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JK Rowling's Harry Potter Chair To Go Under Hammer For Charity Jul 22, 2009

Now is your chance to own the chair on which JK Rowling sat while writing Harry Potter! More →

Harry Potter To Spin Magic For Comic Relief Jul 20, 2009

Two Harry Potter spin-off books are to be reprinted, with some of the proceeds going to charity. More →

Celebrity Handprints To Be Auctioned For Tilly Jul 7, 2009

Last year, Look To The Stars brought you the story of Tilly Lockey, a young girl who contracted Meningococcal Septicaemia as a baby and lost her hands as a result. More →

JK Rowling Brings A Little Magic To Needy Charities May 12, 2009

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has saved a charity home established to offer holidays to poor families from Glasgow, Scotland, from closure. More →

Bid On Signed Books, Photos And Even C3P0 To Support Children With AIDS Mar 6, 2009

Celeb2nds.com – a website that specializes in celebrity charity auctions – is currently holding an amazing sale of celebrity-signed items for the Children with AIDS (CWAC) charity. More →

Bid On Signed Harry Potter Book For Charity Feb 23, 2009

Fans of Harry Potter are able to bid on a rare first edition of The Deathly Hallows – the seventh book in the series – signed by author JK Rowling. More →

Catch A Baseball Signed By Five US Presidents For Charity Jan 23, 2009

A complete set of Harry Potter books signed by author JK Rowling and artworks signed by former president Jimmy Carter are some of the items up for sale in an exciting new auction to raise money for an organization that promotes peace and health worldwide and monitors elections in struggling democracies. More →

Beedle The Bard Breaks Sales Records For Charity Dec 18, 2008

JK Rowling's new book, The Tales of Beedle The Bard, has created history by raising over £4 million (US$8 million) for charity in its first week of release. More →

JK Rowling To Create Magic For Charity Tomorrow Dec 3, 2008

Harry Potter fans around the world will have a very restless night as they wait with eager anticipation for JK Rowling's new book, The Tales Of Beedle The Bard, which is being released tomorrow, December 4. More →

JK Rowling To Hold Beedle The Bard Reading Oct 21, 2008

Author JK Rowling is to read from one of the original handwritten fairytales she wrote in a special charity tea party. More →

JK Rowling Kept Busy With Charity Work Aug 21, 2008

A signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows will be the big attraction in a charity auction in Scotland next week. More →

JK Rowling Donates Books To Charity Auction Aug 6, 2008

Hot on the heels of her announcement that she is giving the proceeds of her latest book to charity, JK Rowling has done it again – this time donating books to a charity that raises awareness of a skin condition. More →

Harry Potter Returns For Charity Aug 4, 2008

A book of Harry Potter-related fairy tales written and illustrated by JK Rowling is to be published for charity. More →

The Spy Who Loved Me For Charity Jun 19, 2008

Ever fancy a kiss with James Bond? Or a cuddle with Hugh Grant? One lucky bidder did on Tuesday night, when they won the chance to do exactly that at a charity auction in London. More →

Harry Potter Prequel Casts Its Charity Magic Jun 11, 2008

JK Rowling's 800 word Harry Potter prequel has sold for $48,858, with the proceeds going to charity. More →

Harry Potter Returns For Charity Gala And Prequel Jun 2, 2008

Witches and wizards galore crammed a castle in the dark depths of Scotland on Friday night, all in the name of charity. More →

Johnny's Angels - When Stars Inspire Fans Apr 30, 2008

At Look To The Stars we like to bring you news about the ways your favorite stars are making the world a better place, and we strive to inspire you to follow their examples and do what you can to help those in need. We are happy to say that there are some people out there who have been inspired to do good in the name of their idols, and the hard work is now paying off. More →

Harry Potter Features At Charity Auction Apr 29, 2008

Harry Potter fans listen up! A charity auction is giving one lucky bidder the chance to own a very special print signed by JK Rowling. More →

Young Girl Calls Celebrities For A Hand Mar 10, 2008

Tilly Lockey is only two years old, but she is hoping for a little magic. At the moment, this bright-eyed toddler is eager and happy, but she lacks the ability to do the things that other two year olds do. She can’t reach out for her toys. She doesn’t know what it is like to clutch a crayon and draw a picture. She can’t even hold her mother’s hand. More →

JK Rowling Spellbound By Charity Book Sale Dec 18, 2007

Originally expected to bring in around $100,000, JK Rowling's book “The Tales of Beedle the Bard” instead raised nearly $4 million… in just ten minutes of bidding. It is a price unheard of for a children’s book at auction and forty times what was anticipated. More →

Rowling Hand-Writes New Potter Stories for Charity Nov 11, 2007

JK Rowling hasn’t rested since finishing the Harry Potter series with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The author has hand-written and illustrated seven copies of a new book, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a collection of wizarding fairy-tales mentioned in the final Potter book. Rowling gave six of the books as thank-you gifts, and the seventh will be auctioned to raise money for The Children’s Voice campaign run by the Children's High Level Group (CHLG). More →

JK Rowling Helps the Homeless Oct 30, 2007

While in Germany to promote the German version of the last book in the Harry Potter series, JK Rowling has once again given special attention to Munich’s independent street magazine BISS. Rowling gave an interview to the magazine, which is sold by the city’s homeless, before last Saturday’s launch of her new book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. More →

Autographed Harry Potter Books Up For Auction Aug 12, 2007

People may think that author JK Rowling would have a lot of spare time on her hands now with the release of the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series. But she is filling that time by giving a little back to her fans, especially those in need. More →

Gorbachev Cancer Fundraiser Draws Stars Jun 8, 2007

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev hosted a gala dinner last weekend to raise money for the cancer charity he established in memory of his wife. More →

Rowling, Branson, Cowell Boost Reward Fund For Missing Girl May 15, 2007

Some of Britain’s biggest names have pledged money to a record £2.5 million ($5 million) reward for the safe return of 4-year-old Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal while on holiday with her family. More →

Top Writers Read for Charity May 11, 2006

“Harry Potter” author JK Rowling is set to join celebrated authors Stephen King and John Irving at a charity reading in New York this August. More →

Multiple Sclerosis Society Gets Rowling Donation Apr 26, 2006

Britain’s Multiple Sclerosis Society, of which JK Rowling is a patron, received a “significant” donation from the author of the best-selling “Harry Potter” book series. More →