Corbin Bleu, Paris, Nicky and Kathy Hilton, Colbie Caillat, Demi Lovato, and Audrina Patridge put their creativity to good use.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- On Dec. 19, 2009 Forever 21, Inc. is launching a charitable line of T-shirts personally designed by notable celebrities with 100 percent of the proceeds, or 2/3 of the purchase price of the T-shirts to benefit Starlight Children's Foundation - helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities.

The celebrity designers - Starlight Spokesperson Corbin Bleu, Paris, Nicky and Kathy Hilton, Colbie Caillat, Demi Lovato, and Audrina Patridge - were given art materials, which included paints, markers, and sketch pads, to create a unique painting on canvas using the themes of "star" and "light." Forever 21 designers incorporated each celebrity's design onto a cotton T-shirt or tank top.

"I am excited to be designing a T-shirt on behalf of Starlight and Forever 21," said Corbin. "As a Starlight ambassador I have been inspired by the children and families I have had the privilege of meeting along the way, and by the strength they've shown in the hardest of times. I encourage everyone to get involved with Starlight and help lift the spirits of these brave children."

The special line of T-shirts will be available for purchase in select Forever 21 stores and online at Forever21.com. The T-shirts will retail for $12.80. Additionally, each celebrity's original artwork will be up for auction at Starlight's eBay store (www.ebay.com/starlight), starting Dec. 21.

About Starlight Children's Foundation:

When a child or teenager has a serious medical condition, everyone in the family is affected. For 25 years, Starlight Children's Foundation(TM) has been dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families cope with their pain, fear and isolation through entertainment, education and family activities. Starlight's programs (www.starlight.org) have been proven to distract children from their pain, help them better understand and manage their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so that no one feels alone. Through a network of offices, Starlight provides ongoing support to children, parents and siblings in all U.S. states and Canadian provinces with an array of outpatient, hospital-based and Web offerings. Programs are also delivered internationally through affiliates in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom.

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*(Caption: Audrina Patridge with her design.)

Costs associated with this news announcement were donated to Starlight Children's Foundation by Neotrope(R) and Simmons Interactive(TM).

This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by Send2Press(R), a unit of Neotrope(R). http://www.Send2Press.com

SOURCE Starlight Children's Foundation

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