Starlight Children's Foundation

Press Room

Thank you for visiting Starlight's press room. Read about some of our latest news in the press releases posted below. If you are a member of the press, please know that you play an important role in helping us connect to the children, teens and families that need us most. Contact us anytime; we are happy to provide further information or answer any questions you may have.

Contact Donna DeDario, Communications Director, at 323.556.3322
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Below is a collection of our most recent press releases. You can also learn more about Starlight by visiting our archive of news and press releases.

02/03/2010	OneBigGame Launches Chime Videogame to Benefit Starlight and Save the Children OneBigGame, the non-profit publisher of videogames, rings in the new year with its music puzzle game Chime, available now on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. Chime is available for a price of 400 Microsoft Points ($5 USD) on Xbox LIVE Arcade for Xbox 360, and OneBigGame will donate at least 60% of Chimes purchase price to Starlight Children’s Foundation and Save The Children, split 50/50 between the two charitable organizations
02/01/2010	*Colgate-Palmolive Celebrates 20 Years with Starlight and Launches Online Challenge to Award Fun Centers™ to Hospitals* Colgate proudly announces its 20th year of partnering with Starlight . In celebration of the 20 year milestone, Colgate kicked off its annual “Show the Love” online challenge – an interactive campaign that engages the public in awarding Starlight Fun Centers™ to participating children’s hospitals throughout the country. To honor this year’s landmark anniversary, Colgate expanded its “Show the Love” online challenge. In addition to awarding one Starlight Fun Center™ to each of the 20 participating hospitals, Colgate will be donating one Fun Center™ every day throughout the month of February.
12/14/2009	Starbright World®, Starlight’s online community for sick teens and teen siblings, gets a makeover Having a serious medical condition makes it hard for teens to cope with already-difficult realities of being a teenager. Supporting a sibling with an illness can be daunting as well. That is why Starlight created Starbright World, an online social network for sick teens and teen siblings of sick kids. With help from Vivendi, Starlight’s next generation of Starbright World leverages the latest social networking technology, satisfying the ever-changing expectations of today’s teens.
12/10/2009	Forever 21 Sells Celebrity Designed T-shirts Benefiting Starlight Forever 21, Inc. is launching a charitable line of T-shirts personally designed by notable celebrities with 100% of the proceeds, or 2/3 of the purchase price of the T-shirts to benefit Starlight. The celebrity designers -– Starlight Spokesperson Corbin Bleu, Paris, Nicky and Kathy Hilton, Colbie Caillat, Demi Lovato and Audrina Patridge -– were given art materials, which included paints, markers, and sketch pads, to create a unique painting on canvas using the themes of “star” and “light.” Forever 21 designers incorporated each celebrity’s design onto a cotton T-shirt or tank top. To view celebrity participant quotes and artwork, click here.
12/09/2009	*Bill and Giuliana Rancic Support Starlight by Unveiling Jewels by Park Lane’s Love* Bracelet** Bill and Giuliana Rancic, reality-TV stars and hosts, are jumping on board to help Starlight touch the lives of thousands of seriously ill children and their families by unveiling a new bracelet called Love made by Jewels by Park Lane. From Dec. 1, 2009 – Jan. 31, 2010...the bracelet is available for purchase at: www.jewelsbyparklane.com/start/special_starlight
12/01/2009	Leap Back 2009 - A 20th Anniversary Quantum Leap Convention DVD Now Available Benefiting Starlight Organizers of the March 2009 Quantum Leap convention selected Starlight as the convention’s charity of choice, and $30,000 was generously raised by convention attendees. Starlight continues to benefit from this relationship through the release of the 4-disc DVD set, Leap Back 2009 - A 20th Anniversary Quantum Leap Convention, which is now available for purchase at www.starlight.org/holidaystore or www.starlight.org/onlinestore for a suggested donation of $30. 100 percent of the proceeds will benefit Starlight.
11/30/2009	Bailee Madison's Great New Role... With Starlight Starlight has named 10-year-old actress Bailee Madison spokesperson of our StarPower program. StarPower is an initiative that encourages youth to give back to other youngsters with the conviction that you’re never too young to give back to your community. Bailee is joined by a special group of young film and television actors, athletes and performers – StarPower Ambassadors – who have also committed to use their time, energy and initiative on behalf of Starlight families.
11/20/2009	*Variety's Power of Youth* Event Benefits Starlight** Variety is pleased to announce the line up for their Third Annual Variety’s Power of Youth event, dubbed the “World’s Greatest Block Party,” on Paramount Studios’ “streets of New York” in Los Angeles on December 5th, 2009. This year’s event, produced in conjunction with Variety’s annual Youth Impact Report, features an exclusive afternoon of festivities and live performances. The day will celebrate a select group of outstanding young entertainers, chosen to receive the Variety’s Power of Youth “@15Award”, presented by Best Buy, who, through their efforts have made significant contributions to their chosen philanthropic and charitable causes. The guest list is comprised of 700 invite-only guests made up of the who’s-who of under-25 actors, actresses, recording artists, and the children and families directly affected by Variety’s two incredible 2009 beneficiaries – Starlight Children’s Foundation and LA’s Best.
10/20/2009	Dionne Warwick Sings for Those Who Need It Most in Newly Released "Starlight" Song LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Today Starlight Children’s Foundation™ and New Gold Music Ltd. are excited to release the song “Starlight,” sung by the legendary Dionne Warwick, and written by Dean Pitchford, prolific writer of Fame and creator of Footloose, and William Goldstein, whose versatile career includes the original music for NBC’s Fame TV series.
10/14/2009	Qdoba Launches ‘Qmmunity’ to Shine a Light on Community Stars and its Partnership with Starlight Qdoba Mexican Grill® hopes to shine the light on many of these community stars through a new online campaign called Qmmunity, while at the same time shining a light on Starlight as its own national charity partner. Through an easy online nomination and voting process, one Qmmunity star will be chosen to receive a grand prize – a $5,000 donation to the charity of their choice and a Starlight Fun Center™ mobile entertainment unit donated to a hospital on Starlight’s wait list in or near the winner’s city of residence.
10/05/2009	Starlight Partners with Little Pickle Press to Create New Model of Cause Partnership to Benefit Children Starlight and Little Pickle Press announce a new cause-related partnership that integrates Starlight’s goal to brighten the lives of seriously ill children, into the publisher’s business model. “As a publisher that creates substantive media for children, we have a tremendous opportunity and responsibility to support issues of community importance,” said Rana DiOrio, Founder and CEO of Little Pickle Press.
9/30/2009	Starlight’s 3-year Rebranding Process Comes to a Close On the heels of its 25th anniversary, Starlight Children’s Foundation has just unveiled the final piece of its 3-year rebranding initiative with the launch of an overhauled www.starlight.organd 11 related chapter and office websites. The strategic rebranding process also included a name change, logo change, development of a mission statement and tagline, and the creation of a new PSA campaign.
9/08/2009	Global Ambassador Dave Koz Gets Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Jazz Musician Dave Koz Celebrates 20 years in the music business with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As a philanthropist, he has served for 17 years as global ambassador for the Starlight Children’s Foundation. He recently partnered with Vinum Cellars, a Napa Valley boutique winery, and Whole Foods Market® to introduce three types of KOZ wines. He is donating all his proceeds from KOZ wines – available exclusively at Whole Foods Market stores in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada – to help Starlight continue its vital mission.
8/18/2009	Dave Koz Launches KOZ Wine to Support Starlight As a humanitarian, Dave Koz has served as a Starlight global ambassador for the last 17 years and will be donating all his proceeds from KOZ Wine to help Starlight continue our vital mission. “With 17 years of steadfast support for Starlight under his belt, Dave’s impact on our children and families is truly unmatched,” said Paula Van Ness, CEO of Starlight. “He continually comes up with creative ways to support our organization, and this cause-marketing concept enables him to join forces with Starlight and Whole Foods Market to let seriously ill children and their families know they are not alone."
7/30/09	Corbin Bleu Asks Fans to Support Starlight Corbin Bleu, Starlight's national spokesperson, has started a fundraising campaign at www.firstgiving.com/corbinbleu to encourage his fans to get involved with Starlight and support its mission to help seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation. He plans to rally his fans to raise enough money to provide Starlight programs to five families for one year, and to place a Fun Center™ and a PC Pal™ at a hospital on Starlight’s waiting list.
7/01/09	Starlight Children Design Versace Tote Bags to Benefit Starlight Donatella Versace collaborated with the Whitney’s Education Department to create Art Unites, a global initiative aimed at providing needy children with the incomparable spirit, creativity, inspiration and solace that visual arts bestow. The program, which officially launched on July 1, will benefit Starlight in the United States and the One Foundation in China.
6/24/09	UCandCrohns.org Redesigned for Young Adults with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis Starlight and the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation announced the unveiling of their redesigned web site, UCandCrohns.org, originally designed in 2006 to help young IBD patients cope with their condition. New features – such as frequently asked questions and Ask the Expert – have been created to help young adults living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) manage their lifelong digestive disease; connect with others facing similar challenges; communicate with health care providers, family, teachers and peers; administer medication and other treatments; manage their symptoms through diet and lifestyle changes; and access resources that make understanding medical jargon much easier.
06/04/09	Hollywood Video and Game Crazy Stores Launch Fundraising Campaign to Support Starlight Between June 8 and July 5, all Hollywood Video and Game Crazy stores will host an in-store fundraising effort to raise money for Starlight. Customers can make a donation of $1 or more at store checkout. In return, a personalized “Star” icon – resembling the stars from the Hollywood Walk of Fame – will be posted prominently in the store, recognizing their generosity and support. One hundred percent of the funds collected go to Starlight.
5/26/09	Starlight and Auction Cause Work to Raise Much-Needed Funds Through One-of-a-Kind Auction Packages. Current and upcoming auctions included packages for The 2009 MTV Movie Awards, U.S. Open Golf Championship, and Major League Baseball All Star Game.
5/18/09	Starlight Honors its 2008 International Volunteer of the Year Starlight is proud to announce that Somerville, MA resident Ross Homer has been named the organization’s 2008 International Volunteer of the Year. In his honor, Starlight is dedicating a Fun Center mobile entertainment unit to Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, the hospital of his choosing.
4/21/09	Wyndham Worldwide’s Free Mother’s Day Cards Benefit Starlight By teaming up with the Starlight, a Wishes by Wyndham signature charity, Women on Their Way will donate $1 for every Starlight Mother's Day card sent, up to $25,000 total, to the organization in an effort to raise awareness and funds for the foundation.
4/15/09	Support Website for Young Adults with IBD Children’s Digestive Health & Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF) and Starlight announce the launch of IBDU: Graduating to Independence (www.ibdu.org) – a new resource for young adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) who are preparing for college, vocational training, entrance into the workforce or living independently.
3/31/09	Starlight Names Corbin Bleu National Spokesperson “Corbin has been a tireless supporter of Starlight for several years, and since our mission is very close to his heart, we are confident that he will present Starlight impeccably to the public,” said Paula Van Ness, CEO of Starlight. “But also on a personal level, I’ve seen him interact with our children, and he has a way of making each child feel like he’s the only person in the room. That innate ability to connect heart-to-heart is Corbin’s greatest gift to our cause.”
3/31/09	Starlight's Annual 'A Stellar Night' Gala Honored Teri Hatcher and Nintendo of America and its President, Reggie Fils-Aime Starlight presented Teri Hatcher with its 2009 "Heart of Gold Award" at the organization's annual "A Stellar Night" gala, presented by The California Pizza Kitchen Foundation, on Friday, March 27, 2009 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Starlight's "Jacki Carlish Humanitarian of the Year Award" was bestowed upon Nintendo of America and its President and COO, Reggie Fils-Aime for his and his company’s unwavering and longstanding support of Starlight. Starlight spokesperson Jamie Lee Curtis presented the awards, and Corbin Bleu and Chef Jeff Henderson made special appearances.
2/23/09	Qdoba Mexican Grill® Sponsors Starlight Fun Centers™ Children undergoing treatment at Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children at Presbyterian/St. Luke’s Medical Center in Denver and at Children’s Hospital Boston are smiling brighter and laughing a little more thanks to two Fun Centers sponsored through the partnership Starlight and Qdoba Mexican Grill®.
02/19/09	Harmonix and MTV Games Bring Rock Band™ to Starlight Children Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. and MTV Games make generous minimum $50,000 gift to Starlight to bring the power of music to children facing chronic and life-threatening illnesses... READ MORE
02/03/09	“SHOW THE LOVE” WITH A SIMPLE MOUSE CLICK For children who may be anticipating surgery, enduring long outpatient treatments or fighting loneliness after visiting hours have ended, Fun Centers provide a comforting break. Colgate-Palmolive is partnering once again with Starlight Children’s Foundation, and this year will donate 100 Starlight Fun Centers™ to children’s hospitals throughout the country... READ MORE
01/29/09	OneBigGame Announces Starlight as Charity Beneficiary OneBigGame (www.OneBigGame.org), the non-profit games publisher founded with a unique philanthropic vision, today announces its official charity partners who will act as the recipients of all profits raised through the initiative. Save the Children and Starlight Children’s Foundation US will be recipients of all profits generated by OneBigGame, with funds being evenly divided between the two charities... READ MORE
01/08/09	Live Now! Auction for VIP Super Bowl Passes to Benefit Starlight Thanks to an auction package sponsored by DIRECTV, the general public has the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of seriously ill children while experiencing Super Bowl 43 (www.ebay.com/DIRECTVSuperBowl)! The eBay auction package includes 2 tickets and an opportunity to hang out with some of the biggest names in football, while making an impact in the lives of some very special smaller football fans – the seriously ill children Starlight serves each day... READ MORE
12/15/08	Starlight's Holiday Gift-Giving Guide Find the perfect gift in Starlight's online store! Looking for a unique gift idea? This holiday season, give a gift that gives back to help your favorite charity! Starlight has the perfect gift for everyone on your list –- new moms, clients, your boss, teachers, children and grandchildren – even the person who has everything. Your purchase of any item in our holiday store at www.starlight.org/onlinestore will help make a world of difference... READ MORE
12/10/08	John Elway Limited Edition Cheetah Choppers to Benefit Starlight Cheetah Choppers has teamed up with football Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway to create 20 Limited Edition Signature Series customized choppers. These collectible V-Twin custom motorcycles will be available for purchase on Cheetah Choppers’ website at www.cheetahchoppers.com and each bike will be signed by football legend John Elway... READ MORE
11/26/08	Starlight to Benefit from Central Hockey League’s Kids Program The Central Hockey League announced today that the Starlight Children’s Foundation will be the recipient of the money raised through the Hoffen Foundation with the CHL’s Hat Trick for Kids program. The money will be given to Starlight at the conclusion of the regular season to help seriously ill children cope with the challenges of prolonged illness... READ MORE
11/03/08	David's Bridal Partners With Starlight to Auction Dresses Used In the Making of Walt Disney Pictures' High School Musical 3: Senior Year As Walt Disney Pictures' ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year'' hits the big screen, David's Bridal - the nation's leading special occasion retailer - is joining forces with Starlight Children's Foundation to launch a ten-day charitable auction of David's Bridal prom dresses used in the making of ''High School Musical 3: Senior Year.'' With dozens of hot looks from the set of the Wildcat's unforgettable prom, fans can bid on fashionable styles from their favorite flick now through November 9th at www.ebay.com/davidsbridalHSM3... READ MORE
10/01/08	Five Humans Teams Up With Starlight FiveHumans® is a company on a mission to cure ignorance of disease through hip, fashionable clothing. The collection supports numerous world-wide causes such as Autism, Cancer, Asthma, Diabetes, and Heart Disease. FiveHumans is proud to announce their partnership with the Starlight Children’s Foundation... READ MORE
06/24/08	Starlight and Nintendo of America Unveil New Fun Center Featuring the Wii™ Determined to help lift the spirits of seriously ill children and their families, Nintendo of America has been one of Starlight’s most dedicated corporate partners for 16 years. The portable Fun Centers, now featuring the hottest gaming technology – the Wii – will be enjoyed by thousands more hospitalized kids, cultivating fun for families and providing a distraction from the challenges of prolonged medical treatment. The new Fun Centers feature a Sharp AQUOS™ flat-screen television, a DVD player, a Wii system and a selection of 22 fun Wii games. Fun Centers were created specifically to offer children an entertaining respite during difficult hospital stays... READ MORE
06/05/08	Voting for Zeebys Casual Game Awards Show to Benefit Starlight Gamezebo and the Casual Games Association has announced that voting is now open for the Zeebys’ People’s Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the second annual Zeebys Award Show from 6:30 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, 2008... READ MORE
05/05/08	Great Moves! and Starlight Expand Get Fit, Get Right -- Starlight’s Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program The new collaboration aims to expand access to educational programs and Starlight’s online community that offers peer support for overweight teens who are at risk for diabetes or heart disease Great Moves!, a pediatric and adolescent weight management program formed in collaboration with the physicians of Children’s Hospital Boston, and Starlight are teaming up to expand the Get Fit, Get Right interactive program... READ MORE
04/30/08	Guitar Hero® III: Legends Of Rock Challenge Benefits Starlight Highest Scoring Rockers Win An All Expense Paid Trip To Southern California For Tour Of Neversoft’s Studio Rock out for a good cause! Activision, Inc. has partnered with Starlight Children’s Foundation to host a Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock charity challenge benefiting seriously ill children and their families. Now open for registration at www.GuitarHero.com, fans will compete to get the highest score possible playing Monster’s “Matchbook Romance” during the Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock challenge... READ MORE
04/30/08	*Starlight Honors Volunteer by Placing a Fun Center* In Her Name** Starlight Children’s Foundation recently conducted a search to unearth its volunteer superstar of 2007 and is proud to announce that Chicago resident Marlene Rotstein has been named the organization’s 2007 National Volunteer of the Year. In her honor, Starlight is dedicating a Fun Center to Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago the hospital of her choosing... READ MORE
03/28/08	*Corbin Bleu Joins Starlight at A Stellar Night* Gala** The Annual Gala was Presented by California Pizza Kitchen On March 28 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Starlight Children’s Foundation presented William and Elizabeth Shatner with its 2007 Heart of Gold Award at the organization’s annual A Stellar Night gala. Hosted by Corbin Bleu, star of High School Musical and long time supporter, co-chaired by Starlight Board Member and Executive Vice President... READ MORE
03/20/08	The Tuttles Ships to Retail Supported by Facebook Contest Legacy Interactive today shipped The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures: Starlight Charity Challenge game to retail. The hybrid PC/Mac retail version of the animated arcade-style game is a first-of-its kind national fundraising campaign benefiting children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses via Starlight, with fifty percent of the proceeds... READ MORE
03/10/08	*Jewelers for Children Hosts 11 Simultaneous ‘Sparkling Sundaes’ Great Escapes* for Hundreds of Starlight Children** Featuring Jewelry-making, Ice Cream Sundae Buffets and Celebrity Guests When a child has a serious illness, the day to day joys of childhood take a back seat to the rigors of treatment and hospitalization. Jewelers for Children and Starlight understand the struggles these families face and hosted Great Escapes family events around the country on Sunday, March 9, 2008 to bring joy to ill children and take them away from the routine of doctors and treatments... READ MORE
03/06/08	Game Crazy "Fun"raiser Brings Entertainment to Ill Chilldren Video Game Retailer Launches Month-Long Fundraiser for Starlight to Provide New “Fun Centers” for Hospitals Think $1 won't go far in a video game store? This month, Game Crazy is turning dollar bills into shining stars that will enhance the lives of sick hospital-bound children across the U.S... READ MORE
02/08/08	Press Release Colgate Voting Contest Hundreds of hospitals across the country are on a waiting list to bring a dose of fun to local pediatric patients. This year, Colgate-Palmolive is partnering with the Starlight Children’s Foundation to take thirty hospitals off their waiting list for Fun Centers, mobile entertainment units that patients can enjoy bedside or anywhere in a hospital setting. Colgate is also asking communities nationwide to vote for... READ MORE
02/04/08	During Black History Month, Colgate-Palmolive Asks You to “Show the Love” by Voting to Bring Fun Centers to Hospitals Treating Children with Sickle Cell During February’s Black History Month, Colgate- Palmolive and Starlight Children’s Foundation have teamed up to help children with Sickle Cell Disease and their families cope with the pain, fear and isolation of this terrible disease. By providing Fun Centers, mobile entertainment units that patients can enjoy at their bedside, or anywhere in a hospital setting... READ MORE
11/28/07	For the Holidays, Starlight Breaks New Fundraising Ground With Casual Downloadable Videogame Celebrity Voices Bring Online Charitable Game to Life Starlight Children’s Foundation®, Legacy Interactive and Animax Entertainment today launched The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures: Starlight Charity Challenge (www.tuttlesfamilygame.com), a casual platformer style downloadable videogame that pairs having a good time with doing good. Actors William Shatner, Bob Saget, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ashley Tisdale, Dominic Scott Kay, Dave Thomas and Dave Coulier contributed their voices to the animated game. Supporters can try the game at www.tuttlesfamilygame.com and purchase it for $19.99 with $15 of that amount going to Starlight to brighten the lives of ill children and their families...READ MORE
11/01/07	Swarovski and Christie Brinkley Support Starlight It's the most wonderful time of the year and Swarovski kicks off the 2007 holiday season with Christie Brinkley by unveiling a custom-designed 9.5 foot, 550 pound star adorned with over 25,000 crystals that sits atop the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Swarovski is donating $250,000 from sales from its Annual Edition holiday ornament to Starlight Children's Foundation. Sharing the ice for this unveiling will be the celebrity-designed miniature stars to be auctioned on eBay, back for a second year by popular demand...READ MORE
10/23/07	Starlight Unveils Get Fit, Get Right Program to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes and Weight-related Conditions In Teens Starlight Children’s Foundation is unveiling Get Fit, Get Right www.getfitgetright.org), an online program designed to reduce obesity in teens and prevent type 2 diabetes and weight-related conditions... READ MORE
09/12/07	Starlight Unveils Site of a Million Stars -- a First-of-Its-Kind Online Charity Fundraising Initiative Starlight Children’s Foundation is excited to announce the launch of Site of a Million Stars at www.millionstars.org, a first-of-its-kind online charity fundraising initiative which unites individuals from all over the globe in a common mission to support seriously ill children and families. The website features an introduction from William Shatner who invites visitors to become “one in a million” by adding a star of their own design to the million stars universe and using their personal star power to shine a light into the lives of families who need it most... READ MORE
08/28/07	Starlight Produces Original Fundraising Videogame: The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures Expected to Launch 4Q, Starlight's Charity Challenge Breaks New Fundraising Ground to Benefit Seriously Ill Children and Family Members Starlight Children's Foundation® is pleased to announce the development of The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures: Starlight Starbright Charity Challenge, a casual videogame that pairs having a good time with doing good. A first-of-its-kind fundraising initiative, Starlight has partnered with Legacy Interactive®, a leader in games for the mass market, on the game's development and publishing. Dave Thomas and his comedy team at Emmy Award-winning studio, Animax Entertainment, developed the game's original script... READ MORE
06/29/07	Hollywood Video Holds Fundraising Campaign for Starlight Hollywood Video, a division of Movie Gallery, Inc. (Nasdaq: MOVI) announced that July 1 through July 23, the chain will conduct an in-store fundraiser benefiting long-time partner Starlight Children’s Foundation. While shopping for their favorite movies or video games, guests may make a tax deductible donation of $1 or more to Starlight. All proceeds from the “Star” campaign will be used to help seriously ill children and their families cope with their struggles through entertainment, education and family activities. “We love this campaign and encourage people to get involved to help improve the quality of life for seriously ill children and their families,” said Paula Van Ness, CEO of Starlight... READ MORE
06/27/07	Starlight Is Official Partner of Russ Berrie’s Shining Stars Program Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. (NYSE:RUS) through its subsidiary Russ Berrie U.S. Gift, Inc., happily announced today it has selected Starlight Children’s Foundation as the official charitable partner of its new Shining Stars® program. Starting this month, thousands of kids on the popular www.shiningstars.com website will have the opportunity to donate ‘glow points’, the official currency of the site, to Starlight knowing that they are helping to make a world of difference for seriously ill children and their families. On Thursday, June 28th High School Musical star Corbin Bleu, an official Starlight StarPower ambassador... READ MORE
06/11/07	And 1 Mix Tape Tour 2007 Takes Starlight On Tour The AND 1 Mix Tape® Tour presented by Old Spice is happy to announce that it’s partnering with Starlight Children’s Foundation to provide Great Escapes to Starlight children, hosting approximately 500 seriously ill children and their family members as guests of AND 1 throughout the duration of its nationwide 10-city tour. As the original street basketball entertainment team featuring the world’s best playground players, the tour will invite one special child in each city to suit up and be a member of the team for a day. “Our kids are simply giddy about getting to see the AND 1 Mix Tape Tour live and in person...” READ MORE
05/24/07	Build-A-Bear Workshop® and Disney Send Pooh on a Starlight Adventure With the help of his beary special friends at Build-A-Bear Workshop® and The Walt Disney Company, Winnie the Pooh is on a mission to bring special comfort and friendship to children in need of a friend during hospital stays. Thousands of make-your-own Winnie the Pooh plush bears will be sent to children’s hospitals in three countries through the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation™. Each time a Guest makes a Winnie the Pooh of their own, they are asked to make another one... READ MORE
05/22/07	Starlight and Hollywood Entertainment Receive Award Hollywood Entertainment Corporation and Starlight Children’s Foundation were recently honored with a Cause Marketing Halo Award, America’s highest honor for companies and causes that do well by doing good. Hollywood Entertainment’s Community Spotlight: Starlight partnership received a SILVER Cause Marketing Halo Award for Best National/Local Integration. Hollywood Entertainment and Starlight both believe in the importance of supporting seriously ill children through the power of entertainment... READ MORE
04/30/07	Chad Pennington and the 1st and 10 Foundation Show Support $26,000 contribution will place eight Starlight Fun Centers in three states: six in West Virginia; one in New York; and one in Tennessee Chad and Robin Pennington’s 1st and 10 Foundation and the Starlight Children’s Foundation have teamed up to help young hospital patients deal with anxiety, loneliness and apprehension that often accompany serious illness and injury. Keeping in line with its mission to build stronger communities throughout West Virginia, Tennessee and the New York Metropolitan area, 1st and 10 is making a generous gift to Starlight that will place Fun Centers... READ MORE
04/12/07	*Starlight Dedicates a PC Pal* to Volunteer of the Year's Hospital** Starlight Children's Foundation recently conducted a search to unearth its volunteer superstar of 2007 and is proud to announce that Denver resident Brett Shrewsbury has been named the organization's International Volunteer of the Year. In his honor, Starlight is dedicating a PC Pal to Denver Health Medical Center, the hospital of his choosing...READ MORE
03/13/07	*Asthma Game, Quest for the Code®, Is Now Available Online* Study shows improvements in children’s self efficacy, quality of life, improved asthma symptoms, medication adherence, and avoidance of asthma triggers Starlight Children’s Foundation has made its interactive educational asthma game, Quest for the Code®, formerly on CD-ROM, available online www.starlight.org/asthma. Featuring voiceover talent of Cuba Gooding Jr., Whoopi Goldberg, Kelsey Grammer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Glenn Close, Shaquille O’Neal and other celebrities, Quest is a fun and engaging way for children, and their parents, to learn to manage a child’s asthma, find coping tips and get advice... READ MORE
02/07/07	*Jamie Lee Curtis Joins Starlight to Honor Robin McGraw, Dave Koz and Pam Omidyar at Annual A Stellar Night* Gala** On March 23 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation will present TV personality and author Robin McGraw with the 2007 Heart of Gold Award at the organization’s annual A Stellar Night gala. Hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis, Co-Chaired by Queen Latifah and film and television producer David Hoberman, A Stellar Night will spotlight inspirational stories from Starlight families and pay tribute to entertainment industry leaders and humanitarians who are making a world of difference for children and families. Pam Omidyar, founder and board chair of HopeLab, will receive the inaugural Peter Samuelson Award for Innovation, and Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz will receive the Jacki Carlish Humanitarian Award... READ MORE
02/05/07	*Colgate-Palmolive to Sponsor Fun Centers* Through Promotion** Colgate-Palmolive and Starlight Children’s Foundation Create Online Voting Site to Reward Five Deserving Hospitals with Fun Centers Playing tag, shooting hoops and building forts are everyday activities for most kids, but children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses are often unable to participate in everyday activities with their peers. To bring a dose of fun to young patients, Colgate-Palmolive and Starlight Children’s Foundation are asking people across the country to log on and vote for five lucky hospitals currently on a waiting list for “Fun Centers,” mobile entertainment units that kids can enjoy at their bedside, or anywhere in a hospital setting, while they recover. This year, Colgate-Palmolive will sponsor 60 Fun Centers nationwide... READ MORE For press releases from 2006, 2005 and 2004 click here.