Doing Good: Hilary Duff, Katy Perry and Melissa Joan Hart This Week!

By Emily Foster • Oct 28, 2012 at 10:34 PM

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Royal Poppy
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With the election almost upon us, it’s a good reminder to think about the things you can do for your country. And of course, one of the most important things is voting. So please make sure that you do. But if you’re not quite voting age, then let these people inspire you to figure out ways that you can take action. From Hillary Duff loving puppies to Melissa Joan Hart sharing her birth story to help other mothers facing difficult pregnancies. Check it out!

Pop sensations Alesha Dixon and Pixie Lott headlined a free pop-uppoppy pop concert in Trafalgar Square dedicated to Armed Forces families on Wednesday 24 October. They were joined by the Military Wives Choir and star of West End musical ‘Let It Be’ James Fox, singing the official Poppy Appeal 2012 single ‘Landlocked’ written by multi-award winning lyricist Tim Rice with Pete Hobbs and James Fox. To read more, click here.
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The Trevor Project
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Katy Perry will be honored at the annual ‘Trevor Live’ benefit put on by The Trevor Project. This star-filled benefit event is for the nation’s leading provider of crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. To read more, click here.
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Once Upon A Birth
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Melissa Joan Hart has joined Merck for Mother’s Once Upon a Birth campaign. Merck fights to reduce the rates of maternal mortality around the world and Merck for Mothers launched a pilot program in the United States on Thursday, October 25, 2012 titled “Once Upon a Birth.” Every story shared, triggers a donation from Merck to Join My Village, a program from CARE that empowers women and girls, and supports safe pregnancies and deliveries. Melissa Joan Hart shared her story as part of the campaign, which you can read here.
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CESAR
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Dog lover, Hilary Duff, is joining CESAR to help spread the word as the “Share a Story and Share the Love” campaign ambassador. She will share inspirational therapy dog stories with her Facebook friends and Twitter followers, encouraging people to get involved and help show the powerful impact therapy dogs make every day to people in need. Dog lovers can help celebrate therapy dogs by sharing the heartwarming stories featured here through their personal social media communities such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Each share helps bring awareness to the real-life, inspirational stories of therapy dogs and the life-changing benefits they bring to people in need. And as a broader commitment to ensuring people in need continue to receive the powerful benefits of a dog’s love, CESAR will donate $100,000 to three therapy dog organizations whose services assist people in need all over the country.