E! News has learned the royal family member attended a roundtable discussion with organizations and young people working in the field of youth violence in the U.K.

“This afternoon’s visit was an opportunity for Prince Harry to continue to learn more about the important work being carried out by organizations working to support young people in areas affected by youth violence,” a Kensington Palace aide shared with E! News. “This follows a recent visit to Reprezent in Brixton and is an issue he has worked on with partners from the Royal Foundation in Nottingham and which will continue to be an area he will focus on in his official work.”

During the engagement, Prince Harry chatted with a number of young leaders including Jamal Khan who tweeted a photo with the Prince.

Thank you @NinaChampionPET for inviting me to @YouthViolenceUK! Wish I could’ve stayed but I had a consultation with Prince Harry pic.twitter.com/RhyHZHrvyZ

— Jamal Khan (@1JamalKhan) February 26, 2018

The visit took place in London’s North Woolwich neighborhood at the Fight for Peace Center, an organization that uses boxing and martial arts combined with education and personal development to help support young people (specifically men) in communities affected by crime and violence. Organizers help to create new opportunities for them and offer support for existing opportunities.

Prince Harry’s latest engagement comes just two days before he is set to join Meghan Markle, Prince William and Kate Middleton for the first annual Royal Foundation Forum.

Under the theme “Making a Difference Together,” the event will showcase the programs run or initiated by The Royal Foundation and will include a number of delegates who have been involved in key projects.

As for Meghan, she will formally become the fourth Patron of The Royal Foundation after her wedding to Prince Harry this spring.

And for those who have yet to mark it in their calendars, it’s not too late! Meghan and Prince Harry will say “I Do” on May 19, 2018.

This article originally appeared on E News.

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What is charity: water?

Originated in 2006 by Scott Harrison, charity: water works to bring clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries.

Harrison, a former hard-partying nightclub promoter in New York City, was inspired to start the charity after being exposed to the harsh drinking conditions of the people of Liberia during a two-year mission to Africa with Mercy Ships, an organization of doctors dedicated to helping people of African nations.

“It was really an emotional experience,” Harrison told Bill Simmons in 2016. “My actual job, my volunteer job, was to be the photojournalist and write stories on the impact of these lives.”

Harrison utilized his fan base as a promoter to increase awareness for the plight of the Liberian people.

“I’d been a promoter, I’d just been promoting the wrong thing,” he said. “I was so inspired by the selflessness that I saw and was trying to communicate that to my club list.”

He admitted that there was skepticism about his transformation into a philanthropist but he won people over when he returned home. It was during his second visit to Africa that he took notice of the lack of clean water in the community, especially in the remote rural areas.

“I had never seen people drink from swamps before. Never seen kids drink from rivers,” he told Simmons. “It’s shocking and on a human level. Something inside you just breaks.”

Harrison describes his journey and his passion for helping others in a short film posted on the charity’s website.

Realizing that the filthy water contributed to sickness and inaccessibility lead to death, Harrison took matters into his own hands. Since its launch, charity: water has received support from over a million people to help millions of underserved people in 24 countries around the world including Africa, Asia, Central America, and South America.

charity: water’s mission is just beginning. There are currently 663 million people on the planet lacking access to clean water. Dirty water is responsible for more deaths than anything else in the world.

How does charity: water operate?

Harrison set up charity: water so that 100% of all donations go directly toward funding clean water projects. Overhead costs, such as staff salaries and travel expenses, are covered by private donors.

Using photos and GPS coordinates, supporters are able to track the ways in which their donations help the cause. Plus, water sensors ensure that the clean water continues to flow after the project installation is complete.

Locals led the clean water initiatives and marketing throughout every medium (TV, Twitter, window ads, etc.) brought about awareness and influenced thousands of people to raise money and even sacrifice their birthday presents.

One of those people was Rachel Beckwith.

Rachel’s Wish

Shortly before her ninth birthday, Rachel Beckwith informed her mother that, instead of a wrapped gift, she wanted family and friends to donate $9 to a fundraising campaign to benefit charity: water.

Rachel raised $220. The amount was short of her $300 goal but was helpful nonetheless.

A month after her birthday, Rachel died in an accident after a tractor-trailer smashed into her family’s car. A local news report on her death mentioned her recent charitable campaign and soon donations ballooned from $220 to $1.2 million.

In the five years since her death, donors to Rachel’s campaign started another fundraiser, which brought in $1.7 million. Because of her efforts and the generosity of thousands of donors, 100,000 people got the clean water they so desperately needed.

Celebrity Donors

Among the millions of donors to charity: water, many are famous faces.

Celebrity news favorites, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, donated on their birthdays in 2010 and raised over $109,000. In the years since they’ve continued to support the charity.

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith visit charity: water projects in Ethiopia from charity: water on Vimeo.

In Spring 2017, Depeche Mode is slated to go on tour to promote their new album, Spirit, with proceeds going toward charity: water.

“If you don’t know charity: water, you should,” guitarist Martin Gore told Rolling Stone.

“They’re an amazing organization whose goal is to bring clean, safe drinking water to everybody on the planet. On the last tour, with our fans’ help, we were able to raise over $1.4 million for charity:water. Those funds specifically brought clean water to people in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Rwanda.”

Every year the organization puts on a charity: ball at which celebrities such as Seth Meyers and Jessica Biel have served as hosts and raised millions of dollars from donors and corporations.

“Everybody that works there, they are the greatest thinkers with the most out-of-the-box ideas, the energy is unstoppable and never-ending, and it’s fun!” Biel told InStyle in 2011.

For the 2016 event, guests were directly paired with a person across the world so that they could feel the impact they’re making on a more intimate level.

Other celebrity donors include Kristen Bell and Amanda Seyfried.

charity: water’s Yellow Jerry Can & Virtual Reality

Every good charity needs an identifiable image. For charity: water it’s the yellow jerry can.

Prominent on the organization’s website and in marketing campaigns, the jerry can is a reminder of the journey the people (mainly women) of developing countries must go through to find clean water (many times a dangerous and deadly eight-hour trek).

Each year, charity: water aims to create a unique experience for guests at its gala. For example, during a recent charity: ball, guests were asked to participate in The Waterwalk, which simulated a fraction of the distance people walk to find clean water.

Recently, charity: water emphasized the impact it has throughout the world, by putting people in the footsteps of young girl in Ethiopia.

The Source is a short film about 13-year-old Selam who arduous life of collecting water is improved when she and her community get clean water for the first time.

A virtual reality exhibit of The Source was on display in New York City during the summer of 2016 and a 360 version is accessible from the charity: water Facebook page.

The goal of many charities is to one day not be needed.

There is still plenty of work to do but the more clean water that is brought to the people of the world, the closer we come to one day referring to charity: water, and other organizations like it, as a thing of the past.

Stay linked to Good Celebrity for all the latest celebrity news articles and more stories about good organizations like charity: water!

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The President’s spouse isn’t an elected position, of course, but it is one that comes with plenty of important responsibilities and expectations.

Mrs. Trump, 46, will have especially big shoes to fill given she’s following arguably one of the most popular and productive First Ladies in the history of our country, Michelle Obama. During her time in the White House, Mrs. Obama supported healthier lifestyles for children, higher education, mental health awareness, and issues related to members of the military and their families.

Mrs. Obama also left her mark by becoming the first African-American First Lady in U.S. history.

As for the Slovenia-born Mrs. Trump, she will be the first foreign-born First Lady since Louisa Adams (the English wife of John Quincy Adams) who served in the role from 1825-1829.

During the Trump presidential campaign, Melania largely stayed out of the public eye, instead choosing to focus on raising the couple’s son, Barron. Throughout Donald’s presidency, she’s expressed plans to live at Trump Tower in New York City, rather than the White House, so that Barron can finish school.

As of right now, it’s a mystery as to how much we’ll see of Melania, who became a U.S. citizen in 2006, over the next four years and what kind of role acquire as FLOTUS.

“I chose not to go into politics and policy,” she told GQ in April 2016. “Those policies are my husband’s job.”

Before the election, however, she did make it clear which cause will be her priority.

Now – Good Celebrity explored the possible causes our nation’s newest First Lady could take on in 2017 and beyond.

Melania Trump as First Lady: What to Expect

During a campaign speech in November, Melania vowed to combat cyberbullying.

“Our culture has gotten too mean and too rough, especially to children and teenagers,” Trump said during a speech in Pennsylvania on November 3.

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“It is never okay when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied or attacked. It is absolutely unacceptable when it is done by someone with no name hiding on the internet.”

“We have to find a better way to talk to each other, to disagree with each other, to respect each other,” she continued. “We must find better ways to honor and support the basic goodness of our children, especially in social media. It will be one of the main focuses of my work if I’m privileged enough to become your First Lady.”

In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Trump reiterated her stance against bullying.

“I see now in the 21st century, the social media, it’s very damaging for the children,” she said. “We need to guide them and teach them about social media because I see a lot of negativity on it and we need to help them.”

Melania doesn’t partake in social media herself, but her husband’s Tweeting habits are well documented and she admitted to the AC360 host that if she could change anything about him it would be “his tweeting.”

As a result, the future FLOTUS did face some flak from critics who said that if anyone is to blame for cyberbullying, it’s the President Elect. Maybe that’s where Melania can make her first official change – just a thought!

Ideas for Melania’s Philanthropic Impact as FLOTUS

Cyberbullying is a critical problem among both today’s youth and adults. Thus, we hope Melania sticks to her word and makes strides to battle this terrible epidemic.

We also have some other ideas in which Melania can lend her voice as a powerful woman in charge with the ability to make real change.

Women & Children’s Rights

In a 1999 interview with the New York Times, Melania was asked what her role would be should her future husband ever become president.

“I would be very traditional. Like Betty Ford or Jackie Kennedy. I would support him,” said Melania, who is also an admirer of Michelle Obama.

Now that the hypothetical is a reality, Mrs. Trump will be looked at by many women, especially mothers, as a source of strength and inspiration.

“It will be my honor and privilege to serve this country. I will be an advocate for women and children,” she said during the same speech in which she spoke out against bullying.

It’s unclear what Mrs. Trump meant by “advocate for women, ” and she was even vaguer when speaking to GQ about which charities supports.

“Many different charities involving children, involving many different diseases.”

But what is clear is her dedication as a mother.

“I’m a full-time mother to our (10-year-old) son Barron, an incredible boy,” she said during her speech while adding, “We talk a little bit about politics, and a lot about life, homework and sports.”

A few areas where Melania can fight for change include domestic violence prevention, feeding hungry children in America, and equal pay for men and women.

Nearly one in three women falls victim to acts of violence from an intimate partner at some point in their life. As a women in power, Melania can help to raise awareness for these crimes and help women know that they can find a way out of the abusive relationship.

In addition, 13.1 million children lived in food-insecure households in 2015. There are many Americans struggling to put food on the table everyday in the U.S. First Lady Melania can raise awareness and even start programs to lower these numbers and make sure that less children go hungry day-to-day.

Green Living

Reportedly, Ivanka Trump, Donald’s daughter from his first marriage, will live in the First Lady quarters of the White House during the time in which Melania resides at Trump Tower.

It’s also speculated that Ivanka, 35, will take on a prominent role during her father’s presidency. As of now, the capacity of her role and the title (if there is one) are not yet known.

What we do know is that Ivanka and her father had separate meetings in Trump Tower with former Vice President Al Gore and actor Leonardo DiCaprio to discuss the effects of climate change.

If Ivanka can get the next president to share her views on environmental issues, we could see her stepmother follow suit. Backing causes that promote a greener and healthier environment for the U.S. and nations throughout the world is something Melania should consider.

For example, Melania can promote lifestyle changes that help families live green. By focusing on the importance of recycling and lowering a family’s global footprint, she could make a huge impact on the environmentally friendly movement.

Political Unity

Unfortunately, there’s no denying that we live in a very politically divisive country but as we’ve seen in the transitional meetings between Mr. and Mrs. Obama and Mr. and Mrs. Trump, there’s still hope.

In the previously mentioned GQ interview, Melania was asked about her political opinions.

“Nobody knows and nobody will ever know,” she said.

Mrs. Trump likes to keep things close to the vest and that will benefit her during, what could be, a challenging four years as First Lady. Her ability to take the high road and find common ground with people of all walks of life will prove to be beneficial for her and the country.

“America was the word for freedom and opportunity,” Trump said in a speech in regards to her time growing up in Slovenia.

“‘America’ meant if you could dream it, you could become it,” she added.

On January 20, Melania Trump becomes the next First Lady of the United States and proves to all that the sometimes forgotten “American Dream” is still a possibility.

We think that it would be a tremendous benefit to all parties, races, and genders for Melania to step up for unity and focus on bringing America together. She’s spoken very highly of the U.S. and expressed her love for her country time and time again. That love is contagious and can spark an ignition for political and social unity among the currently divided.

Hey – it’s okay to be optimistic!

Healthy Living

Finally, Melania can continue Michelle’s focus on healthy living and active lifestyles for families and children.

Mrs. Obama focused on staying active and eating clean throughout her entire time as First Lady. She saw the importance of staying healthy and how it impacts the overall well being of America and it’s something Melania should continue.

One initiative that’s really great is the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge, which is geared towards kids ages 8-12. The program encourages children, in collaboration with a parent or guardian, to create an original lunch recipe that is healthy, affordable, and tasty. It supported the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative to help kids and families lead healthier lives.

Each of the recipes included fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein and low-fat dairy. In addition, in celebration of the MyPlate, MyState initiative, the 2016 Healthy Lunchtime Challenge put a spotlight on homegrown pride across the country and encouraged entries to include local ingredients grown in the entrant’s state, territory, or community.

Whether Melania creates her own healthy initiative or continues Michelle’s, we hope that there’s still a strong focus on living a clean and active life.

Melania Trump’s First 100 Days as First Lady

Once Donald is settled into the White House and Melania determines her schedule, which she plans to split between D.C. and the Big Apple, she can begin focusing on her role as First Lady of the United States.

As one of the most recognized and watched women in the world, Melania will have a lot of pressure on her shoulders.

We’re sure that’s she’ll handle the responsibility with grace and class, as she always does!

If we can offer any advice for her first 100 days, Good Celebrity recommends picking a philanthropic initiative – like the ones mentioned above – and coming up with a public campaign that encourages Americans to get involved.

Days move quickly, and we expect that she will get behind an initiative quickly.

Since she’s expressed interest in cyberbullying, that will likely be her primary focus when she assumes the new role.

The Good Celebrity team is excited and optimistic about Melania’s role as First Lady and we can’t wait to see what charitable and social causes she chooses to support!

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The organization is unique in that it provides life-changing medical opportunities for children in need, all over the world.

When we interviewed Dorothy, she had already travelled on six medical missions with Mending Kids – joining the charity’s team of surgeons and fellow volunteers that set their sights on underserved parts of the world to help children in need.

Since our chat, Dorothy’s stayed involved with the organization by raising awareness through her social channels and taking part in beneficial fundraisers.

Mending Kids International Helps Hundreds of Kids in 2016

Most recently, Dorothy teamed up with fellow good celebrities for a fun-filled fundraiser hosted by the World Poker Tour. The event drawed some big names who constantly circulate the breaking celebrity news headlines including Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Andrew Garfield and Gene Simmons.

During the event, Lucey made sure to snap a selfie with the KISS frontman while also giving him a shout out for his donation to Mending Kids.

@genesimmons made a donation to @mendingkids & made fun of my duck face fail. #iammendingkids #wptmendingkids

A photo posted by Dorothy Lucey (@dorothy_lucey) on Oct 21, 2016 at 9:20pm PDT

The poker tournament, which took place in Beverly Hills, raised enough money to help more than 100 children.

“Once again, poker brought together celebrities, dignitaries and influencers for a great cause as it continues to be one of the most fun and effective ways to raise money for critical issues worldwide,” said WPT CEO Adam Pliska. “WPT Foundation is honored to have partnered with Mending Kids for this special night and to celebrate the remarkable miracles they are performing for children around the world.”

Dorothy was also actively involved with the organization throughout the year. She even went to Disneyland with a pair of kids who benefitted from the organization.

Buzzed at #happiestplaceonearth.

A photo posted by Dorothy Lucey (@dorothy_lucey) on Mar 11, 2016 at 8:40am PST

In addition, Dorothy shared an experience about seeing two former Mending Kids’ patients while on a trip to Cabo.

She wrote on her blog, “They first came here two years ago. Twins. With different faces. But similar hands. Their hands did not look like hands. So misshapen. One of them had two thumbs. They were shining shoes on streets of Ethiopia. One step above begging. They were outside the Mother Teresa Home for the Destitute and Dying. I’ve been there. It’s not an easy place to describe. An American doctor saw them. Dr Rick Hodes hoped Mending Kids could help. We did.”

Miss the #ethiopian entourage. #blog dorothylucey.com. When in #Cabo. Link in bio.

A photo posted by Dorothy Lucey (@dorothy_lucey) on Apr 5, 2016 at 10:52am PDT

Through the combination of fundraisers and volunteer events during the year, Mending Kids earned enough support to help hundreds of kids in 2016.

When did the @MendingKids get taller than me? Thanks to all helping @werkneh_gold #gofundme

A photo posted by Dorothy Lucey (@dorothy_lucey) on Oct 27, 2016 at 7:33pm PDT

On the organization’s Facebook page, they shared their success from the year posting, “The numbers are in and we are thrilled to share that in 2016 we mended a total of 549 kids! Hundreds of families and their children’s lives are changed forever.”

What’s to Come for Mending Kids in 2017

As we previously reported, Mending Kids’ outreach consists of four core programs:

• International surgeries: where children with complex cases are transported to partner hospitals in Canada and Israel.
• Missions abroad: where surgical teams and volunteers travel to developing countries to perform surgeries and develop sustainable medical programs.
• Hometown missions: where volunteer physicians perform up to 20 free surgeries in one day for children in the U.S.
• Domestic surgeries: where children abroad are flown into the U.S. for complex surgeries and stay with volunteer host families.

When we chatted with Dorothy, she was awesome to work with. She even connected us directly with the organization to feature special footage for our piece.

The doctors called her Dora. She was 5 & had 5 things wrong with her heart. 3 years ago today she had surgery on our #cambodia mission. I was honored to hold her hand before & after. @mendingkids #iammendingkids #internationalvolunteersday Photo by @ijuander

A photo posted by Dorothy Lucey (@dorothy_lucey) on Dec 6, 2016 at 3:18pm PST

We’re so happy that Dorothy opened our eyes to this organization and we’re thrilled that it continues to thrive.

Coming up this year, Mending Kids is taking part in the Skechers Performance Los Angeles Marathon and Big 5K for its second consecutive year.

Per the organization’s website, the event “runs from the ‘stadium to the sea’ passing every major landmark in L.A. including Disney Hall, TCL Chinese Theatre, the Sunset Strip, Rodeo Drive and finishes near the Santa Monica Pier.”

The organization’s goal is to reach its $40,000 goal, which goes directly to saving children’s lives around the world and in the domestic U.S.

Got gas? #roadtrip @werkneh_gold @mendingkids #iammendingkids

A photo posted by Dorothy Lucey (@dorothy_lucey) on Sep 20, 2016 at 3:26pm PDT

In addition to fundraisers, there are sure to be plenty of mission trips (they went on nine last year) so we’ll stay tuned when they announce the locations for 2017!

Mending puppies in Panama. Two years ago today. @mendingkids @floatingdoctors

A photo posted by Dorothy Lucey (@dorothy_lucey) on Mar 2, 2016 at 10:13am PST

As for Dorothy, she continues to stay actively involved with Mending Kids and its kids. She consistently posts photos of her with the children that benefit from the amazing organization on her Instagram page and we can’t wait to see where she travels this year!

To learn more about Mending Kids International, please visit http://www.mendingkids.org and make sure to stay linked to Good Celebrity for the latest celebrity news headlines.

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Celebrity news reporter and Emmy Winner Mario Lopez is set to MC the 4th Annual Wishing Well Winter Gala on Wednesday, December 7 at the Hollywood Palladium and Good Celebrity is looking forward to being there on the red carpet!

Academy Award-nominated actor Don Cheadle will present his friend and fellow Oscar nominee Robert Downey Jr. with the Shining Star Award for his work in granting the wishes of dozens of children around the world. Downey Jr. and Cheadle are frequent co-stars in the Marvel Cinematic Universe having worked together on the films Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War.

Downey Jr. resurrected his career when he donned the Iron Man suit for the first time in 2008 but his heroic deeds extend beyond the silver screen and Make-A-Wish is taking notice.

The actor won’t be the only celebrity honored during the event. Entertainment industry entrepreneur Scooter Braun will receive the Humanitarian Award for his years of dedicated volunteer work for the organization and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League will take home the Power of a Wish Award. Former team captain and Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille will be on hand to accept the award.

In addition, Grammy-nominated artist Tori Kelly and X Ambassadors will perform during the event which gets underway at 7pm.

Stay linked to Good Celebrity for coverage of all the latest celebrity news from this exciting event!

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Moving day has literally never been this awesome. Not only will you be helping a formerly homeless family move into their permanent home, you’ll be doing it alongside the lovely Kristen Bell! Will she crack jokes while wiping down countertops? Probably. Will she provide lunch for you and your friend? Most definitely. Because moving day with Kristen is not all heavy lifting… it’s also uplifting. Especially because she’s inviting her friends Kathryn Hahn and Christina Applegate to come along! So enjoy your quality time with those “bad moms” and experience the magical feeling you’ll get from helping this amazing cause by helping someone Make It Home and start a new chapter in their lives. Flights and hotel are on us.

Who You’ll Help

PATH is ending homelessness for individuals, families and communities. They do this by building housing and providing services throughout California.

Since January of 2013, PATH has helped nearly 6,500 people move off the streets, out of shelters and into permanent homes. Started in 1984, PATH brings over 30 years of experience and was recently named a nonprofit of the year at the inaugural California Non-Profits Day this past June.

Campaign Perks

Your donation gives you entries to win! Donating more gives you additional entries and unlocks exclusive merchandise.

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The LA Kings join Academy Award®-winner Robert Downey Jr. and industry power broker and multimedia entrepreneur Scooter Braun in receiving honors at the Wishing Well Winter Gala, as previously announced.

The Power of a Wish Award recognizes an organization for its outstanding dedication to corporate social responsibility and its commitment to caring for the communities in which it lives and serves. Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles selected the LA Kings for this honor because of the team’s many years of philanthropy, wish granting and involvement helping to further the Make-A-Wish mission.

“Our relationship with the Kings is a very special alliance. We share a long-time friendship rooted in a deep commitment to the LA community plus a passion for bringing hopeful, thrilling experiences to our wish kids and their families,” said Aton. “What better way to inspire kids fighting life-threatening illnesses than by teaming them with these sports heroes who truly embody their philosophy that ‘we are all Kings.’”

This season, as part of their “Forever 50” program marking their 50th anniversary, the LA Kings are planning a number of exciting events with Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles and the kids they serve. “Make-A-Wish Day with the LA Kings” will be held on Wednesday, October 26th at the Toyota Sports Center. Fifty wish kids from across LA County will attend a Kings practice, tour the facilities, have lunch and skate with the Ice Crew and the Kings’ mascot, Bailey.

On Wednesday, November 30, the Kings will host “Make-A-Wish Night” at STAPLES Center for their game against the San Jose Sharks. Discounted pricing is available, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles. For more information and tickets, visit lakings.com/makeawish.

As yet another ongoing example of the Kings’ consistent involvement with Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles, the team hosts a Star-of-the-Month program that treats local wish kids to Kings tickets, a pre-game meal, and the opportunity to take part in one-of-a-kind experiences like watching warm-ups from the penalty box or riding the Zamboni.

During its 20-year history, the Kings Care Foundation has donated over $9 million in monetary and in-kind support to various organizations throughout the local Los Angeles community, including Make-A-Wish Greater Los Angeles. This award-winning LA Kings charity focuses its community outreach efforts on enhancing education, recreational and health-related program for children.

The Make-A-Wish awards are presented at the annual Wishing Well Winter Gala, where entertainment executives, celebrities, top business executives, community and civic leaders, medical professionals and philanthropists celebrate the children and families whose lives have been changed forever by the power of a wish. Since the first gala in 2013, these meaningful events have collectively raised almost $3 million for wish kids living in Greater Los Angeles. Past honorees include sports stars Kobe Bryant, Landon Donovan and Oscar de la Hoya; philanthropists Sam Nazarian and Michael Rosenfeld; and medical pioneers Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, OneLegacy and Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA.

In addition to the award presentations, the evening will include entertainment, cocktails, sit-down dinner, silent and live auctions offering one-of-a-kind items, and wish granting.

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What You’ll Do

Replicants and human flesh-beings rejoice! The Blade Runner series is back and Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford are inviting you and a guest to join them in experiencing a dystopian future in the present day. For the price of a movie ticket, you could fly to Budapest, take a tour of the set and watch a scene come to life. Afraid of spoilers? We can cover your ears for the latter. You’ll also get to sit down for a private lunch with Ryan himself, so make sure you come Hungary. (Sorry, we’ll see ourselves out.) Some moments are lost in time like tears in the rain; our cameras will make sure this isn’t one of them. Pictures, flights and hotel are all included.

Who You’ll Help

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The camp is held for four weeks in the summer and gives foster children, ages 8 through 15, the opportunity to leave their worries in the big city and enjoy the jubilations of being a kid in the beautiful outdoors.

“When Darryl and I first started thinking about Felix, we wanted to start a city where all the foster children could go and be loved and supported. We spoke to our accountant and luckily he convinced us to start a little bit smaller! So we decided instead of a city, we’d start a summer camp,” explained Sheila Jaffe, co-founder of Camp Felix with Darryl “DMC” McDaniels.

The Good Celebrity pair founded The Felix Organization in 2006 and the nonprofit organization’s mission is to “provide inspiring opportunities and new experiences to enrich the lives of children who are growing in the foster care system,” Jaffe continued in an exclusive interview with Good Celebrity.

Both Jaffe and McDaniels were adopted and their goal to show foster kids that they can find success.

This year, campers participated in activities including Yoga, DJ-ing with guest musician TJ Mizell, and a photography class with Dan Wonderly.

In addition, Camp Felix presented the Bryan Jacobson Award to camper Capri “who demonstrated kindness and caring, and shined in the area of music.”

Other highlights from the summer camp included a visit from inspirational Pastor Steven Carter. He talked about his experiences finding out he was adopted and took the time to answer questions from the campers.  

Plus, a young girl named Sydney participated in the organization’s Kids 4 Kids program by donating her Bat Mitzvah money to send eight children to Camp Felix. Sydney also volunteered at the camp over the summer.

Photo Credit: The Felix Organization

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The Shining Star Award honors individuals who embody the organization’s mission to make a lasting impact on children and their families through the power of a wish.

Said Aton: “We are thrilled to honor Robert Downey Jr. for his long-time dedication and generosity to Make-A-Wish. Robert has granted dozens of wishes for children around the world, and many more kids wish to meet him. Beyond the hope, strength and joy he personally brings to wish families, Robert has donated funds through his foundation “Random Act Funding” that allow many other children’s wishes to come true. In our eyes, and in the eyes of our kids, he is a real-life hero.”

One wish that Downey recently fulfilled was with nine-year-old Domenic, who has cystic fibrosis. Dominic’s one true wish was to be a superhero, and Downey Jr. worked with Make-A-Wish to make that dream come true. Downey also surprised seven-year-old Alex, who was born missing most of his right arm, by presenting Alex with a specially-made replica of Iron Man’s famous arm.

Downey is best-known for his role as Iron Man in the Iron Man and Avengers franchises as well as his title role in the Sherlock Holmes franchise. In 1992, Downey received an Academy Award nomination, a Golden Globe nomination, and won the BAFTA (British Academy Award) for Best Actor for his performance in the title role of Chaplin. In 2009 he was nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award for his role as Kirk Lazarus in Tropic Thunder.

The Make-A-Wish awards are presented at the annual Wishing Well Winter Gala, where entertainment executives, celebrities, top business executives, community and civic leaders, medical professionals and philanthropists celebrate the children and families whose lives have been changed forever by the power of a wish. During the past three years, these meaningful events have collectively raised almost $3 million for wish kids living in Greater Los Angeles. Past honorees include sports stars Kobe Bryant, Landon Donovan and Oscar de la Hoya; philanthropists Sam Nazarian and Michael Rosenfeld; and medical pioneers Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, OneLegacy and Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA.

In addition to the award presentations, the evening will include entertainment, cocktails, sit-down dinner, one-of-a-kind silent and live auction items and wish granting. Additional award honorees will be announced shortly.

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