Tuesday, August 26, 2008

George Clooney hosts Darfur charity gala (The West Australian)
George Clooney has hosted a charity event for Italian VIPS and film industry insiders to raise money for victims of the crisis in Darfur.

Brad Pitt - Pitt Clooney Hailed As Charity Heroes (ContactMusic)
United Nations officials have saluted BRAD PITT and GEORGE CLOONEY's charity efforts - because cash they've raised has helped aid workers get food to desperate refugees ...

Scots charity gets £10.6m for Afghan mine clearing (The Herald)
A Scottish charity has been given £10.6m to undertake a massive mine clearing operation in western Afghan-istan aimed at ridding more than 300 villages of unexploded ordnance and allowing locals to take up farming.

Clooney, Pitt to walk red carpet walk for charity (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By COLLEEN BARRY George Clooney and Brad Pitt will make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week. They were slated to appear Tuesday night at a fundraising event for their charity, Not On Our Watch. Then they were to return to the red carpet Wednesday when the Coen brothers film "Burn After Reading" opens the 65th edition of the festival, which runs through Sept. 6. Pitt's partner, ...

Clooney, Pitt to make pitch for their charity at Venice film fest (Newstalk 1010 CFRB)
VENICE, Italy - George Clooney and Brad Pitt will make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week. They were slated to appear Tuesday night at a fundraising event for their charity, Not On Our Watch.

Clooney, Pitt to walk red carpet walk for charity (USA Today)
George Clooney and Brad Pitt will make two appearances at the Venice Film Festival this week. They were slated to appear Tuesday night at a fundraising event for their charity, Not On Our Watch. Then they were to return to the red carpet Wednesday when the Coen brothers film Burn After Reading premieres.

KidSport hopes to cash in on Lupul’s goals Philadelphia Flyers forward to donate $100 to local charity for every goal ... (Fort Saskatchewan Record)
Fort Saskatchewan native and NHL right winger Joffrey Lupul dropped by his hometown Friday afternoon to ink an agreement with a local sports charity he hopes will put a significant dent in his million-dollar paycheque.

Dubai charity partnership helps children, mothers in Ethiopia (Khaleej Times)
DUBAI - A Dubai Cares partnership has been extended to provide life-saving assistance to women and children suffering from a food crisis in Ethiopia, the charity announced on Tuesday.

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