Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has donated his spectacles and a hand-written letter to a new exhibition commemorating the Holocaust. The actor, whose mother is Jewish, has given his first pair of glasses - worn when he was six years old - to an art exhibit to mark National Holocaust Day on 27 January (08). One of the most distinctive and memorable parts of the Harry Potter character is, of course, his round glasses donned by countless Potter fans. So this donation by Radcliffe is especially fitting to the project.
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From December 1 to 14, UGG Australia is hosting an online charity auction, Art & Sole, where boots jazzed up by A-list celebs are on the auction block. Ashlee Simpson, Ashton Kutcher, Penelope Cruz, Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Simpson, Audrina Patdrige, Cindy Crawford, John Travolta, Kelly Ripa, Liv Tyler, Sharon Stone, Miley Cyrus, Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria and many more put their artistic skills to work for UGG Australia’s fifth annual Art & Sole Collection. Using the word “hope” as their inspiration, the celebrities painted signature UGG Boots creating one-of-a kind pieces of art.

Jessica Simpson decorated her sheeptskin boots with butterflies and flowers whiile Eva Langoria, the “Desperate Housewives” bombshell was inspired by hearts.

The hand painted boots will be auctioned off with 100 percent of the net proceeds benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to help children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases.

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Brad Pitt has a new housing project in New Orleans’s Ninth Ward. He intends to build at least 150 houses to help the unfortunate homeless. Angelina Jolie and Maddox are pictured at this site. In the meantime, pink colored tents are erected to mark the sites where the future houses will be. There are no reasons for the color pink being used. One possible reason may be attributed to the artistic aesthetics the pink color contributes to the environment.

Brad said that he has donated his efforts because his family loved the city of New Orleans. The Jolie-Pitt family has donated about $5 million so far. Brad has appealed to the other celebrities to donate too. The projected cost to build one house is about $150,000. Can you believe that all this was Maddox’s idea?

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Trace Adkins, Stephen Baldwin, Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Nadia Comaneci and KISS Bassist Gene Simmons are among celebrities set to compete in the U.S. reality series The Celebrity Apprentice debuting January 3. Also expected to appear on Donald Trump’s show are actress Marilu Henner, heavyweight boxing champ Lennox Lewis, Omarosa, Vincent Pastore from The Sopranos, Playboy’s Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon, Jennie Finch, Nely Galan, model Carol Alt, Piers Morgan and Ultimate Fighting Champion Tito Ortiz. There’s no question that the celebrities come from a wide variety of backgrounds. It could actually end up being an interesting mix of personalities for reality television fans.

The recognizable and some not-so-recognizable stars will compete in business-oriented tasks in New York City to win challenges, money, and visibility for their favorite charities. The Celebrity Apprentice chosen by Trump and his advisors, which again include his children Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr., will win a bonus of $250,000 for their cause.

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Jessica Alba is apparently an animal lover and is showing her support for her four-legged friends along with many other celebrities. Stars such as Drew Barrymore, Courteney Cox, Jennifer Coolidge and Carmen Electra have created one-of-kind, signed artwork to be auctioned off for animal advocacy group Rescue Train. Other participants include: Famke Janssen, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, David Arquette, Jason Biggs, Jim Belushi, Paula Abdul, Mimi Rogers, Lou Diamond Phillips, Patrika Darbo, Wolfgang Petersen, Eric Roberts, David Faustino, Jane Lynch and Jennifer Coolidge.

Bidding will begin on Charity Folks’ Web Site, a leading online charity organization, on Thursday, November 15 and close Wednesday, December 13.

The Rescue Train is a nonprofit no kill organization dedicated to education and to eliminating animal suffering and euthanasia in Los Angeles. Thier mission is to reduce the number of animals entering shelters by promoting education through creating unique programs and solutions. Including awareness, community involvement and events, responsible pet ownership, support for the Good Samaritan who rescues an animal, dog training, spaying and neutering and supported adoptions, and support for other rescue groups.

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Madonna will host a fashion party for celebrities on Feb. 6, 2008. Her friends like Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Salma Hayek and Gwyneth Paltrow are anticipated as guests.

The party’s venue is at Gucci’s Fifth Avenue store, New York. The goal is to raise money for charities like UNICEF and Raising Malawi. Madonna set up raising Malawi after she adopted David Banda from an orphanage in Malawi in 2006.

Madonna said that she wanted to bring attention to Malawi and its orphans. Malawi is a poor nation and children suffer consequentially. Other details of the fashion extravaganza will be released at a later date.

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Britney Spears has donated a copy of her latest CD, “Blackout”, to charity. Her favored charity in question was UNICEF. She has autographed this CD and the insert in black permanent ink. She has given this CD to an online photo agency, x17, to auction on ebay.

The bidding for this CD began at $25 and quickly rose to $7, 200. It is still available and the price is escalating at this moment. The link is here.

Britney Spears and x17 have promised that this CD will be the only one of its kind that has been autographed by her. Britney already has a charity in her name, The Britney Spears Foundation. She said that she contributed $500 every month towards this cause.

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Source: Gone Hollywood.

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U.K.’s Ten O’Clock News host Fiona Bruce will exchange her office attire for a skimpy costume when she performs for Children In Need. This is a fundraising event.

Fiona Bruce cracked a joke when she said that the costumes for events grew smaller every year. It was speculated that Fiona might have to wear revealing costumes next year because her news program will face a bitter competition from another similar news program in 2008.

Fiona will be singing and dancing as a character, Velma Kelly, from the musical, “Chicago”. Her item will be broadcast in BBC’s “Children In Need”, on BBC1, on next Friday, 7 pm. Donations are directed to bbc.co.uk/pudsey. For callers, the line is (U.K.) 0845 733 2233.

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