Hatcher Rakes In Charity Cash With Garage Sale

October 4th, 2009 Actress BONNIE HUNT has helped to raise $120,000 (£80,000) for a Chicago, Illinois medical centre by offering one fan the chance to dine with her. The Jerry Maguire star agreed to whisk the highest bidder in a hospital charity auction off to Los Angeles to attend a TV taping of The Bonnie Hunt Show before joining Hunt on a dinner date.

September 23rd, 2009 A painted bronze sculpture of supermodel KATE MOSS went under the hammer in London on Monday night (21Sep09) for $127,500 (£85,000). The artwork by Marc Quinn was auctioned off in a sale which raised a total of $675,000 (£450,000) for an African charity.

September 22nd, 2009 Actress MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG has put her fashion sense to good use - she's designed a handbag for charity. The Gossip Girl star has teamed up with luxury designer Monica Botkier to create a one-off bag, named the Michelle Satchel, with all proceeds going to Oxfam International.

September 16th, 2009 EVA LONGORIA PARKER won 25,000 Euros for charity by taking part in a top French reality TV show. The Desperate Housewives star's French husband, basketball player Tony Parker, persuaded her to take part in Les cles de Fort Boyard - and she was a big hit.

September 16th, 2009 The uncle DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star TERI HATCHER helped put behind bars for molesting two girls has died in prison. The actress, 44, helped police convict pervert Richard Hayes Stone after coming forward with her own harrowing recollections of her uncle.

September 9th, 2009 JAY-Z fans have been left outraged after tickets for the rapper's upcoming 9/11 benefit concert in New York were snapped up by scalpers. The rap superstar recently announced he would be playing a charity show at Madison Square Garden on the eighth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks to celebrate the release of his new album The Blueprint 3 and raise money for a good cause.

September 9th, 2009 JAY-Z has slammed unscrupulous scalpers for re-selling tickets to his upcoming 9/11 benefit concert in New York, telling fans he is "disheartened" by the immoral behaviour. The rap superstar is playing a charity show at Madison Square Garden on the eighth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks to celebrate the release of his new album The Blueprint 3 and raise money for a good cause.

September 8th, 2009 TERI HATCHER is preparing to take on a triathlon, as she ticks off all the challenges she wants to complete before she dies. The Desperate Housewives star is following in the footsteps of Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman's characters in 2007 movie The Bucket List, by aiming to do everything she wants in life.

September 8th, 2009 British rockers KASABIAN have vowed to give the Mercury Prize money to charity if they win the prestigious award - unless they decide to blow it all in a bar. The band's third album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is up for the coveted music honour, which sees the winners pick up a $30,000 (£20,000) cheque.

August 28th, 2009 Guitarist JOHN MAYER will have to hand over $25,000 (£16,700) to charity, after losing a bet over his criminal record. Mayer bet editors at TMZ.com they couldn't track down a mug shot taken of him, following his arrest in 2001 for driving with a suspended license.

August 26th, 2009 The online sale of the crypt above movie icon MARILYN MONROE's final resting place has fallen through after the bidder failed to come up with the cash. Elsie Poncher put the crypt where her husband Richard has been buried since 1986 up for auction on eBay.com earlier this month (Aug09) for $500,000 (£333,300) - and the price quickly spiralled into the millions as Monroe fans desperately tried to buy the plot.

July 28th, 2009 LONDON - Russell Crowe reportedly made a charity stop during the filming of his latest project "Robin Hood". The Hollywood heartthrob was said to have stunned those present at a Cancer Research shop in Sunningdale, Berks with a huge cash donation.

July 16th, 2009 American Capital completes People Media saleBETHESDA, Md. — Investment firm American Capital Ltd.

June 25th, 2009 Dolly Parton writes her first children's bookPIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton created a charity 13 years ago to provide books to children and encourage literacy.

June 19th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Orlando Bloom's mother is auctioning off her son's clothes, slippers and a wet suit, in a bid to clear out his room before she moves house. Sonia Copeland-Bloom will also be selling off costumes worn by 'The Lords of the Ring' star during the filming of the trilogy.