Beyoncé, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Reese Witherspoon, and Troye Sivan Among Those Named to DoSomething.org's 2018 Celebs Gone Good List
This year's biggest stars used their platforms for causes including March For Our Lives, The Trevor Project, Time's Up, and more.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DoSomething.org, the largest not-for-profit exclusively for young people and social change, announced its 10th annual Celebs Gone Good list, which celebrates stars who have used their influence to change the world in 2018. Here are a few of the highlights!
Beyoncé used her enormous star power for social change and earned a spot on the Celebs Gone Good list. The Grammy winner continued her mission of good this year, bringing attention to cancer and disease research with her performance at the City of Hope Gala and helped raise funds for the WACO Theater in her home state of Texas.
Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda has been "non-stop" this year, from starring in Mary Poppins Returns to supporting March For Our Lives and When We All Vote. He has also continued to raise money for Hurricane Maria relief by staging Hamilton in Puerto Rico.
Other Celebs Gone Good honorees include Troye Sivan, who raised awareness for LGBTQ rights, and Chance The Rapper, who pledged $1 million for mental health services in his hometown of Chicago, earning a spot on the list for the second straight year. Reese Witherspoon made her voice heard by saying #TimesUp standing up for all survivors of sexual harassment and abuse.
The 2018 Celebs Gone Good list:
- Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Chance The Rapper
- Lady Gaga
- Chadwick Boseman
- John Legend & Chrissy Teigen
- Beyoncé
- Rihanna
- Simone Biles
- Jennifer Garner
- Katie Couric
- Laverne Cox
- Ciara
- Donald Glover
- Ariana Grande
- Serena Williams
- Mandy Moore
- Michael & Pele Bennett
- Constance Wu
- Samantha Bee
- Reese Witherspoon
- Andy Cohen
- Beth Behrs
- Lauren Jauregui
- Debra Messing
- Troye Sivan
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Carrie Underwood
- Amandla Stenberg
- Jordan Peele
- Ava Duvernay
In addition to the Celebs Gone Good list, DoSomething.org chose Celebs to Watch in 2019, six young talents who are primed to make a huge social good impact next year. This year's Celebs to Watch are:
- Joshua Rush
- Chloe x Halle
- Marsai Martin
- Joel Courtney
- Elsie Fisher
- Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
For more information about Celebs Gone Good, visit CelebsGoneGood.com.
For more information about DoSomething.org, visit DoSomething.org.
About DoSomething.org
DoSomething.org is the largest tech company exclusively for young people and social change. We're activating 6 million young people (and counting!) to do good in every US area code and in 131 countries. Using our digital platform, members join DoSomething's volunteer and civic action campaigns to make offline impact at scale. Our members have clothed half of America's youth in homeless shelters. They've cleaned up 3.7 million cigarette butts. They've run the world's largest youth-led sports equipment drive. And more! Young people have the power and the passion to transform their communities -- we help them get it done. Let's Do This.
SOURCE DoSomething.org
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