tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9502948563224516532012-02-16T19:47:34.648-08:00News about celebrity actors, actresses, and musicians who donate their time and resources to charities.Sherwoodnoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-950294856322451653.post-55923831134820897352008-12-28T10:56:00.001-08:002008-12-28T10:58:15.697-08:00

Beyoncé Concert, originally uploaded by Osei (Ozzy).Beyonce was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the Miami Children's Hospital Foundation for her generosity, and is a role model for others with influence. The Miami Children's Hospital Foundation is a fantastic charity aimed at raising funds for the Hospital. There are children's hospitals in other parts of the country that would benefit

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Like a lot of celebrities, Christian Bale is a huge supporter of animal charities. Star of such movies as, "American Psycho," "Velvet Goldmine," and the latest in the Batman saga, Bale is a huge catch for any charity. Case in point, Christian Bale has been supporting animal charity Digit Fund since 2002. Digit Fund is devoted to preserving the last of the Mountain Gorillas. The charity was

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Beyonce at early voting in Florida, originally uploaded by AlexJohnson.Beyonce Knowles, along with her bandmates in Destiny's Child,has helped to raise over $50 million dollars for children's causes. She has been very personally involved in The Ronald McDonald House Charities. In 2005, Beyonce was a Global Ambassador for the charity, visiting Ronald McDonald Houses all over the world,to

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Hugh Hefner has long been known as a generous contributor to a variety of charities. He is especially fond of the Autism charity Generation Rescue, which is supported by his close friend Jenny McCarthy. Each year, Hefner hosts the "Leather Meets Lace" event at his own Los Angeles Playboy Mansion. All the money raised goes directly to Generation Rescue to support it's cause of Autism

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Singer/songwriter Jesse McCartney recently attended Hurley's Art Chest, an auction of customized T-shirts and corsets designed by celebrities such as Sally Field, Denise Richards and Selena Gomez. Jesse showed his support of the event alongside celebrity friends like model Bar Rafaeli and singers Eve and Gavin de Graw. The auction, led by surfer retailer Hurley, was held at the West Hollywood

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Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears were in attendance for a charity polo match at the Will Rogers Polo Club, where they cheered-on the team that Jamie had entered. While not winners in the event, the duo enjoyed a day raising money for the Promises Foundation Miriam's House. The Promises Foundation, started by the founder of the Promises Treatment Centers, seeks to provide substance

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Jessica Alba, originally uploaded by BobbyProm.Jessica Alba recently used her creative skills to design a t-shirt for charity. The "Spread The Love" t-shirts are each personally designed by a different celebrity, to benefit the charity of their choice. Alba enjoyed not only the opportunity to create her own artwork for the shirt, but also the fact that she got to choose the charity it's

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Jesse McCartney performed at the Lili Claire Foundation's Charity Concert, in Las Vegas, Nevada. There was an auction to help raise funds for the charity in which the winner can have a chance to meet Jesse McCartney. Overall, with Jesse McCartney's help, the event was a huge success. The Lili Claire Foundation was founded by two parents who gave birth to a child with a neurogenetic birth

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Michael Jackson is known the world over as the King of Pop, but many people aren't aware of his huge charitable contributions. Jackson holds the Guinness World Record for the most charities supported by a celebrity over 39. The cause perhaps dearest to Michael Jackson's heart is the Aids Project Los Angeles. Jackson has donated heavily to APLA, and is also heavily involved in fund-raising for

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Hugh Hefner is a passionate supporter of the Much Love Animal Rescue. The 2nd annual Bow Wow Celebrity Fundraiser was held at the Playboy Mansion. Many high profile stars attended, dining on a vegetarian buffet courtesy of the Mansion, enjoying music by JD Stryker and a live auction to benefit the rescue. Much Love Animal Rescue is a non profit organization whose mission is the well being of

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Christian Bale recently held a charity event for a special screening of The Dark Knight. Proceeds of the event went to the Kanoe 4 Kids foundation in Australia, which supports the Make a Wish foundation. The Make A Wish foundation does so much important work that helps kids throughout the world. He has shown time and time again that he is a skilled artist who delivers amazing performances on the

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Jennifer Aniston and Steve Zahn on the Red Carpet for the tiff 08 premiere of Management at Isabel Bader Theater, originally uploaded by christopherharte.The Lili Claire Foundation was founded to honor a little girl (Lili Claire Resnick) who died at only five and one half months old due to a birth defect most commonly known as Williams Syndrome. This goal of this charity is to enrich the lives

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Hilary Duff by David Shankbone, originally uploaded by david_shankbone.Hilary Duff has been one of the primary financial contributors to the USA Harvest program, which feeds thousands of people in need. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Hilary helped to distribute over 2.5 million meals to people in the affected areas of Mississippi and Louisiana. In addition to this, Duff is heavily

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Jenna Jameson walked the runway at Vienna City Hall during the Life Ball, a charitable organization fighting against HIV/AIDS. The world famous porn star turned media darling, and long time girlfriend of UFC champion Tito Ortiz, has always stated how important the battle against the devastating disease is to the adult film industry. Recently, Jameson wrote her autobiography, How to Make Love

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Potia de Rossi, along with partner Ellen DeGeneres, attended the 10th annual anniversary gala of the Art of Elysium, held at Vibiana in Los Angeles, California. The Art of Elysium was founded to help give hope to terminally ill children by giving them a creative outlet, bringing in artists to teach them drawing, painting, and much more.  Fund-raising events held each year include not just art

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Christina Applegate, probably best known for her work as Kelly Bundy on the hit show Married With Children, is the latest in a long line of celebrities to bare all for PETA (People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals). The organization regularly runs ads featuring celebrities protesting the killing of animals for their fur. In her ad, Applegate is wearing festive Christmas gloves and nothing

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Jenna Jameson has proved she can do more than just provide erotic entertainment for people all over the world. Recently she has helped out by donating her time to help one of the largest causes for the prevention of HIV/AIDs in the world, The Annual Life Ball 2007. Jenna participated in a fashion show on the cat walk, which helped raise funds for the cause. The Life Ball is Europe's biggest

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Rihanna Xbox Live Game With Fame, originally uploaded by gamerscoreblog. Rihanna took a trip out of her busy schedule to visit the sick children at St. Vincent's Pediatric Hospital in New York City. December 19 was a special day for these children as they got a chance to see the famous pop star up close. Charity work is not new to Rihanna, as she has used her celebrity generated wealth for

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Portia de Rossi and Ellen Degeneres both raised money for FXB to help rebuild villages in Uganda. This event took place due to the overwhelming statistics of premature death and starvation in these areas. The fundraiser was very popular, with many large companies, and big celebrities donating over $400,000. The mission of FXB is to fight poverty and AIDS, and support the world’s orphans and

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A lot of people take potshots at Hollywood for promoting shallow culture, materialism, and an unattainable standard of beauty. And we're not here to debate any of that. But there's another side to Hollywood: actors and actresses who believe they can use their resources and fame to promote worthy causes. From AIDS to cancer research, disaster relief to educating kids, these celebrities are doing

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