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Lucy Liu Highlights Human Trafficking Apr 7, 2011

UNICEF ambassador Lucy Liu has written an article for USAID highlighting her work fighting human trafficking. More →

Mila Kunis Brings Star Power To Support Women With Cancer Apr 7, 2011

Clarisonic awarded national charitable partner Look Good…Feel Better a $250,000 donation in the name of acclaimed actor Mila Kunis, bringing fundraising efforts by the leading innovator in sonic skin care on behalf of Look Good…Feel Better to a total of $1.1 million. More →

Ben Affleck Testifies On Capitol Hill For Eastern Congo Apr 7, 2011

In an effort to persuade the White House to assign a special envoy to address the needs of post-war Democratic Republic of Congo, actor Ben Affleck testified on Eastern Congo before the House of Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa last month. More →

Celebrity Charity Event Raises $460,000 For Point Foundation Apr 7, 2011

Point Foundation (Point), the nation’s largest scholarship granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students of merit, today announced that it raised over $460,000 at its annual Point Honors – New York fundraising gala held at Capitale in New York on April 4, hosted by Kelly Ripa and Sam Champion. More →

Meet Dermot Mulroney In Charity Auction Apr 7, 2011

Dermot Mulroney, the accomplished actor, producer, musician, and star of films such as Young Guns, My Best Friends Wedding, and Burn after Reading, is donating a day on the set with him on his next film project (TBA) to benefit Philadelphia charity, Support Center for Child Advocates, the nation’s oldest and largest pro bono legal and social services agency for abused and neglected children. More →

Help Paul Rudd Stop Cancer For His Birthday Apr 6, 2011

Today is Paul Rudd's birthday, and he has partnered with Edward Norton's CrowdRise to raise money for the American Cancer Society. More →

Fashion Designers Launch Charity Auction For Japan Apr 6, 2011

In response to the current crisis resulting from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan on March 11th, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Board of Directors is galvanizing the fashion industry’s participation in a “Fashion & Friends for Japan” fundraiser to benefit the victims of the natural disasters. More →

EMI Artists Band Together For Japan Apr 6, 2011

Artists and songwriters from one of the biggest music companies in the world, EMI, have united for an incredible worldwide celebrity charity auction of personal items and memorabilia to raise funds to help the Red Cross support people affected by last month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan. More →

Avatar's Zoe Saldana To Attend Celebrity Charity Easter Event At LA Mission Apr 6, 2011

The Los Angeles Mission, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2011, will join with celebrities when it serves more than 3,000 meals, provide nearly 1,000 Easter baskets with toys for the kids, and washes the feet of the homeless on Good Friday. More →

Dina Manzo Invites You To Charity Event In Chicago Apr 6, 2011

Real Housewife of New Jersey Dina Manzo is inviting you to a very special charity event in Chicago this week. More →

Lady Gaga Goes Country For Charity Apr 6, 2011

The country version of Lady Gaga's smash hit “Born This Way” has become such a viral sensation since being released through her Twitter page that she has decided to officially issue the track for sale with a portion of the proceeds to benefit charity. More →

Celia Imrie Launches Lifeboat Appeal Apr 6, 2011

Celia Imrie, much-loved British actress and star of stage and screen, has officially launched a £1M public appeal for funds to create a new lifeboat station in Cowes. More →

Prince Harry Walks With The Wounded Apr 6, 2011

Prince Harry and his team are on route to the North Pole for Walking With The Wounded after delays due to bad weather. The team, including four injured soldiers, aim to be the first amputees to reach the North Pole unsupported and have set a goal to raise £2,000,000. More →

Angelina Jolie Makes Charity Trip To Tunisian-Libyan Border Apr 5, 2011

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Tuesday travelled to the Tunisian-Libyan border to urge greater international support for people fleeing fighting in Libya. More →

Joan Jett To Headline Celebrity Charity Race To Erase MS Apr 5, 2011

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts will headline the 18th annual Race To Erase MS on Friday, April 29, with Nicky and Paris Hilton scheduled to be among the guests. More →

Red Cross To Honor Josh Duhamel And Betty White At Celebrity Charity Red Tie Affair Apr 5, 2011

The Red Cross celebrity charity Red Tie Affair will take place on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows in Santa Monica to honor the humanitarian spirit of extraordinary individuals who have shown courage and unselfish character. More →

Stars Sign Bunnies For Celebrity Charity Easter Auction Apr 5, 2011

Kicking off National Autism Awareness Month, a whole bunch of celebrities have signed porcelain versions of the iconic Lindt Gold Bunny for a celebrity charity auction from premium Swiss chocolatier Lindt. More →

Boyz II Men Sing Happy Birthday For Charity Apr 5, 2011

The American Cancer Society, the official sponsor of birthdays, has announced that R&B group Boyz II Men is joining the movement for more birthdays during Minority Health Month by singing their own special rendition of “Happy Birthday.” More →

Ringo Starr Makes A Wish Come True For Young Cancer Survivor Apr 5, 2011

Ringo Starr made a wish come true for a young brain cancer survivor last week when he gave him a set of drums. More →

Liam Gallagher's Beady Eye Records Beatle Song For Japan Apr 5, 2011

Liam Gallagher and his band, Beady Eye, closed their celebrity charity concert for Japan in London last week with a special rendition of The Beatle’s Across The Universe, and have now recorded the song to raise further money for victims of the Japanese tsunami disaster. More →

Sean Connery To Host Celebrity Charity Fashion Show Apr 5, 2011

Sean Connery and Friends of Scotland will once again host the Dressed To Kilt charity fashion event in New York tonight, as some famous faces hit the catwalk for several good causes. More →

Janet Jackson To Host Celebrity Charity Life Ball Apr 4, 2011

Janet Jackson will host this year’s amfAR Life Ball in Vienna. More →

Jamie Foxx Rocks Michael Jordan's Celebrity Charity Golf Event Apr 4, 2011

The stars of the 10th Annual Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational gathered at ARIA Resort & Casino for the highly anticipated signature MJCI Celebration during the weekend. More →

Annie Lennox Performs At Celebrity Charity Shop Launch Apr 4, 2011

Annie Lennox helped launch the Oxfam Celebrity Charity Curiosity Shop at Selfridges in London on Thursday, performing 4 songs and raising over £31,000 by allowing the audience to bid for each performance. More →

Jackie Chan Leads Celebrity Charity Concert For Japan Apr 4, 2011

Jackie Chan was joined by over 170 performers in Hong Kong on April 1 for a three hour celebrity charity concert to benefit victims of the Japanese tsunami. More →

James Cameron: Understand The Issues Of Climate Change Apr 4, 2011

James Cameron has revealed that he is worried about the decline in interest in the environment as Americans struggle to recover after the recession. More →

Pamela Stephenson Runs For Congo Women Apr 4, 2011

On Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday, a hundred runners, including psychologist and TV personality Dr Pamela Stephenson-Connolly, wife of Billy Connolly and who has recently returned from the Congo, took part in Women for Women International's Run for Congo, to support mothers in the eastern provinces of the Congo who have been brutalised by war. More →

Follow Charity With Patricia Heaton On Twitter Apr 4, 2011

Former Everybody Loves Raymond star Patricia Heaton will donate $1 to charity for every person that follows Reece’s Rainbow on Twitter, up to $10,000. More →

Ewan McGregor - One Thousand Mothers Died Today Apr 4, 2011

In the run up to Mother’s Day in the UK on Sunday, UNICEF ran a campaign with Ewan McGregor and Cat Deeley to help save the lives of 1,000 mums. More →

Shakira Pledges $400,000 To School In Haiti Apr 3, 2011

Shakira was in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince last week to announce a $400,000 donation through her charity Pies Descalzos to help rebuild a school damaged by the devastating earthquake of January 12, 2010. More →