Posts Tagged ‘Celebrities’
Actor Delivers Supplies to Haiti
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
!--paging_filter--pActor John Travolta has joined the Haiti relief by flying his own Boeing 707 plane to the devastated nation carrying supplies and a team of doctors./p
pTravolta, along with his wife Kelly Preston, helped unload the six tons of ready-to-eat meals and medical supplies, according to FOX News. The actor, who is an avid pilot and owns several planes, had done a similar mission when Hurricane Katrina hit./p
pWhen asked about his rescue efforts, Travolta said he felt he could not sit by with a ready-to-use plane and not do anything with it./p
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Actors Climb Mount Kilimanjaro
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
!--paging_filter--pIn an effort to raise awareness for the global water crisis, actors Emile Hirsch and Jessica Biel joined a group of individuals to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, which is Africa's highest peak./p
p As an introduction to the world's current clean water crisis (an estimated 1 billion citizens do not have access to clean water) the group of actors, activists, musicians and environmentalists spent a few days in a village in Tanzania, where they witnessed firsthand the hardships some people go through. /p
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Kevin Bacon Recognized for Charity Website
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
!--paging_filter--pAlthough actor Kevin Bacon is frequently recognized for his acting abilities, garnering nominations for both Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as Golden Globes, he will be receiving the Joel Siegel Award at the Critic's Choice Movie Awards./p
pThe award, which is given to inspiring people in the entertainment industry for their charitable efforts, will be presented to Bacon by Meryl Streep for all of his philanthropic work./p
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This Year, I Resolve To…
Monday, December 21st, 2009
!--paging_filter--pstrongspan style=font-size: medium;Hugh Grant/span/strongstrongWhere You Know Him From: /strongHersquo;s the charming, rakish Brit who has starred in a million romantic comedies. Right now he co-stars with Sarah Jessica Parker in emDid You Hear About the Morgans?/em Previous hits include both emBridget Jones/em films, emMusic and Lyrics/em and emAbout a Boy/em. nbsp;/p
pstrongHis New Year's Resolution:/strong emTo go west./em/p
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30 Rock Star Gives Back
Friday, December 18th, 2009
!--paging_filter--pIn an effort to pay back an institution that perhaps helped him become one of the most prominent stars in movies and television today, Alec Baldwin recently announced a $1 million donation to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, according to emNew York Magazine/em./p
pThe em30 Rock/em star graduated from the institution in 1994, after he had already begun to make a name for himself in movies. /p
pThe money will be used towards the Alec Baldwin Drama Scholarship Fund, which will help students afford tuition who are interested in the arts./p
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Twilight Star Helps Homeless Youth
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
!--paging_filter--pWhile she's been making headlines for starring in a blockbuster movie franchise,em New Moon/em star Ashley Greene is giving back to her community by helping homeless youth, according to an article in emUSA Today/em./p
p Greene has teamed up with a href=http://DoSomething.org target=_blankDoSomething.org/a, an organization that encourages teens to get involved in various causes. Greene will be filming a PSA for their quot;Teens for Jeansquot; campaign, which inspires people to donate their gently worn jeans to homeless children who need clothing. /p
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The Most Inspiring Celebrities of 2009
Monday, December 14th, 2009
!--paging_filter--pstrongSusan Boyle/strong/p
pShe dreamed a dream...and achieved it! An up and down (mostly way up!) year for everyone's favorite Cinderella story./p
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Daring to Dream Big!
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
!--paging_filter--pMany of us, I think, can look back and recall certain specific moments in our lives that take on greater importance the longer we live./p
pquot;The past has a different pattern,quot; T.S. Eliot wrote, when viewed from each of our changing perspectives./p
pFor me, one of those moments occurred when I was 17 years old. I was a high school senior in Louisville, Kentucky, representing my state in the 1963 a target=_blank href=http://www.guideposts.com/story/diane-sawyer-finds-faithAmerica's Junior Miss competition/a in Mobile, Alabama./p
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Philanthropist of the Year: Eva Longoria Parker
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
!--paging_filter--pAlthough Eva Longoria Parker's charitable efforts may not be as publicized as some of her other Hollywood counterparts, the actress donates lots of her time and money towards several charitable organizations. /p
pMost of them relate to her Latino roots, according to GNN.com./p
pquot;She pours her free time and energy into raising millions of dollars for charitable missions that make a difference in the Latino community and other humanitarian organizations,quot; said Eric Mika, publisher of the emHollywood Reporter/em./p
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Bill and Melinda Gates Look to Provide $290 Million in Grants
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
!--paging_filter--pThe Bill amp; Melinda Gates Foundation is providing grants to school districts in hopes of improving education to students who need it most, according to the emNew York Times/em./p
pThe foundation will be giving $100 million to the Hillsborough County, Florida, school districts, $90 million to schools in Memphis, Tennessee, and $40 to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, public schools. Additionally, they're funding a $45 million research initiative to determine what makes teachers successful./p
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