Cinematical - Santa Monica, CA, USA - I've held back from writing this story because I questioned its news value, but I kept seeing full-page ads in my local newspaper (Dallas Morning News), so finally I had to investigate further. The ads promote a one-day "Get Motivated" seminar that will be presented on September 25 in Dallas. The featured speakers include Zig Ziglar ("the Master of Motivation"), former US Presidential candidate Steve Forbes, current Dallas Mavericks basketball coach Avery Johnson, former Secretary of State General Colin Powell -- and Goldie Hawn ("Oscar Winning Actress & Producer"). Wait a minute: Goldie Hawn is now a motivational speaker?

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Earthtimes.org - USA - With the help of dozens of well-known and highly respected celebrities, including Jim Belushi, Lou Ferrigno, Glenn Frey, Goldie Hawn, Jay Leno, Kenny Loggins, Marlee Matlin, Leslie Nielsen, Mickey Rooney, Kevin Sorbo, Robert Wagner, and many others, the Starkey Hearing Foundation raised a record $4.5 million at its annual "So the World May Hear" Awards Gala, which was held on Saturday, June 23 in St. Paul, Minn.

"For the seventh year in a row we had tremendous support from our friends all over the world who helped us raise an amazing $4.5 million to further our mission of promoting hearing health