Chaske Spencer Reaching Out To Others

MTV features Chaske Spencer’s , who plays Sam in New Moon, recent charity work:

“Maybe I take my pop culture a bit too seriously, but last night I was watching a documentary on Roseanne Barr and as it listed all the vain, nonsensical, mean-spirited ways that she blew her early-90s power and money, and I couldn’t help but wonder: How much did I contribute to that behavior by watching her sitcom every week back in the day? Well, maybe we can all feel a little bit better about blowing our cash on something like “Twilight,” as evidenced by a story we ran recently on the cast’s devotion to charity work.

And the hits just keep on coming! As we were putting that story to bed, I got a shout from “New Moon” star Chaske Spencer, who was hoping to bring some attention to his own recent efforts. Naturally, we’re happy to report that more good is going on out there courtesy Sam Uley — and it doesn’t even involve taking his shirt off.”

Read the rest on MTV

Talking Twilight Convention Raising Money For Charity

This press release  in from the Talking Twilight convention:

A group of Portland, Oregon Twilight fans have put together a great Twilight convention  (Aug. 28-30) to raise money for the local children’s hospital.

If you’re a Twilight fan, it will be the place to be: great guests and great events, including tours of Twilight filming locations, a re-creation of the film’s prom, Q&A and autograph sessions with the actors, musical performances and much, much more!

Guests for the three-day show include Peter “Carlisle” Facinelli, Edi “Laurent” Gathegi, Alex “Paul” Meraz, Christian “Angela” Serratos, Gil “Billy Black” Birmingham, Ayanna “Cora” Berkshire as well as some local actors who appeared in the film, including Edward’s double. All the guests will be there for all three days of the show.
Among the sites on the tour are Bella’s House, the high school, Multnomah Falls, Carver Café, the dress shop, the Italian restaurant, the bookstore and more.
The $250 ticket price gets you entrance to all events for all three days, autographs with all the actors, location tours, a meet-and-greet, Q&A sessions and the amazing Saturday night prom, with the chance to bid on a dance with the actors who are attending. The net proceeds from the event will benefit the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland.

For full details and to purchase three-day or single-day passes, please go to http://talkingtwilight.com/convention.html

Peter Facinelli Plays with Legos For Charity

According to the NBC San Diego Afiliate:

“Some of the hottest celebrities including Al Pacino, Brooke Shields, Heidi Klum, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Hoppus, Peter Facinelli, Steve Carell, Thomas Gibson, Tom DeLonge and Tony Hawk have built their own ocean-themed Lego mosaics. The mosaics will be auctioned off on Celebritybuzz.com, and all the proceeds will go to the Surfrider Foundation.

“We have no idea how much these mosaics are going to go for, I think the sky’s the limit,” said Beth Downing with Sea Life Aquarium. “This is the first time we’ve ever done anything like this so it could be a little or it could be a lot, but of course we’re hoping to raise as much money as we can for Surfrider.”

Check out all the details on NBC San Diego

Ebay Charity Store

Do you want autographed Twilight merchandise that’s guaranteed to be authentic?  Even better, if you buy it the proceeds go to charity.

Rachelle Lefevre just opened her EBay Charity store. According to InStyle “Proceeds go to to raise funds for School On Wheels, a charity that provides educational opportunities to homeless kids in Southern California.”

Check out InStyle’s write up and the store itself.

100 Monkeys & Jackson Rathbone Respond to Make A Wish

According to the Canadian site Contact Music 100 Monkeys, the band that Jackson Rathbone is a part of, is not just all about themselves and potential fame.

…when Rathbone heard that a Twilight fan is suffering from terminal cancer, he vowed to make her dreams come true.
He’s offered to let 14-year-old Dorothy hang out backstage with the band at Saturday’s (01Aug09) show in Dallas, Texas – and the star is convinced the selfless act is the least he could do.”

Let’s hear it for Jackson, Jerad, Ben, and Ben for thinking about more than themselves. They could easily have ignored the request, but they didn’t.


New Moon To Debut In Knoxville For Charity

We are awaiting word from Summit on the following item that appeared in the Knoxville, Tennessee papers today. We have no further details at this time. TY to Lexiconer Anastasia who sent this in.

“The dawn of a new “Twilight” will bring star power to Knoxville this November when “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” the sequel to the 2008 breakout film “Twilight,” is premiered at Regal Cinemas’ Pinnacle 18 at Turkey Creek in advance of its scheduled Nov. 20 release.

Although confirmation of the Knoxville premiere of the movie is set, several key details are yet to be determined, including ticket prices, just which star or stars of the movie will come to town, and even the date of the event.”

Get the full story here.

Twilight Cast Signed Ottoman Up For Bid

Kristen Stewart, Nikki Reed, and Robert Pattinson signed an ottoman that was used as a celebrity seat at Vancouver’s Fashion Week. Their signatures joined those of other celebrities.

The Ottoman is now being auctioned off to raise money for the David Suzuki Foundation. The foundation is concerned with various environmental issues like global warming.

You can place your bid on Ebay. Currently the going price is $500 (Canadian Dollars)…and you have to be a Canadian to bid on it! So Canadians, you don’t have to worry about outside bidders!

Video: Robert Pattinson Auction

Via Robert Pattinson Online:

Robert Pattinson Up For Bid

Rob auctioned himself off for a good cause today, the AIDS charity amfAR. The late Natasha Richardson was their spokesperson for over 15 years and was a member of their board of trustees until her untimely death earlier this year.

According to ET:

“The vampy leading man was auctioned off today in Cannes for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS 2009 Cocktail Party. The bidding got so high that Pattinson was split between two bidders, who each paid $20,000 for the chance to meet, greet and win a kiss on the cheek from the ‘Twilight’ idol.”

For more details see ET, and for information on the work that amfAR does click here.

Peter Facinelli In Charity Poker Tournament

It’s no secret that Peter Facinelli is an avid poker player. He appeared on the program Celebrity Poker Showdown during the height of the Texas Hold ‘Em fad that swept the country a few years back.

He’s even organized a tournament with his wife, Jennie Garth to support the American Red Cross.

Well this weekend Peter is playing in a charity tournament organized by Jason Alexander, famous for Seinfeld and the director of Jackson Rathbone’s recent Criminal Minds episode. If you’re in the LA area why not show Peter your support and donate to a worthy cause.