Promoting the principle that all children deserve an equal start in life, Jennifer Garner – actor, advocate and mother of two – is joining Save the Children’s U.S. Programs as an Artist Ambassador, the organization announced today. The U.S. division of Save the Children operates early education, literacy, nutritional and disaster relief programs that give a vital boost to children in struggling families.
Celebrities from the Broadway, film, music and TV worlds have been posing for photos with elephants for a charity project called the Elephant Project to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
The Elephant Project’s goal is to raise funds and awareness for the Alzheimer’s Association through celebrity participation. The elephant is the symbol of the project as “elephants never forget.” Stars, such as Julie Andrews, Jennifer Garner, Adam Sandler, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Sarah Silverman, and Shirley MacLaine have been posing with an elephant beanie baby and signing special Elephant Project cards in order to create items for auctions. Rounds of auctions are held every few months, with each celebrity package consisting of an 8×10 photo of the celebrity and an elephant, an autographed card, and an elephant beanie baby. … read more »
I have upload first pictures of Jen’s youngest daughter Seraphina to gallery. Jen looks so happy with her.
GALLERY LINKS:
- Candids March 6 2009
So far Borat is leading the race, with fans willing to spend over $500 on the customized message, but also lending their star-powered voices to the cause by recording a voicemail just for you are Isla Fisher, Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck, Chris Rock, Cindy Crawford, Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Banks and Billy Crystal.
Click hereto bid.
All money from the auctions will benefit International Medical Corps.
In New York the Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center is a pretty big tradition and we’re excited to hear that this year they’re decking the halls with a charity initiative that’s sure to inspire goodwill in everyone!
Stars like Fergie, Jennifer Garner, Ellen DeGeneres, Kristin Chenoweth, Forest and Keisha Whitaker and more have designed Swarovski stars for Rockefeller Center that will be auctioned off to benefit Clothes Off Our Back – a non-profit organization that contributes to children’s charities. On top of all of that awesomeness, Swarovski is donating $250,000 from the sales of its Annual Edition holiday ornament to the charity.
The famous stars will be auctioned from now until December 10th, so make sure you stop by ClothesOffOurBack.org and bid, bid, bid! Happy Holidays!
As politicians, fundraisers and Charleston’s favorite movie star gathered on the campus of the University of Charleston Friday evening, UC students peered out of windows to get a glimpse of Jennifer Garner and her husband, Ben Affleck, walking down the red carpet.
Money raised from the Starry Starry Night fundraiser is primarily going to pay for a replacement to the 47-year-old Eddie King Gym on UC’s campus. Per-plate tickets to the event started at $250.
Garner walked the red carpet with friends at about 8 p.m. and shared memories that ranged from swimming at the University of Charleston pool to her delight at coming home to the green hills of West Virginia.
Garner, a supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., also talked briefly about the November presidential election and Obama’s chances in her home state.
Growing up in the West Virginia mountain town of Charleston, Jennifer Garner didn’t dream of being a screen star – she wanted to be a librarian.
“This is about as far from Hollywood as any place on Earth. I wanted to be a children’s book author and a librarian,” Garner, 36, tells PEOPLE while back in Charleston, where her weekend was to include reading Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson at a gathering to help eventually expand the public library.
“My mom took my sisters and me to the library once a week when we were kids,” she recalls, “and it’s such a huge community center, especially in a town that has very few resources – to have a place with 100 computers and Internet access to everyone for free, that’s really important in a town like this.”
Back on Familiar Turf
It’s been a real homecoming for the actress who, with husband Ben Affleck, flew into Charleston Friday afternoon and hosted a black-tie gala, Starry Starry Night, at the University of Charleston.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The University of Charleston is ready to roll out the red carpet.
An 80-by-220 foot tent’s already up and volunteers are scrambling over the last-minute details.
Charleston sweetheart Jennifer Garner and her fellow movie star husband Ben Affleck are on their way to “Starry Starry Night,” a University of Charleston fundraiser set for Friday along the Kanawha River.
If you want to rub elbows with Tinseltown’s elite couple, a limited number of tickets remain at $250 a pop or $5,000 for a reserved table of eight.
Garner and Affleck were invited to host the event to raise money for a new, multimillion-dollar athletic complex at the university. The gala will also honor the lives of distinguished alumni Louise and Mario Palumbo.
Crews have been working feverishly all week preparing for the Garner’s arrival and an estimated crowd of 800 people.
A tent went up Tuesday on campus across from the Capitol. In the next few days, workers will install lights and carpeting inside the tent. Table, chairs and decorations will be set up.
“It’s probably the biggest tent you’ve seen in Charleston,” said Jennie Ferretti, university spokeswoman. “It’s almost as big as our football field.”
Jennifer attended the the 4th Annual Pink Party on Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif. The event benefited the Women’s Cancer Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Institute works to fund collaborative research between physicians and scientists to “bring the most innovative laboratory discoveries directly to women with breast and/or gynecologic cancers.”
NEW YORK (AP) – With the help of Friday night’s one-hour TV event, more than 100 million dollars has been raised for cancer research.
The amount comes not just from viewers of the “Stand Up to Cancer” special that was aired on three networks and a cable channel. It also includes money raised since last May, when the initiative was launched.
The organization behind it says all of the money will go directly to funding cancer research programs.
Research advocates and about 100 stars from music, sports, TV and film took part in Friday’s live event. They included Jennifer Garner, Jack Black, Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry and Keanu Reeves. Sitcom star Brad Garrett underwent an on-the-air prostate exam.
The telecast was aimed not just at fundraising, but also at educating the public on cancer prevention and treatment.
Source: Associated Press
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
