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Mandy Moore Brings Nothing But Nets To Cameroon Aug 12, 2011

This week, actress, singer and humanitarian Mandy Moore arrived in Cameroon to raise awareness for the nation’s first-ever countrywide distribution of anti-malaria mosquito nets. Malaria is the number one cause of death in Cameroon among children under five. More →

Usher Honors Ted Turner For Charity Jul 27, 2011

Usher presented Ted Turner, founder and chairman of the United Nations Foundation, with the Service Legacy Award at Friday’s World Leadership Conference in Atlanta, hosted by Usher's New Look Foundation. More →

Mandy Moore Asks For Nothing But Nets For Christmas Dec 3, 2010

Mandy Moore is calling on Christmas donations for anti-malaria nets in the Central African Republic. More →

Mandy Moore Distributes Malaria Nets In Africa Oct 4, 2010

Mandy Moore helped distribute thousands of long-lasting, insecticide-treated mosquito nets last week to families in the Central African Republic (CAR), a country with one of the highest childhood death rates in the world and where malaria is a primary cause of illness and death. More →

Mandy Moore Makes Charity Visit To Central African Republic Sep 29, 2010

Singer-songwriter and actress Mandy Moore is in the Central African Republic distributing life-saving mosquito nets with the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign and Population Services International right now. More →

Mandy Moore To Host Malaria Facebook Chat Today Aug 12, 2010

Mandy Moore will join malaria experts from the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign and PSI (Population Services International) for a “Town Hall” on malaria in Africa, broadcast live on Facebook today. More →

Mandy Moore To Chat Live On Facebook For Charity Jul 29, 2010

Singer, songwriter, and actress Mandy Moore announced today she is joining the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign to respond to an urgent need for life-saving, anti-malaria bed nets in the Central African Republic — where a child dies every 30 seconds from malaria. More →

Kevin Jonas To Appear On Game Show For Charity Apr 18, 2010

The oldest sibling in the Jonas Brothers – Kevin Jonas – will appear on NBC game show Minute To Win It on May 23 to raise money for the group’s charity, Change for the Children Foundation. More →

Ugly Betty To Highlight Malaria Issues Oct 6, 2009

Stars from Ugly Betty – including America Ferrera and Vanessa Williams – have teamed up with the United Nations to raise awareness of malaria. More →

Joe Jonas: Running For A Good Cause Aug 13, 2009

Joe Jonas is lacing up his sneakers for charity. More →

Usher Supports Nothing But Nets Apr 28, 2009

R&B artist Usher is the latest celebrity to lend his support for the United Nations Foundation's Nothing But Nets campaign. More →

Ted Turner Responds To Ashton Kutcher For World Malaria Day Apr 24, 2009

Following Ashton Kutcher's Twitter Battle with CNN last week that resulted in Kutcher donating 10,000 mosquito nets to charity, Ted Turner – chairman of the United Nations Foundation – has challenged him yet again. More →

Michael Jordan Charity Auction Nets $110,000 Apr 21, 2009

On April 15, we ran a story announcing that the Chicago Bulls had teamed with Hunt Auctions to offer fans a chance to bid on historic Michael Jordan gear – including his locker – with all proceeds going to the Chicago Bulls’ charitable organization, the CharitaBulls. More →

Idol Gives Back to Children Nov 13, 2007

When American Idol announced last spring that for every vote cast after their April 24-25 special broadcast “Idol Gives Back,” sponsors would make donations to the Charity Projects Entertainment Fund (CPEF), no one expected it to result in over $75 million. More →

Idol Gives Back $60m Apr 29, 2007

Fox has announced that $60m has been raised so far by the two-night “Idol Gives Back” special, with donations continuing to flow in. More →