Hollywood’s most famous faces certainly stepped up after the earthquake in Haiti, donating money, organizing telethons and wearing ribbons to raise awareness. But it hasn’t stopped there. Celebrities are continuing the Help Haiti Effort and there is no end in sight.

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The Hope for Haiti telethon raised almost 57 million dollars last week. The television special featured many young stars, such as Taylor Swift, Rob Pattinson, Selena Gomez and Ashley Tisdale.

At the Grammy Awards Sunday night, Wyclef Jean, a native of Haiti, made a stirring speech encouraging viewers to not forget about the Haitians, but enthusiastically proclaiming that they will overcome this tragedy and carry on with strength. Mary J. Blige and Andrea Bochelli performed a stunning rendition of “Bridge over Troubled Water,” which is available on ITunes. All the proceeds are being donated to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development Fund.

“What Happens in Rome” star Josh Duhamel raised money for the American Red Cross by pulling together a two-mile “Youth Run 4 Haiti” January 23. He was joined by Gregg Sulkin, known recently for his werewolf character on “Wizards of Waverly Place,” Matt Kemp, from the LA Dodgers, and Matt Grant, from “The Bachelor: London Calling.”

But perhaps one of the most anticipated fundraisers is yet to come. A “We Are the World” remake is in talks, possibly featuring musicians such as Justin Timberlake, Usher, Alicia Keys and Fergie. The original “We are the World” came out in 1985 to raise money and awareness for the famine in Africa. Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie, who were both involved in the original, are planning this amazing remake. “”We’ll have three times as many people as we did the first time,” said Quincy Jones, a music icon.

The effort to raise money and help for Haiti isn’t close to being over. While there are still people in need, we will continue working for relief. Be sure to download the amazing rendition of “Bridge over Troubled Water” on ITunes. Look out for the “We are the World” remake, hopefully coming out soon. If you are looking for more ways to help Haiti, check out the American Red Cross website.

I’m not usually  the movie premier kind of girl, but I had to make an exception for “New Moon” last night. Sitting in a theatre packed with “Twilight Saga” fans for 2 hours  before the movie began at midnight was almost torturous, and I hoped it would be worth it. Like most Twilight fans, I’m in love with the books, but the first movie was somewhat of a disappointment for me. It strayed from the book too much, leaving out the detailed process of how Bella and Edward actually fell in love. I also couldn’t get past Kristen Stewart’s akward acting. I’d  hoped that the new “New Moon” director Chris Weitz could nail this second installment better then the first director, and man did he ever!

“You know, my aim from the beginning was to kind of do a faithful adaptation of the book and something that the fans of the books would appreciate,” said Weitz. “And it feels very good.”

Well Chris, you nailed it – big time! Whatever you hoped for the second movie, it is that and so much more!  I left the theatre with no disappointments whatsoever and wondering when I could find the time to go see it again! The loud, excited chatter from the audience leaving the theatre was right along with me. “It was amazing….that was so much better than the first…..Jacob is so hot!”.  Kristen Stewart, Rob Pattinson and Taylor Lautner  lived up to their characters as well as Stephenie Meyer wrote them. I give “New Moon” 10 thumbs up!