Hollywood’s most giving couple, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spread holiday cheer with $100,000 to the American SOS Children’s Villages, an alternative foster care organization with locations in the U.S. in Illinois and Florida.
“We have seen first-hand the remarkable job SOS does to raise orphaned and abandoned [...]
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The British royalty spent a night on the cold, icy streets of London with the poorest of the poor to experience the appalling conditions faced by the country’s homeless. Prince William, second in line to the British throne, slept in a sleeping bag on cardboard boxes last week in an event organized by [...] Kim Kardashian’s “Celebrity Charity Challenge” to benefit Soles4Souls, aims to provide free footwear to those in desperate need. The suggested donation is very affordable, with $5.00 buying two pairs of new shoes. Kim’s challenge ends on January 31, 2010. Money raised will go towards the purchase of 1,000 pairs of new shoes for the needy. If [...]
The Associated Press announced Monday that Jimmie Johnson is its 2009 Athlete of the Year. Johnson is the first race driver ever chosen in the 78-year old history of the award. The four-time NASCAR champ is praised as an all around “good guy” on and off the race track. Through the Jimmie Johnson Foundation, [...] Justin Timberlake has been named as the top celebrity charity earner of 2009. The Daily Beast reported that JT has been dubbed the title, having raised $9.3 million for Shriners Hospitals for Children. Second place was given to celebrity givers: Madonna ($5.5 million for Raising Malawi) Pamela Anderson ($4.8 million for PETA), [...]
Charmin teamed up with celebrities Mario Cantone, Mario Lopez, Martina McBride and Sherri Shepherd to design toilet seat covers for charity. TV personality Mario Lopez performed the ceremonial first flush at the Charmin Restrooms in Times Square. Visit the Charmin Restrooms this holiday season to help raise money for charity. In addition [...] Hallmark Cards, Inc. and actress Alison Sweeney, known as the host of “The Biggest Loser” recently hosted the Celebri-Tree Holiday Open House to support Feeding America, the nation’s leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Celebrities like Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards, Jane Kaczmarek, and Marlee Matlin personalized Hallmark ornaments, cards, DVD’s and a recordable storybook: “The Night Before [...] Lance calls for an emergency meeting with the LIVESTRONG Board of Directors held yesterday regarding Stiller’s “obvious trademark infringement.” Great to see people with a sense of humour! Check out www.livestrongblog.org for more Livestrong info. Ben Stiller reaches out to Lance Armstrong to support his partnership with Save the Children and their Ceverine Community School Project in Haiti. It’s great to see someone with Alicia Keys star-power doing a benefit concert for a good cause. This concert was to support Keep A Child Alive. Concerts like this raise awareness and money. a double-win. YouTube – Alicia Keys Live! on YouTube – Full Concert |
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