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Carmelo Anthony Helps Build Sports Center In Puerto Rico Aug 23, 2011

New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony recently returned from Puerto Rico, where his Carmelo Anthony Foundation helped reconstruct a sports center at the Lomas housing project in this eastern Puerto Rican city. More →

Stars Honored For Charity At Do Something Awards Aug 22, 2011

DoSomething.org and VH1 have announced the winners for this year’s 2011 Do Something Awards. More →

Orlando Bloom's Mother Writes Children's Book For Butterfly Conservation Aug 22, 2011

Orlando Bloom is supporting a new book written by his mother to encourage children to help save Britain’s endangered butterflies. More →

Roger Moore Signs Toy James Bond Cars For Celebrity Charity Auction Aug 22, 2011

Sir Roger Moore has signed a limited edition set of model 007 cars for a new charity auction. More →

Black Eyed Peas Reschedule Charity Concert Aug 22, 2011

Robin Hood, The Black Eyed Peas, Chase, DAS Communications, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, and the Central Park Conservancy are pleased to announce a rain date for The Black Eyed Peas live concert in Central Park, called the Concert 4 NYC, on Friday, September 30, 2011. The previous concert scheduled for June 9th was canceled due to extreme weather conditions. More →

Robin Gibb To Perform At Celebrity Charity Event Aug 22, 2011

Legendary international recording artist and songwriter Robin Gibb CBE is the latest artist to be confirmed as one of the performers at this year’s prestigious Caudwell Children Butterfly Ball on Thursday, 15th September. More →

Supernatural Fans Give A Duck For Charity Aug 22, 2011

Fans of CW’s Supernatural – the hit show starring Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles – have been busy lately fundraising for charity. More →

Stars Rejoice Over West Memphis Three Release Aug 22, 2011

Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder were in Arkansas in the weekend to support family and friends of the West Memphis Three, who were freed from prison after 18 years. More →

Miley Cyrus: 10 Ways To Get Ur Good On For Back To School Aug 19, 2011

Youth Service America (YSA) and Get Ur Good On have compiled a list of “10 Ways to Get Ur Good On for Back to School” – encouraging youth on how to stay engaged with community service when the summer ends and school starts. More →

Richard Gere To Auction Guitar Collection For Charity Aug 19, 2011

On October 11, Christie’s New York will present The Richard Gere Guitar Collection – with proceeds going to charity. More →

Jack Johnson Donates $30,000 To Fight Famine In East Africa Aug 19, 2011

In the midst of the current drought and famine in East Africa, Jack Johnson has announced his support of hunger relief efforts in the region. More →

Prince Charles' Charity Promises Riot Donation Aug 19, 2011

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall recently met young people from some of the communities most affected by the London riots at The Prince's Trust centre in Hackney. More →

Iggy Pop Wants Norway To Stop Seal Product Imports Aug 19, 2011

Days before his performance in Bodø, Norway, rock icon Iggy Pop has sent an urgent letter on PETA's behalf to Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway’s minister of foreign affairs, calling on Norway to make its World Trade Organization (WTO) case against the European Union’s ban on seal imports open to the public. More →

Halloween Producer Launches Charity Aug 19, 2011

“It’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” So believes the sheriff in the iconic horror movie that introduced the world to the terrifying Michael Myers, Halloween. Malek Akkad, producer of the Halloween franchise, fully approves of that sentiment, and hopes to take it one step further – for charity. More →

Michelle Williams - Giving A Voice To Autism Aug 19, 2011

Michelle Williams, three-time Grammy award-winning artist, former Destiny's Child member, and television sitcom star, has just wrapped up a Broadway tour and is a working an album for release in spring/summer 2012. But she’s also using her voice in other ways, right now to spread and advocate the mission of the Training, Education & Research Institute (TERI), a non-profit dedicated to social change for persons with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families. More →

God Bless Ozzy Osbourne For Charity Aug 18, 2011

In advance of the nationwide screenings of God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, on Aug. 22 producer/filmmaker Jack Osbourne and Eagle Rock Entertainment will host a special private preview of the documentary benefitting the MusiCares MAP Fund at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, Calif. More →

Colbie Caillat To Perform Acoustic Show For Charity Aug 18, 2011

On September 22nd, the VH1 Save The Music Foundation continues the Songwriters Music Series in Los Angeles with an acoustic performance by Grammy Award winning musician, Colbie Caillat. More →

Jeremy Gilley’s One Day Of Peace Revival Aug 18, 2011

After three years of meeting with heads of state, NGOs, and proponents of peace, Jeremy Gilley achieved what he thought might never happen: In 2001, the first ever Ceasefire Nonviolence Day on the fixed date of 21 September was unanimously adopted in the United Nations general assembly. More →

Joe Mantegna To Host Golf Tournament For Autism Charity Aug 18, 2011

Actor Joe Mantegna (“Criminal Minds”) will host ACT Today!'s (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) 5th Annual Charity Golf Classic presented by the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. More →

Tom Bergeron To Be Honored By Charity Aug 18, 2011

ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!), a national non-profit organization based in Tarzana, California, has announced that this year’s 6th Annual Denim & Diamonds for Autism will recognize television personality Tom Bergeron (“Dancing with the Stars” and “America’s Funniest Home Videos”) and Rebecca Grossman, founder of the Grossman Burn Foundation at the October 15, 2011 star-studded event. More →

Stars Cover Buddy Holly For Charity Aug 18, 2011

Songmasters has announced Listen To Me: Buddy Holly, a new collection benefitting the Grammy Foundation and featuring contemporary takes on songs originally written and performed by Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Buddy Holly. More →

Gaga's Workshop To Benefit Charity Aug 18, 2011

Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, announced today their Holiday 2011 campaign: GAGA’S WORKSHOP. More →

Jeff Bridges And Stevie Nicks At Bob Woodruff's Charity Concert Aug 17, 2011

The inaugural American Thunder Music Festival, a benefit concert for the Bob Woodruff Foundation, made history in front of an audience of 50,000 fans this past weekend (August 13) when Jeff Bridges hosted and performed along with Stevie Nicks and John Fogerty. More →

Colin Firth Donates Shoes To Celebrity Charity Auction Aug 17, 2011

The Small Steps Project will be holding the 2011 London Celebrity Shoe Auction and the premier of the new film at a fundraising evening at The Royal Society of Medicine on October 12. More →

Train And Maroon 5 Donate Concert Proceeds To State Fair Remembrance Fund Aug 17, 2011

The Indiana State Fair today announced that the Train and Maroon 5 concert on Thursday, August 18 has been relocated to Conseco Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis. The show was originally scheduled to take place at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand at the Indiana State Fair. More →

Celebrities Party With A Purpose With Angel Champagne Aug 17, 2011

Angel Champagne will host a special City of Angels Party with a Purpose charity event to benefit Be An Angel on Thursday, August 18. More →

Los Angeles Mission Block Party Gets Celebrity Charity Support Aug 17, 2011

The Los Angeles Mission 75th Anniversary End of Summer Block Party will this year feature a giant street fair for children with food, games, prizes, crafts, face painting, bounce houses, giant inflatable slide and more. More →

Bo Derek Speaks Out Against Shark Finning Aug 17, 2011

Bo Derek joined lawmakers at the California state Capitol on Monday promoting a bill that would ban selling, trading or possessing shark fins. More →

Angélique Kidjo To Chat Live Online For UNICEF Aug 17, 2011

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo will take part in a special live online chat today. More →

Celebrities Support Charity On 9/11 Anniversary Aug 16, 2011

In a drive to organize the single largest day of charitable service in U.S. history in observance of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, MyGoodDeed – a leading 9/11 nonprofit organization – and HandsOn Network, the volunteer activation division of Points of Light Institute, today launched an inspiring national public service announcement (PSA) campaign. More →