princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 22, 2004 BIRDS OF A FEATHER: Sting sprouts wings (far left), while Elton John's performance is a beak above the rest as the two British musicians come out for the 13th annual Rainforest Foundation fund-raiser in New York. The organization, founded by Sting and wife Trudie Styler in 1989, has also found friends in Antonio Banderas and Melanie Griffith, who played hosts for the evening. (Kevin Mazur/WireImage; SWF/ABACA) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 22, 2004 Branagh Auctions His Acting Tips imdb.com British thespian Kenneth Branagh is giving aspiring actors the chance to learn from the best - by auctioning a master class with him for charity. The Much Ado About Nothing actor, 43, is an acclaimed performer on- stage and on the silver screen, and has offered a two-hour intense session on any William Shakespeare scene to the highest bidder. All proceeds will go to the Paul Bevan Cancer Foundation, which is building an information and support center for patients suffering from the disease and their families. A spokesperson for the foundation says, "The winner will get a two-hour one-to- one lesson with him. They will discuss and act a scene from a Shakespeare play of their choice - either a soliloquy or a two-hander with Kenneth. He'll then explain what makes the scene work and how one can get the most out of the writing." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 22, 2004 EOnline.com GOOD CAUSE: Natalie Portman touring Uganda to raise funds for African women dealing with poverty and the AIDS epidemic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 22, 2004 Ted C. of E!Charity PoliceI suggest we take a benevolent breather. Back to the bawdy types in a sec, but first, wanted to let you all know I just flew (with E!'s Melissa Rivers) to co-grand-marshal the Miami Aids Walk again. Slept for two seconds at Todd Oldham's Hotel, which the Queer Eye boys blessed moments before my arrival.Was glad to help: Care Resource was able to raise over $200,000 through the walk. You can click that second link if you want to add to the total. You know, maybe help heal in this country, not harm it. Just a thought.Tito Puente Jr. helped entertain, by the by, and there was a big-ass party Saturday night at Jimmy'z and the Forge, whose owners are such good pals with Michael Jackson. Michael wasn't there, however. Last time he was, I'm told his date was the dude who's suing him. Interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 histar.com CHEVY CHASE and his wife are having an online auction beginning today and goes through May 6th... to benefit a nonprofit organization called the Center for Environmental Education. First and foremost, there's an opportunity for some lucky guy to realize his "Caddyshack" fantasy by joining a golf foursome with Chevy and BILL MURRAY!!! Here's the web address if you're interested... http://www.charityfolks.com/charity_calendar.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 GQ Charity Poker Game to Benefit Peace GamesCard Sharps? Ellen DeGeneres and Sean Hayes can't keep their poker faces in this high-stakes game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 Natalie, Jackie in World Tour for GoodSTEPHEN M. SILVERMANpeople.comNatalie Portman and Jackie Chan haven't starred in any movies together, but they're both sharing an even larger role when it comes to humanitarian work. On Wednesday, Portman toured charity projects in Uganda and appealed to the international community to help African women fight poverty and the AIDS epidemic ravaging the continent, the Associated Press reports. Actually, the "Star Wars" actress, 22, made her visit on a high note, meeting with local business women in the village of Iganga who have benefited from the Washington-based Foundation for International Community Assistance. "It is amazing and it is an opportunity to see women with such courage and diligence creating money from such little funds," said Portman, dressed in a creased long-sleeved white shirt, faded jeans and brown boots. "It is giving hope. The women are resourceful. And it is amazing that the world is not capitalizing on this resource." Taking the message to another part of the world, action star Chan plans to a three-day humanitarian visit Cambodia starting Monday to promote the work of the United Nations children's and AIDS agencies, the U.N. has announced. Chan, 50, is expected in the capital of Phnom Penh, and in Siem Reap, home to the country's 900-year-old cultural shrine of Angkor Wat. He plans to tour projects focusing on HIV/AIDS, rehabilitation for land mine victims and land mine education, the U.N. says. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog and Sting at the rehearsal for the 12th Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 I can't believe they did a closeup shot! Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog at the rehearsal for the 12th Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 Bette Midler at the 12th Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Temptrous 0 Report post Posted April 23, 2004 I can't believe they did a closeup shot! Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog at the rehearsal for the 12th Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert My hero!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 26, 2004 EOnline.com FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Jackie Chan visiting AIDS and land-mine victims in war-scarred Cambodia on Monday to raise awareness of HIV and AIDS in the region after being tapped as a U.N. goodwill ambassador. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 27, 2004 Entertainment Industry Foundation's Colon Cancer Benefit on the QM2 Melanie Griffith and Glenn Close Anne Hathaway and Dakota Fanning Elizabeth Hurley Liz Hurley and Jon Bon Jovi Donald Trump and Melania Knauss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest saltandpepper Report post Posted April 27, 2004 Trump is the celebrity of the moment. He's on/in everything! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 28, 2004 people.com DONATED: Russell Crowe, 40, was so upset by a fire-bombing at a Jewish elementary school in Montreal that he called the school to offer a donation to help rebuild its library, a school spokeswoman tells Reuters, calling the gesture, "a huge morale boost for the school community." Crowe is in Toronto to film "Cinderella Man," a film directed by Ron Howard about the life of boxer James J. Braddock. "He said he was very upset about what had happened that a place of learning should be attacked that way," said the school rep, Shelley Paris. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 28, 2004 EOnline.com FOR A GOOD CAUSE: Perry Farrell, Macy Gray, Michelle Branch and Talvin Singh among the artists set to perform at a June 8 charity concert in Los Angeles to raise money for HIV/AIDS initiatives in India. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 28, 2004 EOnline.com BIG GIG: Jessica Simpson set to perform at Allure magazine's Play Safe In the Park Benefit concert to be held in Central Park on May 22. Money raised will go to the Skin Cancer Foundation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted April 30, 2004 The 2004 Annual Lint Roller Party - Celebrities bringing their dogsCharlize Theron, Tori Spelling, Marina Sirtis, Marisa Ramirez, Amy Smart, Elisabeth Shue, Courtney Peld, Peter FalkVisit colourpress.com here. to see the pics. Be sure to click red arrow top right of screen for more pages of pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jade Report post Posted April 30, 2004 Entertainment Industry Foundation's Colon Cancer Benefit on the QM2 Melanie Griffith and Glenn Close They're discussing plastic surgeons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted May 4, 2004 Joel's Car Wreckage Sold to Fans imdb.com Wreckage from rock legend Billy Joel's smashed car is being auctioned by a radio station to raise money for an anti-drink driving campaign. The Uptown Girl star, 54, who escaped the crash unscathed, is allowing American station WBIL to sell the remains of his Citroen car to fans on the eBay website. Last week's accident was the third in two years for the New York-born singer who is battling with alcoholism. Police say the accident was caused by bad weather and was not alcohol-related. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Star*Baby 0 Report post Posted May 4, 2004 They're discussing plastic surgeons. HA! Melanie hasn't looked this good in a long time. I sure she has got, um, a lot of help in that department. Glenn looks sleepy, like she drank too much wine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted May 30, 2004 STAR CHARITIES' WASTEFUL WAYS Page Six YOU might want to think twice before forking over your hard-earned cash to certain celebrity charities. An investigation into celebrity-fronted charitable foundations by industry watchdog Charity Navigator found that nearly half of them did a mediocre or downright miserable job of distributing funds to the programs they were supposed to support in 2003. The group evaluated the charities' tax returns on the basis of money spent on administrative costs and fund-raising versus the amount that actually went to those in need. Steven Spielberg's (right) Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, for instance, scored only one star on a scale of zero to five. The foundation, which seeks to preserve Holocaust awareness, spent 30 cents of every dollar it raised on administration, roughly three times the industry average. It also managed to lose $6 million last year. Another dismal performer is the one-star Gorilla Foundation, to which Robin Williams donates plenty of face time. "He might want to know that they spend 45 cents of every dollar on fund-raising," Navigator executive director Trent Stamp tells PAGE SIX's Ian Spiegelman. "Everybody would like to save the gorillas - but not to pay for other fund-raisers." Operation Smile, which provides reconstructive surgery to disfigured children in the Third World and counts Jessica Simpson among its boosters, also scored a lowly one star for spending 30 cents per dollar on fund-raising. Two-star groups include the Christopher Reeve Foundation, Jimmy Carter's Habitat for Humanity, Greenpeace and Amnesty International. Plenty of charities, however, scored high. The four-star Lance Armstrong Foundation spent only six cents on the dollar for administrative costs and raised $10 million to fight cancer - a more than 50 percent revenue jump from 2002. The Bill Cosby-fronted V Foundation - named for late North Carolina State basketball coach Jim Valvano - also scored four stars for giving 90 percent of the $4 million it raised last year to leukemia researchers. Other winners include Muhammad Ali's American Parkinson's Disease Association, Mariah Carey's Fresh Air Fund, Laura Bush's National Childhood Cancer Foundation, Nelson Mandela's Africare, and Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cydonia 0 Report post Posted May 30, 2004 Two-star groups include the Christopher Reeve Foundation, Jimmy Carter's Habitat for Humanity, Greenpeace and Amnesty International. This is disappointing to me. I would have expected them to rate higher. Good for Lance Armstrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted June 7, 2004 people.com OFFERED: Just a little bit of cash can win you fans a lunch date in Germany with Tom Cruise and a visit to the Mission: Impossible 3, Charlize Theron's The Italian Job red Mini-Cooper, set visits to CSI and Six Feet Under, and a kiss from Sharon Stone. It's all part of a celebrity auction to raise money for Project Angel Food, which delivers free meals to disabled people in Los Angeles. The bidding, conducted by the auction house Bonhams and Butterfields (see its Web site to participate), began Sunday. Bidding for the Cruise lunch starts at $12,500. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
princess 1,712 Report post Posted June 7, 2004 people.com FETCHED: Some 421 items up for auction from the Barbra Streisand collection fetched an estimated $600,000, Darren Julien of Julien Entertainment, which organized the event (to benefit Streisand's charitable foundation), tells the Associated Press. A North Carolina dentist offered $23,000 for a satin shirt that the star wore on The Judy Garland Show in 1963, but was outbid by an Internet buyer. Still, the good doc reportedly went home with a rhinestone-covered gold silk and chiffon gown Streisand wore to the 1968 premiere of Funny Girl. Price: $5,250. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
