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Artists for Peace and Justice Celebrates 16 Years of Impact at Gala Sep 10, 2024

APJ Board Chair and NKPR President, Natasha Koifman, hosted the 16th annual Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) Festival Gala, an intimate event raising funds for education in Haiti and celebrating Dr. Jane Goodall and Rick Mercer. More →

Artists for Peace and Justice Celebrate 15 Years of Impact at Gala Sep 13, 2023

Co-chairs Natasha Koifman and Suzanne Boyd hosted the 15th annual Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) Festival Gala, an intimate event raising $700,000 last week and $35 million over 15 years for education in Haiti. More →

The Unstoppable Foundation Announces Its 10th Anniversary Gala Dec 20, 2017

The Unstoppable Foundation announced today that it will host its annual Unstoppable Gala, March 24, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. More →

Stars Come Together For WE Day Canada Jul 4, 2017

On Sunday, tens of thousands of young people, families and community members from coast-to-coast came together on Parliament Hill for WE Day Canada to mark Canada 150 and celebrate as the nation turned their focus to building the country’s next 150 years. More →

Nelly Furtado To Be Honored At Unstoppable Foundation Gala Feb 10, 2017

The Unstoppable Foundation will honour Nelly Furtado, Paula Abdul and The Tenors at its 8th annual Unstoppable Foundation Gala Honors event in March. More →

Star-Studded Evening Raises $1.25 Million In Support Of Artists For Peace And Justice Sep 15, 2016

An impressive 1.25 million dollars was raised at the annual Bovet 1822 Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) Festival Fair presented at Casa Loma. More →

Magic Johnson And Jennifer Hudson Kick Off We Day In Seattle Mar 27, 2013

Today, the first-ever U.S. We Day kicks off in Seattle with a remarkable lineup of speakers and performers, including Magic Johnson, Jennifer Hudson and Seattle Seahawks Head Coach, Pete Carroll, taking the stage to inspire 15,000 young people at the KeyArena at Seattle Center. More →

Celebrity Charity Concert To Follow Dalai Lama's Public Talk Sep 7, 2012

World Harmony Productions has announced the artist line-up for the ONE WORLD CONCERT—a historic celebration of peace, music and common ground—coming to the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. More →

Elisabeth Rohm Reads For The Record Oct 10, 2011

Actress Elisabeth Rohm – co-star of Taylor Lautner’s recent film Abduction – was seen reading to children at the Gymboree Play & Music of the Westside Pavilion in Los Angeles on October 6 as part of Jumpstart's Read for the Record event. More →

Nelly Furtado Donates $1 Million To Charity Sep 27, 2011

Juno and Grammy award winner Nelly Furtado has graciously donated $1 million to international charity and educational partner, Free The Children. More →

Joe Jonas To Host Star-Studded Charity Day Sep 26, 2011

Nina Dobrev and Joe Jonas will join stars such as Nelly Furtado, Danny Glover and Patch Adams at a very special charity event in Toronto tomorrow, September 27. More →

Nelly Furtado Wants Youth to Vote – Today! May 2, 2011

In a YouTube video titled Votes for Dummies, singer Nelly Furtado totes an “It’s your Canada. VOTE!” t-shirt while encouraging young adults to vote in Canada’s May 2nd federal elections. More →

Miranda Kerr Hijacks MySpace For Earth Hour Mar 25, 2011

With just a day to go before hundreds of millions of people around the globe come together for Earth Hour, Victoria’s Secret supermodel Miranda Kerr will bring her passion for the sustainability of our planet to Myspace as the company’s latest celebrity ‘Hijack’. More →

50 Cent Donates Gadhafi Money To Charity Mar 11, 2011

Rapper 50 Cent is the latest star to donate money earned from a performance for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. More →

Usher Donates Gadhafi Money To Charity Mar 7, 2011

Usher is the latest star to confirm that money raised from performances for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has been donated to charity. More →

Beyoncé Confirms Gadhafi Money Went To Charity Mar 3, 2011

Beyoncé has confirmed that the money she made for a performance for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2009 was donated to charity. More →

Nelly Furtado To Donate Gadhafi Money To Charity Feb 28, 2011

Nelly Furtado has announced that she will donate the $1 million she was paid by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi for a show in 2007 to charity. More →

Celebrities Slip On Red Dresses For Charity Tonight Feb 9, 2011

Some of Hollywood’s most beautiful stars will hit the catwalk for this year’s Heart Truth Red Dress Fashion Show in New York tonight. More →

Drake To Host Celebrity Charity Party Dec 22, 2010

Renowned recording artist Drake is to host a fundraising party on December 26. More →

Jennifer Stone Reads For The Record With Charity Campaign Sep 30, 2010

Actress Jennifer Stone, of the Disney Channel’s Wizards of Waverly Place and the movie Harriett the Spy has teamed up with Jumpstart to be an ambassador for this year’s Read for the Record campaign. More →

Jumpstart Launches 2010 Read For The Record Campaign Aug 18, 2010

Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign is back, and hopes to smash last year’s record of people reading the same book at the same time. More →

Stars Give Land Mines The Boot With Celebrity Charity Auction Jul 19, 2010

The Mines Advisory Group is launching a very special celebrity charity auction this week to raise money for people affected by landmines. More →

Vote For This Year's Read For The Record Charity Campaign Book Feb 17, 2010

Last year, Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2009 campaign officially set a new record for the world’s largest shared reading experience – on Oct. 8th, adults across the globe read Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar to 2,019,752 children! And now the charity wants you to choose the official campaign book for 2010. More →

Jumpstart Sets New Charity Record For Reading Nov 24, 2009

Jumpstart's Read for the Record 2009 campaign officially set a new record for the world’s largest shared reading experience. On Oct. 8th, adults across the globe read Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar to 2,019,752 children! This year’s campaign shattered the previous record of 688,000, set by Jumpstart’s Read for the Record 2008. More →

Stars Join Elephant Project Auction For Alzheimer's Oct 12, 2009

A host of celebrities have signed “Elephant Cards” for the latest Elephant Project auction to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. More →

Nelly Furtado Reads For The Record Sep 17, 2009

Look To The Stars’ Regina Walton attended a very special reading of a classic children’s story and filed this report. More →

Win A Signed Copy of a Classic Children's Book Sep 11, 2009

Nelly Furtado is the latest celebrity to join the campaign to bring the joy of reading to children through Jumpstart's Read for the Record campaign. More →

Grab Heidi Klum's Jacket For 15 Below Dec 10, 2008

Fancy slipping into a jacket signed by supermodel Heidi Klum or Sir Elton John? Now’s your chance – the 15 Below Project’s charity auction has been extended. More →

Bid On A Charity Bear Signed By Melora Hardin Dec 3, 2008

Looking for a gift with a difference this Christmas? Why not check out one of the new JJ Teddy Bears signed by your favorite celebrities. More →

Grammy Auction Has Something For Everybody Jul 23, 2008

Another incredible Grammy auction benefiting MusiCares is currently running on eBay, giving bidders the opportunity to pick up some very special memorabilia for a good cause. More →