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JenCarlos Canela Latin actor and singer JenCarlos Canela, was so inspired by the group of at-risk young women who visited Telemundo
last year that he composed a song, “Start
Living Your Life” in their honor, and in a
surprise for Women of Tomorrow supporters,
performed it live during the organization’s
sold out 8th annual gala held at the
Mandarin Oriental. Women of Tomorrow is
believed to be the only program of its kind
in the country.
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Gwyneth Paltrow Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is branching out into another fashion endeavor for charity. The actress has teamed up with Palm Beach retailer and designer Lilly Pulitzer to design a limited edition bikini. The Lilly Pulitzer "A Colorful Cause: Celebrity Designer Program" was established to celebrate the label's 50th anniversary by supporting The Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation.
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Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx
attended the annual fundraiser “The Classic”
was held at the Boca Lago Country Club in
Florida on February 22, 2009. The event was
to raise money for Home Safe, a nonprofit
organization helping abused and neglected
children in South Florida. Home Safe is
committed to improving the lives of children
and families.
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Jeanette Lee Jeanette Lee (The Black Widow) is a Korean-American professional pool player Jeanette is nicknamed "the Black Widow" for her tendency to wear black. She was ranked as the #1 female pool player in the world during the 1990s, and received the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA)
Sportsperson of the Year Award in 1998.
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Ernie Els Professional South African golfer on March 23, 2009 held the Els for Autism charity pro-am golf tournament, held at PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, brought some of the biggest names in golf together to raise money to combat autism. The event raised more than $500,000 for the charity for the Autism Project of Palm Beach County, which underwrites research in search of a cure for autism.
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Tico Torres Bon Jovi drummer and Jupiter resident lured more than 400 fans, friends and family members to his yearly fundraiser at PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens on April 5, 2009. The theme of the Tico Torres Children Foundation's gala: 1950s prom night! The Tico Torres Children's Foundation is the newest chairity of Palm Beach and is the benfactor on behalf of the Be A Star Foundation and the Autisim Project of Palm Beach County. |
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Bob Barker Bob Barker hosted an event Saturday, March 14, 2009 celebrating the 20th anniversary for the Animal Rights
Foundation of Florida (ARFF). ARFF is a non-profit organization working toward preventing animal cruelty, and relies upon donations in order to continue.
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Pamela Anderson Long time
advocate of animal rights, Pamela Anderson
was in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday,
March 14, 2009 to celebrate the 20th
anniversary for the Animal Rights Foundation
of Florida (ARFF), held at the Broward
County Convention Center.
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Venus Williams Tennis
superstar Venus Williams is the Honorary
Chair for this year's Black Tie & Blue Jean
Gala to benefit The University of Miami
Miller School of Medicine Department of
Pediatrics Children First Fund. Tickets are
$500 and $1000 p/p; tables $5000, $10000 and
$25000.
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Nat King Cole The youngest
daughters of the late Nat King Cole mixed 'em
up and put 'em down at a fundraiser for a
music education foundation.Twins Timolin and
Casey Cole Hooker were the amateur
mixologists at a celebrity bartender event
Nov. 6 at Bice.
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Alvin Malnik In addition to
serving on the board of many civic and arts
organizations, Malnik provides financial
support to organizations dedicated to
helping the community’s underserved. Recent
donations include $1 million for the Jay
Weiss Center for Social Medicine and Health
Equity at the University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine and $1 million to
establish the Al and Nancy Malnik Family AML
Research Fund at Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute in Boston.
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Anna Kournikova Anna was
presented with the Champion of Youth Award
in June 2007 for her efforts in raising
awareness and support for both Boys & Girls
Clubs of America and the Boys & Girls Clubs
of Greater Miami.
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Don King King was inducted
into the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1997, and
included in a New York Times list of 100
African Americans who have helped shape this
country’s history during the last century.
The successful boxing promoter has donated
millions of dollars to worthy causes and
organizations through the Don King
Foundation.
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Dwayne Johnson Actor Dwayne
Johnson founded the nonprofit Rock
Foundation in 2006. During its first year,
the foundation dedicated most of its efforts
to The Rock's Toy Chest, a program that
assisted in recovery and created hope in the
lives of children hospitalized for various
medical conditions. Beginning in 2008, the
foundation shifted its focus to concentrate
on youth physical fitness and childhood
obesity prevention along with an educational
worldwide giving program.
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H. Wayne Huizenga South
Florida entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga is
best known for building three Fortune 500
companies: Waste Management, AutoNation, and
Blockbuster Entertainment, and bringing two
professional sports teams, Florida Marlins
baseball and Florida Panthers hockey, to
South Florida. Huizenga, who is also one of
the owners of the Miami Dolphins football
team and Dolphin Stadium, contributes to
various local and national charities and
nonprofit organizations through the Huizenga
Family Foundation.
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John W. Henry Boston Red Sox
owner John W. Henry has made more than $18
million in donations through The Red Sox
Foundation since its inception in 2002. The
foundation is the official team charity. The
foundation’s goal is to serve the health,
education, recreation, and social service
needs of children and families in need
across New England. Henry, a Boca Raton
resident, also makes charitable donations
through the John W. Henry Family Foundation.
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Chris Evert After retiring
from professional tennis in 1989, Chris
began raising money for Florida nonprofits
through Chris Evert Charities. The
organization has raised more than $16.7
million since its inception, and continues
to raise money to fund programs that ensure
a better future for at-risk children and
their families.
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Ricky Martin Latin pop star
Ricky Martin gives back to the community
through the Ricky Martin Foundation, a
nonprofit organization focused on advocating
for the well being of children around the
globe in critical areas such as social
justice, education and health.
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Alonzo Mourning NBA star
Alonzo Mourning has raised millions of
dollars to fund youth initiatives supported
by Alonzo Mourning Charities. The
organization’s mission is to encourage the
educational development of our youth by
creating programs and youth enrichment
centers that promote positive change in low
socioeconomic communities.
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Shaquille O'Neal The NBA
superstar and former Miami Heat All-Star,
who now plays for the Phoenix Suns,
dedicates time and financial resources to
benefit organizations and individuals
helping at-risk children succeed in life. In
2005 O’Neal also helped coordinate relief
efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
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Tiger Woods Golfer Tiger
Woods and his father established the Tiger
Woods Foundation in 1996. Personal
enrichment programs, scholarships, grants,
junior golf teams and the new Tiger Woods
Learning Center are offered through the
foundation to help children reach their
dreams by acquiring skills to lay the
groundwork for their future.
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Tommy Lee Jones Tommy Lee
Jones is the honorary chairman for the
annual Destination Fashion event to raise
funds for the Buoniconti Fund To Cure, the
national fundraising arm of The Miami
Project that generates awareness and funds
to research treatments and a cure for spinal
cord injuries (in which Jones was awarded
the Outstanding Philanthropist Award in
2005).
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Russel Simmons Founded in
1995 by brothers Russell, Danny and Joseph
“Rev. Run” Simmons, Rush Philanthropic Arts
Foundation, is dedicated to providing
disadvantaged urban youth with significant
arts exposure, access and education as well
as providing exhibition opportunities to
early and mid-career artists and artists of
color.
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Gloria Estefan
Through the Gloria Estefan Foundation, award-winning singer, songwriter and
musician Gloria Estefan has gone a long way towards realizing her lifelong dream
of positively touching the lives of people in need. Established to promote good
health, education, and cultural development, the foundation has raised funds for
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis located at the University of Miami Miller
School of Medicine...
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