Newlywed Kate Middleton is covering the February/March edition of Scouting, a magazine dedicated to the girl and boy scouts.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s involvement with the scouts in just one of five charities she’ll be working with as a royal. She is officially set to start touring the five charities next month.

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“Part of her role as a volunteer is to help out below the radar,” says a source of Kate’s work with the girl and boy scouts and their younger counterparts, the Beavers.

Not only will Kate, 30, work on activities with the group, she ‘s likely to pop into some meetings in her hometown of Anglesey, North Wales.

Can you imagine Kate coming to your girl scouts meeting?!? AMAZING!

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Rock star Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorothea have opened a “pay-what-you-can” restaurant in a former auto body shop near the Red Bank train station in central New Jersey.

The restaurant, called The Soul Kitchen, offers gourmet-quality meals for the hungry allowing them to volunteer on community projects in place of visiting a soup kitchen. Paying customers can leave whatever they want in envelopes on the table, where the menus never list a price.

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At the grand opening on Wednesday, Bon Jovi said, “With the economic downturn, one of the things I noticed was that disposable income was one of the first things that went. Dining out, the family going out to a restaurant, mom not having to cook, dad not having to clean up — a lot of memories were made around restaurant tables.

“When I learned that one in six people in this country goes to bed hungry, I thought this was the next phase of the Foundation’s work,” he said.

There’s only one thing he’s adamant about: “This is not a soup kitchen. You can come here with the dignity of linens and silver, and you’re served a healthy, nutritious meal. This is not burgers and fries.

“There’s no prices on our menu, so if you want to come and you want to make a difference, leave a $20 in the envelope on the table. If you can’t afford to eat, you can bus tables, you can wait tables, you can work in the kitchen as a dishwasher or sous chef,” he said. “If you say to me, ‘I’m not a people person,’ I say, ‘That’s not a problem. We’ll take you back to Lunch Break to volunteer with those people. If you don’t want to volunteer with that, we’ll take you to the FoodBank.”

What an amazing thing to do! Thank you, Bon Jovi!

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Prince William and Kate Middleton raised $1 million for a charity event last Friday.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended the 100 Women in Hedge Funds gala benefited the Child Bereavement Charity. William is a patron of the oragnization.

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“What you are both doing together to alleviate the suffering of children who have lost family members, and bereaved families who have experienced the tragedy of losing a child, is beyond praise,” William said.

Kate stunned in a red silk Jersey Sarai dress, by Beulah London, with chiffon sleeves. The best part? It cost just under $900!

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Prince William and Duchess Catherine Middleton have had the wedding of the century. No one can deny that, but despite their high priced wedding they did make something good out of it for others. They set up a wedding fund raiser for those who wished to donate to one of their 26 charities instead of giving them a gift.

The royal couple was following William’s mother in giving back by Kate and his hand picked charities. The end result wound up with 1.6 million to give to the 26 charities. Some of the charities are for children and families of service members. No actual names were given, but sales from the official royal wedding music also went to the charities of their choice.

I love the fact that William and Kate are trying to follow his mothers footsteps. She was big on charity and loved helping others. I think that England should be so proud of those 2, since they are bringing class back to their country.

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Stepping out to attend a charity gala in New York City yesterday, fashionista Sarah Jessica Parker look noticeably… taller.

The normally 5’2″ actress added at least three inches to her teensy frame (most likely more, with the killer heels she was wearing) with her Real Housewives of New Jersey bouffant hairdo.

I’m not in love with SJP’s new ‘do, but it looks like the mile high hair club (The M.H.H.C for those of you who like acronyms) may be catching on in Hollywood. Cheryl Cole, recently sported a giant pompadour for X Factor auditions in L.A. and good ol’ Snooki’s been rocking one since day one.

Is big hair here to stay?  Ugh, let’s hope not.

The once strangely passive housewife, Alex McCord, has undoubtedly let loose this season, and isn’t scared to tell her RHONYC castmates exactly what she thinks.  Personally, I miss the old Alex.  You know, the one with the super creepy husband and two badly behaved boys, living in a hovel in Brooklyn?

This new outspoken Alex, who’s coined the now-famous “Thug in a Cocktail Dress” phrase, grosses me out with the incessant attempts at branding herself.  Although, I suppose one good thing has come out of her new-found chutzpah…

At a fundraiser hosted by fellow RHONYC Countess LuAnn de Lesseps, McCord donated the “S&M” dress she wore during the episode 2 altercation with castmate Sonja Morgan.  Said McCord about the dress,

Love this dress by Walter, and it certainly got my castmates and the viewers talking. Who would have thought a simple black dress in New York City would create so much excitement? I’ve now worn it on TV twice as well as a red carpet, so it’s time to donate it and let someone else start her own conversation.

The fundraiser, which supported the charity boutique, Use Your Head, Shop for a Cause, aimed to raise money for ACE Programs for the Homeless, which provides job training, work experience and a support network for the homeless.

Alright Alex, we’ll give you this one.

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Lady GaGa for Japan! The eccentric singer lost no time to design and release a “We Pray For Japan” wristband to support Japan after a 8.9 earthquake and massive tsunami struck the country on Friday (March 11).

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GaGa tweeted, “I Designed a Japan Prayer Bracelet. Buy It/Donate here and ALL proceeds will go to Tsunami Relief Efforts. Go Monsters.”

The wristband will cost you only $5, but GaGa urges her Little Monsters to choose the price by adding an additional donation. All the proceeds will go directly to Japan relief efforts. Buy “We Pray For Japan” wristband HERE (currently on pre-order, shipping on March 25, 2011).

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You can also help by texting REDCROSS to 90999 ($10 donation).

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Brittany Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, and mother, Sharon Murphy, launched a foundation with the name of the actress, which would be dedicated to arts education for children, but it was not registered as a charity with the IRS or the state of California, as required by law.

There was no record of it being listed as a non-profit organization and therefore they had to disclose they are not registered as a nonprofit when soliciting money. When questioned about the inexistence of such disclosure by TMZ, the Brittany Murphy Foundation site was shut down temporarily with the message “Down for maintenance”.

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The site was re-opened over the weekend with a special message to explain they were eager to launch a foundation to honor Brittany’s memory but that all the donations will be refund “until we have our non-profit status approved before proceeding to insure that we can truly honor Brittany’s charitable desires.”

The Brittany Murphy Foundation: We began the Brittany Murphy Foundation to honor Brittany’s wishes and to give her family, friends, and fans a way of keeping her legacy alive. In an effort to get the foundation off the ground quickly, we established it as a private foundation with plans to apply for nonprofit status down the road. However, after some thought, we have decided instead to wait until we have our nonprofit status approved before proceeding to ensure that we can truly honor Brittany’s charitable desires. Any donations made up until this point will be returned until we have all our paperwork solidified.

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Simon and Sharon might have been eager to see Brittany’s dream come true but when they conceal certain information like the fact they still didn’t have the 501(c)3 non-profit status, it certainly makes people question their true intentions.

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The classic charity song “We Are The World” (1985) written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie got a special makeover to celebrate its 25th anniversary with a lot of new voices and a new cause: HELP Haiti! [watch music video below]

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The “We Are The World 25” includes stars like Celine Dion, Jamie Foxx, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson, Pink and a very special excerpt with Michael Jackson (from the original recording) and Janet Jackson. The official music video, which features a message from Jamie Foxx and Lionel Richie, premiered during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics on Friday (February 12).

Visit World25.org to learn how to donate For Haiti.

We Are The World 25 Music Video Below go on reading »

American Idol judge Simon Cowell gathered some big names from the UK and USA to sing REM’s 1980’s hit “Everybody Hurts” in an effort to raise money for the Haitian earthquake relief (listen to audio below).

“We Are The World” 2010 Remake For Haiti (VIDEO)

The song will be available for download at Amazon on February 7 and the CD single will be released the following day. The list of celebs offering their voice for this cause includes names like: Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Rod Stewart, Alexandra Burke, Miley Cyrus, Take That, Joe McElderry, Cheryl Cole, Mika, Michael Bublé, James Blunt, James Morrison, Susan Boyle, and Westlife.

Buy “Everybody Hurts” at Amazon (click here), HMV (click here) and Play (click here).

Help Haiti “Everybody Hurts” AUDIO Below go on reading »

A bunch of performers, which included some big names like Lionel Richie, Wyclef Jean, Celine Dion, The Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber, got together to record a new version of Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie’s classic “We Are The World” at the Jim Henson Studios in Los Angeles on Monday (February 1).

Simon Cowell’s All-Star “Everybody Hurts” Haiti Charity Song (AUDIO)

“We Are The World”, which was a major worldwide success, was first released on March 17, 1985, as a charity song for “USA For Africa”. The official video for the 2010 remake, which was done to benefit Haiti, will air during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 12 (watch sneak peek video below).

“We Are The World 25″ For Haiti All-Star Music Video HERE>>

“We Are The World” 2010 Remake Sneak Peek Video go on reading »

American Idol Jennifer Hudson enchanted with an amazing surprising performance of The Beatles’ hit song “Let It Be” at the Hope For Haiti Now Telethon on Friday (January 22) – watch video below.

To Help Haiti visit HOPE FOR HAITI NOW and/or UNICEF.

Jennifer Hudson “Let It Be” Hope For Haiti Video Below go on reading »