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Bob Saget and Susan Feniger Host the First Global Edition of Cool Comedy - Hot Cuisine Oct 26, 2020

Earlier this week, Bob Saget turned to comedy to shed light on a very heavy subject, presenting and curating the Scleroderma Research Foundation's (SRF’s) signature annual fundraising event, Cool Comedy – Hot Cuisine, and raising $1.1M for SRF. More →

Partnership to End Addiction Launches with National Campaign Featuring Music by The Lumineers Oct 26, 2020

Partnership to End Addiction announced its launch today with a campaign emphasizing the importance of personal connection in addressing our nation’s addiction crisis. More →

Dolly Parton, Jordin Sparks, Rita Wilson and Sara Evans Unite to benefit the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Oct 23, 2020

Five musical superstars have joined forces in the fight against breast cancer, releasing a new song – “PINK”. More →

Matt Bomer, Octavia Spencer and More Join GLSEN for 30th Anniversary 'Respect Everywhere' Celebration Oct 23, 2020

Today, GLSEN, the leading education organization focused on ensuring safe and inclusive schools for LGBTQ+ students and respect for all in school, announced that its annual Los Angeles Respect Awards will be reimagined as RESPECT EVERYWHERE. More →

More Stars To Join The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon Oct 22, 2020

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced that Don Cheadle, Common, Cindy Crawford, Whitney Cummings, Stephen Curry, Zachary Levi, and Kelly Rowland will join the previously announced star-studded lineup for The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon. More →

Danai Gurira Joins Hugh Jackman, Angela Bassett, and Jason Bateman for MPTF Reel Stories, Real Lives Oct 22, 2020

MPTF (Motion Picture & Television Fund) announced today that Danai Gurira will join host Hugh Jackman and storytellers Angela Bassett and Jason Batemanfor their ninth annual “Reel Stories, Real Lives” event. More →

America Ferrera, Eva Longoria, She Se Puede Launch Nationwide Voting Empowerment Tour During 2020 Election Oct 21, 2020

She Se Puede, a digital lifestyle community and media platform that inspires, affirms, and informs Latinas to leverage our power in a way that transforms our lives, families, and futures, announced a new nationwide virtual tour Oct. 19-23, the Latinas Make a Difference Tour. More →

Julien's Auctions Announces Online Charity Auction, “Handwritten Song Lyrics Benefitting Music Health Alliance” Oct 21, 2020

Julien’s Auctions recently launched the exclusive, online charity auction Handwritten Song Lyrics Benefitting Music Health Alliance at juliensauctions.com for advance bidding. More →

Florida Georgia Line Receives Angels Among Us Award for Dedication to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Oct 20, 2020

Earlier this week, the 17-time chart-topping, multi-platinum duo Florida Georgia Line received the coveted Randy Owen “Angels Among Us” award during a livestream for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. More →

Breast Cancer Research Foundation Raises A Record-Breaking $3 Million At First-Ever Symposium & Awards Luncheon Oct 20, 2020

Over the weekend, Breast Cancer Research Foundation held its annual Symposium & Awards Luncheon in a virtual format for the first time. More →

Willie Garson, Who Adopted Son From Foster Care, Joins You Gotta Believe's Board of Believers Oct 19, 2020

You Gotta Believe (YGB) announced today that actor Willie Garson will join its Board of Believers, a group of passionate volunteer advocates who dedicate themselves to helping the organization find loving parents for older children in foster care. More →

Bret Michaels Partners With DOCS To Help Bring The First-Ever DOCS Dental Office To A US Air Force Base Oct 19, 2020

Bret Michaels, the son of a Navy Veteran, visited Luke Air Force Base to show his continued support for the men and women of the country’s military and their families and to celebrate the opening of the new DOCS facility directly on base. More →

Jane Fonda Honored at Oceana’s Star-Studded New York Gala Oct 16, 2020

On Monday night, attendees tuned in for the first ever virtual Oceana New York Gala to honor two-time Academy Award-winning actor, author, and activist Jane Fonda and to raise funds in support of Oceana’s campaigns to restore the world’s oceans. More →

Stars Join UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital's 'Party on the Pier' Home Edition Oct 16, 2020

UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital announced today the incredible line-up of talent that will be joining the virtual “Party on the Pier” on Sunday, October 18, presented by Mattel. More →

Claris Health Hosts Celebrity Supported Gala and 24-hour Fundraiser to Raise Money to Continue Serving the Community Oct 15, 2020

Claris Health, a community-based agency serving Los Angeles since 1976, hosts their annual gala fundraiser RISE on Saturday, October 17, 2020. More →

Celebrities Star in a Spanish-language PSA to Alert Voters to "Naked Ballot" Issue Oct 15, 2020

Six of the world’s biggest Spanish-speaking celebrities star in a new ad to bring attention to laws that require voters in 16 states – including the important swing state of Pennsylvania -to insert their mail-in ballot into two separate envelopes in order to be counted. More →

The Pink Agenda Raises More Than $265,000 At Virtual Gala Oct 14, 2020

Last week, The Pink Agenda, a nonprofit committed to raising money for breast cancer research and care, as well as awareness of the disease among young professionals, hosted The Pink Agenda’s Virtual Gala. More →

Stars Appear at the 2020 Carousel of Hope Ball Oct 14, 2020

On Saturday night, event chair and host Barbara Davis and co-chair Dana Davis led a star-studded line-up of talent for the 2020 Carousel of Hope Ball, put on by the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, which raised over $1 Million for clinical care and diabetes research for the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes. More →

Muscular Dystrophy Association Announces Stars To Join The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon Lineup Oct 13, 2020

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced that Garcelle Beauvais, Aloe Blacc, Bryan Cranston, Adam Devine, Fat Joe, Liz Gillies, Aldis Hodge, Edwin Hodge, DJ Khaled, Daniel Levy, Loni Love, Leslie Mann, Robin Thicke, Gabrielle Union Wade and John David Washington have been added to The MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon. More →

The Women's Media Center Launches IDAR/E, New Feminist Latina Digital Channel Oct 13, 2020

The Women's Media Center today launched a new digital channel publishing original stories and commentary by progressive, feminist Latinx women in both English and Spanish. More →

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special Helps Children Stand Up To Racism Oct 12, 2020

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, will address racism – and model how children can stand up to it – in “The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special.” More →

Billy Porter Partners with Equality California and Silver State Equality for Get Out the Vote PSA Oct 12, 2020

With less than four weeks until Election Day and millions of Americans already casting their ballots, LGBTQ+ civil rights organizations Equality California and Silver State Equality have partnered with actor-activist Billy Porter and ad agency RPA to create a PSA encouraging LGBTQ+ and pro-equality voters alike to make their voices heard in the 2020 election. More →

Women's Sports Foundation Celebrates Female Athletes and Leaders Raising Their Voices for Equality and Justice Oct 9, 2020

The Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF), for the first time ever, will host the Annual Salute to Women in Sports via a free, online broadcast produced by Yahoo Sports at 8PM ET on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. More →

Stars To Join Virtual 2020 Carousel of Hope Ball Oct 9, 2020

Event chair and host Barbara Davis and co-chair Dana Davis announced today that Sir Michael Caine, David Copperfield, John Elway, Kenny G, Tom Hanks, Jennifer Hudson, Lionel Richie, Maria Shriver, Sam Smith, Sir Rod Stewart, Pia Toscano, and Usher join the incredible line-up of talent for the virtual 2020 Carousel of Hope Ball on Saturday, October 10 at 6pm PT / 9pm ET. More →

Stars To Read Bedtime Stories on World Sight Day Oct 8, 2020

On World Sight Day, Oct 8th, numerous celebrities, athletes and authors will read Bedtime Stories to children globally to launch the free digital children’s book Through the Looking Glasses: Stories About Seeing Clearly. More →

'Let's Beat Breast Cancer': Celebrities Unite for Awareness Effort Oct 8, 2020

Mary Steenburgen, Ted Danson, Alicia Silverstone, renowned breast cancer surgeon Kristi Funk, MD, and Jasmine C. Leyva, director of the documentary The Invisible Vegan, appear in a new public service announcement (PSA) urging women to reduce their risk for breast cancer through simple lifestyle steps. More →

Carson Kressley Returns to Host the American Humane Hero Dog Awards: 10th Anniversary Celebration Oct 7, 2020

Emmy-winning television star Carson Kressley, who hosted the inaugural broadcast of the American Humane Hero Dog Awards, every animal-lover’s favorite event of the year, is returning to host the two-hour 10th anniversary celebration of the awards on Hallmark Channel on Monday, October 19 at 8 pm/7 Central. More →

City of Hope's Virtual Auction Series Will Continue Indefinitely Oct 7, 2020

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases, announced today that its virtual auction series, initially slated to end on Sept. 21, will continue indefinitely. More →

Jane Fonda Leads Virtual Zoom Workout, “Exercise That Vote” Oct 6, 2020

Jane Fonda, Kerry Washington, Shaquille O'Neal, Amy Schumer, Orlando Bloom, Katy Perry, Vanessa Hudgens, and Ashley Benson team up for a ‘Ballot Blaster’ Zoom workout video, titled “Exercise That Vote” encouraging citizens to get out to vote for the upcoming election. More →

amfAR to Host an All-Star Online Benefit Performance of Scenes From ANGELS IN AMERICA Oct 6, 2020

amfAR and director Ellie Heyman have come together to present The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America, benefitting amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19. More →