UNICEF
Drink Taylor Swift's Water!
Country sweetheart Taylor Swift is no snob—she'll even offer you a drink from her house! The catch: She wants you to support the UNICEF Tap Project first.
Lauren Bush FEED's world hunger
Former President George W. Bush must be proud of his niece for the good she’s doing!
Trick or treat with Selena Gomez
It is the 60th Anniversary of the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF campaign, and what better way to celebrate than to have a Selena Gomez concert?
Radiohead donates song to UNICEF
This English alternative rock band doesn’t just write songs for our pleasure-they write songs for children around the world! Radiohead donated the use of their song "Videotape" to UNICEF’s “Put It Right” campaign, which aims to inspire action to protect the rights of children everywhere. Check out the video promo!
Nominee Profile: Alyssa Milano
We always think of this Do Something Twitter nominee as the adorable yet spunky redhead from the Broadway show Annie. Nowadays, Alyssa Milano has grown into a successful actress who also blogs and takes photos in her spare time. But did you know that Alyssa also makes time to help those in a “Hard-Knock Life?”
Nominee Profile: Pete Wentz
Celeb Pete Wentz is all about doing good. The Do Something Musician nominee not only makes headlines, he writes them. Did you know that as official UNICEF spokesperson, he blogs, tweets, and conducts interviews about clean water issues for UNICEF's Tap Project?
Quote of the day: Cat Deeley
via NY Daily News
As the host of So You Think You Can Dance, Cat Deeley lets the contestants’ performances (and sometimes the judges) do most of the talking. But now she is claiming the spotlight to tell her story. The blonde bombshell dishes on her newest role as a UNICEF Ambassador and the enlightening moment she experienced while in the Philippines- and how it convinced her she just had to do something.
Nominee Profile: Shakira
via WENN
This Do Something Music Artist nominee leads a busy life as a musician and performer, but did you know that she has devoted her life to education and advocacy for the children of the world? In the last year Shakira has founded a school in her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, and been honored by the UN's International Labour Organization for her charitable work.
Nominee Profile: Salma Hayek
via People
Do Something Award Nominee Salma Hayek has done more than wow the world with her acting and her beauty. Since 2007, the Oscar-nominated celeb has campaigned with UNICEF to fight poverty among working mothers in developing countries. She visited Sierra Leone this past year, where she breast fed a starving baby.
Salma has also donated to domestic violence shelters in Mexico and the United States. In 2006, she testified before Congress, urging them to renew laws protecting women against violence.
Celebs use social media to fight malaria
via dailybooth.com
Did you know? This coming Sunday, April 25, is World Malaria Day. In advance of this, an expansion of the UN’s Social Media Envoy group was announced today with an impressive celeb line-up, in an effort to activate social media audiences in support of malaria control. Their goal: to end malaria-related deaths by the year 2015.
