Taylor Swift Named 2012 Most Charitable Celebrity

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taylor swift 1She may have trouble in love, but she’s doing right by those in need. Taylor Swift was just recently named the most charitable celebrity of 2012. The 23 year old country music singer received the award by DoSomething.org, which just released its top 20 Celebs Gone Good of 2012 awards.

Swift was recognized for donating $4 million to the Country Hall of Fame museum and for being the youngest recipient of the Ripple of Hope Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Center for her charity work.

Taking second place was Miley Cyrus. She was recognized for her work with the non-profit animal activist group Saving Spot! Rescue. Third on the list was Channing Tatum who was given a nod for his work with the Rainforest Foundation. Lady Gaga received kudos as the forth place winner and Justin Bieber got the fifth spot for his work with Pencils of Promise and his Believe Charity Drive.

Taylor Swift Performs New Single at Stand Up to Cancer Telecast

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Friday night saw the 2012 Stand Up To Cancer telecast take place at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. This star-studded event included Sofia Vergara, Chelsea Handler, Eric Stonestreet, Ty Burrell and many others.

One of the most moving tributes given during the event was Taylor Swift’s performance of her new song, Ronan. The song was inspired after Swift read a blog last year about four year old Ronan who was battled cancer, and who died. As the lyrics said, “You were my best four years. I remember your bare feet down the hallway, I love you to the move and back.”

The ultimate goal of Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is to “bring together the best and the brightest in the cancer community, encouraging collaboration instead of competition.” They encourage collaboration, offering financing to multi-disciplinary research teams across the country.

They explain on their website that, “’Dream Teams’ of cancer researchers are already hard at work because of Stand Up To Cancer’s support. A portion of our funds also go to innovative, high-risk, high-reward cancer research being done by individual investigators and their lab teams. This work, which is often not supported by conventional funding sources, has the potential to dramatically improve the lives of cancer patients.”

Stars Take Off Their Shoes for Soles4Souls

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Shoes appear to be the hot charity item at the moment. Certainly, if you’re going to give to charity, you might as well end up looking your best as you do so.  That’s the idea behind Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity that has just announced an exciting new line-up of amazing celebrities who are taking off their shoes for charity.

Celebrities like Taylor Swift, Ryan Seacrest, Jimmy Fallon, Chase Crawford and others are offering their shoes for auction. Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based charity, collects shoes from all over the world and distributes them free of charge to people in need.  Since 2005, they have given away over 11 million pairs of new and gently used shoes in over 125 countries.

With their latest auction, they will be auctioning off the shoes of famous people and also auctioning four destination trips. The auction will be hosted at CharityBuzz.com.

As Kevin Goughary, CEO of Soles4Souls, said “For most celebrities, the shoes they wear are an important reflection of their personality and fashion taste. But for millions of adults and children around the world, their shoes are a necessity to protect them from life-threatening diseases like hook worm. This auction is a perfect example of one person’s shoes being able to make a real world difference is someone else’s life.”

This auction is a brilliant way for celebrities to get involved in a great cause – and for the charity to assist those who need the most basic of necessities – like shoes.