Waves of deafening cheers and applause followed Dr. Carlisle Cullen as he made his way through Quaker Bridge Mall yesterday.

The vampire, also known as actor Peter Facinelli of the popular “Twilight” movies, was outfitted in his civilian clothing, of course. He had just arrived from Vancouver, British Columbia, where crews are shooting “Breaking Dawn,” the next film in the blockbuster series.

Facinelli visited the area to raise awareness and garner support for two organizations advocating distinct causes: Alex’s Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer and the Community Blood Council-NJ for emergency blood supplies.

“I’m trying to use my fan base to (support) some good causes,” said Facinelli. He said he enjoys participating in mall appearances both to give back to his fans and to help with causes he is passionate about.
“We’ve sucked a lot of blood out of a lot of people,” he said about his appearances, which he said have raised more than $100,000. “That feels great, and that’s part of the reason why I do it.”

Read more from The Times at New Jersey.com here.

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“Twilight” actor Michael Welch is taking a break from bloodsucking vampires to help quench a more urgent kind of thirst.

Welch, who plays Bella’s high school bud Mike Newton, in the “Twilight” films, recently contributed a PSA in support of The Thirst Project, a non-profit organization seeking to answer the urgent need for clean drinking water and proper sanitation in Africa – and one charitable Twi-hard may help him provide hands-on help.

“I will be taking a trip to Africa, preferably Swaziland, but we have to raise enough funds in order to do that,” Welch tells PopcornBiz. “If enough people donate, we made a deal with the fans that I’m going to bring one of them with me and they’ll get to see firsthand as well.”

Welch recently had his own awareness raised on the issue. “When I take a particularly delicious sip of cold water or take a shower that feels really good, I have said to myself, ‘It’s unbelievable to me that not everybody has access to this.’ So when [Thirst Project founder] Seth Maxwell introduced this cause to me it immediately struck me as something that I wanted to be a part of. It turns out that this crisis is drastically severe: one out of every six people who don’t have clean water in the world. I just thought about myself and five people that I care about, thinking that one of them doesn’t have water. It’s inconceivable. And the effectiveness of the organization as well has been astonishing. In two and a half years they’ve been able to provide clean drinking water to 35,000 people.”

The actor appreciates the opportunity to use the fame and following he’s amassed via “Twilight” to make a difference. “This is one of the things that I really do like about being in this position – what some might call a celebrity, at least within the ‘Twilight’ world: the fact that I can reach people and I have the opportunity to make an impact.”

Meanwhile, he’ll back for the next film, “Breaking Dawn.”

“I will be in at least the first of the last two films, and I’m not sure about the second film yet,” he says. “It’s going to be a little strange when it’s finally over, when we take the last shot or when we have the last premiere and then that’s going to be it and there’s going to be no more ‘Twilight.’ This has been going on for I guess a little over two and a half years now, and shoot, it’s going to be really interesting to see where we all go from here.”

I really really love this guy. Mike, you are a class act.

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Welcome! Actor Peter Facinelli (Twilight’s Dr. Carlisle Cullen, Nurse Jackie’s Dr. Fitch Cooper) has gone above and beyond to be accessible to his fans. He also is a huge supporter of of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer (ALSF)and uses fan events to raise money for this incredible organization. As a birthday gift to him, we are raising money to honor and thank Peter while raffling off Twilight gift packages to thank you for your support!

Peter’s fans are honoring him and his generosity in conjunction with his November 26 birthday by raising funds for ALSF via a virtual lemonade stand and raffle. For every $2 a person contributes, they will get a raffle ticket that they can put toward a Twilight gift package of their choice. In addition, for every $10 a person contributes, the person also will get a raffle ticket to enter for a Twilight autographed item of their choice. Autographed items include items signed by Peter Facinelli, Kellan Lutz, Ashley Greene, Chaske Spencer, Tinsel Korey, Daniel Cudmore, Charlie Bewley, Alex Meraz with more to be added. Autographed items will continue to be added through mid-November.

A special autographed item will be awarded to the person who raises the most money.

Please give what you can and make sure to wish him a Happy Birthday on November 26, when we’ll share this link and the amount raised with him via twitter. Thank you for supporting Alex’s Lemonade Stand.

Please view the blog updates on this event’s home page for the latest on prizes and other raffle updates!

Thank you to Creation Entertainment and Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation whose support made this fundraiser possible.

This is a great group and Peter’s Official Charity. For more detail on how everything works and become a part of the action go Here. Lets show Peter a great birthday!

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Kellan Lutz and Stephen Baldwin are the latest celebrities to lend their voices to MTV and Brittany Snow’s Love Is Louder campaign. The actors posted videos on Your.MTV.com letting young people know that no matter what, there is always someone or something to rely on in the face of adversity.

“Hi, I’m Kellan Lutz, and I grew up feeling alone,” the “Twilight” star said in his video. “I’m from a big family, and I really wasn’t friends with my brothers. They loved to pick on me, but the thing is, I was never alone. Jesus was always there. Jesus is love, and love is louder.”

This is a really amazing to be a part of.  You can learn more here and see his video here.

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What an amazing women!

Nikki Reed did it — and then some! The Twilight star teamed up with DoSomething.org and Staples and helped raise more than $800,000 worth of school supplies!

This summer while Nikki had a little time off from filming Twilight she decided to do something, Celebuzz reports.

The Twilight star was the spokesperson for the 3rd Annual Staples Do Something 101 School Supply Drive and her hard work was worth it. Together they raised $807,000!

Since 2008 the program has raised $1.88 million to help students get funding for school supplies.

“I am inspired by and applaud the many teen volunteers who gave their time and energy to help students in need… The donations Staples collected will have widespread effects, helping students throughout the country get their school year off to a great start,” Nikki said of the results. “I’m so happy to have been able to be a part of such a meaningful cause.”

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By now, you know how much Ashley Greene (”Alice Cullen”) loves her dresses . . . and how glad she is to use them for charitable purposes.

Last year, she participated in Donate My Dress efforts, and this year she’s giving one to eBay’s October Giving Works project, according to a recent press release.

“eBay Giving Works, a program offering convenient, trusted ways for eBay sellers and buyers to support their favorite nonprofits . . . Joining forces with eBay on this effort are more than 100 national and local nonprofits and their affiliates including American Cancer Society, Avon Foundation for Women, Bright Pink, City of Hope and Susan G. Komen for the Cure® . . . Items sure to attract special interest include . . . dresses worn by Avon spokesperson and singer Fergie, and mark Brand Ambassador Ashley Greene of Twilight.”

As of now, the link to Greene’s dress is not yet posted on eBay Giving Works, but you can keep tabs on the site and search for other goodies here. From the photo of Greene made available on the press release, it seems that the dress in question may be the teal one she wore to the Donna Karan show at Fashion Week this year.

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Have you ever wanted a shout out from Ashley Greene on Twitter? Well now you have a chance to win just that. Ashley Greene is up for bid in the First Celebrity Twitter charity.  Here are the details of the charity and a video from Eva Longoria. You can bid for Ashley here and follow the charity @Twitchange. There are a TON of stars giving away way more than just a follow, mention or ReTweet.  I am talking phone calls to game tickets to personal visits. (LeVar Burton will come to the winner of his auctions house and I so wish I have the money to buy that!).  Lets sow them what Twilight fans are made of!

The only global celebrity auction where Twitter users can bid to get three things: be followed by their favorite celebrity on Twitter, retweeted, or mentioned by them in a special tweet!

Fans that admire particular celebrities, businesses that want to be mentioned to a HUGE audience, and charitable people that simply want their money to benefit a great cause for kids in Haiti.

Bidding begins on the September 15, 2010 and ends on September 25, 2010

Kellan Lutz recently donated a signed poster & signed hat to help support Characters of Character.

Characters of Character is a 501(3)(c) nonprofit organization helping to build the foundation in teaching children core values. All profits from this raffle will go directly to the current project of taking the organization across the US to introduce our characters and character education program to various communities. Characters of Character will also be donating school supplies to the children of the communities visited. They are hoping to reach nearly 12,500 students so every donation helps!

To register to win click here.

Kellan Lutz and his girlfriend, AnnaLynne McCord, touch down after a flight to LAX airport on Sunday (August 29).

The 25-year-old actor and his sweetie were down in New Orleans, Louisiana helping build houses with the St. Bernard Project!

“We have a building goal of around the clock building 5 houses in 7 days,” Kellan tweeted, “ending tomorrow on the 5th anniversary [of Hurricane Katrina].”

It is so nice to see another Cullen doing good!  Kellan has been tweeting about this charity for awhile now. They do great work. Kellan is another great example of someone not afraid to get their hands dirty and help.

We already know Rob will jump in whenever he can to help a cause. He’s spoken about his support for the WWF, participated in the Haiti telethon, and shared his drawing to help find missing kids. This is his latest way of making a difference. In support of ECPAT UK’s global campaign against sex trafficking.

There are many ways you can get involved. We are always grateful to support an artist who is always trying to help. Do the same. Pass it on.

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You are very welcome!

via @AlexsLemonade