mtv.com: ‘TWILIGHT’ STARS USE THEIR FAME FOR GOOD CAUSES

It’s great to hear that the ‘Twilight’ stars use their fame to do something good via charity.

Ashley Greene is partnering with DoSomething.org. “Giving back is very important to me.” Ashley told about the launch of a to-be-determined social-action campaign, which encourages people to help those around them.

Jackson Rathbone and his band 100 Monkeys pay tribute to Spencer Bell – a friend and musician who died of cancer in 2006. “We’ve been doing a lot of work to raise funds to fight cancer through SpencerBellMemorial.com.

Christian Serratos (a vegetarian) is working for PETA – filming videos with her dog Gorilla speaking out against fur, dissection of frogs and animal testing for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Michael Welch decided early to work closely with an organization called ‘Kids With a Cause’. “The organizations based charity: going to foster homes, homeless shelters, hospitals, burn centers and just hanging out with these kids.” Welch explained.

Kellan Lutz finally is working for Boys & Girls Club of America. “Showing some love to kids, giving them a birthday and telling them that God loves you and it’s OK to have fun and smile. To give them a stuffed animal and watch them be happy.”

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I am really impressed that they use their fame to do good things. And I hope the fans will follow them.

What do you think – is it great of the ‘Twilight’ stars to support charity-organisations or do you think they do it just for becoming more popular?