Showing posts with label Oxfam America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oxfam America. Show all posts

Friday, February 24, 2012

Colin Firth Hosts Star-Studded Charity Dinner For Oxfam America (LOOK TO THE STARS)



On February 22, 2012 Vanity Fair and Ermenegildo Zegna, along with Colin and Livia Firth and Anna Zegna, hosted an intimate dinner at Chateau Marmont to benefit Oxfam America, the international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice.

 Over the last ten years, Colin Firth has worked hard, both in public and behind the scenes, to become an extremely knowledgeable and highly respected campaigner for Oxfam. Guests at the event included hosts Colin and Livia Firth and Anna Zegna, along with Demian Bichir, Emily Blunt, Kenneth Branagh, Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter, Kristin Davis, Cameron Diaz, Djimon Honsou and Kimora Lee, Emile Hirsch, Danny Huston, John Krazinski, Olga Kurylenko, Vanity Fair Publisher Edward Menicheschi, President of Oxfam Raymond Offenheiser, Gary Oldman and Alexandra Oldman, Stefanie Sherk, Mia Wasikowska and more.

Adding a special element to the evening, Ermenegildo Zegna dressed select male guests including Demian Bichir, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Djimon Honsou, John Krazinski, Danny Huston, and Raymond Offenheiser in eco-friendly fashions as part of Livia Firth’s ‘The Green Carpet Challenge.’ For the third year in a row, Livia Firth is spearheading the project which asks top designers to use eco-friendly fabrics when designing gowns and suits for celebrities to wear during awards season. The goal of the project is to show design and creativity doesn’t have to be compromised while working with environmentally friendly materials.


Read more:  http://www.looktothestars.org/news/7908-colin-firth-hosts-star-studded-charity-dinner-for-oxfam-america



COLIN FIRTH HOSTS A GREEN BASH FOR JOHN KRASINSKI, EMILY BLUNT, AND CAMERON DIAZ (POP SUGAR)



Posted on February 23, 2012 1:06PM by Allie Merriam

Colin Firth and his wife Livia teamed up with Anna Zegna, of Ermenegildo Zegna, to host a dinner at LA's Chateau Marmont last night. The evening was organized in support of Oxfam and the Green Carpet Challenge, a cause close to eco-friendly Livia's heart. She frequently blogs and tweets about wearing recycled ensembles on the red carpet, and yesterday's dress was a creation from one of Kate Middleton's favorite lines, Beulah London.

Read more:  http://www.popsugar.com/Colin-Firth-Party-Pictures-Emily-Blunt-John-Krasinski-21886619



Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Colin Firth: Colin and Livia Firth's Oxfam America Dinner, Oscar Wednesday (Reuters)



By Mikey Glazer at TheWrap Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:46pm EST

With the Oscars just around the corner, awards-season revelry is kicking into high gear.


WEDNESDAY Colin and Livia Firth’s Oxfam America Dinner

 Direct the car to: Chateau Marmont

 Logline: In addition to Oxfam’s global relief goals, Ermenegildo Zegna and Livia Firth partnered to lobby other top designers to be eco-friendly while designing the “wear it once” gowns that permeate Awards Season. This is Vanity Fair’s Wednesday offering.

Smart guest takeaway: This is not a “show up and smile” hosting job. Last year’s Oscar king curated the guest list himself.


There are about four thousand other official Academy Award parties in Hollywood to read about, if you are interested:  http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/idUS132978260820120222

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Colin Firth Auctions Himself Off for Charity

By Paul Chi

Tuesday November 22, 2011 06:40 PM EST

Colin Firth Auctions Himself Off for Charity | Colin Firth
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Colin Firth is sexy, dashing, Academy award-winning … and available?

Firth, 51, is teaming with Oxfam America, a charity dedicated to ending poverty, to raise funds by auctioning himself. The winning bidder and a friend will meet the King's Speech star at the Dec. 6 premiere of his movie Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and be chauffeured to a Chateau Marmont after party.

Note to the winner: don't worry if you geek out meeting the Brit face-to-face. Firth has experienced some awestruck moments of his own meeting his idols.

"Ever so often, I will meet someone who I greatly admire and get truly dumbstruck," Firth tells PEOPLE. "I'm a big fan of the people in the world of music and literature. If I'm a big fan of somebody, I prefer to keep at a safe distance because I don't know what I will do."

To make a bid in the auction, which ends Wednesday, click here.

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Monday, November 21, 2011

Colin Firth Auctions Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience on eBay Celebrity to Benefit Oxfam

By Oxfam America

Published: Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 - 12:47 pm
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- International relief and development agency Oxfam America teams up with eBay once again to benefit Oxfam's poverty relief and advocacy efforts around the world. November 16 through November 23 fans can bid on the chance to meet Academy Award Winner and Oxfam Ambassador Colin Firth, and attend the Hollywood premiere of his new film, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy!," a Focus Features' film based on the bestselling novel by John le Carre.

(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080221/DC14723LOGO)
This "Experience" includes:

  • Two tickets to the December 6, 2011 premiere in Los Angeles
  • Luxury chauffeur service to and from the events provided by Audi of America
  • Two tickets to the premiere after party at the Chateau Marmont
  • Meet and greet with Colin Firth, Oxfam Ambassador and Academy Award-winning actor

The charity auction is featured at http://www.ebay.com/celebrity through November 23. One hundred percent of the proceeds will benefit Oxfam America.

Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Together with individuals and local groups in 99 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for social justice. Oxfam America is an affiliate of Oxfam. To join our efforts or learn more, go to www.oxfamamerica.org.
SOURCE Oxfam America


Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/21/4071330/colin-firth-auctions-once-in-a.html#ixzz1eNikgCxu