Ambassadors of Goodwill
We are blessed at The Stars Foundation™ that the shining “stars” of love, compassion, and humanity have given their time, talents, resources, and endorsements to provide a high profiled awareness of our causes throughout the years. From the origin of our “Celebrate the Child Campaigns” in 1996 through the founding of The Stars Foundation™, millions of children around the world have been positively impacted.
We give thanks to our Ambassadors of Goodwill, who have stepped out of their busy schedules to lend a helping hand to The Stars Foundation™ and our affiliate organizations, which carry out the humanitarian work we advocate and support. We serve to alleviate the suffering from those oppressed by abuse, disasters, wars, and poverty.
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Kix Brooks - World Orphans Day, Celebrity Host World Orphans Day Proclamation Ceremony
Kix Brooks is an American country music artist, actor, and film producer best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn and host of a nationally syndicated radio show on Westwood One called American Country Countdown. Brooks's solo career after Brooks & Dunn includes the album New to This Town and is especially passionate about his Arrington at the Vineyards Winery. He was recently inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019.
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Nicole C. Mullen
Nicole’s songwriting has been one of her most treasured gifts and infusing scripture into the songs she writes; she’s used as a vehicle to encourage, inspire, and to teach. From her early days as a vocalist/dancer /choreographer to writing and recording such classic hits as “Redeemer” to mentoring Yonge woman through her Baby Girls Club. Mullen’s creativity and passion have fueled a life of ministry that has had a global impact. Mullen has channeled her considerable energy into not just sharing the gospel, but living it.
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About Shawn Parr - Ambassador of Goodwill and the Voice of Country Music Cares Campaign
Shawn Parr has been the voice of Country Music for almost 30 years. Born and raised in Southern California, he now resides in Nashville, Tennessee, and is currently hosting the Nationally Syndicated Radio show “Nash Nights Live with Shawn Parr” for Cumulus Broadcasting heard on over 175 stations nationwide. Shawn is the voice for The Academy of Country Music Awards, The Golden Globes, American Music Awards, and has also been featured on numerous nationwide specials. Shawn has not only succeeded in the world of hosting, voice-over, and radio; he has also made the transition into acting on television and in movies. Shawn has recently had TV roles on ABC’s Nashville and played a detective on NBC’s Heist. Shawn’s movie roles include Curtis Hanson’s Lucky You with Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall & Eric Bana, Waist Deep starring Tyrese Gibson and Death and Texas starring Steve Harris, Andy Richter, & Charles Durning. As a scratch golfer, Shawn has hosted his own charity golf tournament and is emceeing several special events for World Orphans Day, flagship day of The Stars Foundation.
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He is the Voice behind Country Music Cares campaign for The Star Foundation, which will include a few cruises/concert events over two years, and also World Orphans Day’s theme song music video Production-Television On Air interviewer. The song is being recorded by Dolly Parton and a chorus of top stars coming together to create a historical collaboration for orphans worldwide.
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Left to Right — Jay Paul Deratany, Dlamini Hblosile, Frm Ambassador Dr. Hetherwick Ntaba, Cheryl, Prime Minister Themba Masuku-Eswatini, Ms. Dimpo Masuku, Shawn Parr, Curt Smith, Amos Sawboh, Ambassador Gwebu- Eswatini.
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Ken Abraham
Ken Abraham is a New York Times best-selling author. Fourteen books on which Ken has collaborated have appeared on the New York Times bestsellers lists, with three of Ken’s works reaching the number one position. At present, Ken has more than ten million books in print.
Ken Abraham has offered his talents to appear in the Hearts on Fire™ television series slated to be broadcast in the 4th quarter of 2025 for The Stars Foundation™. He will appear as the On-Air Host interviewing our celebrity guests for the National Religious Broadcast Network.
Ken is known around the world for his collaborations with popular celebrities and fascinating, high-profile public figures such as former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, Senator Bob Dole, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, mega-church minister, Joel Osteen; actor Chuck Norris; 9/11 widow, Lisa Beamer; NFL football coach and NASCAR team owner, Joe Gibbs; psychologist, Neil Clark Warren, founder of eHarmony.com; former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Bill Frist; champion boxer and entrepreneur, George Foreman; PGA Golfers the late Payne Stewart and Paul Azinger; and ASCAP’s Gospel songwriter of the century, Bill Gaither.
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More recently, Ken assisted Michael Cartwright, drug and alcohol treatment center developer, and Chairman of the Board of American Addiction Centers, in writing his liberating book, BELIEVABLE HOPE (HCI, 2012). Also released in 2013 was Ken’s collaboration with Jim Bakker, TIME HAS COME (Worthy Publishing), a compelling book describing how to prepare now for epic end-times events.
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