Written by Steve Purcell Celebrities from the worlds of sports, entertainment and public service will offer unique personal experiences or memorabilia in an auction to benefit Realizing the...
Written by Myrlia Purcell Trademark pieces worn by two of film’s most famous characters are to be auctioned off for charity in the first half of December. British auctioneers Christie�...
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Written by Myrlia Purcell Billy Crystal , Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams are back to host the 20th Anniversary of the US Comic Relief event this Saturday, November 19th. After an eig...
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Written by Chris Tarttelin On November 8, superstar footballer David Beckham appeared on the UK children’s TV programme Blue Peter to back its latest charity campaign ‘Shoebiz’ . Th...
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Written by Robert Powers Just days before Halloween, Sarah Jessica Parker appeared on ABC News speaking to Diane Sawyer in support of UNICEF’s trick-or-treat campaign. The actress spok...
Written by Hannah Coone MySpace.com has led a campaign entitled Rock For Darfur — a series of concerts across North America in which the participating big-name bands donate portions of t...
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Written by Myrlia Purcell Brad Pitt sang his praises at the ONEXONE fundraiser, and George Soros donated $50 million to the program which he directs, the UN Millennium Project. Bono and...
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Written by Robert Powers Adding to the efforts of celebrities like George Clooney and Bob Geldof , Bono and Heather Mills have recently spoken out in efforts to raise awareness of the on...
Written by Hannah Coone In 1979, John Cleese headlined the first of a series of performances entitled ‘The Secret Policeman’s Ball’. The show was to raise awareness of Amnesty Intern...
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Written by Greg Hitchcock Michael Schumacher , the world’s most successful racing driver, announced his retirement after spending years racing and raising millions for charity. The son ...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/122-schumacher-is-in-the-winners-circle-for-philanthropy
Written by Myrlia Purcell On Wednesday Nicolas Cage donated $2 million to help former child soldiers. The donation was pledged by video during a United Nations conference in New York. Ca...
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Written by Steve Purcell Six years after a sell-out farewell concert, Barbra Streisand has announced that she will stage a 20-show charity tour of the United States in October. Via her o...
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Written by Steve Purcell Retired superstar footballer Diego Maradona is set to join Robbie Williams in the Soccer Aid celebrity football match to beneft UNICEF . Manchester United’s Ol...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/75-robbie-lines-up-maradona-for-soccer-aid-match
Written by Steve Purcell Media darlings Victoria and David Beckham invited their celebrity friends and acquaintances to a ‘Full Length and Fabulous’ charity party last weekend, and rai...
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Written by Steve Purcell Forbes Magazine has published a list of “Generous Celebrities”, highlighting the incredible generosity of some of the world’s most public faces. The ten cel...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/71-forbes-generous-celebrities-list
Written by Myrlia Purcell Keira Knightley has donated the claret-colored gown that she wore for this year’s Oscars to Oxfam . The gown, created by Vera Wang, will be up for auction on Eb...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/56-knightley-donates-gown-to-oxfam
Written by Myrlia Purcell Shakira received a United Nations Humanitarian Award this week for helping children with her charity Pies Descalzos . Pies Descalzos, also known as the Barefoot F...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/55-shakira-honoured-for-charity-work
Written by Myrlia Purcell As a child, Jackie Chan and his schoolmates were given assistance by a Red Cross worker. Jackie is now doing his best to say thank you by raising awareness of the...
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Written by Myrlia Purcell Avril Lavigne , Céline Dion and Alanis Morissette are among Canadian musicians taking part in the Art Gives Hope: A Decade of Music Portraits exhibit in Toront...
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Written by Myrlia Purcell Robbie Williams is set to lead the British football team in this summer’s charity tournament, Soccer Aid. Williams has invited Jude Law and Orlando Bloom to...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/38-football-match-for-unicef
Written by Myrlia Purcell Celebrities are offering support for a variety of humanitarian causes at Cinema For Peace in Berlin this week. UNICEF supporter Christopher Lee has spoken out...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/22-hollywoods-humanitarians-at-cinema-for-peace
Written by Myrlia Purcell Jackie Chan and UNICEF have produced a series of commercials to help children living with HIV and AIDS. The 30-second ads are aimed at educating the public about...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/14-jackie-chan-joins-fight-against-aids
Written by Myrlia Purcell Oxfam has asked the public to nominate people that they feel could lead the drive to end poverty. You can cast your vote online at the Oxfam web site . From: ...
Written by Myrlia Purcell Jamie Foxx hosted a party and auction to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina during which over $600,000 was raised for American Red Cross . From: http...
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Written by Myrlia Purcell A list of what some celebrities have done to help Katrina victims: Steven Spielberg , $750,000 to the American Red Cross and $750,000 to the Bush Clinton Fund Nic...
https://www.looktothestars.org/news/5-celebrity-donations-to-katrina-relief-efforts