Actress, model and philanthropist Jane Seymour, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Involved in many causes, Jane most notably founded the Open Hearts Foundation, which empowers people to turn adversity into opportunity, guided by the philosophy of her mother, a World War 2 internment camp survivor.
Paul Stanley of Kiss, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Stanley supports numerous charitable causes and founded the education program for About Face, a widely acclaimed organization dedicated to providing programs and support for people with facial disfiguration.
Singer and television personality Paula Abdul, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Abdul's charity efforts are exhaustive. She supports causes benefiting animal welfare, AIDS & HIV, fostering and adoption, Alzheimer's Disease, Organ donation, and disadvantaged youths. TGA recently profiled her considerable efforts on behalf of the innovative cancer charity, Wigs & Wishes.
Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Smith lends his efforts to a myriad of causes, including MusiCares and Little Kids Rock. Above all he has been a tireless champion of music education in schools.
Singer / Songwriter James Taylor, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Taylor lends his time and voice to numerous causes, including The Rainforest Fund, Stand Up To Cancer, The Children's Health Fund, Save The Children, and a recent benefit to combat Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
Actress Christina Ricci, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Ricci has been a national spokesperson for the Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network (RAINN) since 2007, contributing to their national awareness campaigns and fundraising efforts, and representing them in meetings with members of Congress.
Def Leppard's Rick Allen, with the The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Allen has spent considerable time with young people who have cancer, special needs, or are at-risk. The drummer also helps military veterans who suffer from PTSD through The Raven Drum Foundation, a non-profit he founded with his wife, Lauren Monroe.
Reverend Run of Run DMC, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Along with his brothers Danny and Russell Simmons, Run is the co-founder of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, which provides New York's inner city youth with exposure to the arts as well as exhibition opportunities for emerging artists.
Actress Jenna Elfman, with the The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Elfman has lent considerable support to many diverse causes, including the American Foundation for Aids Research (AMFAR), Best for Babes and the Dizzy Feet Foundation.
Singer Taylor Dayne, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Dayne has supported and drawn attention to various diverse charities, and frequently performs at galas and fundraisers. Causes she champions include nature conservancy, the welfare of cambodian children, and comforting terminally ill adults.
Singer Michael McDonald, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. McDonald champions many charitable organizations, including Artists Against World Hunger, The Community Foundation and Heal the Ocean.
Musician Sheila E, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Sheila is the founder of the Elevate Hope Foundation, a charity that provides abused and abandoned children with an alternative method of therapy through music and the arts.
Grammy winning singer / songwriter Rick Springfield, with the The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Springfield received the Beatrice Stern Media Award in 2018 for his exemplary work as a mental health advocate. He has helped support numerous other organizations in the past, including Best Buddies, and Autism Speaks.
Starship singer Mickey Thomas, with the The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Thomas has lent his voice and support to many causes, including animal welfare organization Noah's Wish and the Lili Claire Foundation, benefiting the families of children born with Williams Syndrome.
Robert 'Kool' Bell, bassist and namesake of the legendary Kool & The Gang, with The Giving Arts founder Robert Ferraro. Bell created the Kool Kids Foundation with his late wife Sakinah, making music instruction available to inner city students. He is also a recipient of the We Are Family unity award.
