Celebrity & Charity, Celebs helping the world with star power

Shakira shows her support for Estefan and the march on her website.

Last week, Gloria Estefan organized a historic event in support of freedom and human rights in Cuba, in the heart of Little Havana. The demonstration took place on March 25 in Miami to support the Damas de Blanco [...]

O Magazine will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a “Live Your Best Life” weekend in New York City. The weekend-long event will take place May 7-9.

Oprah will lead the Live Your Best Life Walk in New York City on Sunday, May 9th to raise money for 10 deserving charities.

The top 10 [...]

Robbie Williams is organizing his bi-annual Soccer Aid event to benefit UNICEF. It will take place at Old Trafford in Manchester on 6 June 2010, five days before World Cup 2010 kicks off. The event will pit teams of celebrities and professional soccer players.

Hell’s Kitchen’s Gordon Ramsay, Irish boyband Westlife, comedian James Corden, [...]

Join cities around the world offline for the biggest social media fundraising event. On Thursday, 25 March 2010, people in hundreds of cities  will come together to rally around an important cause. The 2nd Annual Twestival will benefit Concern Worldwide (@concern) an international humanitarian organization transforming the lives of the world’s poorest, most marginalized children [...]

Mark Hoppus, founding member of Blink 182 Tweets about World Water Day

The United Nations announced today, World Water Day, that dirty water kills more people than violence.
Matt Damon’s Water.org and the ONE Campaign asks you to donate your voice.

People and organizations across the world will recognize the 18th Annual World [...]

Alicia Keys and Black Eyed Peas are to perform at a concert in South Africa that will officially kick off this year’s World Cup.
Shakira, John Legend and Angelique Kidjo will also appear at the event, to be held in Johannesburg on 10 June 2010. The World Cup will then run the next day. [...]

So Leona Lewis will be in the dark (literally) for an hour on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at 8:30 pm.  She will be joining millions of people around the world, shutting off the lights to send a message to others that they care about Mother Earth.

Earth Hour was started by the World Wildlife [...]

So Leona Lewis will be in the dark (literally) for an hour on Saturday, March 27th, 2010 at 8:30 pm.  She will be joining millions of people around the world, shutting off the lights to send a message to others that they care about Mother Earth.

Earth Hour was started by the World Wildlife [...]

And the Pepsi Refresh Celebrity Challenge goes to Demi Moore! The $250,000 prize was won for  The DNA Foundation, Moore’s anti-sex slavery charity founded by her and husband, Ashton Kutcher. The couple will forward the money to the Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS), which helps women who have suffered sexual exploitation and domestic [...]

This is an awesome friend of mine, who resembles a VERY well known celebrity philanthropist… Now, if you're lucky enough to look like her, you would have more than just a handful of links on your profile!

A great idea by Mark Dagostino of tonic.com I felt the need to share it. So as [...]