Category Archives: Charity

Bret Michaels is ‘Custom Built’

By doris | Published: July 21, 2010

Full Story atCNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — These days, Bret Michaels gets standing ovations wherever he goes, even from those who wouldn’t have been caught dead flicking their Bics at a Poison concert in the 80s. The grit the 47-year-old rocker has displayed during the past four months — undergoing an appendectomy, then pulling [...]

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Ellen DeGeneres gives ‘Idol’ miss a break

By doris | Published: February 20, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Family tragedy, bad timing and tough competition kept Angela Martin from moving past “American Idol’s” Hollywood Week in three separate seasons. The 28-year-old mother of a special needs child learned Friday that, despite not making the top 24 again, two “Idol” judges will help get her [...]

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Bea Arthur leaves $300K to gay youth

By doris | Published: November 1, 2009

Full Story At CNN.com (CNN) — “Golden Girls” star Bea Arthur’s generosity lives on. The actress, who died in April, included a $300,000 donation to New York’s Ali Forney Center, an organization supporting homeless LGBT youth, in her will, leaving center Executive Director Carl Siciliano overwhelmed by her kindness. Siciliano said he knew of Arthur’s [...]

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Jay-Z announces 9/11 charity concert

By doris | Published: September 1, 2009

Full Story at CNN.com So, this year the hip-hop artist will hold a charity concert at Madison Square Garden in New York on the anniversary of the attacks. He announced the show, named “Answer the Call,” at a press conference with government officials Monday morning at the Midtown New York venue. Standing next to officials, [...]

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