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Buzz Aldrin Makes Significant Donation to The Salvation Army Mar 3, 2021

The Salvation Army has received a $45,000 donation from Dr. Buzz Aldrin, Apollo XI Lunar Module Pilot, USAF Colonel and Moonwalker, in support of the organization’s ongoing relief efforts to serve vulnerable Americans, particularly those impacted by COVID-19. More →

Stars Shine At Celebrity Fight Night XXV Mar 27, 2019

On Saturday, March 23, 2019, stars and athletes from around the country, gathered at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Celebrity Fight Night. More →

Stars To Attend Writers In Treatment Experience, Strength and Hope Awards Feb 26, 2019

Writers In Treatment, supporting recovery and the arts, is proud to announce this year’s honoree of the 10th Experience, Strength and Hope Award, TV and film star Jodie Sweetin. More →

Bill Clinton Speaks At Star-Studded So The World May Hear Awards Gala Jul 19, 2018

On Sunday, the 18th annual So The World May Hear Awards Gala benefitting Starkey Hearing Foundation, dazzled guests with an evening of philanthropy, celebrities and entertainment. More →

Stars Attend WE Day Seattle Apr 25, 2017

Russell Wilson, Pete Carroll and Doug Baldwin of the Seattle Seahawks, Lily Collins, Allen Stone, Grace VanderWaal, Buzz Aldrin, Jordan Fisher, Yara Shahidi and more lit up the WE Day stage over the weekend. More →

Stars To Join Local Youth At WE Day Seattle To Celebrate Young People Taking Action On Social Issues Mar 29, 2017

WE Day, a series of inspiring stadium-sized, life-changing events that take place around the world, announces the initial list of speakers, performers and presenters attending WE Day Seattle on April 21, 2017 at the KeyArena at the Seattle Center. More →

Stars Announced For WE Day New York Welcome Mar 16, 2017

WE Day, a series of inspiring stadium-sized life-changing events that take place around the world, announces the initial list of speakers, performers and presenters attending the first-ever WE Day event in the tri-state area, WE Day New York Welcome, on April 6, 2017 at Radio City Music Hall. More →

Stars To Attend WE Day Illinois To Celebrate Young People Taking Action On Social Issues Feb 13, 2017

WE Day, an international series of inspiring stadium-sized events, announces the initial list of speakers, performers and presenters attending WE Day Illinois on March 1, 2017 at the Allstate Arena. More →

Stars Create The BFG Dream Jar Trail For Save The Children Jul 11, 2016

Inspired by the release of the highly anticipated film, The BFG, and the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s birth, director Steven Spielberg, actor Mark Rylance, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Professor Stephen Hawking and the Delevingne sisters are among dozens of high-profile individuals supporting a project to raise money for children across the world. More →

Buzz Aldrin To Be Honored At City Gala Fundraiser Jan 26, 2016

The City Gala Fundraiser honors former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and American businessman and philanthropist John Paul DeJoria (co-founder, Paul Mitchell, John Paul Pet, ROK Mobile, and The Patron Spirits Company) at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, immediately following The 58th Annual GRAMMYs on Monday, February 15, 2016. More →

John Travolta To Host Buzz Aldrin's ShareSpace Foundation Launch Gala Apr 8, 2015

Join Buzz Aldrin, John Travolta and other American heroes on July 18, 2015 at Kennedy Space Center’s Apollo Saturn V Center in Florida for ShareSpace Foundation’s (SSF) Launch Gala! More →

Stars Support Heroes With Invisible Wounds Of War May 7, 2013

Celebrities with long track-records of supporting our troops, including Mark Wahlberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Elizabeth Shatner, Cheyenne Jackson, Real New York Housewife Jill Kamen Zarin, Buzz Aldrin and others, pitched in through this past weekend to use their social media feeds to urge support for a drive by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund to raise $100 million from private sources to construct nine state-of-the-art NICoE Satellite Centers for the diagnosis and treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). More →

Duran Duran Bassist Honored With Experience, Strength And Hope Award Feb 21, 2013

Global musical phenomenon John Taylor, the co-founder and bassist of Duran Duran — and today a critically acclaimed author — was honored with Writers In Treatment’s Experience, Strength and Hope Award on Friday night during a celebratory evening hosted by Writers In Treatment with support from New Directions for Women. More →

Duran Duran's John Taylor Honored For Addiction Recovery Memoir Feb 15, 2013

Writers In Treatment and New Directions for Women have joined forces to honor Duran Duran's founding member John Taylor with the Experience, Strength and Hope Award on Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Skirball Cultural Center. More →

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation Announces Charity Auction Oct 29, 2012

Bidding is now open for a charity space auction that gives bidders the chance to bring Star Trek’s Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) to their kid’s classroom, own materials used in a lunar lander on the Moon, or snag a pair of vintage astronaut boots. More →

Stars Help Raise $12 Million For Charity With Cantor Fitzgerald And BGC Sep 13, 2012

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., a leading global financial services firm, has announced that, together with its affiliate BGC Partners Inc., approximately $12 million was raised for charities globally at the companies’ annual Charity Day on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC donate 100% of their global revenues on their annual Charity Day to the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund and more than 100 charities around the world. More →

Don Felder To Perform At Midnight Mission Golden Heart Awards May 2, 2012

Grammy award-winning musician Richie Sambora will be honored at the 12th Annual Golden Heart Awards on May 7 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel for his philanthropic work with The Midnight Mission. More →

Stars Honor Muhammad Ali's 70th Birthday At Charity Event Feb 21, 2012

Keep Memory Alive's 16th annual Power of Love Gala on Saturday, Feb. 18, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas brought out some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment to celebrate Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday and raise funds for the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health and the Muhammad Ali Center. More →

Tony Bennett To Headline Celebrity Charity Gala For St Jude Dec 22, 2011

Tony Bennett, Ray Romano and Phil Donahue will headline the celebration as stars from the entertainment industry show their support for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 50th anniversary with a benefit gala in Los Angeles on January 7, 2012. More →

Rob Lowe To Honor California's Best At Hall Of Fame Event Dec 8, 2011

The California Museum, home of the California Hall of Fame, welcomes Visit California’s celebrity spokesperson Rob Lowe as a special guest at the California Hall of Fame on Thurs., Dec 8, 2011. Lowe will join the official State of California ceremony to applaud Californians whose accomplishments have impacted not just the state, but the nation and the world. More →

Go SCUBA Diving With Buzz Aldrin For Charity Aug 26, 2011

Space artifacts are now up for grabs in the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation’s (ASF) Fall Auction of Astronaut Experiences & Memorabilia, which goes through September 3. More →

Meat Loaf And Miley Cyrus To Perform So The World May Hear Jul 11, 2011

Bill Clinton, Marlee Matlin, Doug Pitt and Randy Hogan will be honored at this year’s Starkey Hearing Foundation So The World May Hear Awards Gala. More →

Jordin Sparks Performs At Celebrity Sports Spectacular For Charity May 24, 2011

The greatest names in sports and entertainment came together on Sunday, May 22nd at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Sports Spectacular to benefit the world-renowned Medical Genetics Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. More →

Snoop Dogg To Host Celebrity Charity Sports Spectacular May 4, 2011

The greatest names in sports and entertainment will come together to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Sports Spectacular to benefit the world-renowned Medical Genetics Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on May 22. More →

BGC Charity Day 2010 Attracts Celebrity Brokers Sep 14, 2010

Stars around the world raised charity cash yesterday, September 13, as part of the BGC Charity Day. More →

Stars Announced For BGC Charity Day Sep 9, 2010

BGC Partners, a leading global intermediary to the wholesale financial markets, will hold its sixth annual BGC Charity Day on Monday, September 13th. More →

Buzz Aldrin Backs Xbox Charity Initiative In Australia Sep 3, 2010

Xbox Australia has just announced a partnership fundraising campaign with the Make-A-Wish Foundation that will see proceeds from the sale of Halo Reach avatars and the Halo Wireless headset for the highly anticipated game on Xbox 360, Halo Reach, go to helping the charity grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions. More →

Simon Cowell Awarded For Charity Work May 24, 2010

Simon Cowell was honored with Variety - The Children's Charity's prestigious Humanitarian Award at the Variety World Conference at the Grand Ballroom of the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa on May 23. More →

Avril Lavigne Rocks Star-Studded Race To Erase MS Charity Event May 11, 2010

On Friday, May 7, Co-Chairs Nancy Davis and Tommy Hilfiger welcomed guests to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza for the 17th Annual of Race to Erase MS. The event raised $2 million to benefit the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis. More →

Everybody Loves Raymond For Charity Apr 12, 2010

Patricia Heaton and Ray Romano, both of “Everybody Loves Raymond” fame, lent their comic talents to support the 9th Annual Comedy for a Cure fundraiser yesterday. More →