Jennifer Lopez is being honored by the March of Dimes! She’s being recognized as a celebrity parent role model supporting women giving birth to healthy babies after full-term pregnancies.
Jennifer will receive the Grace Kelly Award at the eighth annual March of Dimes luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday. Jennifer said the following in a statement: “As a mother myself, I am aware of the importance of healthful pregnancies and babies.”The 75-year-old nonprofit organization aims to prevent birth defects, premature births and infant mortality.
Jennifer Lopez was honored with the Ally for Equality Award at the HRC National Dinner in Washington, DC last night! This is a tremendous honor! The Ally for Equality Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of those who dedicate time, energy, spirit and whole-hearted commitment to better the lives of LGBT people.
President Barack Obama addressed the room via satellite, and Jennifer delivered an acceptance speech. The cast of The Fosters, which is exec-produced by Jennifer, was also in attendance to support her! Hopefully a video of her speech will pop up soon! Here’s a video of her speech:
Jennifer Lopez was honored for her humanitarian efforts at the amFAR Gala in NYC tonight! Jennifer looked amazing in a blue Tom Ford gown. Her date for the event was Kenneth Cole, who is on the Board of Directors.
Jennifer does a huge amount of humanitarian work, which I think gets overshadowed by how famous she is. I’ve been friendly with her publicist Mark Young as well as [her manager] Benny Medina and pitched the idea of trying to do something to honor her for amfAR for quite a while. But the dates never worked out. We wanted to honor her for being such an icon. This is called the Inspiration Gala: it’s all about people who inspire us! Not only has she contributed to amfAR’s mission, but she has her own foundation and she’s worked with UNICEF and she’s traveled all over the world helping charities. She’s a fashion icon, too.
Jennifer accepted the Humanitarian Award and became a bit emotional on stage. If a video pops up, we’ll be sure to post it! In the meantime, check out the pics, thanks to Adriana!
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The event included a silent auction in aid of the the foundation for Aids research and HIV prevention. One lucky winner won a date with Jennifer at her Walk of Fame ceremony this upcoming week.
Jennifer Lopez and her fabulous dancers put on an amazing show at Chime For Change’s Sound of Change Concert in Twickenham! Jennifer had a lively set, opening up with Live It Up, then performing Get Right, Love Don’t Cost A Thing, Jenny From The Block, Hold It Don’t Drop It, a special rendition of Come Together featuring Mary J. Blige, and On The Floor!
Sorry, this video is LQ, but the others are much better quality!
This is a great charity concert that also featured Beyonce, Florence & The Machine, John Legend, Madonna, etc. All tickets sales (less VAT and service fees) will go towards raising funds for projects, which will be disseminated through Catapult – the first crowd-funding platform dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women. In a world first, through Catapult, fans will be able to choose exactly which projects their money goes towards and receive updates on their progress. The Lopez Family Foundation has two projects, and you can read all about them and donate to the cause on their Catapult page.
The concert will be broadcast worldwide, so check your local listings! In the US, it will air on Sunday, June 2, from 9-11pm on NBC!
Jennifer and Lynda Lopez stopped by the Mom+Social event supporting the Global Mom Relay at the 92nd Street Y in Tribeca today! Jennifer and Lynda were on hand to discuss the power of women, their participation with the Global Mom Relay, their work with the Lopez Family Foundation, how their mother inspired them, and more. This was nice to watch, so check it out above! (Fast-forward to 1:10 to skip straight to Jennifer.)
The Global Mom Relay has raised over $425,000! Jennifer is very passionate about the project, and today is the last day to raise money, so make sure you click and share. It’s easy to get involved and make a difference! Every time you share a relay post on Facebook, Twitter, or email or donate $5 or more as part of the relay, a $5 donation (up to $62,500 per week or $125,000 every two weeks) will be donated by Johnson & Johnson and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to one of four initiatives that are helping women and children lead healthy and happy lives.
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