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Your Chance To Get Lunch With Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Los Angeles Nov 6, 2020

Here’s your chance to win lunch with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in Los Angeles – and all you have to do to enter is donate to charity. More →

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Raises Millions For COVID-19 Relief Jun 29, 2020

The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced today that it has raised more than $7.8 million dollars in contributions for its COVID-19 Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA artists in dire need. More →

Homes For Our Troops 3rd Annual Veterans Day Celebrity eBay Auction Oct 24, 2019

Homes For Our Troops (HFOT), a nonprofit that builds and donates specially adapted custom homes for severely injured post-9/11 Veterans, announces its Veterans Day Celebrity eBay Auction campaign lineup. More →

Stand Up To Cancer and Major League Baseball Launch Star-Studded New PSAs Jul 10, 2019

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is set to launch a brand new public service announcement (PSA) campaign in collaboration with founding donor, Major League Baseball (MLB). More →

Sarah Jessica Parker Joins Stella Artois and Water.org to Pour it Forward Jan 23, 2019

Stella Artois and Water.org co-founders Matt Damon and Gary White are rallying America to “Pour it Forward” by choosing Stella Artois to help end the global water crisis – and they’re challenging some famous friends to spread the word, starting with Sarah Jessica Parker. More →

Stand Up To Cancer 2018 Telecast Raises $123.6 Million So Far Sep 11, 2018

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) today announced more than $123.6 million has been pledged collectively so far in connection with the star-studded Sept. 7 “roadblock” fundraising telecast in the United States and Canada. More →

Bradley Cooper Announces Stand Up To Cancer 2018 Jun 7, 2018

The entertainment community is coming together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and its sixth biennial roadblock televised fundraising special, supporting urgently needed research and new treatments for cancer. More →

Sting And Shaggy To Perform At amfAR Gala Cannes Event May 11, 2018

Sting and Shaggy will perform at this year’s amfAR Gala Cannes event. More →

Super Bowl - A Charity Roundup Feb 9, 2018

What were you doing during the Super Bowl this year? Perhaps you burned your finger while pealing out the frozen pizzas from your oven, or maybe you were dressed up in your team’s gear drinking a Bud light waiting for the show to start. More →

Your Chance To Meet Matt Damon At The Downsizing Premiere Nov 29, 2017

Matt Damon and Water.org have teamed with omaze.com to take you to the premiere of the new film Downsizing. More →

Sit Down To An Uncomfortable Meal With Matt Damon And Jimmy Kimmel Nov 28, 2017

Here’s your chance to sit down to what may turn out out to be an extremely uncomfortable meal with two feuding stars – Jimmy Kimmel and Matt Damon. And it’s all in the name of a good cause. More →

Rita Ora Performs At Star-Studded amfAR Gala Cannes May 29, 2017

The 24th annual amfAR Gala Cannes raised more than $20 million last week in support of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and its pursuit of a cure for HIV/AIDS. More →

amfAR Announces Star-Studded 2017 Gala Cannes Event May 17, 2017

The amfAR Gala Cannes event will take place later this month. More →

Stars Attend 2017 MPTF Night Before Party Feb 28, 2017

A star-studded host committee, Academy Awards nominees and presenters, along with some of the most powerful industry influencers came together on February 25th, 2017 for the 15th annual ‘Night Before’ party to benefit MPTF. More →

Matt Damon And Water.org Join Stella Artois At World Economic Forum In Davos Jan 19, 2017

Yesterday, Water.org Co-Founders Matt Damon and Gary White joined Stella Artois at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland to announce the brand’s reaffirmed commitment to ending the global water crisis with a multi-year extension of its partnership and their “Buy A Lady A Drink” campaign – which aims to help provide clean water for people in the developing world. More →

Finalists Announced For 42nd Annual HUMANITAS Prize Jan 10, 2017

Thirty-Two writers were named finalists in nine categories for the 42nd Annual HUMANITAS Prize, it was announced today by HUMANITAS Executive Director Cathleen Young and President Ali LeRoi. More →

Stars Celebrate GOOD+ Foundation 2016 Fatherhood Lunch Oct 21, 2016

Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld hosted GOOD+ Foundation's 2016 Fatherhood Lunch this week at The Palm Restaurant in Tribeca, celebrating the continued expansion and success of the program which launched six years ago. More →

Bradley Cooper To Executive-Produce Star-Studded Stand Up To Cancer TV Broadcast Jun 16, 2016

The Hollywood community is once again uniting to support Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), which will stage its fifth biennial televised fundraising special on Friday, Sept. 9 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT / 7:00 PM CT). More →

Stars Confirmed For Cinema Against AIDS May 6, 2016

amfAR Global Campaign Chair Sharon Stone, Kevin Spacey, Milla Jovovich, Adrien Brody, Heidi Klum, Carine Roitfeld, Harvey Weinstein, amfAR Global Fundraising Chairman Milutin Gatsby, and amfAR Chairman of the Board Kenneth Cole will be among the chairs of the 23rd edition of amfAR’s world-renowned Cinema Against AIDS event, to be held on May 19, 2016, during the Cannes Film Festival. More →

Jerry Seinfeld Hosts GOOD+ Foundation LA Fatherhood Initiative Lunch Apr 26, 2016

On Wednesday, April 20, Jerry Seinfeld hosted the GOOD+ Foundation's second annual Los Angeles Fatherhood Initiative Lunch at the Palm Restaurant in Beverly Hills. More →

A Glimpse Inside Celebrity Charities and Fundraising Events Mar 18, 2016

It’s refreshing to see celebrities get glammed up for more than just a red carpet walk or to accept an award. Many stars also go big for the greater good of society. No doubt, celebs like to give back. And the abundance of star-studded charity events happening seemingly every day is proof of that. From environmental causes to child and animal welfare, celebrities feel strongly about their favorite charities. More →

amfAR Honors Harvey Weinstein At Star-Studded New York Gala Feb 15, 2016

A number of stars attended amfAR's New York Gala last week. More →

Stella Artois Teams Up With Matt Damon And Water.org Jan 22, 2016

Stella Artois today announced it is once again partnering with Water.org and its Co-Founders Matt Damon and Gary White on their second ‘Buy a Lady a Drink’ campaign. More →

David Beckham Honored With Danny Kaye Humanitarian Leadership Award At UNICEF Ball Jan 14, 2016

Hundreds of Los Angeles notables came together this week to celebrate UNICEF's work for children at the sixth biennial UNICEF Ball at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel. More →

Scarlett Johansson Sings (SHOPATHON)RED Jingle Dec 7, 2015

Bono's (SHOPATHON)RED, which launched December 1, World AIDS Day, has a fun new jingle attached to it performed by Scarlett Johansson as Barry Manilow's muse. More →

(RED) Launches Star-Studded SHOPATHON For World AIDS Day Dec 1, 2015

On December 1 – World AIDS Day and Giving Tuesday – the first ever (SHOPATHON)RED to fight AIDS officially kicks off. More →

Cinema Against AIDS Raises Over $30 Million May 25, 2015

The 22nd annual Cinema Against AIDS gala raised more than $30 million last week in support of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and its pursuit of a cure for HIV/AIDS. More →

amfAR To Host Annual Cinema Against AIDS Event During Cannes Film Festival May 6, 2015

amfAR's annual Cinema Against AIDS event will be held during the Cannes Film Festival later this month. More →

Jerry Seinfeld Hosts Los Angeles Fatherhood Initiative Lunch Mar 6, 2015

On Wednesday, March 4, Jerry Seinfeld hosted Baby Buggy's inaugural Los Angeles Fatherhood Initiative Lunch at Palm Restaurant in Beverly Hills. More →

Prince of Wales Speaks At Meeting On Forests And Climate Change Jan 29, 2015

The Prince of Wales has described climate change and sustainable development agreements expected at major summits this year as a “Magna Carta” for the planet. More →