Daphne's LalaLand: How Your Favorite Teen Celebs Give Back To Charity

Hey guys, it’s Daphne Blunt and this week I’m here to give you an update on how some of your favorite teen celebrities give back and volunteer their time!  Everyone can join a charity and help out with a cause in need.  Here are some of the charities our fave teen celebs work with:

Victoria Justice:  Girl Up
Girl up is a charity to help girls around the world between the ages of 10 and 19 . Girl up wants to give those girls a voice and help them change their lives and the people around them.  Did you know that there are 1.2 billion people between the ages of 10 and 19 and more than half are adolescent girls living in developing countries!  Girl up believes that “If given a voice, girls can make a positive impact on the lives of their families, their communities and even the world!”

To find out more visit www.girlup.org

David Henrie:  LA’s Best
The Mission of LA’s Best is to provide a safe and supervised after school education, enrichment and recreation program for elementary school children ages 5 to 12 in the city of Los Angeles.  They believe that all children deserve a safe place to be after school where they can be cared for by responsible adults.  David Henrie was honored by LA’s Best for the work he did by teaching Imrov classes to the kids.  The improv classes are designed to improve the kids’ self esteem and self confidence. 

To find out more visit www.lasbest.org

Bailee Madison:  Alex’s Lemonade Stand
Alex’s Lemonade Stand is a charity also very close to my heart.  ALS is a charity that benefits research for childhood cancer.  “Emerged from the front yard lemonade stand of  cancer patient Alexandra Scott (1996-2004) who wanted to raise money to give to the doctors to find a cure for cancer.”  The first day Alex earned $2,000!  By the Time Alex died they had raised 1 million dollars!  To this day ALS has raised more than 35 million dollars! Bailee has helped sell lemonade to raise money  at many different locations through out California!

To find out more visit www.alexslemonade.org

Anna Maria Perez de Tagle - Starlight Foundation
Anna Maria works with the Starlight Foundation.  The Starlight Foundation works with families of children who have been diagnosed with chronic or life-threatening illnesses.  It provides activities and outings that give families the opportunity to relax and have fun away from the hospital.  Starlight Foundation has been helping families for over 25 years.

To find out more visit www.starlight.org

Daphne Blunt - Kids of Courage
Kids of Courage is an organization that helps children who have been diagnosed with terminal illnesses.  They provide dream trips for the entire family!  It’s an all volunteer based charity that include doctors and nurses.  They are a fairly new organization, but I know they will be around for a long time.

To find out more visit www.kidsoc.org

These are just a few of the charities that some of our favorite teen celebs work with.  It’s nice to see young people giving back to organizations that touch their hearts.  There are lots of ways to help others, but my favorite is when I get to spend time and get to know them on a personal level.  Do you have a favorite charity?  Leave me a comment below and tell me what you do to give back.

Until next time, caio.

Daphne

Daphne Blunt is the star of Radio Disney’s serialized radio series, My Dream.  The talent young actress has also been seen on CBS’s “Young and the Restless,”Nickelodeon’s “Brain Surge,” Lifetime’s movie “Amish Grace,”  Disney.com’s “Solution Street,” and Nickelodeon’s “Big Time Rush.” Every Wednesday Daphne guest blogs for Fanlala.com bringing fans up close and personal with Hollywood, fashion, celebrities and so much more in Daphne’s Lala Land!  You can check out more of Daphne by following her on Twitter and Facebook.

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