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Gavin DeGraw Headlines 10 Year Reunion Bash for Augie's Quest Mar 3, 2015

Augie's Quest today announced its 10 Year Reunion Bash, set to take place on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the JW Marriott, located at 900 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015. More →

Hillary And Chelsea Clinton To Attend Release Of The No Ceilings Full Participation Report Mar 3, 2015

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Gates Foundation Co-Chair Melinda Gates and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton will join global and community leaders for the official release of the No Ceilings Full Participation Report on Monday, March 9, in New York City. More →

David Beckham To Be Honored At Football Extravaganza Mar 3, 2015

The Football Extravaganza Committee members are enormously proud to announce that David Beckham is to be honoured with the Legend of Football Award at the 20th Anniversary HMV Football Extravaganza. More →

WWE Superstars For Hope To Benefit Special Olympics Mar 3, 2015

WWE announced the launch of Superstars for Hope, a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform, to benefit Special Olympics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford in honor of Connor’s Cure. More →

Samantha Barks Wants To Keep Fish Off Your Plate Mar 3, 2015

Proving that she would do anything to help animals, I’d Do Anything and Les Misérables star Samantha Barks didn’t hesitate before stripping down and plunging into a tank of cold water to pose for a new PETA advert that challenges, “Imagine Not Being Able to Breathe”, explaining that fish suffocate when pulled out of the water. More →

March Is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month Mar 3, 2015

March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month and the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA) and its nearly 91,000 members in more than 100 countries will celebrate by honoring the many collaborators who have helped to make it the largest organization of its kind. More →

Glee Stars Perform At Family Equality Council Los Angeles Awards Dinner Mar 2, 2015

The Family Equality Council Los Angeles Awards Dinner took place on Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton. More →

James Cromwell: Switch State Beverage From Milk To Apple Cider Mar 2, 2015

Last week, award-winning actor and former Vermonter James Cromwell sent a letter on PETA's behalf to Vermont’s governor, Peter Shumlin, asking him to consider changing the state beverage from dairy milk to apple cider. More →

Your Chance To Win A Photo Signed By The Cast Of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Mar 2, 2015

IfOnly, a marketplace for experiences that donates a portion of its proceeds to charities, has announced the launch of its partnership with Lucasfilm and actor Adam Driver with a chance to win a hand-signed photo by the cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and a tour of the Lucasfilm campus in San Francisco. More →

Barbara Walters Donates $15 Million For The Barbara Walters Campus Center Mar 2, 2015

Sarah Lawrence College announced today that prominent alumna Barbara Walters, noted broadcast journalist and author, together with her charitable trust have made a gift of $15 million to establish The Barbara Walters Campus Center on the historic College’s 44-acre campus just north of New York City in Westchester County. More →

Barack Obama Conducts StoryCorps Interview For My Brother's Keeper Initiative Mar 2, 2015

StoryCorps, the oral history project that provides people of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share and preserve their stories, will release an historic interview conducted at the White House last week. More →

Ice-T Speaks At Bunker Hill Community College Mar 2, 2015

Grammy Award-winning artist Ice-T spoke as part of Bunker Hill Community College’s Compelling Conversations speaker series on February 26, delivering a lively talk that drew laughs and applause from an overflow audience. More →

Joaquin Phoenix Wants You To Know The Truth About Leather Mar 2, 2015

Joaquin Phoenix is disgusted and sickened by the first-ever look inside China’s dog-leather trade. More →

US & Canadian Celebrities to President Obama: Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline Feb 27, 2015

Two days after President Obama's historic veto of the Keystone XL pipeline, celebrities from the US and Canada have come together to release a video asking the president to do the obvious right thing: reject the dirty, dangerous tar sands pipeline once and for all. More →

Jack Nicklaus' New Ice Cream Benefits Charity Feb 27, 2015

Fans and competitors of Jack Nicklaus knew he had very few weaknesses in his legendary, record-setting golf career. There is, however, one weakness he confesses to off the course — ice cream — and now he’s giving into it and sharing it with the public. More →

Helena Christensen Photographs For Small Steps Project Feb 27, 2015

For three years model Helena Christensen has been donating her shoes for auction to support Small Steps Project in supplying children with shoes and school uniforms, but now she is taking it a step further – she is raising awareness about the charity through her own photography. More →

Stars Gather for Jenna Ushkowitz and Samantha Futerman's Kindred Foundation Feb 27, 2015

Tuesday, March 3rd will see the Inaugural Fundraiser for Jenna Ushkowitz and Samantha Futerman's Kindred Foundation for Adoption. More →

“Bitten” Star Laura Vandervoort Calls on Canadian Government to #BeCrueltyFree Feb 27, 2015

In support of a national ban on cosmetics animal testing in Canada, film and TV star Laura Vandervoort is backing #BeCrueltyFree Canada with the release of an exclusive photo in which she and her dog Frankie say “no” to cosmetics cruelty. More →

Jackie Robinson Foundation to Honor Tyler Perry, Gerald Hassell and Don Thompson Feb 27, 2015

The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF), which turns 42 this year, has announced that it will honor filmmaker and philanthropist Tyler Perry, Chairman and CEO of BNY Mellon, Gerald L. Hassell, and retiring President and CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, Don Thompson, on March 9, 2015 at 6:30pm at its Awards Dinner, the Foundation’s annual black-tie fundraiser held at the Waldorf Astoria. More →

Your Chance To Meet Shailene Woodley At NY Premiere Of Insurgent Feb 27, 2015

Here is your chance to attend the New York premiere of Summit Entertainment’s release of THE DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT on Monday, March 16th and enjoy a meet and greet with Shailene Woodley! More →

Mack, Jack & McConaughey Announce Toby Keith to Headline Gala Night Feb 26, 2015

Mack, Jack & McConaughey (MJ&M), the joint fundraising effort of ESPN analyst and legendary football coach Mack Brown, ACM award winning recording artist Jack Ingram, and Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, announced today that legendary singer-songwriter and performer Toby Keith will headline its Gala Night on April 16, 2015 as part of MJ&M’s two-day event in Austin, Texas. More →

We Day Rocks California Feb 26, 2015

Yesterday, the world’s largest youth empowerment event of its kind, We Day, along with National Co-Title Sponsors Microsoft, Allstate and Unilever Project Sunlight, brought together renowned speakers and chart-topping musical artists including Cody Simpson, Colbie Caillat, Marlee Matlin, Hannah Simone, Cher Lloyd, Kid President and Lt. Colonel Eileen Collins. More →

UNICEF Launches New Kid Power Program Feb 26, 2015

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF today announced the launch of UNICEF Kid Power, an innovative child health initiative that encourages elementary school-age kids in the United States to get physically active in order to help save the lives of their peers in developing countries. More →

Stars Urge President Obama To Reject Keystone XL Feb 26, 2015

More than 140 artists, Tribal Nations, landowners, and climate leaders have signed a letter to President Obama, urging him to reject Keystone XL pipeline. More →

Broadway Stars Raise Funds And Awareness For The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Feb 26, 2015

Broadway’s finest appeared at the Birdland Jazz Club Monday night to raise funds for the fifth consecutive year to battle pulmonary fibrosis (PF), a devastating and relentlessly progressive disease involving scarring in the lungs. More →

George Clooney Speaks Out on “Torture Rapes” in Darfur Feb 26, 2015

In a New York Times oped published yesterday, actor and activist George Clooney called for renewed international attention to Darfur, including accountability for mass “torture rapes” committed by Sudan government forces. More →

Harlem Globetrotters Team Up With Selective Service To Help Promote Registration Awareness Feb 26, 2015

The Harlem Globetrotters, legendary American icons of sports, entertainment and family values, are teaming up with the Selective Service System to spread the word that registration with Selective Service is quick, easy and critical to every young man’s future. More →

Neil Young And Steve Earle To Light Up The Blues For Autism Feb 25, 2015

Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Shawn Colvin, The White Buffalo, Steve Earle, Chris Stills and emcee Jack Black with many special guests, will return to Los Angeles on Saturday, April 25th at The Hollywood Pantages Theatre for the 3rd Light Up The Blues Concert—An Evening of Music to Benefit Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization. More →

More Than 1,000 Student Leaders To Gather for 2015 Meeting of Clinton Global Initiative University Feb 25, 2015

President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton announced details for the eighth annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) meeting, which will bring together more than 1,000 college students from around the world on March 6-8 at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. More →

Elton John AIDS Foundation Applauds Special Envoy Feb 25, 2015

The Elton John AIDS Foundation is extremely pleased that the United States Government has taken another important step in recognizing LGBT rights as human rights. By appointing a Special Envoy dedicated to this purpose, Secretary Kerry has added weight, focus and attention to America’s efforts to promote fundamental fairness and equality worldwide. More →