BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "charity" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:01:11 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) 24 Artistically Modified Vader Helmets http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/24-artistically-modified-vader-helmets Mmmmm, space donuts. The Dark Lord of the Sith might take exception to this graffiti but it’s for a good cause. Each of the helmets will be auctioned off for charity starting February 7th.

Artist: Jason Knudson

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Artist: Dawn Evans Scaltreto

Artist: Gabriel Wimmer

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/24-artistically-modified-vader-helmets Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:22:37 -0500 <b>Mmmmm, space donuts.</b> The Dark Lord of the Sith might take exception to this graffiti but it's for a good cause. Each of the helmets will be auctioned off for charity starting February 7th. donnad nonadult Artist: Jason Knudson nonadult Artist: Ryan Peterson nonadult Artist: Dawn Evans Scaltreto nonadult Artist: Gabriel Wimmer nonadult Artist: El Celso nonadult Artist: John Dickinson nonadult Artist: Weston Brownlee nonadult Artist: Albert Song nonadult Artist: Kelly Bunde nonadult Artist: Jason Goad nonadult Artist: David Melendez nonadult Artist: Sonny Wong nonadult Artist: Dheepen Ramanan nonadult Artist: Denise Vasquez nonadult Artist: Christopher Mark Galiyas nonadult Artist: Brad Smith nonadult Artist: Makeba Ische nonadult Artist: R.L. Gibson nonadult Artist: Lindsay Tollefson nonadult Artist: Megan Hoogland nonadult Artist: Karl Schneider nonadult Artist: Shane Anderson nonadult Artist: Staci Queen nonadult Artist: Travis Lynn Mattick nonadult nonadult Accused Penn State Child Rapist Gives First Interview Since Scandal Broke http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/accused-penn-state-child-rapist-gives-his-first-in Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach charged with 40 counts of child sex abuse , breaks his silence on the Penn State scandal with Bob Costas. And he unsurprisingly denies all the charges. “Horsing around” and “horseplay” are terms that are now forever tainted.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/accused-penn-state-child-rapist-gives-his-first-in Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:32:08 -0500 <b>Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach charged with 40 counts of <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/disturbing-interview-with-accused-penn-state-child">child sex abuse</a>, breaks his silence on the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/9-troubling-questions-about-the-penn-state-sex-abu">Penn State scandal</a> with Bob Costas.</b> And he unsurprisingly denies all the charges. "Horsing around" and "horseplay" are terms that are now forever tainted. gavon nonadult 9 Troubling Questions About The Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/9-troubling-questions-about-the-penn-state-sex-abu On the heels of the revelation that the judge who freed Jerry Sandusky on bail was a donor to Sandusky's Second Mile charity, and the incredulous questions as to why she did not recuse herself, here are some more unanswered questions surrounding this awful scandal . Not to get into the realm of conspiracy theory, but there are some very disturbing “coincidences” surrounding this case.

Jerry Sandusky in 1999. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A mother whose son was involved with Sandusky's Second Mile charity contacted University Police in 1998 after learning her son had been showering with the Penn State Defensive Coordinator.

Detectives eavesdropped on a conversation between the mother and Sandusky in which she confronted him and asked if his "private parts" had touched her son. Sandusky responded, "I don't think so...maybe. I was wrong. I wish I could get forgiveness. I know I won't get it from you. I wish I were dead."

Despite testimony from the mother and Sandusky's statement caught on tape, Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar refused to bring charges against Sandusky. Sandusky "retired" from Penn State football the next year, but continued to run Second Mile from an office on the Penn State campus, where he still had access to the athletic facilities.

Missing Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar. (Centre Daily Times Photo)

D.A. Ray Gricar disappeared in 2005, 7 years after the first Sandusky case and 9 months before his retirement.

After telling his girlfriend he was going for a long drive, his car was found abandoned at an antiques market 50 miles from the courthouse where he worked. His laptop was discovered months later in the Susquehanna River, its hard drive removed. Investigators learned Gricar, shortly before his disappearance, had done internet searches on how to destroy a hard drive.

Gricar's daughter had him declared legally dead this year.

Ray Gricar's laptop computer at the Bellefonte Police Department on August 1, 2005. (Centre Daily Times Photo)

The Centre County District Attorney refuses to release any records on the disappearance of Gricar, rejecting Right-To-Know requests from the Associated Press.

More troubling, when the Associated Press requested Gricar's file on the 1998 allegations against Sandusky, the District Attorney's office said they could not release the file because "there are no such records in the office."

The Second Mile headquarters on the campus of State College. (REUTERS/Pat Little)

According to sports writer Mark Madden, who was one of the first to break the Sandusky child rape story, investigators are currently looking into whether Sandusky may have been at the center of a child prostitution ring.

If Sandusky was using Second Mile as a recruiting ground for victims, it should be asked if anyone else in the charity was doing the same.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/9-troubling-questions-about-the-penn-state-sex-abu Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:47:09 -0500 <b>On the heels of the revelation that the judge who freed Jerry Sandusky on bail was a donor to Sandusky&#39;s Second Mile charity, and the incredulous questions as to why she did not recuse herself, here are some more unanswered questions surrounding this <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/the-reason-joe-paterno-was-fired">awful scandal</a>.</b> Not to get into the realm of conspiracy theory, but there are some very disturbing "coincidences" surrounding this case. gavon nonadult Penn State Child Molester May Have Pimped Out Boys To Wealthy Donors http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/penn-state-child-molester-may-have-pimped-out-boys Just when you think this awful story couldn't get any worse. Mark Madden, the sports writer in Pennsylvania who first broke the Jerry Sandusky child rape story , now claims that Sandusky is rumored to have sold children for sex to wealthy donors. Here's a radio clip of Madden discussing an investigation into the stomach-turning allegations.

Accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky and recently fired Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis, File)

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/penn-state-child-molester-may-have-pimped-out-boys Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:47:11 -0500 <b>Just when you think this awful story couldn&#39;t get any worse.</b> Mark Madden, the sports writer in Pennsylvania who first broke the Jerry Sandusky <a href="http://www.timesonline.com/columnists/sports/mark_madden/madden-sandusky-a-state-secret/article_863d3c82-5e6f-11e0-9ae5-001a4bcf6878.html">child rape story</a>, now claims that Sandusky is rumored to have sold children for sex to wealthy donors. Here&#39;s a radio clip of Madden discussing an investigation into the stomach-turning allegations. gavon nonadult nonadult Accused child rapist Jerry Sandusky and recently fired Penn State football coach Joe Paterno. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis, File) nonadult Good Shirts For A Really Good Cause http://www.buzzfeed.com/lenkendall/good-shirts-really-good-cause-wh6 The design on each shirt symbolizes the type of aid UNICEF is delivering in the Horn of Africa. 100% of your donation will go to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to support life-saving relief efforts for children.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/lenkendall/good-shirts-really-good-cause-wh6 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:32:08 -0400 <b>The design on each shirt symbolizes the type of aid UNICEF is delivering in the Horn of Africa.</b> 100% of your donation will go to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to support life-saving relief efforts for children. lenkendall nonadult The Flaming Lips Want Your Name In Their Six-Hour Song http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/the-flaming-lips-want-your-name-in-their-six-hour For only $100 dollars Wayne Coyne will include your name in the next big Flaming Lips gimmick epic production. The money will be donated to the Humane Society and a music program at the University of Central Oklahoma, so that's good.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/the-flaming-lips-want-your-name-in-their-six-hour Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:06:14 -0400 <b>For only $100 dollars Wayne Coyne will include your name in the next big Flaming Lips <strike>gimmick</strike> epic production.</b> The money will be donated to the Humane Society and a music program at the University of Central Oklahoma, so that&#39;s good. provincialelitist nonadult Ben Stiller Announces 'Jennifer Aniston Naked' Foundation http://www.buzzfeed.com/xavierstagecoach/ben-stiller-announces-jennifer-aniston-naked-3upv

Shut up and take my money! (Via Just Jared )

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/xavierstagecoach/ben-stiller-announces-jennifer-aniston-naked-3upv Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:02:24 -0400 <b>Shut up and take my money!</b> (Via <a href="http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/08/12/ben-stiller-jennifer-aniston-stiller-foundation/">Just Jared</a>) xavierstagecoach nonadult World's Most Expensive Perfume http://www.buzzfeed.com/kaktusjack/worlds-most-expensive-perfume-dkny-golden-de-1fqj Sure, you could just donate $1,000,000 to charity, but why not just buy this instead? Proceeds from the DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar Fragrance go to charity, so at least you'll have something to show your friends. Read more about it here .

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/kaktusjack/worlds-most-expensive-perfume-dkny-golden-de-1fqj Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:02:13 -0400 <b>Sure, you could just donate $1,000,000 to charity, but why not just buy this instead?</b> Proceeds from the DKNY Golden Delicious Million Dollar Fragrance go to charity, so at least you&#39;ll have something to show your friends. Read more about it <a href="http://luxuryes.com/2011/08/dkny-golden-delicious-million-dollar-fragrance-bottle-for-charity/">here</a>. kaktusjack nonadult Another Reason Why You Should Donate $1 To Somalia http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/another-reason-why-you-should-donate-1-to-somalia 45 other reasons here .

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/another-reason-why-you-should-donate-1-to-somalia Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:30:43 -0400 <b>45 other reasons <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/reasons-why-you-should-donate-1-to-people-in-soma">here</a>.</b> mjs538 nonadult The Best Of The Tsunami Charity Art Project http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathieus/the-best-of-the-tsunami-charity-project-8q4 Artists from the Tsunami Project community, joined by illustrators from all around the world decided collect hundreds of professional drawings in order to hold a fundraising auction in paris. More here , and you can learn about the project here

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mathieus/the-best-of-the-tsunami-charity-project-8q4 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:02:10 -0400 <b>Artists from the <a href="http://cfsl.net/tsunami/">Tsunami Project</a> community, joined by illustrators from all around the world decided collect <a href="http://www.theswedishbed.com/2011/04/08/tsunami-charity-art-design-print-posters-book-anime-japan-manga-aid-eathquake-robot-toys-painting/">hundreds of professional drawings</a> in order to hold a fundraising auction in paris.</b> More <a href="http://www.theswedishbed.com/2011/04/08/tsunami-charity-art-design-print-posters-book-anime-japan-manga-aid-eathquake-robot-toys-painting/">here</a>, and you can learn about the project <a href="http://cfsl.net/tsunami/">here</a> mathieus nonadult Skeletor Saves http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/skeletor-saves New York's hosting a He-Man themed Charity art show to benefit homeless youth. The pieces range from your standard Mer-Man-as-gay-speedo-model portraiture to the genuinely weird. Maybe Skeletor isn't as bad as we all thought? (Tons more at Skeletor Saves .)

  1. Skeletor

    By Kii Arens.

  2. Mekanek!

    By Andrew Yang.

  3. "The Seduction Of He-Man"

    By Justin Winslow.

  4. Mer-Man

    By Ian O'Phelan.

  5. Orko

    By Marcello Gallegos.

  6. He-Man

    By Rob Clarke.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/skeletor-saves Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:01:34 -0400 <b>New York&#39;s hosting a <a href="http://skeletorsaves.tumblr.com/">He-Man themed Charity art show</a> to benefit homeless youth.</b> The pieces range from your standard Mer-Man-as-gay-speedo-model portraiture to the genuinely weird. Maybe Skeletor isn&#39;t as bad as we all thought? (Tons more at <a href="http://skeletorsaves.tumblr.com/">Skeletor Saves</a>.) expresident nonadult Two Easy Ways For Drunk Girls In Bars To Help Japan http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/two-easy-way-for-drunk-girls-in-bars-to-help-japan These techniques should work for any text-related charitable causes.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/art-for-japan Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:05:13 -0400 <b>A collection of artwork attempting to raise money for relief efforts in Japan.</b> Despite all of the tranny taco shop brawls and farting Charlie Sheens, sometimes the internet can do good. Links to the individual artist or fundraising page are provided if you feel like chipping in. gavon nonadult Jimi Hendrix in 5,000 Guitar Picks http://www.buzzfeed.com/zombieianbrooks/jimi-hendrix-in-5000-guitar-picks-1ldk Created by Ed Chapman, Jimi was auctioned off last month (sold for £23,000) at the Cancer Research UK’s Sound & Vision event at Abbey Road Studios.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/zombieianbrooks/jimi-hendrix-in-5000-guitar-picks-1ldk Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:02:14 -0500 Created by Ed Chapman, Jimi was auctioned off last month (sold for &pound;23,000) at the Cancer Research UK&rsquo;s Sound &amp; Vision event at Abbey Road Studios. zombieianbrooks nonadult Streaking Santas http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/streaking-santas A bunch of people in various stages of Santa-themed undress ran a charity marathon over the weekend through Astoria, New York. Probably because it was cold outside, stockings did not appear to be stuffed. OR Warm your hands on some yule logs. OR You don't want to see what's in Santa's sack. Et cetera, et cetera.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/streaking-santas Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:44:01 -0500 <b>A bunch of people in various stages of Santa-themed undress ran a charity marathon over the weekend through Astoria, New York.</b> Probably because it was cold outside, stockings did not appear to be stuffed. OR Warm your hands on some yule logs. OR You don&#39;t want to see what&#39;s in Santa&#39;s sack. Et cetera, et cetera. gavon nonadult Kanye West Wraps For Charity http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/kanye-west-wraps-for-charity For all the negative rap, Kanye is trying to make up big time this holiday season. Yesterday, he spent his time gift wrapping presents for foster kids at the Wrap To Rap charity event in NYC. Apparently, he wasn’t scheduled to attend, he just felt like dropping by and lending a hand to a good cause.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/kanye-west-wraps-for-charity Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:24:57 -0500 <b>For all the negative rap, Kanye is trying to make up big time this holiday season.</b> Yesterday, he spent his time gift wrapping presents for foster kids at the Wrap To Rap charity event in NYC. Apparently, he wasn&rsquo;t scheduled to attend, he just felt like dropping by and lending a hand to a good cause. melismashable nonadult Celebs to Go Silent on Twitter and Facebook For Charity http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/celebs-to-go-silent-on-twitter-and-facebook-for-ch

Don't panic if there's nothing from your favorite stars later this week. You and millions of others will be deprived of celebrity musings on Twitter and Facebook, as part of a $1 million fundraiser for World AIDS Day, which takes place December 1.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/melismashable/celebs-to-go-silent-on-twitter-and-facebook-for-ch Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:19:37 -0500 <b>Don&#39;t panic if there&#39;s nothing from your favorite stars later this week.</b> You and millions of others will be deprived of celebrity musings on Twitter and Facebook, as part of a $1 million fundraiser for World AIDS Day, which takes place December 1. melismashable nonadult Desert Bus For Hope! http://www.buzzfeed.com/nikoguy1/desert-bus-for-hope-5xy

4 gamers play the worst game of all time non-stop for charity, LIVE! Team Desert Bus has committed itself to raise money, or die of boredom trying. The more money they raise, the more they play! They just performed Animaniac's Nations of the World !!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/nikoguy1/desert-bus-for-hope-5xy Wed, 24 Nov 2010 14:44:03 -0500 <b>4 gamers play the worst game of all time non-stop for charity, LIVE!</b> Team <a href="http://desertbus.org/">Desert Bus</a> has committed itself to raise money, or die of boredom trying. The more money they raise, the more they play! They just performed Animaniac&#39;s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDtdQ8bTvRc">Nations of the World</a>!! nikoguy1 nonadult Oprah Invites Hundreds Of Lucky Fans To Be Buried With Her In Massive Tomb http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/oprah-invites-hundreds-of-lucky-fans-to-be-buried

Oprah's biggest fans will be entombed alongside her in The Oprahmidion where they will bask in her wisdom for eternity. What a treat!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/oprah-invites-hundreds-of-lucky-fans-to-be-buried Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:12:36 -0500 <b>Oprah&#39;s biggest fans will be entombed alongside her in The Oprahmidion where they will bask in her wisdom for eternity.</b> What a treat! mjs538 nonadult Scary Weather Lady http://www.buzzfeed.com/sayomg/scary-weather-lady-tah

Charity appeals used to be a lot more terrifying in the '80s.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/sayomg/scary-weather-lady-tah Wed, 06 Oct 2010 23:02:11 -0400 Charity appeals used to be a lot more terrifying in the &#39;80s. sayomg adult