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US Networks Clear Schedules for Star-Studded Cancer Telethon Friday

Gwyneth Paltrow, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Michael Douglas, Jessica Biel, and Samuel L. Jackson. When enough A-list Hollywood actors come together for a cause, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox networks will follow. Tomorrow night, at 8:00pm Eastern/Pacific and 7:00 Central, even cable channels will clear their schedules to broadcast a commercial-free one-hour fundraiser produced by the entertainment-industry-favorite, Stand Up to Cancer, co-founded by Katie Couric.

Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Sting to Star in Hurricane Benefit Concert Friday

Superstar musicians born in the New York/New Jersey area will perform in Rockefeller Center Friday, part of a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Sandy. New Jersey natives Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi, along with Billy Joel from Long Island are joining Christina Aguilera, Sting and Jimmy Fallon for the show, to be broadcast on NBC at 8pm.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 November 30 Views

UPDATED: The Real Lucy-in-the-Sky-With-Diamonds Honored by Childhood Pal Julian Lennon

A plaque commemorating the woman who inspired the Beatles' hit, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, will be placed in Liverpool in memory of the woman who died in 2009 at age 46. Lucy Vodden was depicted in a painting brought home from nursery school by a young Julian Lennon, who showed it to his dad, John, and told him it was Lucy — in the sky with diamonds. Julian got back in touch with Lucy when he heard that she was battling Lupus, an auto-immune disease.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 August 32 Views

Hugh Jackman Launches Coffee Company with All Profits to Charity

On Hugh Jackman's 43rd birthday Wednesday, the actor followed in the footsteps of Paul Newman launching a coffee, tea and chocolate company, with 100% of profits going to charity. It was the Australian actor's visit to Ethiopia with World Vision that planted the seed for the company.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 October 35 Views

Inspired by Young Go-kart Racer, Jeff Gordon Lends a Hand

When a 7-year-old learned his friend had cancer, he decded he could help raise money by racing go-karts. One of the boy's heroes, Nascar racer Jeff Gordon, heard about his campaign and decided to help.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 November 30 Views

Eddie Van Halen Donates 75 Guitars to Schools

Rocker Eddie Van Halen has donated 75 electric guitars from his personal collection to Los Angeles-area high schools as a way to inspire music in kids.

By Jeanne Goddard

13 January 32 Views

Country Star Tim McGraw To Give Away 25 Mortgage-Free Homes To Wounded Vets

Tim McGraw will be saluting veterans in a big way while on tour this summer. The country music superstar is giving away 25 mortgage-free houses — one for each stop on his upcoming "Brothers of the Sun" tour — to wounded or needy service members.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 May 29 Views

Entertainers and Fashion Icons Pitch in With Storm Relief Donations, Benefit Concerts, Auctions

Stars from Hollywood to Virginia are pitching in with money and their time for helping New York and New Jersey recover from Hurricane Sandy. A celebrity auction has even been launched to accept bids on exciting opportunities to rub elbows with the stars.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 November 25 Views

Four Million-dollar Donations From Center Court for Tornado Relief

A 'hail mary' pass from professional basketball arenas to the Oklahoma tornado victims has resulted in four million-dollar donations, beginning with Kevin Durant, a player with the Oklahoma City Thunder, who donated $1 million to Red Cross relief efforts through his foundation.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 May 33 Views

Charlize Theron Crusades Against AIDS in South African Homeland

Academy Award-winning actress Charlize Theron has a starring role in her homeland of South Africa -- helping prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS. Theron believes the key lies in empowering African youth at a grassroots level, so she has traveled with the Global Fund to help any way she can.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 September 30 Views

Sean Penn and Celebrity Friends Raise Millions for Haiti

The eve of the fourth anniversary of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, Sean Penn's friends came out to support his Haitian relief organization's 3rd annual Help Haiti Home gala. Stars like Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts, Gwyneth Paltrow and Penn's new girlfriend, Charlize Theron, helped him raise six million dollars in a single evening.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 January 29 Views

Gene Simmons Raises $450,000 For Saskatchewan Children's Hospital

Kiss rock star Gene Simmons has raised $450,000 for the new Saskatchewan Children's Hospital, the hospital where Simmons' wife, Shannon Tweed, grew up, by selling his custom truck.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 January 27 Views

Kentucky Man Buys Out K-Mart Store, Donates it All to Charity

A business owner realized, It's time to give back, after years of seeing needy people selling their stuff in his jewelry-exchange business. Rankin Paynter was shopping at a Kmart that was closing its doors in Winchester, Kentucky and decided on-the-spot to buy the rest of its contents and give it away to charity.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 May 28 Views

Extraordinary Midwife Named 2011 CNN Hero of the Year

Filipino-American Robin Lim, a midwife based in Indonesia, has won CNN's coveted Hero of the Year award for 2011. As founder of the Healthy Mother Earth Foundation health clinics in Indonesia, Lim has helped thousands of impoverish mothers in the country with free birthing services.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 December 29 Views

'Greatest' American Hockey Player Calls it a Career

The highest-scoring American-born player in National Hockey League history officially bid adieu to the game on Friday. In a tearful speech, Mike Modano announced his retirement having scored 1,374 points, as the all-time goal-scoring and points leader of all American-born players.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 September 28 Views

Ronaldo Scores Big for Kids in Nepal and Japan

Soccer great Cristiano Ronaldo may play as a forward on the field, but when it comes to kids, he's an all-star defender.

15 May 38 Views

Gates, Rockefeller Charities Take Aim at African Hunger

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation announced Tuesday that they have forged an alliance to battle hunger in Africa, beginning with a $150 million endowment.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 September 30 Views

Ringo Starr Cleans His House, Fills Rockin' Auction for Charity

Ringo Starr is sifting through memories from his rock star life and selling 800 pieces of music history to raise money for charity.

15 September 31 Views

"Liter of Light" Brings Sun into Dim Shanties Using Only Plastic Bottles

Utilizing the simplest of technologies to brighten communities without electricity, plastic bottles jammed through circular holes in metal rooftops of a Manila slum neighborhood bring light into dim and dreary shanties, thanks to a project called A Liter of Light.

By Jeanne Goddard

13 July 33 Views

Happy 'Gotcha' Day! Celebrates Adopted Pets With Unknown Birthdays

The first official "Happy Gotcha Day" celebration kicks off this weekend bestowing a special birthday on all adopted pets.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 September 25 Views