Happy New Years! The teen-centered volunteer organization DoSomething.org has identified the most charitable celebrities in 2011. Earning spots in the Top 20 Celebs Gone Good, these famous humanitarians and green celebrities all have spent the past year using their star power wisely. NY Daily News also shared the list of the top three star celebs who did good deeds. Coming out on top were Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and George Clooney. Want to know more about which charity benefits and causes they supported? Keep reading…
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The latest news about movie stars, television stars, models, celebrity athletes, corporate executives, and famous people who are humanitarians — and special features about local people who get involved in humanitarian causes who are suddenly famous for their philanthropic efforts. Celebrating the heroes of our local, regional, state, national, and global community, this RSS feed is one to share if you are looking to include good news as a feed for your green business website. Why? Because these Hollywood star celebs are all using their star power wisely to help charity benefit organizations that focus on one very important thing: saving humans.
Celebrity Death: Beauty queen Eva Ekvall died from breast cancer at 28
Latin beauty queen Eva Ekvall died from breast cancer on December 17th after an unsuccessful battle to treat her malady in the United States. A former Miss Venezuela turned actress and news anchor, died on that Saturday after showing her family and friends she bore the illness with both poise and grace. After being diagnosed, the former beauty queen and Latin icon used her star power wisely in her final days. She wrote a book after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year then used her public profile as an international celebrity to help raise public awareness about living with breast cancer as a life threatening disease. Keep reading…
Teen role model Justin Bieber knows how to help kids in need (donations)
Gossip Cop confirmed the good news that Bieber made a huge charity donation on their celebrity news website they claim is devoted to, “busting bad dish”. They write, “To say Justin Bieber has gotten into the holiday spirit is an understatement. The singer – who recently donated $100,000 to a Las Vegas Elementary school, performed a Christmas concert there and then gave the kids $100,000 worth of presents – has done it again! After taking the stage at a charity concert in Toronto Wednesday night, The Biebs cut a $500,000 check for the local Children’s Wish Foundation.” Their glowing report about the Biebs made our day. Keep reading…
Celebrity death ho-ho hoax good news for Jon Bon Jovi non-profit?
What better time than the holidays is there to use bad dish to promote good rumor mills news? Jon Bon Jovi saw his name trending on Google after a Christmas time celebrity death rumor started on Twitter. Alive and well, he’s been doing charity work. “When I learned that one in six people in this country goes to bed hungry, I thought this was the next phase of [my] Foundation’s work.”. Putting his hard-earned money where his mouth is (literally) in recent months, the 80s hair band leader known for his acting stint on the 90s hit TV show Ally McBeal with Calista Flockhart opened a non-profit restaurant called the Soul Kitchen. Keep reading…
Five reasons to love Pauley Perrette (TV star who plays Abby on NCIS)
Fun, funny, quirky, bright, and immensely talented, humanitarian Pauley Perrette is one of the biggest reasons why the hit television show NCIS with she and Mark Harmon is still on the air and running new episodes seasonally. Typically dressing her character Abby all in black, fans were tickled pink to see the super cute geeky girl with the black pigtails wearing red and green on the 2011 new holiday episode that aired Tuesday December 13th. Off camera, Pauley Perrette is equally as dynamic of a character as she plays on TV. Here’s five great reasons to love her — for who she is and her willingness to do good deeds. Keep reading…
Star celebs Justin Bieber, Cee Lo Green sing Christmas songs for charity
Justin Bieber and Cee Lo Green were two of the famous star celebs who sang to the United States President Barack Obama at the 2011 Christmas in Washington concert on Sunday December 11th. The even was an annual charity benefit that helps raise money for the Children’s National Medical Center. Singer Jennifer Hudson performed. So did the Band Perry. But looking back over the past year, what were some of these two green celebrities good deeds? We know the Biebs does a lot for charity, but what about Cee Lo Green? Here is the celebrity scoop about their famous humanitarian good deeds. Keep reading…