebrities attended the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards ceremony earlier this month in order to present awards to five of the world’s outstanding female leaders. Speakers such as actresses Candice Bergen and Sally Field were among the award presenters, but the speakers weren’t all female. More →

Matt Damon And Ben Affleck Head Back To The Charity Poker Table Mar 25, 2009

Actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are heading back to the poker table to raise money for charity. More →

Stars Sign Posters For Charity Foundation Mar 2, 2009

Now is the time to deck your walls with a selection of movie posters signed by your favorite stars in a new charity auction being run by ClothesOffOurBack.org. More →

Have Your Favorite Star Record Your Voicemail Message Feb 24, 2009

Now is your chance to bid on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a celebrity record your outgoing voicemail message – with proceeds going to charity. More →

Stars Come Out For The Congo Feb 20, 2009

On Wednesday, February 18, the stars came out to join Children Mending Hearts for an event honoring International Medical Corps for their dedication in supporting the women and children victimized by war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More →

Ben Affleck To Address Celebrities At Charity Event Feb 17, 2009

This Wednesday, February 18, will see some of Hollywood’s biggest stars turn out at the House of Blues in Los Angeles to honor International Medical Corps (IMC) and support its life-saving work in the Democratic Republic of Congo. More →

Celebrities Sign iPods For Charity Auction Feb 13, 2009

Tonic.com has announced the launch of a new charity auction series. Leading celebrities from the worlds of music, film, television, and fashion have contributed an autographed iPod loaded with their personal playlist to be auctioned off, with all proceeds benefiting Music Rising, a campaign founded in 2005 to replace lost or destroyed instruments of musicians in the Gulf Coast Region after the hurricane disasters. More →

Ben Affleck To Testify At Congressional Hearing About Congo Jan 28, 2009

Ben Affleck has accepted an invitation to testify at a congressional hearing about a documentary film he made in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. More →

Stars Play Poker For Paralyzed Veterans Jan 9, 2009

Some of the biggest names in poker and entertainment have been invited to participate in two-charity poker tournement benefiting the Paralyzed Veterans of America. More →

Ben Affleck Premieres New Film For The United Nations Dec 19, 2008

Ben Affleck attended the premiere of his new short film about the crisis in the Congo on Wednesday. More →

Ben Affleck Shows Gratitude For The Troops Dec 16, 2008

Ben Affleck and Patricia Heaton were on hand at the California National Guard Armory on Sunday, December 14, as part of Operation Gratitude. More →

Anne Hathaway Joins Celeb Friends To Feed America Dec 16, 2008

Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest) – the largest hunger-fighting charity in the US – has joined forces with Netflix, the world’s largest online movie rental service, to create a new charity initiative with the help of Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba, Ben Affleck and Scarlett Johansson. More →

Ben Affleck Visits Refugee Camps In Congo Nov 21, 2008

Actor Ben Affleck has been visiting refugee camps in war-torn eastern Congo this week, where at least 250,000 people have been displaced by recent fighting. More →

Jessica Alba Wants You To Declare Yourself Sep 11, 2008

Actress Jessica Alba has appeared in a new advertisement and public service announcement aimed at energizing young adults to register and vote in the 2008 US election. More →

Affleck Tops Charity Stars in Denver Sep 5, 2008

Denver saw an outpouring of celebrity love during last week’s DNC, with Ben Affleck leading the philanthropic pack. More →

Matt Damon Heads Back To Toronto For ONE X ONE Jul 18, 2008

Actor Matt Damon will host the annual ONEXONE Difference Awards for the third year in a row. More →

The Chips Are Up For Africa Jul 8, 2008

The Second Annual ‘Ante Up for Africa’ poker tournament was held on July 2nd in Las Vegas, and drew an impressive field of poker pro’s, celebrities and athletes – all of who helped make the event a success by raising over $400,000 for charity. More →

Ben Affleck Gets The Whole Picture About The Congo Jun 30, 2008

Ben Affleck took a Nightline crew along on his third trip in a year to the Democratic Republic of Congo in an effort to raise awareness about the plight of its people. More →

Celebrities To Raise Stakes For Africa Again Jun 25, 2008

The 2008 ‘Ante Up For Africa’ Poker Tournament at the World Series of Poker will be held on July 2 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The tournament is the brainchild of actor Don Cheadle and poker pro Annie Duke, who created the event to raise money and awareness for the crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. More →

Ben Affleck Attends One X One Fundraiser Jun 16, 2008

Celebrity crusader Ben Affleck was among the stars at the ONEXONE fundraising gala in Calgary, Canada, on Saturday night. More →

Ben Affleck To Host One-X-One Fundraiser May 1, 2008

For the past three years, Ben Affleck has watched his buddy Matt Damon host the ONEXONE fundraiser in Toronto. This year, the Oscar-winning activist actor will take centre stage as he hosts the OneXOne Gala (June 14) from a new location – Commonwealth Hall in Calgary. More →

Stars Record Public Service Announcement Nov 22, 2007

Ben Affleck, Dakota Fanning, Eva Mendes, Garth Brooks, Jeremy Piven, Joaquin Phoenix, Morgan Freeman, and Reese Witherspoon have filmed a Public Service Announcement for all Americans, stating that the country’s health care and financial security crisis is about to explode. But if people on both sides of the issue would start a dialogue, the problems are not insurmountable. More →

Damon and Affleck Travel to Africa Sep 10, 2007

September has already turned into a busy month for actor Matt Damon, and has seen him hosting a major children’s gala event, attending a screening of the documentary he produced to bring awareness to H2O Africa, and now flying to Africa. More →

Stars Raise The Stakes For Darfur Jun 29, 2007

Las Vegas is to host a star-studded poker tournament on July 5 to raise much needed aid for the current humanitarian crisis in Darfur. More →

Celebrities Fuel Robin Hood Charity Excess May 7, 2007

This year’s Robin Hood fundraiser saw top-tier investors driven by good-natured rivalry and celebrity encouragement to give a massive $71 million to charity. More →

Tony Blair Calls Celebrity Radio Competition for Charity Nov 7, 2006

Listeners of UK’s Virgin Radio programme “Who’s Calling Christian?” were amazed when Prime Minister Tony Blair phoned to enter the show’s celebrity call-in competition. More →