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Bob Dylan Releases Holiday Record to Benefit Charity
Christmas in the Heart, released earlier in October, is Bob Dylan’s first full-length holiday album. While some Dylan fans are skeptical of the singer’s transition to the Christmas music genre, the album has been met with positive reviews. Dylan ...
Drew Carey’s Twitter Challenge Raises Money for Charity
This holiday season, Twitter fans can help guarantee a $1 million donation for the LiveStrong Foundation from actor Drew Carey. What’s the catch? Drew Carey must reach 1,000,000 followers on his own Twitter account (@drewfromtv) by midnight on Dece...
Rainn Wilson of “The Office” visits Haiti
Rainn Wilson, better known as quirky Dwight on NBC’s The Office recently travelled to Haiti to learn about the countries staggering poverty rates and troubled education systems. Wilson went with his wife and spent six days with two different charit...
Idol Giving Back a Third Time
American Idol has announced its Idol Gives Back benefit concert is returning for a third year. A concert to benefit the Children’s Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children, and the United Nations Foundation will air during t...
Michael Jackson’s Estate Sues Heal the World Foundation
We reported earlier this summer about the King of Pop’s remarkable contribution to the health and well being of children and the needy through a lifetime of charity work. In 1992, Jackson founded The Heal the World Foundation, which lost its tax-ex...
Celebrities Help the Philanthropic Sector
Whether it is recording public service announcements or auctioning off designer clothing, many celebrities are donating their time, talent, and resources to the non-profit community. We’ve posted about celebrities helping charities before on this b...
