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Celebrities Read Their Favorite Books to Promote Literacy Oct 13, 2021

Each Wednesday, celebrities are pitching in to read their favorite children’s books on Zigazoo to promote literacy and share the love of reading with hundreds of thousands of children across the world. More →

Barack Obama to Deliver Commencement Message for #GraduateTogether May 13, 2020

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a commencement message for America’s three million high school seniors during a televised, one-hour multimedia event, Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020. More →

Stars To Take Part In Graduate Together: America Honors The High School Class Of 2020 May 5, 2020

XQ Institute, The LeBron James Family Foundation, and The Entertainment Industry Foundation announced today that they are joining together to pay tribute to the Class of 2020 in a one-hour multimedia special event, Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, on Saturday, May 16 (8 PM ET/PT, 7 PM CT). More →

Team LeBron, Team Stephen Announce Charities For 67th NBA All-Star Game Feb 12, 2018

The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that Team LeBron has selected After-School All-Stars Los Angeles and Team Stephen has selected Brotherhood Crusade, as the community-based organizations they will play for during the 67th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18 (8 p.m. ET) at Staples Center. More →

NBA Athletes Support Truth, Racial Healing And Transformation Nationally Jan 22, 2018

Through their work to improve communities across the country, four NBA players and their family foundations are coming together as committed participants in the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) national effort. More →

StockX, Eminem And World's Biggest Celebrities Give Away Sneakers For Hurricane Relief Sep 22, 2017

StockX, the world’s first online “stock market of things” for high-demand consumer products, today announced that it has partnered with hip-hop icon and Detroit native Eminem to launch a hurricane relief campaign to aid victims of recent events in Texas and Florida. More →

LeBron James Is Sending Kids To College Aug 30, 2016

Professional basketball player LeBron James was born into a struggling household in Akron Ohio until his mother sent him to live with a local coach. More →

University Of Akron And LeBron James Announce Scholarship Program Aug 17, 2015

On Thursday, the University of Akron and LeBron James jointly announced an exciting partnership between UA and the LeBron James Family Foundation. More →

Cristiano Ronaldo, John Cena And Serena Williams Named Top Athletes Gone Good Aug 14, 2015

This summer, athletes from across the globe went head to head for a new title: “Most Charitable Athlete.” Inspired by its annual Celebs Gone Good list, honoring the most charitable celebrities of the year, DoSomething.org announces the winners of its inaugural Athletes Gone Good list. More →

Boys & Girls Clubs of America Sounds The Alarm For Kids In America Aug 5, 2014

During the weekend, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) launched Great Futures: the Campaign for America’s Kids by taking over Times Square, the Web and communities nationwide with a powerful message – “When school’s out, Clubs are in.” More →

Beyonce, Eva Longoria And Jennifer Garner Contribute To Shriver Report Jan 14, 2014

This week, Maria Shriver is launching The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink, in partnership with the Center for American Progress. More →

The Top 25 Celebrity Charity Auctions Of 2013 Jan 7, 2014

CharityBuzz has announced their top 25 celebrity charity auctions from 2013. More →

Charitybuzz Raises $100,000,000 With The Power Of Pop Culture‏ Nov 26, 2013

Charitybuzz, the luxury charity auction site changing the face of fundraising, announces that it has raised $100 million for charity to date through its online auctions. More →

Celebs Unite For 12 Days Of Giving Holiday Auction‏ Nov 7, 2013

Charitybuzz, the world’s leading luxury charity auction site, announces its second annual “12 Days of Giving” Holiday Auction. More →

Wish Kids Join ESPN This Week Jul 16, 2012

What would it be like shooting baskets with a NBA champion and MVP? Or tossing the football around with a NFL receiver and quarterback? How about slapping the puck around with a NHL player or racing around the track with a NASCAR driver? Or teeing off with one of the most exciting young PGA Tour golfers? Wish kids can tell you. More →

Brad Pitt Wins Four Big Daddy Awards Jun 25, 2012

“The Big Daddy Awards” is the first-ever online awards show designed to honor the 70 million Fathers in America, while raising funds and awareness for prostate cancer programs and research for a cure. More →

Big Daddy Awards Raise Prostate Cancer Awareness Jun 6, 2012

On The Line, a national prostate cancer awareness campaign, has announced the nominations for the first annual 2012 “Big Daddy Awards” – from Brad Pitt to President Obama – in which fans can vote for their top celebrity dad picks in 33 categories that encompass film, television, music, comedy and sports. More →

Wake Up With The Stars And Get Schooled Mar 20, 2012

The Get Schooled Foundation has announced that Victoria Justice, Brandy, Big Sean, Sean Paul, Terrence J and Rocsi have signed onto the Wake Up and Get Schooled campaign aimed at encouraging students to set a goal of getting to school every day. More →

LeBron James Unveils PSA Targeting Dropouts Jan 11, 2012

The U.S. Army and the Ad Council today unveiled a new television public service announcement (PSA) featuring NBA All-Star LeBron James designed to highlight the dropout crisis in America and encourage adults nationwide to motivate and inspire students in their communities. More →

LeBron James Records PSA To Stop Dropout Crisis Oct 19, 2011

LeBron James has recorded a PSA to help stop the rate of high school dropouts in the US. More →

Denzel Washington And Celebrity Friends Launch New Charity PSA Sep 22, 2011

Boys' and Girls' Clubs of America (BGCA) have announced a star-studded new Public Service Advertising (PSA) campaign, featuring 21 notable Club alumni dramatically showcasing the impact of the Boys & Girls Club experience in transforming the lives of young people. More →

Boys & Girls Club Bedroom Makeover Wins Big With LeBron James Mar 29, 2011

What started as a typical day last week for two Miami-area twins quickly became a surreal experience that left one exclaiming, “I feel like a celebrity!” More →

LeBron James And Arnold Schwarzenegger Unite For Charity Event Feb 16, 2011

NBA Icon LeBron James and Arnold Schwarzenegger proudly announce the official launch of the After-School All-Stars' (ASAS) Hoop Heroes Program with an event to be held at Katsuya LA LIVE on February 18. More →

Lebron James Animated for Charity Jan 21, 2011

NBA star LeBron James has conquered just about every hardwood court he’s set foot on, but now he’s moving into a new realm, namely, an animated web series for the kids. More →

Ralph Lauren Launches Celebrity Charity Auction Oct 5, 2010

To mark the 10th anniversary of Pink Pony, Polo Ralph Lauren is launching its first Pink Pony Online Auction in partnership with luxury charity auction site charitybuzz. More →

Generous Stars Join Dora The Explorer For Charity Aug 12, 2010

Children’s favorite Dora The Explorer has been joined by some of the entertainment world’s most generous stars in a new celebrity charity auction. More →

Larry King Launches Celebrity Charity Auction For The Gulf Coast Jun 23, 2010

Charitybuzz, the leading destination for online charity auctions, announces “Disaster in the Gulf: Support the Waters with Charitybuzz,” a special online charity auction that launched in conjunction with Larry King Live’s two-hour Gulf Coast relief telethon on June 21, at 8 pm Eastern. More →

Stars Honor Teens For Charity Work At HALO Awards Dec 9, 2009

Normally, celebrities are the ones receiving awards. That’s not how it works with TeenNick’s HALO Awards. The stars are giving them, not receiving. More →

Lebron James Donates to ONEXONE Nov 23, 2009

On the season finale of the HBO hit show ‘Entourage’, NBA star LeBron James appeared as himself alongside Matt Damon as they hounded Vinnie (played by Adrian Grenier) to donate to Damon’s ONEXONE Foundation. During the last few minutes of the show, LeBron told Vinnie that he donated “$1 million” to the foundation. More →

Matt Damon Joins Entourage For Charity Jul 14, 2009

Matt Damon will make a cameo appearance on the latest season of Entourage to promote a charity he is involved with. More →