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Don Cheadle To Be Named United Nations Ambassador In Rwanda May 10, 2010

Don Cheadle is set to become a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for the Environment next month. More →

Celebrities Tee Off For George Lopez Charity Golf May 9, 2010

The stars hit the golf course in beautiful Toluca Lake, California on Monday, May 5th, to support the Ann and George Lopez Foundation. This was the third annual celebrity golf tournament and the first fundraiser to benefit the Foundation. More →

Cheech Marin Donates Jeopardy Winnings To Charity May 9, 2010

Last night, actor/comedian Cheech Marin (“Cheech & Chong” and “Lost”) placed third in the “Jeopardy!” Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational Tournament, winning $100,000 for the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) for this final round. More →

Pat Benatar Rocks Charity Gig May 7, 2010

On May 4, AMC Entertainment held their first annual charity event benefiting Variety - The Children's Charity & The Will Rogers Institute with a special performance by music icons, Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo. More →

Annual Celebrity Charity Doodle Auction Set To Launch May 7, 2010

The annual Neurofibromatosis, Inc. Celebrity Doodle Auction – reported earlier by LookToTheStars.org – is about to launch. More →

Dana Delany Gives The Clothes Off Her Back To Fight Child Hunger May 7, 2010

A cast of celebrities have rallied together to donate items for a star-studded online auction for ConAgra Foods Child Hunger Ends Here Neighborhood Rally campaign benefitting Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger relief organization. The auction, which is now live, will run through Tuesday, May 18 on actress Jane Kaczmarek's Clothes Off Our Back celebrity auction site. More →

Bid On Cher's Dress For Haiti In Charity Auction May 7, 2010

Legendary icon Cher has donated her black velvet and lace Bob Mackie gown she wore to this year’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony to be auctioned off on eBay to raise money for the Voila Foundation’s educational initiatives in Haiti. More →

Tavis Smiley Records New Orleans Special May 7, 2010

For his third Tavis Smiley Reports primetime special, Tavis Smiley will travel to New Orleans to capture the mood and spirit of the city’s courageous residents five years after the levees failed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. More →

Ke$ha Announces Charity Concert For Flood Victims May 7, 2010

Singing sensation Ke$ha will play a special concert in Nashville next month to help victims of the recent floods that devastated the region. More →

Kenny Chesney Urges Fans To Help Nashville Flood Victims May 7, 2010

Kenny Chesney is one of many country music stars calling on help from his fans around the world to aid Nashville after floods devastated the Country Music Capital. More →

Celebrities Raise Commissions For Charity With BTIG May 7, 2010

BTIG LLC, an institutional broker dealer specializing in trading and related brokerage services, held its annual Commissions for Charity Day yesterday. The company donated equity, fixed income and derivative trading commission profits earned on Thursday, May 6 to a group of children’s charities. More →

Daryl Hannah Joins Fight Against Oxy In The Amazon May 7, 2010

On Thursday, a group of Achuar indigenous leaders from the Peruvian Amazon arrived in Los Angeles to confront Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) at the company’s Annual General Meeting. More →

Michael J. Fox Makes Wish Come True For Ill Teenager May 6, 2010

Through the outstanding generosity of Michael J. Fox, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research and national children’s charity Kids Wish Network, the only wish of a teen suffering from cystic fibrosis, a brain abscess and blindness was recently granted. More →

World AIDS Orphan Day Gets Celebrity Help May 6, 2010

May 7, 2010 will be celebrated around the world as World AIDS Orphan Day, and spearheading a major donation drive is AHOPE for Children's Text2Give campaign which utilizes the ease of mobile giving while highlighting the magnitude of the AIDS orphans crisis. More →

Zac Efron Donates Tie To Celebrity Charity Auction May 6, 2010

It’s often said that the clothes make the man, but a number of notable men are redefining the phrase by donating their neckwear to a charity auction. More →

Anthony Hopkins To Be Honored By Charity This Weekend May 6, 2010

Anthony Hopkins is to be honored at a gala event this weekend by a homeless charity he once turned to for help. More →

Meryl Streep And Friends Speak Truth For Charity May 6, 2010

A host of stars including Meryl Streep, Viggo Mortensen, Paul Sorvino, Julianne Moore, Marcia Gay Harden, Debra Winger, Stanley Tucci and more took part in a special charity performance of Speak Truth To Power: Voices From Beyond The Dark on Monday night. More →

Joan Jett Hands Out Vegetarian Starter Kits May 6, 2010

Rocker Joan Jett was in New York this week to hand out free vegetarian starter kits to pedestrians on behalf of PETA. More →

Olivia Wilde Blogs For Charity In Haiti May 6, 2010

Actress Olivia Wilde has blogged about her trip to Haiti with Artists for Peace and Justice. More →

Former Chilis Guitarist Records Charity Album May 6, 2010

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante has recorded a charity album with the Mars Volta’s Omar Rodriguez Lopez. More →

Ellen Pompeo Chooses You For Cancer Charity May 6, 2010

The American Cancer Society, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization, has launched a new nationwide movement to shine the spotlight on a sobering statistic: one in three women will get cancer in her lifetime. Choose You is designed to inspire women to take action and put their health first in order to stay well and help prevent cancer. More →

Debbie Gibson Launches Celebrity Jeans Charity Auction May 5, 2010

Singer Debbie Gibson has launched a new online charity auction, and a whole bunch of her celebrity friends are helping out. More →

Annie Duke To Lead Celebrity Poker For Governor Scwarzenegger May 5, 2010

A seat to the 2010 World Series of Poker Tournament and a personal Segway is up for grabs at Annie Duke's next charity poker tournament. More →

Jenni Falconer To Lead Prince's Trust Charity Bike Ride May 5, 2010

Prince's Trust ambassadors Jenni Falconer and fiancé James Midgley have set the wheels in motion alongside Magic 105.4s Neil Fox for the youth charity’s biggest mass participation event of the year, The Prince’s Trust 2010 Palace to Palace bike ride. More →

Jane Fonda And Ludacris Help Keep Atlanta Fit May 5, 2010

Actress Jane Fonda is 72-years-young and proved it as she hosted the first annual World Fitness Day. More →

Ziggy Marley's Charity Holds Health Fair In Jamaica May 5, 2010

Ziggy Marley's charitable organization, URGE (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment), recently held its biannual health fair at the Cedella Booker Basic School in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica – the birthplace of Ziggy’s father, Bob Marley. More →

Regina Spektor Covers Radiohead For Charity May 5, 2010

Regina Spektor, the Russian born singer-songwriter, has recorded a new version of Radiohead's “No Surprises” to benefit the Doctors Without Borders' Disaster Relief Fund to aid the continuing recovery of earthquake victims in Haiti and Chile. More →

Final Line-Up For FIFA World Cup Concert Announced May 5, 2010

The final line-up of artists to perform at the FIFA World Cup Kick-Off Celebration Concert in South Africa has been announced. More →

Pat Benatar To Rock For Variety - The Children's Charity May 5, 2010

Pat Benatar will perform a special show in LA tonight, May 4, to benefit Variety - The Children's Charity and the Will Rogers Institute. More →

Wyclef Jean Welcomes Haitian Amputees To The US May 4, 2010

Wyclef Jean, co-founder of the Yéle Haiti Foundation, welcomed three young Haitian amputees on their trip to get urgently needed artificial limbs this weekend at JFK airport in NYC. More →