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Stand Up To Cancer Celebrates Over $795 Million Pledged Over 15 years of Impact Aug 25, 2023

Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced today that since its inception in 2008, the nonprofit has over $795 million pledged to fund critically needed cancer research. More →

Stand Up To Cancer Returns For Eighth Roadblock Televised Fundraising Special Commemorating 15 Years of Impact Aug 8, 2023

On Saturday, August 19, the entertainment community will come together for Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and its eighth roadblock fundraising special, supporting urgently needed research and new treatments for cancer. More →

47th Annual Gracie Awards Winners Announced By The Alliance For Women In Media Foundation Apr 20, 2022

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) announced the winners of the 47th Annual Gracie Awards which will return in-person on May 24, 2022 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. More →

Women's Rights Organization Equality Now to Host Virtual Global Gala Oct 11, 2021

International women’s rights organization Equality Now is hosting its annual Make Equality Reality Gala on October 12, 2021 at 8:30PM ET/5:30PM PT. More →

Celebrities Participate In MPTF's Reel Stories, Real Lives Nov 8, 2017

Last week, MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) hosted its sixth annual “Reel Stories, Real Lives” event, a unique evening of powerful readings which told the stories of industry members and their families who have benefitted from MPTF’s services in recent years. More →

Jennifer Aniston Joins Stars For 13th Annual St. Jude Thanks And Giving Campaign Nov 22, 2016

This holiday season, Jennifer Aniston, Sofia Vergara, Michael Strahan, Jimmy Kimmel and Luis Fonsi will once again join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital National Outreach Director Marlo Thomas in promoting the St. Jude Thanks and Giving campaign. More →

Ghostbusters Visit Children's Hospital Aug 4, 2015

Stars from the upcoming Ghostbusters film surprised patients at the Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center in Boston over the weekend. More →

Over $109 Million Raised As The US And Canada Stand Up To Cancer Sep 8, 2014

More than USD $109 million has been pledged so far in connection with the star-studded September 5 Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) “roadblock” fundraising telecasts in the U.S. and Canada, it was announced today. More →

More Stars Announced For 2014 Stand Up To Cancer Telecast Sep 4, 2014

This Friday, September 5th (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT), Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), will stage its fourth biennial fundraising event. More →

Kathy Griffin To Host Movies For Grownups Awards Feb 3, 2014

AARP is pleased to announce that newly-crowned Grammy Award-winner, two-time Emmy Award winner, and New York Times bestselling author Kathy Griffin will host the 13th annual Movies for Grownups Awards at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 10, 2014. More →

Stars Come Out For Evening Before Party Sep 25, 2013

Television’s biggest night took place in Century Park, CA this Saturday, September 21st, where the entertainment industry came together for the seventh annual “Evening Before” party, benefitting the MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund). More →

Emmy Stars Sign Bottle For Charity Sep 27, 2011

Beaulieu Vineyard, the great American winery at the heart of the Napa Valley with 111 years of history in fine winemaking, and the Official Wine Sponsor of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, has bottled up a very special way to benefit the Television Academy Foundation's education programs. More →

Elizabeth Taylor To Be Honored By Women In Film Jun 5, 2011

Women In Film has announced that film and television actress Melissa McCarthy will host this year’s Crystal + Lucy Awards on Thursday, June 16 evening, in the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom. More →