Britney Spears brightened up the lives of 40 sick children on Saturday while taking a break from her Circus Tour.
Spears visited Miami Children’s Hospital and not only spent time with the kids, she also made a donation to the hospital’s Big Apple Circus Clown Care program that features clowns who are medical professionals who visit sick children.
Hospital rep Cristene Martinez dished on Spears’ visit, “She took pictures with the kids and gave them autographed pictures. The kids were so excited to meet Britney, and having her here was a great distraction for them.”
Spears spent about a half hour at the hospital before leaving to prepare for her concert that evening.
In celebration of World AIDS Day and AIDS Awareness Month, the makers of LifeStyles® Condoms are dressing up their undeniably recognizable condom boxes in an effort to raise both money and awareness for the worldwide AIDS epidemic.
LifeStyles has enlisted some of today’s hottest celebrities to create exclusively designed condom boxes for the Celebrity Pop Art Auction.
And guess what? You can totally bid on these right now on eBay! And if you really want one of these you had better get bidding – auctions end tomorrow!
You may have seen the Animal Planet reality show ‘Whale Wars’, in which Captain Paul Watson heads an anti-whaling conservation society, Sea Shepherd.
If not, you should check it out.
Each whaling season a group of activists board the vessel, the Steve Irwin, and physically try and intervene with Japanese whalers by using non violent, yet extremely aggressive, means.
Some tactics they use are stink bombs which spoil the whale meat if contacted and causes a very unpleasant smelling ship, slime grenades which make it difficult to walk on deck, and prop fowling.
I think that regardless of where you stand on the issue, you have to admit, this show is entertaining.
This year the Steve Irwin will have a celebrity activist aboard, helping to raise awareness about Japanese whaling in the Antarctica.
Actress Daryl Hannah, a longtime humanitarian who supports animal and human rights, is climbing aboard the vessel and joining the crew for at least part of the voyage.
Greenpeace (which Captain Paul Watson co-founded but was eventually kicked out due to his radical maneuvers) opts out of the seasonal chase each year, instead chosing peaceful and non-evasive protests. Hannah thinks that’s the wrong approach and wishes the organization would join Captain Watson in his hunt.
She says, “If Greenpeace would join forces with Sea Shepherd they would shutdown the whaling industry right away. If they were really serious and held their convictions they could accomplish this.”
Greenpeace responded saying that it is happy that Hannah supports anti-whaling efforts but wishes the actress would instead chose to travel to Japan and campaign.
“We think the best place to win this campaign in is Japan,” Greenpeace’s Reece Turner said.
This year the Sea Shepherd will be seeking out the whaling fleets for a period of five months. In that time the Japanese will have slaughtered 1,000 endangered fin and minke whales under an international loophole allowing scientific whaling for research.
Will Smith made a surprise visit to Miami’s Children’s Hospital, thrilling young fans on Thursday.
Smith strolled the hospital wards, handing out stuffed animals and DVDs while signing autographs for the young patients.
The A-list star also made a donation to the hospital during his visit.
The Foundations president, Lucy Morillo, said, “We were deeply moved by Will Smith’s donation and the true spirit of joy he brought to the many young patients being treated here. We are very appreciative of his heartfelt support and honored to have such a celebrated figure as part of our Miami Children’s Hospital family.”
Michael Lohan will be competing in a boxing match for the Long Island Fight for Charity.
His opponent? It could be you!
The Fight For Charity is being held on November 24,2008 at the Hilton Long Island in Melville. The event consists of 10 boxing matches of amateur fighters. Including Lindsay Lohan’s much talked about father, Michael.
Any one wishing to fight good ol’ Mike in three rounds of boxing, can submit an offer to boxing@lifightforcharity.com. Bids are starting at $5,000.
Certain rules and regulations apply based on height, age & weight and the guidelines of USA Boxing as well as the Long Island Fight for Charity. An interview process will take place after the bid is made.
Non-Profit agencies benefitting from the event are the Long Island Community Chest and Family Residence & Essential Enterprises.
Michael Lohan originally challenged Kevin Federline to the Fight for Charity but there was no funding source in the boxing bout. And well, we all know that neither of them have the cash. Heh.
For information to purchase tickets in advance, contact The Fight for Charity at 516-870-1583 or www.lifightforcharity.com
One of the leather jackets worn by Angelina Jolie in the movie, Wanted, is up for grabs on the online charity auction site, Charity Folks.
The jacket is black leather, is sized extra small, with a diagonal front zipper and tassles on the zipper pulls.
As this is published the current bid is $1500.00.
All proceeds benefit the PLAN!T NOW, a non-profit organization started by Jolie’s Wanted co-star Morgan Freeman that prepares communities for survival in the event of a natural disaster.
Oh my gosh, I love these two. And I love what they are doing for Autism.
Yay for celebrities who really do something good with their status. I’m sure the people who are affected by Autism feel so fortunate to have these two on their side.
