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Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams Sparkle at Pre-Golden Globes Party

Jennifer Lawrence, Amy Adams and Carmen Electra were among the celebrities who turned out for another night of pre-Golden Globes partying at the W magazine and Dom Perignon champagne fete at the famed Chateau Marmont. It was the second big party this week ahead of the Golden Globe Awards ceremony on Sunday (Jan. 13). Both Lawrence and Adams have been nominated for awards....
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Reese Witherspoon Co-Chairs Beat the Odds Awards

Reese Witherspoon was the guest of honor at the 2012 Children’s Defense Fund Beat the Odds Awards in Beverly Hills. She was joined by Michelle Monaghan, Miranda Cosgrove and other celebrities for the dinner and ceremonies. Co-chairing the event this year were Katie McGrath and J.J. Abrams and others. ...

Couture Council Meets for High Tea to Support FIT Museum

Philanthropists Jean Shafiroff and Fiona Druckenmiller hosted a high tea and champagne party for The Couture Council at FD, a membership group dedicated to supporting the museum at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. The council helps the museum mount world-class exhibitions of fashion and acquire important objects for its permanent collection. It also organizes public programs, such as the annual fashion symposium. ...

Black Eyed Peas’ will.i.am Hosts Ekocycle Branding Party (photos!)

Black Eyed Peas singer will.i.am and The Coca-Cola Co. showcased the Ekocycle Partner launch at Sir Stage 37. The focus was on recycling materials such as plastic bottles into everyday products. Famed artist Buff Monster also displayed his artwork at the event. Ekocycle announced that Case-Mate, Levi’s, MCM and RVCA have become brand partners, joining anchor brands New Era and Beats by Dr. Dre....

Sean Young Co-Hosts Michael J. Fox Foundation, Leukemia Society Gala

Actress Sean Young, swimsuit model Julie Henderson and radio personality Gina Giordan co-hosted the first annual Michael J. Fox Foundation Team Fox and The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Gala in East Hampton. The music of Billy Joel was celebrated. The event, presented by Ocean Productions, featured Dan “Danny V” Vechesky ’s 52nd Street Band, the world’s longest running Billy Joel tribute band....

Beth Stern Hosts Get Wild Summer Gala in Southampton (photos)

Beth Ostrosky Stern, wife of radio shock jock Howard Stern, co-chaired the “Get Wild” Summer Gala for the The Evelyn Alexander Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons, drawing on the summer redoubt’s residents for the event at Dune Beach in Southampton. Christopher Obetz and Ellen Scarborough co-chaired the event for the center, which rescues and preserves Long Island’s native wildlife....
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Little Flower Children’s Services Toy Drive

Suburban Exterminating Co, Inc. is sponsoring a Christmas toy drive for Little Flower Children’s Services of New York in Wading River, NY. The orphanage houses children (infants to young adults) who have lost their families. The drive will run from 7 a.m. on Monday, November 30 through noon on Saturday, December 12 and donation hours will be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday....

Miracle on Madison Avenue, Shopping for Charity

The 23rd Annual Miracle on Madison Avenue will be held on Sunday, Dec. 6th. Miracle 2009 will be a day of shopping and entertainment for guests of all ages. More than 75 participating retailers along New York City’s famed Madison Avenue between 57th and 86th Streets will donate 20 percent of the day’s sales to The Children’s Aid Society’s health services....