More Bang for the IDOL Buck
April 9, 2008
Tonight’s Idol Gives Back (7:30-10:00 pm ET/PT) will raise awareness and funds for six worthy charities:
Children’s Defense Fund
The Global Fund
Make It Right
Malaria No More
Save The Children, U.S. Programs
Children’s Health Fund
Featured guests will include: Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Snoop Dogg, Bono, Brad Pitt, Dane Cook, Robin Williams, Celine Dion, Forest Whitaker, Billy Crystal, Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Connolly, Elliott Yamin, Fantasia, Amy Adams, Mariah Carey, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend, Maroon 5 and Heart.
Vote for Best Nonprofit Video…
March 18, 2008
…in the 2008 DoGooderTV Nonprofit Video Contest.
Internet Philanthropy Contest
December 14, 2007
“Philanthropy shouldn’t be defined as a bunch of people writing big checks. Small amounts of money given by large numbers of individuals can be combined to do great things.”
–Jean Case, co-founder of the Case Foundation, which is currently funding a contest in which Parade readers and Facebook Causes members can win mega-$ for their favorite charities.
Glamour for Karma
November 14, 2007
On November 15th, the California Modern Art Gallery will host Glamour for Karma, a benefit for San Francisco’s Glide Foundation.
There will be paintings depicting glamour, fashion & famous faces (including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Reverend Cecil Williams) by artists Barbara Rose Brooker and Toby Tover-Krein.
Ducati motorcycles will be on display, as will fashion models styled by Ginger Rubio. A silent auction will feature all things ‘glamorous’, including a custom designed outfit by Bacca da Silva.
Tickets can be purchased for $40 at the door or online at www.calmodern.com.
Elvis Costello Plays for Prader-Willi
November 12, 2007
Elvis Costello and Clover (the Marin band that played with Costello on My Aim Is True in 1977) reunited for two sold-out shows at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall last week.
Proceeds from the concerts will go to the Richard deLone Special Housing Project for people who suffer from Prader-Willi Syndrome (an incurable, congenital disease that causes perpetual hunger, obesity, and decreased muscle tone & mental capacity).
For more information, please contact: deLones@microweb.com
or check out www.rdshp.org.
$9 Million Raised for Agassi Prep
October 9, 2007
…at this year’s Grand Slam for Children in Las Vegas. The Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy (AACPA) is a model charter school that offers academic programs designed to enhance at-risk children’s character, respect, motivation and self-discipline. Students are admitted via lottery.
Find out who was there in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Drink & Care at NYC Happy Hour
September 25, 2007
Meet people that like to volunteer. Click link for tix to “The Art of Caring” Happy Hour.
All proceeds will go to New York Cares (nycares.org).
When: Thursday, September 27th. 6:30pm – 9:30pm.
Where: ULTRA (in the Flatiron at 37 W. 26th Street)
Dress Code: None
Be a Biker With a Cause in Europe
June 20, 2007
Amsterdam AIDS Ride. July 28th-August 4th. Bike by day. Sleep sweetly in a floating hotel by night.
Italian AIDS Ride. September 8th-15th. Ride through the medieval towns of Central Italy. Devour deliziosi home-cooked Italian meals.
Minimum fundraising requirement for each rider: $1,500. 100% of funds raised will go to beneficiaries. Official beneficiary of these two rides:
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Register to ride or pledge your support at www.rfac.org.
