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July 28th 2008

Elizabeth Berkley Helps Teen Girls On New Reality Show

Filed under: film-tv, green and famous, television — parrish @ 9:54 am

Sing it with me now. “Well, I wake up in the morning, and the ‘larm gives out a warning, and I don’t think I’ll ever make it on time. By the time I grab my books, and I give myself a look, I’m at the corner, just in time to see the bus fly by. It’s all right, ‘cos I’m Saved by the Bell.”

I was born in 1983 which made Saved By The Bell pretty much a major staple in my childhood. So of course when I see Elizabeth Berkley I can’t help but think about brainy, over-achieving Jessie Spano. That’s not really fair though because Elizabeth has done way more than just cheesy sitcoms, including her newest stint as reality television star with a mission.

MTV has given Berkley her own show based on a project she started called Ask Elizabeth. An MTV exec said, “She does these workshops around the country with teen girls and gets them to really open up about their issues, like self-esteem and body issues. We had been looking for a program that tackled the same issues, so it seemed like a perfect match.” 

This isn’t the first time Berkley has given her time to a good cause. Earlier in the summer Ecorazzi premiered an exclusive video hosted by our very own deliciously British Anna Griffin featuring a bevy of celebs, inlcluding Elizabeth, who took the time to stop by Whole Foods and show their support for the Feed 100 Campaign. And speaking of food, Elizabeth is also long-time vegetarian (and I’m like 96% positive she’s vegan…can anyone confirm?) and famously posed in a dress made out of lettuce for PETA…which you KNOW gives her like super extra points in my book! 

To learn more about Berkley’s project, visit Ask-Elizabeth.com. And now I’d like you to join me in raising a glass to Elizabeth Berkley as we toast career comebacks. CHEERS! 

via:perezhilton.com

June 1st 2008

Razzi Vid Of Lauren Bush And The FEED 100 Bag Celebration

Filed under: campaigns, donations, ecorazzi exclusive, video — michael @ 8:18 pm

To go along with our written piece on Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson’s new FEED 100 Campaign, we sent cameraman Chris Lakin and reporter Anna Griffin to cover the launch at the Whole Foods Lifestyle store in West Hollywood. Check out the video below for some great comments from Elizabeth Berkley, Marcia Cross, and others! To purchase the FEED bag, please jump here.

May 27th 2008

Lauren Bush Feeds 100!

Filed under: campaigns, fashion — anna @ 4:32 pm

Last Monday saw the celebration of the FEED 100 bag, created by activist and model Lauren Bush, and partner Ellen Gustafson of FEED Projects, a socially conscious company with a commitment to feeding the world.  The intimate catered event, held at the Whole Foods Lifestyle store in West Hollywood, attracted Desperate Housewives star, Marcia Cross, and Elizabeth Berkley of Step Up and Dance!  Both are huge fans of Lauren’s and the FEED 100 bag. 

Modeled after the grain bags that the UN distributes in the field, it retails at $29.99 at Whole Foods in the US, Canada, and the UK, and is an eco friendly organic cotton tote which conveniently folds up into small burlap pouch.  A full one-third of the purchase price ($10) goes to provide 100 school meals to the children of Rwanda through the UN World Food Program.  The meals are served in schools as an incentive to get the children back into the classroom, and receive both education and a nutritious meal that they might not otherwise get in a day.  And girls can get additional rations to take home if they stay in school, an incentive aimed at closing the educational gender gap.   

As Ellen told us, “Everyone remembers the terrible history of Rwanda in the 90’s, and we thought it really important to pick a country everyone would know of and make a measureable difference for those children.  The goal is to sell 580,000 bags and be able to feed the entire school population of Rwanda for 2008.”

Click here to continue reading about the event…