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Feb09

Haiti on my caller I.D.

Cathiana Sylne

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Jan21

Hope for Haiti Now: a global benefit for earthquake relief

Please tune in this Friday, January 22nd at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT and 7:00 p.m. CT to Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, organized by Viacom’s MTV Networks and George Clooney. Hope for Haiti will benefit many charities, including UNICEF.

The benefit will air across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Showtime, COMEDY CENTRAL, Bravo, E! Entertainment, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, CENTRIC, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, EPIX, Palladia, SoapNet, Style, Discovery Health, Planet Green, CNN en Español, HBO Latino, and Canadian networks including CBC Television, CTV, Global Television, and MuchMusic.

The event will also be live streamed online globally across sites including YouTube, Hulu, MySpace, Fancast, AOL, MSN.com, Yahoo, Bing.com, BET.com, CNN.com, MTV.com, VH1.com, and Rhapsody and on mobile via Alltel, AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and FloTV.

Performances include Beyonce in London, Madonna in New York City, and Haitian artist Emeline Michel in Los Angeles, Wyclef Jean, Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, and Sting in New York City; Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift and a group performance by Keith Urban, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow in Los Angeles, Coldplay, and a group performance by Bono, The Edge, Jay-Z, and Rihanna in London.

In addition to musical performances, their will be appearances from Wyclef Jean in New York City, George Clooney in Los Angeles, and CNN’s Anderson Cooper reporting from Haiti, President Bill Clinton, Ben Stiller, Brad Pitt, Chris Rock, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Jon Stewart, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Robert Pattinson, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks, Will Smith with Muhammad Ali, and more than one hundred of the biggest names in film, television, and music.

Click here for more information.

Please tune in and support us in our relief work in Haiti!

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Jan18

Don’t forget to tune in to Larry King Live tonight

Larry King will host a special two-hour Larry King Live called HAITI: HOW YOU CAN HELP, bringing together celebrities and opinion leaders to inspire members of the global community to take immediate action in helping the people of Haiti affected by the devastating earthquake.

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The special airs from 8 pm ET to 10 pm ET (US) on CNN. Campbell Brown will be reporting Haiti news over the course of the two-hour program and guests will join Larry King on the set and via satellite to generate support for UNICEF and the Red Cross.

Here’s a partial list of celebrities scheduled to appear:


  • Mick Jagger
  • Colin Powell
  • Kobe Bryant
  • Danny Glover
  • Jared Leto
  • Sean Combs
  • Alyssa Milano
  • David Spade
  • Susan Sarandon
  • Pete Wentz
  • Nicole Richie
  • Joel and Benji Madden
  • Christian Slater
  • Ashley Judd
  • Seal
  • Molly Sims
  • Jeff Probst
  • Tea Leoni
  • Russell Simmons
  • Sarah Ferguson
  • Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon
  • Ben Stiller
  • Benicio del Toro
  • Pras Michel
  • Will.i.am
  • Ryan Seacrest
  • Tom Delonge
  • John Mayer
  • Queen Rania
  • Ringo Starr

Are you on Twitter? If donating during CNN’s Larry King Haiti: How to Help tonight, use the hashtag #CNNhelpHaiti and you never know who might say thanks!

Make sure to follow U.S. Fund for UNICEF employee Richard Alleyne, who has been blogging from the field @Rich_UNICEFUSA. Also, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for the most up to date info from UNICEF. We’ll both be tweeting live during the broadcast.

On behalf of the people of Haiti, thank you for all of your support! We hope you can tune in tonight.

Donate now to help save children’s lives in Haiti.

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Oct13

Monday UNICEF pic: Orlando Bloom in Nepal

(Brought to you Tuesday, courtesy of an ISP that shall go unnamed…)

Yesterday, following in the footsteps of Audrey Hepburn, Danny Kaye, Shakira, Sir Roger Moore, David Beckham, Jackie Chan, Mia Farrow and many others, Orlando Bloom was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, in recognition of his commitment to the rights of children around the world.

Here’s a photo of him in Nepal:

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Dec27

Nicole Richie: Give the gift of warmth and security

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Dec10

Gifts that Give: Gucci

Gucci. Ladies, need I say more?

For each purchase from Gucci’s new white TATTOO HEART COLLECTION from November 19 through January 31, Gucci will donate 25 percent of retail sales to support UNICEF programs for orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS in Malawi and Mozambique. How cool is that?

Gucci’s Creative Director, Frida Giannini, has designed a special version of Gucci’s new TATTOO HEART gift and accessories collection. Items to benefit UNICEF are distinguishable by their solid white background and feature a stylized, illustrated heart tattoo decorated with Gucci’s most iconic symbols

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