Spielberg, Katzenberg, and Geffen Donate Millions

Thirty million dollars each to be precise, to the Motion Picture and Television Fund.  The fund offers support to seniors and health services for members of the entertainment industry.  They are giving back to the industry where they have individually and collectively added some of the best entertainment known.

Other notable donors include actor Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne, who pledged $20 million, and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., which pledged $20 million.

Source: Huffington Post

46NYC Hosts 3rd Annual Alex's Lemonade Stand Fundraiser

46NYC Hosts 3^rd Annual Alex's Lemonade Stand Fundraiser in Central Park to Fight Childhood Cancer

Company of Bachelorette Season 4, Bachelor Pad 2 Contestant Graham Bunn to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer charity

What:               The creators of 46NYC, including Bachelor Franchise Alum Graham Bunn, will host an Alex’s Lemonade Stand in Manhattan’s Central Park to raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer. Graham and his two partners at 46NYC, Hal Kivette and John McGinn, will be joined by other Bachelor/Bachlorette alums Sean Lowe, Arie Luyendyk, Nick Peterson, Rachel Truehart, Chris Bukowski, Ryan Bowers, Ashley Hebert, JP Rosenbaum, Michelle Money, Ed Swiderski, Bob Guiney, Ashley Spivey and Reid Rosenthal. Also attending: Scott Grimes (ER, Band of Brothers), Jay Williams (ESPN), Charissa Thompson (ESPN).

When:              Sunday, September 23, 2012

Time:                1 – 5PM

Where:             Merchants’ Gate, Central Park
West 59^th St. and Columbus Circle
New York, NY  

46NYC initially partnered with Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) in creating the “cur46le” t-shirt. Founded in 2007, 46NYC is an apparel company that designs and manufactures its own line of apparel and accessories to raise money and awareness for multiple areas of need.  Created by three easy-going, t-shirt loving kind of guys (Graham, Hal and John), 46NYC grew from their dream to provide consumers with a fashionable way to be involved with causes that matter.  46NYC has built solid partnerships with numerous worthwhile children’s charitable organizations, including ALSF, while offering a wide array of products that are durable, high-quality, comfortable and stylish.  www.46NYC.com

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of cancer patient Alexandra “Alex” Scott (1996-2004). 2010 marks 10 years since 4-year-old Alex announced that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to raise money to help find a cure for all children with cancer. Since Alex held that first stand, the Foundation bearing her name has evolved into a national fundraising movement, complete with thousands of volunteers across the country carrying on her legacy of hope. To date, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 charity, has raised more than $50 million towards fulfilling Alex’s dream of finding a cure, funding over 200 research projects nationally.  

Information courtesy of 46NYC

Stars Sign Up to Participate in a Cancer Telethon

Not Jerry Lewis, either, but the A-listers are turning out to battle cancer.  Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Samuel L. Jackson and Emma Stone are a few of  the stars participating in the third Stand Up to Cancer telethon, the organization announced.  Ms. Paltrow is an executive producer for the event to raise money and awareness.

Musical performances by Taylor Swift, Coldplay, Alicia Keys and Tim McGraw are planned, and more than 25 movie, TV and sports stars will be taking phone pledges, said executive producer Joel Gallen.

Laura Ziskin, founder of Stand Up to Cancer and producer of its first two telethons in 2008 and 2010, lost her seven-year fight against breast cancer last year. The "Spider-Man" movie producer was 61.

In addition to ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC and numerous cablers, other significant SU2C supporters include AOL, Bonnier Corporation, Condé Nast Media Group, eBay Inc., Facebook, Hearst Corporation, Hulu, iTunes, Los Angeles Times, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Meredith Corporation, The New York Times Company, Rodale, Time Inc, WebMD, Yahoo! and YouTube. For more information, visit standup2cancer.org.

About the Entertainment Industry Foundation
Stand Up To Cancer is a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that serves as the collective philanthropy for the television and film businesses. EIF has distributed hundreds of millions of dollars to support programs addressing critical health, education and social issues. For more information, visit www.eifoundation.org.


Cancer sucks.

Lady Gaga's Tea Cup and Saucer auction for over $ 75,000

A teacup and saucer used by Lady Gaga sold for more than $75,000 at auction on Monday.  Gaga used the cup at a news conference in Tokyo after the tsunami in March 2011.  

The cup was kissed with her lipstick, autographed and marked “We pray for Japan”.  All the proceeds will help Japanese students who want to study in the United States.

Payment was required before the winning bid could be confirmed. The cup and saucer were brought in the second highest bid for the charity.  The largest was for a crystal piano used by a Japanese rock star. 


Source: New York Times Page Six

Celebrities Go Offline For Charity

In an effort to raise awareness for World aids Day and the Keep A Child Alive program, a number of different celebrities will be going offline until $1 million is raised for the organization, which is run by Alicia Keys.

The celebrities taking part in the event include Keys, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Kim and Khloe Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson, Ryan Seacrest, Elijah Wood, Serena Williams, Janelle Monae, and Keys' husband Swizz Beats. Each of the stars filmed a "last will and testament" to play during the week to signify their "digital deaths."

The idea behind it is to make the world more aware of what is going on outside of their comfort zones. I'm curious to see how long it takes to raise the money.

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Stars using their celebrity for a good cause...

Major Hollywood players Denzel Washington, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Garner & hubby Ben Affleck are all supporting philanthropic ventures at the moment;

Denzel & Anne are hosting the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo, Norway. The main recipient of the evening is China's Liu Xiaobo who will not be able to attend as he's currently in prison for inciting subversion after he spoke out against the government, calling for democracy.


Matt and BFF Ben have both recorded PSA's for Feeding America, hoping to get more public awareness for the 49 million American's who don't get enough food each day, and this time of the year is particularly stressful on many communities.





Jen, however, was across the country announcing the opening of 6 new 'Save the Children' centres. As a mother of 2 this cause is particularly close to Jen's heart and works on many aspects of child development including nutrition, physical education, literacy & early education.


We hope that everyone follows their lead and gives something, what ever you can - $2 can make a difference! There are many people out there who are in need, so find a charitable organization and make someone's holiday season a little easier and brighter (personally, I give gifts to the Australian KMart Wishing Tree for underprivileged kids).


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