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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 provide support and hope to terminally ill children. In addition to this, part of the proceeds from Destiny's Child ticket sales went directly to the Ronald McDonald House Charities that year.
The Ronald McDonald House Charities seek to improve the health and overall well-being of children all over the world. When a child is seriously ill or injured, Ronald McDonald House provides a place for the family to stay, and helps with treatment and recovery.
Since the first Ronald McDonald house was built in 1974, the program has grown dramatically to meet need, and there are now over 271 Ronald McDonald Houses in over 52 countries and regions all over the world.
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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 treatment and recovery.
Jenny McCarthy found Generation Rescue through a Google search when her son was diagnosed with autism. The organization was formed to unify a large group of research scientists, doctors, and parents who are dealing with autism. Generation Rescue seeks to help parents find the funds and assistance to treat autism, and to begin the process of recovery from autism.
Posted in Labels: childrens causes 1 comments at 11:07 AM
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 Apple Lounge and marked the second year of the event. All proceeds of the auction went to Boarding for Breast Cancer, a youth-focused education, awareness and fundraising foundation. The organization works to empower, inspire and advocate for individuals who have felt the effects of breast cancer in their lives.
Posted in Labels: cancer fundraiser, womens charities 0 comments at 10:45 AM
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 abuse prevention and recovery resources to women. Miriam's House provides these women not only a place to live, but a place to raise their children and rebuild their lives during a year of healing. Up to 15 women seeking recovery from addiction and improvement to the overall condition of their lives may be served by the home at a time.
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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 proceeds would benefit. Alba's charity is the StepUp Women's network.
The Spread the Love line was born of a desire to help charity, while also allowing a fun way to showcase the charities they support. The charity has had numerous celebrities, including Jessica Alba, Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Raven Symone, and Alyssa Milano design their own t-shirts.
At a cost of about $50.00 each, the buyer of the shirts gets not only a great fashion statement, designed by their favorite celebrity, but also the satisfaction of knowing their money is going to help a worthy cause.
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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 defect called Williams Syndrome. Williams Syndrome causes both physical and mental defects in a person. Hopefully, this organization can continue to help raise funds to help other children with the same problem.
Posted in Labels: birth defects, charity concerts 0 comments at 10:17 AM
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 them. Jackson's close friend Elizabeth Taylor was the catalyst for Jackson's involvement in AIDS education, prevention, and advocacy.
In 1990, Elton John and Michael Jackson bring worldwide attention to Ryan White, the Indiana teenager who died of AIDS at the age of 18 in April. Through his hard work and donations, he has helped millions of people living with HIV or AIDS. The Aids Project Los Angeles held it's very first fund-raiser in 1982,and has been working tirelessly since then to raise money and awareness for AIDS.
APLA was responsible for coordinating the first-ever AIDS walk in 1985 and that has grown into countless fund-raising events. The beneficiaries of the money raised are the millions of people suffering from HIV and/or AIDS.
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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 animals. They were founded in 1999 and have already placed over 2000 animals in homes. They provide a wide variety of services such as spay and neutering, rehabilitation, and medical care for all types of animals.
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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 of children with Williams Syndrome and other similar issues such as Down Syndrome and Autism.
Aniston is an avid supporter of many charities that support children and helping them cope with a wide variety of birth defects and diseases.
Posted in Labels: birth defects, childrens causes 0 comments at 10:17 AM
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 involved in the "Blessings in a Backpack" program, which provides food for children in need. As children's causes are very close to her heart, Duff often personally helps fill backpacks with food for the kids.
The Blessings in a Backpack program is designed to help feed hungry children. While many kids are able to obtain proper nourishment through the week, thanks to school lunch and breakfast programs, these children sometimes have to go hungry, or not receive adequate nutrition, on the weekends. Blessings in a Backpack fills that void, filling the student's backpacks with non-perishable foods to carry them through the weekend.
Posted in Labels: childrens causes, disaster relief 0 comments at 10:29 AM
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 like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale, and is now looking to make it into a feature film.
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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 shows, but concerts, comedy shows, and theatrical performances. 100% of the proceeds from the Gala each year go directly to the organization, which helps terminally ill children.
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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 charity event, which began in 1993 in Austria. Each year, the Life Ball consists of a different fashion designer, in 2007, the year Jenna Jameson helped out, the designer was Heatherette. Each year the show has fashion models walk down a catwalk as part of the event, as people donate and more to help raise funds. Overall, this is a very successful event for raising funds for HIV/AIDs research.
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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 vulnerable children left in the wake of the pandemic. Their unique model involves providing a packaged set of services, supplies, and education to a village of 70-80 families, in an effort to get the community back on its feet. More details in the video:
Posted in Labels: AIDS benefits, fighting poverty 0 comments at 11:30 AM
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 their part to make the world a better place.
So that's our angle. And while we're covering the stars and their causes, we'll also be sure to connect you to the charities they promote, so that maybe you too can make a difference.
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