“Her incredibly generous gesture to Phoenix House comes as no big surprise to those close to her,“ a source told Britain’s The Daily Star. “Without fanfare or publicity of any kind she has quietly given away millions to causes that move her. I don’t think she’s ever before given away such a large amount to one organization but she clearly believes that many people, possibly thousands, would die without their help. We’re talking about people here who can’t afford $20,000-plus a week to check themselves into Promises in Malibu or the Betty Ford Clinic. These people are hand-to-mouth street junkies and without groups like Phoenix they wouldn’t stand a chance of recovery. Beyoncé has acted, like she always does, from the heart and if she’s helped save even one life over Christmas she’ll consider every last cent well spent.”

Phoenix House runs 98 residential and outpatient rehab programs throughout the US, and treats over 5000 addicts a day.

While we had some beef with Knowles before for sporting fur, one can’t help but be moved by this generous donation. Good work, B!

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Beyonce says: “Even now I sometimes fly economy if I need to. We had a storm in Miami and there was a hurricane coming so we just got out. You know the airlines where if you’re fifth in line, you sit in seat five? And then they throw a peanut at you with your drink? I don’t care about those kind of things.”

True, Beyonce doesn’t always fly coach because “It’s just that people don’t give me peace in economy, that’s the hardest thing”, but still we love that chooses to avoid flying private, which ends up creating so much waste!

While flying in general is hard on Mother Earth, its almost a better choice for the environment to fly commercial vs. private. If you’re taking a trip soon, head on over to TerraPass.com and find out how YOU can offset your flight. Offsetting may not be the ultimate solution, but it’s certainly better than not. Happy travels!

via: femalefirst.co.uk

Big news!! 14 of the world’s most popular female singers are getting together for one big charity-supporting diva fest. That’s right, stars like Mariah Carey, Beyonce Knowles, Fergie (and Ecorazzi superbabes) Leona Lewis, Carrie Underwood and Sheryl Crow are planning to record Just Stand Up for the Stand Up To Cancer charity, which will be released to download from September 2nd.

Not only are these lovely ladies laying down the track, they’ll also be performing the song at the Stand Up To Cancer benefit show, which is set to air simultaneously on three US television networks – ABC, NBC and CBS – on September 5th.

Stand Up To Cancer is an initiative of the Entertainment Industry Foundation which calls on the showbiz world to help fight cancer. A slew of other stars will be in attendance such as Christina Applegate, Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker.

So set the TiVo, download the tune and do your part to kick the crap out of cancer!