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Eric Roberts And Friends To Rally For Charity Jun 24, 2010

Eric Roberts, Scottie Pippen, Julie Benz, James Kyson-Lee, Greg Olsen, Tichina Arnold, and Giuliana and Bill Rancic are among the 20 elebrities rallying on June 25 and 26 to benefit Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago. More →

European Stars Launch Celebrity Charity Auction For Human Rights Jun 24, 2010

Whether you dream of stealing style secrets from Ferruccio Ferragamo or hitting the high notes with Andrea Bocelli, turning heads in a Luigi De Laurentiis film or being in the presence of Pope Benedict XVI, you can help support these icons’ dreams of worldwide human rights. More →

Sarah Silverman Joins The Fight For Healthier School Lunches Jun 24, 2010

Comedian Sarah Silverman is the latest celebrity to advocate for healthy school lunches, urging Congress to support the Healthy School Meals Act of 2010, a bill that will help schools serve healthier meal options. More →

Leap Anywhere For Celebrity Charity Events Jun 24, 2010

Leap Anywhere – the home of doing good, having fun and getting rewarded – is the place to go if you are looking for charity events around the world. More →

Top Stars Donate Songs For Tsunami Relief Album Jun 23, 2010

The tsunami? Wasn’t that fixed years ago? Not so, says Los Angeles-based non-profit Aid Still Required (ASR), citing tens of thousands who are still looking to restore their lives in Southeast Asia following the disaster. More →

Larry King Launches Celebrity Charity Auction For The Gulf Coast Jun 23, 2010

Charitybuzz, the leading destination for online charity auctions, announces “Disaster in the Gulf: Support the Waters with Charitybuzz,” a special online charity auction that launched in conjunction with Larry King Live’s two-hour Gulf Coast relief telethon on June 21, at 8 pm Eastern. More →

Paul McCartney Speaks Out Over Whaling Jun 23, 2010

Paul McCartney has joined the fight against law changes that will make whaling legal. More →

Robert Redford And CRUDE Fight For The First Amendment Jun 23, 2010

Actor Robert Redford is worried about the affect that a recent US court ruling may have on peoples’ freedom to express opinion in civil society – when journalistic privilege disappears, few will be willing to talk to filmmakers on social and human rights issues. More →

Kevin Costner's Efforts To Clean Up The Gulf Coast Jun 23, 2010

For the past 15 years, actor-musician Kevin Costner has been funding a team of Ocean Therapy Solutions (OTS) scientists to develop technology to deal with oil spills. Last month, in response to the underwater oil disaster in the Gulf Coast region, Costner pitched OTS’s invention to help with the clean up. More →

Joe Jonas Meets Prince William At Charity Project Jun 23, 2010

Joe Jonas got the opportunity to meet royalty for charity on June 16. More →

Rodney Atkins Meets Jeff Fisher At Charity Softball Game Jun 23, 2010

Recently, country music artist Rodney Atkins along with his wife, Tammy and son, Elijah, dropped by to visit with Jeff Fisher during the NFL Head Coach’s pre-game reception for his 10th Annual Comcast “Jeff Fisher & Friends” Charity Softball Game Presented by Pinnacle Financial Partners. More →

Russell Watson To Perform For Charity Jun 23, 2010

Fully recovered after his brain surgery, Russell Watson has signed up to headline That Glorious Noise on July 31. The multi-platinum singer will perform at this show as part of his comeback tour. More →

Ben Stiller Tweets New Charity Initiative Jun 22, 2010

Ben Stiller has launched a great new charity fundraising initiative to raise money to build schools in Haiti. More →

Will Ferrell Films Charity Video For The US Campaign For Burma Jun 22, 2010

The US Campaign for Burma has announced that a video by actor Will Ferrell is kicking off a 30-day campaign to help the campaign build one million voices of support for human rights and democracy in Burma.    More →

Celebrities Gather For Teen Cancer Prom Jun 22, 2010

Last night CHOC Children's Hospital held their Oncology Prom, which provides CHOC’s teen cancer patients (ages 14-19) with the opportunity to experience this teenage rite of passage in a safe environment with peers and care givers. Many of these teens have missed or will miss their own high school proms due to their illness, so this night is very special to them. More →

NBA Star To Host Celebrity Charity Poker Jun 22, 2010

More than a dozen celebrities, athletes and poker pros will appear and are expected to join former UNLV Rebel Shawn Marion to raise public awareness and funds to support single moms, at the 1st annual Shawn Marion Foundation Celebrity Poker tournament.   Founded by NBA All-Star Shawn Marion in 2008, the Shawn Marion Foundation Celebrity Poker tournament will begin at 12 p.m. July 24th at the Palms Casino Resort. More →

One Tree Hill Stars Visit The Gulf Oil Spill For Charity Jun 22, 2010

Global Green CEO and President Matt Petersen and New Orleans Director Beth Galante are guiding a group of young Hollywood actors, including One Tree Hill’s Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols, to Grand Isle in New Orleans this week. More →

Manute Bol's Charity Legacy Jun 22, 2010

One of the biggest men in NBA and philanthropy has died. Manute Bol, whose 7 foot 6 inch frame was a domineering sight in basketball games in America since 1985, passed away last week after a battle with a skin disease. More →

Jenson Button Grants A Charity Wish Jun 22, 2010

A youngster fighting a life-threatening illness has been granted his wish to meet his motor-racing hero. More →

James Taylor And Carole King Raise Cash For Charity Jun 22, 2010

James Taylor and Carole King have raised more than $1.5 million in charitable donations so far on their Troubadour Reunion tour. More →

Maria Shriver Announces Women's Conference Lineup Jun 21, 2010

Maria Shriver has announced the lineup for this year’s Women’s Conference, to be held from Sunday, October 24 through Tuesday, October 26 at the Long Beach Convention Center. More →

Angelina Jolie And Hillary Clinton Join For World Refugee Day Jun 21, 2010

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took part in a unique live video event linking four locations around the world to mark World Refugee Day on Friday. More →

Sting And Bobby Sager Help Charity At FIFA World Cup Jun 21, 2010

On 8 June 2010, just three days before the 2010 World Cup began in South Africa, an international partnership made a compelling case for soccer as an agent of social change. International philanthropist and entrepreneur Bobby Sager and his friend Sting rolled out their newest project, Hope is a Game-Changer, which will commence delivery of 10,000 indestructible soccer balls to six countries in Africa combined with the start of Grassroot Soccer’s (GRS) campaign to reach 1 million youth by the start of the World Cup in 2014. More →

Signed Perfumes From Halle Berry And Kim Kardashian Auctioned For Charity Jun 21, 2010

Makatto.com has some great new celebrity charity auctions. More →

Lady Gaga Auctions Necklace For Charity Jun 21, 2010

Singer/ Songwriter Lady Gaga is donating a necklace seen in her #1 Single “Poker Face” video for an auction to benefit the Lupus Foundation of America. More →

Niecy Nash Raises Awareness For Toilet Charity Jun 21, 2010

Fresh from a successful run on Dancing with the Stars, comedic actress and host Niecy Nash is partnering with Clorox Toilet Products to kick-start a donation drive for the World Toilet Organization by distributing free subway tickets to Flushing, NY commuters, helping bring attention to those with access to “flushing”. More →

Cheryl Hines Helps Celebrate Charity Event Jun 21, 2010

United Cerebral Palsy (UCP), a leading service provider and advocate for children and adults with disabilities, along with UCP affiliate Capability Scotland, and by kind permission of the British Ambassador and Lady Sheinwald, commemorated the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the 15th anniversary of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) in the United Kingdom last week. More →

Unleashed: Celebrities To The Rescue For Animal Charities Jun 21, 2010

A group of stars – including Ed Begley Jr., Debra Wilson, Jack McGee and many more – will gather in Hollywood tonight, June 21, to raise money for two animal charities. More →