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Master Chef's Roca Brothers Appointed UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors Jan 25, 2016

Internationally acclaimed chefs Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca, from Spain, were appointed last week as UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors to work closely with the Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDG-F). More →

Pamela Anderson Appeals To French Assembly To Ban Foie Gras Cruelty Jan 22, 2016

Earlier this week, the French deputy minister of ecology introduced a proposed law to ban the force-feeding of animals, and to help kick off the debate, he invited animal-rights activist Pamela Anderson to address ministers in Paris. 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 →

Graham Nash To Be Honored With Music For Life Award Jan 22, 2016

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) will honor Graham Nash with its “Music for Life” award for his 40-years of legendary musical contributions that continue to shape our culture. More →

Bond Girl Jill St. John To Be Honored By Sintara Center Jan 22, 2016

American actress Jill St. John – whose career started as a nine-year-old in Hollywood and is best known as one the “Bond Girls” for her role in the James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever – will be honored at the annual Champion Honors Luncheon benefitting the Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children. More →

22nd Annual SAG Awards Partners With American Forests To Enhance The Environment Jan 22, 2016

The Screen Actors Guild Awards, as part of its commitment to sustainable practices, has announced an environmental partnership with American Forests to plant a tree for every attendee at the 22nd Annual SAG Awards at the headwaters of the Los Angeles River that will enhance the LARiverWorks restoration project. More →

Miss Universe Organization Partners With Smile Train Jan 22, 2016

The Miss Universe Organization and Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft charity, have announced a new charitable partnership to help raise awareness of the issues faced by children living with unrepaired clefts in the developing world. More →

Muhammad Ali Tweets Jason Rezaian's Freedom Was Best Birthday Gift Jan 21, 2016

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali took to Twitter this week to float out a message about Washington Post Reporter Jason Rezaian, who had been unjustly detained in Iran for 544 days. More →

Leona Lewis Joins Cast Of Cirque du Soleil's One Night For ONE DROP Jan 21, 2016

GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Leona Lewis will make her honorary debut in the fourth edition of One Night for ONE DROP imagined by Cirque du Soleil on Friday, March 18 at The Smith Center for Performing Arts. More →

USC Shoah Foundation Announces 2016 IWitness Video Challenge Jan 21, 2016

Middle and high school students have the chance to win scholarships of up to $5,000 – and additional money for their educators and schools – by entering the third annual IWitness Video Challenge hosted by USC Shoah Foundation - The Institute for Visual History and Education. More →

Elton John AIDS Foundation Presents Its 24th Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party Jan 21, 2016

The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will present its 24th annual Academy Awards Viewing Party Wonderful Crazy Night on Sunday, February 28, 2016, at West Hollywood Park in Los Angeles. More →

The Elders Welcome Lifting Of Sanctions Against Iran Jan 21, 2016

The Elders welcome the lifting of sanctions against Iran as another important step in the process of normalising relations. More →

George H.W. Bush Named Honorary Chairman Of National Desert Storm War Memorial Association Jan 21, 2016

Twenty-five years ago, more than 600,000 members of the U.S. Armed Forces were deployed to the Middle East in support of Operation Desert Storm. More →

Leonardo DiCaprio Honored At World Economic Forum Jan 20, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio was honored at the Crystal Awards as part of the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, and used the opportunity to tell the gathered world and business leaders that future generations will blame them for climate change. More →

Dolly Parton Gives Free Books To Kids In The UK Jan 20, 2016

Dolly Parton and her Imagination Library are providing free books to every child born in the South London borough of Southwark until the end of the year. More →

Robert Redford Commemorates The U.S. National Park Service's 100-Year Anniversary Jan 20, 2016

MacGillivray Freeman Film’s National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness when it arrives at the California Science Center on February 12, 2016. More →

Nordoff Robbins Announced As Official Charity Partner Of The BRIT Awards Jan 20, 2016

Music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins has been named official charity partner of The BRIT Awards 2016, which will be taking place on 24 February. More →

Michael Moore Petitions For Michigan's Governor To Be Arrested Jan 20, 2016

When Rick Snyder became Governor of Michigan, he signed into law that he can overturn local election results and substitute elected mayors, city councilors and elected school boards with whomever he wants, and those appointees would answer only to the Governor (i.e. Snyder). More →

Share Your Jokes And Help The Jimmy Fund Jan 20, 2016

12-year-old Maxwell Surprenant of Needham, Mass., recently started the My Joke for Jimmy Challenge and is encouraging others to join him via social media. More →

Glenn Frey's Charity Legacy Jan 19, 2016

Glenn Frey – founding member of the Eagles – will be sorely missed in the worlds of music and philanthropy. More →

Shaquille O'Neal Helps Toys"R"Us Raise $5.8 Million For Charity Jan 19, 2016

Toys"R"Us has announced that its annual nationwide fundraising campaign to benefit the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation raised more than $5.8 million and collected over 200,000 toys. More →

Stars Back Campaign To Catch Cat Ripper Of Croydon Jan 19, 2016

A plethora of stars are backing the campaign to catch the person behind a number of horrific cat deaths and mutilations in London. More →

Mike Tindall To Be Honored At Six Nations Rugby Dinner Jan 19, 2016

English rugby star Mike Tindall MBE will be honoured at the 21st Six Nations Rugby Dinner on Wednesday 20th January 2016 in a star-filled evening which, to date, has raised £1.3 million for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins. More →

The Elders Welcome UN High-Level Panel Report On Humanitarian Funding Jan 19, 2016

The Elders welcome the new report on humanitarian funding by the UN High-Level Panel, chaired by Kristalina Georgieva and HRH Sultan Nazrin Shah, as a timely and acute analysis of the global challenges in delivering aid to those in need. More →

AARP Presents An Evening With Neil Young Jan 19, 2016

On Monday, February 29, 2016, experience An Evening With Neil Young when Fathom Events, Warner Bros. Records and AARP present a special, one-night screening of the critically-acclaimed post-apocalyptic musical comedy, “Human Highway,” along with the Neil Young's concert feature, “Rust Never Sleeps,” in select movie theaters nationwide live at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. MT and tape-delayed to 7:30 p.m. PT, HI and AK. More →

Jo Brand To Take A Hell Of A Walk For Sport Relief Jan 19, 2016

Comedienne Jo Brand will be ‘doing herself proud’ during Sport Relief by taking on the BT Sport Relief Challenge: Jo Brand’s Hell of a Walk, a brutal ordeal which will see the 58-year-old attempt to walk an incredible 150 miles in just seven days. More →

Richard Branson Bites His Nails To Help Rhinos Jan 18, 2016

With rampant poaching threatening the survival of Africa’s rhinos, WildAid has assembled an all-star team of Chinese celebrities and global wildlife ambassadors led by Sir Richard Branson to speak out against the sale of rhino horn — by chewing on their own fingernails. More →

Star-Studded New Year’s Eve Masquerade Benefits Artists For Peace And Justice Jan 18, 2016

This New Year’s Eve, Bovet 1822 continued their partnership supporting Artists for Peace and Justice by sponsoring a fundraising gala in Aspen benefiting the children of Haiti. More →

Jay Leno To Auction One-Of-A-Kind Harley-Davidson Ford F-150 For Charity Jan 18, 2016

Ford Motor Company and Jay Leno, renowned auto enthusiast and star of Jay Leno’s Garage, are teaming up to auction the TV legend’s personal one-of-one 2000 Harley-Davidson F-150 at the 45th Anniversary Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction at WestWorld of Scottsdale. More →

Highlander Star Donates Microsoft Surface Tablets To Los Angeles Unified School District Jan 18, 2016

Adrian Paul and The PEACE Fund are pleased to announce the donation of 90 Microsoft Surface Tablets to the Los Angeles Unified School District. More →