The New York Center for Children (NYCC) hosted its 23rd Annual Spring Celebration Benefit at the Clement Restaurant at The Peninsula New York in New York City. ...
Miley Cyrus believes one good turn deserves another. After taking a homeless man as her date to the 2014 MV Video Music Awards, she decided she could make a difference by launching the Happy Hippie Foundation to help LGBT youths and the homeless. Cyrus appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today (May 5) to promote the foundation and explain why she launched it today. She said she also found inspiration from Bruce Jenner’s decision to come out as a transgender female....
Kerry Washington is stepping up on behalf of abused women in the wake of NFL footballer Ray Rice’s domestic abuse scandal, a role she's had for some time as part of the purple purse program. She’s filmed a public service announcement and is speaking out as part of the campaign. Washington, 37, is best known for her role as a seductress in the hit show “Scandal.”...
Legendary fashion designer Donna Karan discussed her work, her philanthropic ventures, and her devotion to yoga during a riveting lecture at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York on Oct. 27....
Hedge-fund billionaire John Paulson is donating a whopping $100 million to the Central Park Conservancy, the largest donation to any park in U.S. history. “It’s simply impossible to imagine what New York would be without Central Park,” Paulson said at an Oct. 23 news conference in Central Park that was attended by New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg. “It is a great privilege to be able to contribute to the Central Park Conservancy, one of the most important cultural institutions in New York.”...
