Add Angie Harmon’s name to the list of charitable celebs who are trying to make the holidays a little brighter for underprivileged children. The actress who tends to play tough-as-nail characters on TV is showing that she has a soft side and a heart of gold.
The 36-year-old former beauty queen is an outspoken advocate for the Alliance for Children’s Rights– a charity that protects the rights of abused and impoverished children throughout Los Angeles. This year marks the second anniversary of Harmon’s relationship with the group and to celebrate the actress hosted a massive Thanksgiving dinner for all the children in the foster care system who would have spent the holiday alone.
“They told me that these kids don’t have any [sort of] Thanksgiving and, I was like, ‘That’s unacceptable. We’ve got to do something for them,’ ” Harmon told reporters at the dinner.
Harmon’s fellow famous Texan pal Matthew McConaughey is also lending a hand to help kids in need. Though, his charitable act doesn’t include food. Rather, the actor is putting his cherished commemorative Texas Longhorn National Championship Tribute motorcycle up for sale on eBay.
The bike was designed and custom-built by Ralph Randolph’s Knockout Motorcycle Company following his University of Texas alma mater’s win at the 2006 Rose Bowl.
“When Ralph and I started the project I was originally going to keep the bike,” McConaughey posted on the eBay listing. “But he and I decided it could get more use and raise money … Let the biddin’ begin, hook’em horns – and now and always, just keep livin’.”
The starting bid for the 2007 “Bobber” Sport Bike is $25,000. All proceeds will benefit McConaughey’s Just Keep Livin’ Foundation and the Texas Exes Scholarship Fund.
Finally, Grammy-winning singer Justin Timberlake is also making it all about the kids as he hosts his first PGA Tour event in Las Vegas. The golf tournament is part of a five-year agreement with the PGA that will benefit the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
The money raised will go to benefit kids who face amputations and other physical ailments. But, the children aren’t the only ones getting something from the tournament. PGA officials recently announced they will change the name of the Vegas tour stop to the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, and Timberlake himself will play in the celebrity pro-am portion of the annual event.
Timberlake becomes the 14th celebrity in PGA Tour history to host an event, joining the likes of Bob Hope, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.