Lil Mama & others STOMP it out for charity

Some fabulous celebs like Lil Mama, Cindy Crawford, Lauren Conrad, Kim Kardashian, and Emmanuelle Chriqui have joined luxury boot retailer Australia Luxe to launch their new STOMP campaign for collective change! Each celeb has partnered with their favorite charity organization to raise funds and awareness for some really great causes -- all in the name of fashion!

And look, ABDC superstar Lil Mama has selected DoSomething.org as her charity partner! We couldn't be happier to have her support!! You can help raise funds for DoSomething.org by selecting Lil Mama during check out when you are purchasing your new pair of luxury boots. Not in the market for new shoes just yet? No problem -- There are plenty of other ways you can take action around the causes you care about most!

Shenae Grimes helps fashion deliver

90210’s Shenae Grimes has teamed up with the Fashion Delivers charity and L.e.i in a Tweetstakes! That’s right, Tweetstakes… by following @leimodelcitizen on Twitter and retweeting the entry message until 12pm tomorrow, the winner will get the chance to chat with Shenae and have a donation made to Fashion Delivers on her behalf!

Other celebs supporting the initiative include Teen Vogue editor-in-chief, Amy Astley, fashion designer Rachel Roy, fashion model Chanel Iman, and more. The Fashion Delivers charity works throughout the year to donate new clothing in order to aid victims of natural disasters.

The rest of the contest goes until March 23, where girls can submit their videos to the L.e.i website. L.e.i Jeans’ and Teen Vogue are holding a nationwide search to find the next L.e.i model citizen. Girls ages 15-21 are encouraged to submit original videos with their interpretation of L.e.i – life, energy, and intelligence. Fashion Delivers will be collecting new pairs of jeans throughout the process.

We love it when fashion gears up for a cause!

How Will took a stand… by sitting down

Back in November, Arkansas native and 10-year-old Will Phillips made headlines when he refused to stand up for the pledge of allegiance in school. His reason? He didn’t want to pledge allegiance to a country where discrimination against the gay community still exists, and where “liberty and justice” does not “exist for all.”

On Saturday, CGG caught up with Will on the red carpet at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) works to promote and ensure fair treatment and representation of people in the media, regardless of their gender identity and sexual orientation.

When we asked him what advice he had for his peers to make a difference in the community, he told us, “If you want to stand up—if you see something that’s wrong, say that it’s wrong. Work to your best efforts to try to prevent it.” So eloquent at only 10 years old! During the ceremony, the elementary school student was called to the stage to receive the award for Outstanding TV Journalism Segment. “Why Will Won’t Pledge Allegiance” was a piece featured on CNN's American Morning. Congratulations, Will!

Find out how you can join Will today and take action to support the LGBTQ community!

Quote of the day: Jessica Simpson

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“The beauty of a woman is her heart, and we got to sit with so many incredible, incredible women, with just these hearts that just radiated with strength and courage… and it’s really just about who you are inside, and I know we hear that all the time—“beauty comes from within”… it does!”

Jessica Simpson shared some of her experiences with CNN from her new show, The Price of Beauty, and how she triumphed over her own insecurities and the public’s fixation on her image.

The Price of Beauty is a look at Jessica’s worldwide beauty tour. Along with her best friends CaCee Cobbs and hairstylist-to-the-stars Ken Paves, she embarks on a journey around the globe to discover how different cultures define beauty, and the extraordinary lengths that women will go to in order to achieve it. The show premieres tonight at 10/9c on VH1. Let us know what you think!

What matters to Simon Cowell?

For the love of animals, Simon Cowell took some time out of his busy schedule to film a video in support of The World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA) and its “Animals Matter to Me” campaign.

WSPA, the world’s largest alliance of animal welfare groups, works to garner awareness about the need for animal welfare legislation, and to show governments and policy makers that animals matter to us. Other celeb WSPA supporters include Leona Lewis and Hayden Panettiere.

Hear why animals matter to Simon, and join him in the campaign to fight for the protection and well-being of animals today! You can support the cause by adding your name to “Animals Matter to Me,” creating your own awareness campaign, and learning more about WSPA’s work for additional ideas.

Candlelight only, chez Gisele Bundchen

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“Lights off, candles on.” Sounds romantic! Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen and her husband, New England Patriots QB Tom Brady, are among the recent supporters backing Earth Hour 2010. The beautiful couple welcomed the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) into their home to film some up close and personal PSAs to raise awareness about the March 27 energy conservation event.

Earth Hour was started by WWF, which works to spread the word about the earth’s very serious climate changes. This year’s Earth Hour is shaping up to be the biggest one yet, with the number of participants already surpassing last year’s number of 1 billion supporters worldwide. Wow! You can join in on the event by turning your lights out at 8:30 pm on March 27 and recruiting friends and family to do the same.

Looks like Gisele already has her candles ready!

Celebs climbing to the top... literally

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What do Jessica Biel, Emile Hirsch, Lupe Fiasco, Isabel Lucas, Kenna, and Santigold have in common, other than their celeb status? These actors, musicians, and do-gooders all took part in a six day climb up Mount Kilimanjaro – the highest peak in Africa, and what is considered to be the tallest freestanding mountain in the world.

Can you imagine the trek up to the top? Now there’s no need to wonder. The documentary, Summit on the Summit: Kilimanjaro, follows the group on their charitable climb to call attention to the worldwide clean water crisis, and premieres this Sunday night, March 14, at 9/8c on MTV!

Over a billion people around the world do not have access to clean water. What can you do to help raise awareness about this global problem? Simple: you can host a viewing party on the film’s premiere night, or catch one of the re-runs that will be on MTV later next week! Check out the film’s cool website for more ideas. Watch as these celebs gone good attempt to make it to the top of Kilimanjaro… and what new experiences they encounter along the journey.

A day in Taylor Swift’s shoes

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Want to know what it’s like to spend a day (or more) in Taylor Swift’s shoes? Now you can… for real! Taylor is just one in a line of ladies who has put up a pair of her own pumps for auction as part of the Hero In Heels program.

Hero In Heels was created by the Wish Upon A Hero Foundation to help women who are affected by cancer. Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Samantha Harris, Emmy Rossum, Colbie Caillat, Estelle, and more have all donated signed pairs of their heels to contribute to the cause!

The auction will run online until April 8, 2010. Get the facts about cancer and how you can be involved in the initiative to find a cure. And let’s face it, we all have that one friend who is shoe-crazy… spread the word on how this spending on shoes could be a step towards making a difference in someone’s life!

Shaq wants you to do something big!

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When he’s not fighting to win on the courts, Shaquille O’Neal is fighting to save lives. The 4-time NBA champ has teamed up with Be The Match in its “Do Something Big” campaign to raise awareness about the bone marrow registry and encourage fans to become donors.

“There’s nothing bigger than life – not when someone you love is fighting to live,” Shaq urges. Be The Match registry helps match donors with patients suffering from leukemia and other serious diseases who are in need of bone marrow transplants. 70% of patients can’t find a matching donor within their families, and must rely on the generosity of donors. Donors of all races, especially African Americans, are needed, because matches are made more easily between people who share the same ethnicity.

Shaq filmed several PSAs to help spread Be The Match’s message. Check out one of them below, and find out how you can join other donors around the country to give hope to a patient in need. Do something big today!

Iman: refugee turned activist

Iman may be known for gracing the covers of countless magazines and working the catwalk as an international supermodel, but she is much more than just that. Originally from Somalia, Iman and her family fled their home country when revolution broke out in 1969, becoming refugees in Kenya.

On International Women's Day, Iman spoke out about the experience and told Enough Project founder John Prendergast, “…we left, my parents left with one picture of each of us. One picture. We left our families. We left our friends. We left our heritage, culture. So I've always tried to really make people understand what refugees are, you know? Because I am one."

As part of her charity initiatives, Iman is a global Ambassador for Keep a Child Alive, working to raise funds to help African families suffering with HIV/AIDS. She is also an avid supporter of the Enough Project’s “Raise Hope for Congo” campaign, helping to spread awareness about how “conflict minerals” fuel the war in the Congo.

Check out the video to see the entire intimate interview with Iman on how her experience being a refugee affected her and pushed her to be an activist.