Category: Charity

Jennifer Honored w/ Award At Celeb Fight Night!

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Jennifer Lopez attended Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night in Phoenix, AZ yesterday. Jennifer was presented with the Celebrity Fight Night Award, which acknowledges cultural icons that dedicate their time and notoriety to supporting charity. Jennifer’s work with the Lopez Family Foundation was no doubt part of the reason why she was selected to receive the award, so her sister, Lynda Lopez was also on hand to lend her support, as was Beau ‘Casper’ Smart.

After receiving her award, Jennifer took the stage with Andrea Bocelli for a rendition of their duet, Quizas, Quizas, Quizas. Jennifer also performed a few numbers from her recent Dance Again World Tour for the audience, which included the champ himself, Billy Crystal, Reba McEntire, Evander Holyfield, Rita Wilson, Steve Martin, and other celebs. ~~There aren’t any videos yet, but I’ll update if any pop up!~~

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Here’s a great video. The downside is that it’s sideways:

Another short one:

UN Global Mom Relay

Jennifer Lopez has been very busy with her charitable endeavors lately! The latest is a partnership with the United Nations Foundation! Jennifer and her sister Lynda are co-chairs for a new campaign, the Global Mom Relay, which combines the power of moms with the power of social media to raise awareness and raise funds to improve the health and well-being of mothers and children worldwide.

In a press release, Jennifer and Lynda discussed why they joined the cause:

“My sister Lynda and I had children around the same time and both feel strongly about helping other mothers who are in need so that they have the chance to experience a healthy start as a new mom,” said Jennifer Lopez. “It is an honor to be part of this important global conversation and I hope others will join us.”

“As a journalist, I know the power of the voice to inspire others and create change,” said Lynda Lopez. “As a mother, I also know the unique power of a mom and her voice to help her children, family, and community. The beauty of the Global Mom Relay is that a mother anywhere can use her voice to share these stories of motherhood to help improve the lives of women and children everywhere.”

It’s easy to get involved and make a difference: from now until May 8, 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 – Girl Up, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA), and the Shot@Life campaign. The relay is in support of Every Woman Every Child, a movement launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to save the lives of 16 million women and children by 2015.

Lopez Family Foundation Honored By ATA, Receives $50,000 Donation

Jennifer Lopez and The Lopez Family Foundation have been named the winners of the 2013 American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Humanitarian Award!

In a video statement that will be shown at the ATA conference in May, Jennifer said she was honored to receive the Humanitarian Award from the ATA and has seen the positive impact of telemedicine in improving patients’ health and wellbeing.

In honor of the award, Joel E. Barthelemy, Founder and Managing Director of GlobalMed, a worldwide leader in real-time healthcare delivery systems, presented Jennifer with a $50,000 check towards the Lopez Family Foundation.

Jennifer and her sister, Lynda Lopez, started the foundation to improve access to quality healthcare and health education to women and children living in underserved and underprivileged communities. The goals of the foundation include expanding the number of telemedicine clinics domestically and abroad to increase “access to top quality pediatric care for the most serious cases.”

Barthelemy said he is glad to be able to support a cause that is helping provide much-needed access to healthcare in places with the greatest need.

“The Lopez Family Foundation is an amazing organization that is giving the opportunity for quality healthcare to families and children in areas that need it the most,” Barthelemy said. “We are proud to be able to support this effort and help build on the foundation’s goals.”

JLo Will Perform & Be Honored At Celebrity Fight Night!

According to AZCentral, Jennifer Lopez will perform and receive a humanitarian award at this year’s Celebrity Fight Night on Saturday, March 23 in Phoenix, AZ!

Celebrity Fight Night is an annual star-studded event presented in honor of Muhammad Ali that benefits the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center at Barrow Neurological Institute. The event will also raise money for the Lopez Family Foundation.

In an e-mail, Jennifer told them:

“My sister Lynda and I started the Lopez Family Foundation to really help children in need of medical treatments around the world. We are both single mothers and we understand the responsibility we have to keep our kids safe and healthy. I really could not imagine my life without doing this and helping these kids. We are proud of the work that we have done in Puerto Rico and Panama, but this is only the beginning.”

Per the executive director, Sean Currie, Jennifer will perform with a special guest star to close the show.

JLo & Family Participate in Charity Football Game

Jennifer Lopez and her “JLo Dancers” participated in a charity football game versus Wisin y Yandel in Puerto Rico earlier today! It was a family affair, as Jennifer’s mom, Lupe, and the twins were hanging out, too. The twins even had their own lemonade stand to raise money for charity!

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They all had some fun and performed the famed Gangnam Style dance at the game. Check it out: