Top celebrities and charities
Kanye
West's Charity Work
Multiple Grammy
Award-winning producer/artist Kanye West has already established himself
as one of the premier artists in the recording industry, but put away
the microphone, bling and neon, and you'll find a crusader against
poverty, hunger and poor education....Read
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Cameron
Diaz's Charity Work
Diaz took part
in the America: A Tribute to Heroes charity telethon for victims
of 9/11.
Diaz participated
at Live
Earth in New York on July 7, 2007, by introducing Bon
Jovi and The
Police....Read
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Alicia
Keys's Charity Work
Keys is the ambassador
for Keep
A Child Alive, and has travelled to countries such as Uganda,
Kenya, and South Africa. While she was there she spoke to teens and
young adults who've lost their parents to AIDS and are now the heads
of their own households. ..Read
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Will
Smith's Charity Work
With his wife,
Jada
Pinkett Smith, founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation
to benefit inner-city community development, youth educational projects
and under-privileged children and their families....Read
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Jackie
Chan's Charity Work
Action star Jackie
Chan's high-speed activity doesn't stop when the cameras do. An enthusiastic
supporter of charities including UNICEF,
Operation
Smile and his own Jackie
Chan Charitable Foundation, last year saw Chan using much of his
spare time to visit the remotest parts of China on his Dragon's Heart
Charity Missions...Read
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Madonna's
Charity Work
Madonna is a member
of Raising
Malawi's Advisory Committee, and helps with the volunteer organisation's
mission to help orphans in one of the poorest countries in the world
(Malawi) by providing water, food, medical care and schooling...Read
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Matt
Damon's Charity Work
Matt is one of
the founders of Not
On Our Watch, along with George
Clooney, Brad
Pitt, Don
Cheadle and Jerry
Weintraub...Read
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Oprah's
Charity Work
Oprah founded
Oprah's Angel Network to encourage people to make a positive difference
in the lives of others.
Oprah signed a wooden dog bone for an auction benefitting the Mississippi
Animal Rescue League...Read
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Scarlett
Johansson's Charity Work
Scarlett skipped
the Oscars in order to tour India and Sri Lanka as part of Oxfam
projects. During her 10-day trip she visited an Oxfam-funded school
in Uttar Pradesh, got involved in a few healthcare projects and one
domestic violence project involving Indian women, and travelled to
Sri Lanka to see how the charity was helping in reconstruction projects
after the 2004 tsunami...Read
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Tim Duncan's Charity Work
Duncan has been
involved in fund raising activities for local youth through sport.
In 2001 he created the Tim Duncan foundation to better support non
profit organisations dedicated to youth programs, health and research...Read
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Barbra Streisand's Charity Work
Barbara Streisand
donated nearly $16 million from her 2007 concert tour to education,
the environment, women's health, and other civic concerns.
She raises awareness of global warming, gun control, and spoke up
against the 2003 invasion of Iraq...Read
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Caroline Kennedy's Charity Work
Kennedy is an
attorney, writer, and editor and serves on the boards of numerous
non-profit organizations.
From 2002 through
2004, Kennedy worked as director of the Office of Strategic Partnerships
for the New York City Department of Education....Read
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