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The Ripple Effect Charity Dinner: Photos and Video Interviews

December 12th, 2011 | Posted by Ruthie in Charity Events | For A Good Cause | Ian Somerhalder | Kat Graham | Michael Trevino | Nina Dobrev | Photos | Videos - (2 Comments)

On December 10th, Kat Graham and Ian Somerhalder hosted the event The Ripple Effect, a charity dinner to benefit The Water Project. Several cast members and crew from The Vampire Diaries were also in attendance to show their support for the cause. Michael Trevino, Nina Dobrev, Julie Plec, Kevin Williamson. As well as former guest stars Bianca Lawson and Arielle Kebble. Here are a few photos from the event (view more over at Katerina Graham Source), and a couple of video interviews with Nina and Ian from Mingle Media TV. You can view more celebrity interviews from the event on their YouTube channel.

Video Interviews with Ian And Nina by Mingle Media Network

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CW Launches Causes to Care About + Happy 33rd Birthday to Ian Somerhalder!

December 8th, 2011 | Posted by Ruthie in Cast Birthdays | For A Good Cause | Ian Somerhalder | Ian Somerhalder Foundation | Joseph Morgan | Kat Graham | Nina Dobrev | Other Cast Projects | Paul Wesley - (5 Comments)

The CW has just recently launched a new feature on their website, Causes to Care About. The page includes several CW actors and information about each cause they support. Vampire Diaries cast members Nina Dobrev, Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, Kat Graham and Joseph Morgan are listed.

Via Press Release:

December 7, 2011 (Burbank, CA) – The CW has launched Causes to Care About, an online destination where viewers can learn more about the charities embraced by the stars of their favorite CW shows, and donate to their favorite causes this holiday season.
Fans can go to causes.cwtv.com to find videos from stars of many of The CW’s primetime shows, in which each actor talks about why their chosen charity is one close to their heart. The site will also link to each actor’s chosen charity, so fans can easily donate directly to them.

Here are the causes each one supports:

Nina Dobrev – Free the Children

Ian Somerhalder – Ian Somerhalder Foundation

Paul Wesley – Global Roots

Kat Graham – Ian Somerhalder Foundation/The Ripple Effect

Joseph Morgan – Positive Women

Click the links above to view each actor’s personal page, information on how to support and/or watch their personal message.

Also, today is Ian Somerhalder’s 33rd birthday! And what better way to celebrate than donating to his cause The Ian Somerhalder Foundation. View his birthday project message below! And we at Vampire Diaries Online would like to wish Ian a very Happy Birthday, and wish him many more to come!

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Vampire Diaries Photo Signed By 12 Members of Cast For Auction

October 23rd, 2011 | Posted by Ruthie in For A Good Cause | Vampire Diaries Memorabilia - (2 Comments)

One of our TVD Family members, Michael, is in need due to having surgery and taking an unpaid medical leave. He has decided to auction off this photo signed by 12 members of the cast of The Vampire Diaries. And will be adding more items from his experience of being an extra on the show. If you are not interested in bidding on the photo, please consider sending him a donation via the Paypal donation button below to help him and his family during this stressful time.





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Win A Seat Next to Paul Wesley and Torrey Devitto At Global Roots Benefit

October 6th, 2011 | Posted by Ruthie in Charity Events | For A Good Cause | Other Cast Projects | Paul Wesley - (0 Comments)

Want to win a seat next to Paul Wesley at a charity benefit for Global Roots in December? Check this out!

On a recent vacation to Italy, Paul Wesley and his wife, Torrey Devitto met Global Roots founder Rick Montgomery. Global Roots is a philanthropic organization that focuses on the “protection and nurturing of children in areas of famine and social unrest,” by donating food and supplies to children in need around the world, according to its official website.

Both Paul and Torrey have chosen to work with Global Roots, and head on over to their page on the Global Roots site to see how you can get involved, and possibly win a seat next to Paul and Torrey at a dinner that will be held in December!

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Win A Ticket to Unleashed Hosted By Ian Somerhalder!

October 5th, 2011 | Posted by Ruthie in Charity Events | Contests | Fan Events | For A Good Cause | Ian Somerhalder | Vampire Diaries Cast Appearances - (0 Comments)

My good friend and resident recapper, Mak will be attending this year’s Unleashed Bash on the Bayou hosted by Ian Somerhalder as one of the lucky club members, and she has 4 tickets, with preferred seating to give away! Here are the deets!

BIG FABULOUS DRAWING! Four lucky winners will attend St. Tammany Humane Society’s Event:  UNLEASHED-”Bash on the Bayou” on Saturday, November 12th, 2011 at 7:00 pm at the Castine Center in Mandeville, Louisiana.  Oh, and did I mention MEET IAN SOMERHALDER!

Cost to enter the drawing: any donation $5 or above (higher donations appreciated)!  Missed out on Vampire Diaries conventions because of the cost?  What a great bargain! Just $5 enters you in the drawing (or those generous souls can open your heart and your wallet and donate more!), four winners to be announced on October 25!  That’s SOON!  Hit the DONATE button NOW and enter your information!

These tickets are PREFERRED SEATING! You will be sitting closer to Ian’s table than you would with a regular general admission ticket! Closer to Ian–photo ops!  Cuddle ops (hey, take a look at my pic–this could be YOU)!

Check the Event Poster above. Three great bands!  Dancing!  Silent Auction!  Open bar!  Catering by some of New Orleans most famous restaurants!  Make new friends and meet old friends, both human and furry!  Face value of each ticket is $75 in advance, $100 at the door (if there are any left), so this is a great bargain and a great way to contribute to this worthy cause.

***ALL PROCEEDS OF THIS DRAWING WILL GO TO ST. TAMMANY HUMANE SOCIETY!!***

Not only do you get to have a great time at Unleashed with Ian; but you will also be helping homeless animals!

St. Tammany Humane Society is the only non-profit animal sheltering and welfare organization serving St. Tammany Parish, and they rely primarily on the assistance of the community they serve to care for the more than 1,000 orphaned pets that enter their shelter each year.  They offer a variety of services and have developed several programs to give these companion animals a second chance and a new leash on life!!

Don’t miss this fun night of  great music, food, drinks and IAN! :)

Head on over to Mak’s blog and click the donate button on her sidebar to enter!

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Nina Dobrev Attends Project Pink Day at the Puma Store in NYC

October 3rd, 2011 | Posted by Ruthie in For A Good Cause | Nina Dobrev | Photos | Vampire Diaries Cast Appearances - (0 Comments)

Yesterday Nina Dobrev made an appearance to for Project Pink Day in NYC at the Puma Store in Union Square. It was announced back in July that she would be the face of Puma’s Project Pink supporting Breast Cancer Awareness. Fans flocked to watch Nina arrive on the pink carpet, and got the chance to meet her up close and personal, shake her hand and get an autograph. Here are a few shots from Nina’s arrival, during the autograph signing and leaving the store. You can view many more over at Nina Dobrev Network! Thanks to Twitter  peeps, @Jsim0ne @Miriam522 and @gleekmelora for tweeting throughout the day and posting pics!

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Ian Somerhalder Foundation Announces First Fundraiser Event “Empoweresque”

August 3rd, 2011 | Posted by Ruthie in Charity Events | For A Good Cause | Ian Somerhalder | Ian Somerhalder Foundation - (0 Comments)

The Ian Somerhalder Foundation has announced their very first fundraiser event, “Empoweresque“. Tickets are on sale now and the event will be held October 29th, 2011 at The Opera (1150B Peachtree St.) in Atlanta, GA.

The fundraiser will feature events for kids, teens and adults.

Via the official announcement:

United Empowerment!

  • Raise funds that will contribute to the expansion of ISF programs that empower youth to create the change.
  • To empower existing ISF GLOBAL Groups to co-create with each other, and encourage new groups to become a part of ISF.
  • Reach 1 million followers with Ian Somerhalder’s twitter to expand the potential ISF family population.
  • Ultimately, empower generations to support each other with intense focus on supporting youth to become active, innovative, successful leaders.

For more information about the event and to purchase your tickets, visit the ISF event page for more details!

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Nina Dobrev In Puma’s Project Pink Video Spot

July 11th, 2011 | Posted by Ruthie in For A Good Cause | Nina Dobrev | PSA's | Videos - (1 Comments)

Thanks to Nina Dobrev Network for the heads up on this video spot from Puma featuring Nina Dobrev. As we posted earlier, Nina Dobrev is the face of Puma’s Project Pink campaign.

Project Pink is PUMA’s more-than-just-October initiative that puts the fight against breast cancer in your hands. Check out actress and Project Pink supporter Nina Dobrev kicking it in pink and scoring against breast cancer with the help of PUMA pro soccer athletes Leslie Osborne and Natasha Kai and a group of young soccer stars! Find out how to make Project Pink your project (and how to tweet better with #projectpink by @puma) at www.puma.com/projectpink and www.puma.com/womenssoccer.

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