Charities & Fundraising Events - Last Century
David and Shirley Jones helping the March of Dimes, visiting children in hospitals.
SUMMER 1999. The Nevada Association for the Handicapped held a benefit at The Mirage. Celebrites were invited to decortate aprons for this charity dinner. David purchased the Starry, Starry Night apron for $3,000.
October 9, 1999 - Lied Discovery Children's Museaum Charity Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas. David helped auction off a brand new Harley-Davidson Motorcycle.
May 14, 1999. David and Sue appeared in Central Park in New York City to help refugee children of Kosovo. Click HERE to read about it.
May 19-22, 1999 EAT'M Conference and David Cassidy Celebrity Golf Tournament. EAT'M: May 18-22, 1999. The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Read about it HERE.
March 1999, David and Sue remixed a song they had previously penned called 'Message To The World' to aid the young war victims of Bosnia and Croatia. Over 80,000 people have been recorded singing the tune, including; Wyclef Jean, Sam Moore, Martin Sheen, Super David Osborne, Dyan Cannon, Greg Evigan, Rosie O'Donnell, including 50,000 people at Woodstock 1999 led by Cassidy's wife. The CD was available on the Web at www.warchild.org. Editors note: The CD is no longer listed on this site.
June 1998 - David was the spokesman for the Walking For MS event in Las Vegas.
May 13 -16, 1998. EAT'M Conference and David Cassidy Celebrity Golf Tournament.
April 1, 1997 - PSA (Public Service Announcement) for the National Strategy to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. the 30 second commercial was sent to 111 TV stations all over Calif. David is shown standing with a group of teenagers in a park. I'm David Cassidy. Do this with me, will ya? (Snaps fingers.). Every time you snapyur fingers, somewhere in the world another teen pregnancy is recorded. 1.3 million every year in the United States alone. Think about it. It's not just a girl thing, either. It's a guy thing, to, right? (Asks teens with him). So learn about prevention. Call this number (shown on screen) and talk to your physician, your physician's assistant and the many other people who care. Call, and don't stop thinking about it!
April 26, 1996 - David hosted Bally Cares, a fund-raising event to benefit the Life Foundation at the Bally of Switzerland store at 2270 Kalakaua Ave, Hawaii. David introduced chefs from Hawaii restaurants who provided pupus for the event (6 to 8 p.m.) A silent auction occured and the store donated a portion of sales to the foundation.
1996 - Sondheim AIDS Benefit. David sang two songs 'You Could Drive a Person Crazy' (from Company, 1971)- together with Patrick and Shaun Cassidy and 'Sooner Or Later' (from Dick Tracy, 1990) A 30 song Double CD was released to raise money.
March 7, 8 & 9, (Fri, Sat. & Sun) 1995 - STAGE Benefit Concert, Dolitle Theatre, Hollywood, CA
Photo by SJ of David & Sue at Night of 100 Stars.
Dec. 1995. Night of 100 Stars. Charity show in London at the Dominion Theatre. David and Petula sang "Tell Me It's Not True" together.
1995 - Feed The Children. Web site run by Ruth McCartney (step-sister of Paul McCartney) with recipes from celebrities. One is from David Cassidy. After down-loading the recipe, you can donate money to this charity.
Oct. 1995 - David hosted a black-tie even at one of Bally's Manhattan, N.Y. stores in aid of Equity Fights AIDS.
Feb. 27, 1995 - Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Bimbo's 365 Night Club. San Francisco, CA.
May 2, 1994 - David attends the benefit for the T.J.Martel Foundation in New York City.
Oct. 6 1993 - David attended the St Clare's Hospital Benefit Luncheon in New York City.
1992 - David Cassidy and his wife wrote the song 'Stand and Be Proud' to aid in the rebuilding of Los Angeles after the riots. They raised two million dollars. More information here.
February 28, 1991 - David was part of the celebrity chorus on 'Voices That Care'. The single, video and documentary were made for the troups in Desert Storm and to support the International Red Cross organisation. More information here.
April 22, 1990 - David attended the Earthwalk Benefit in Los Angeles.
November 13, 1988 - David appeared on a Benefit show in Los Angeles to collect money for TAPS - The Advancement of Prosthetic Services (An organisation that finances hand prosthetics). The show was arranged by his mom, cousin Al was also there because he’s a producer of prosthetic hands.
1973 - David lent his name to the Muscular Dystophy fundraising campaign.
1973: Muscular Dystrophy
October 18, 1972 - The cast of The Partridge Family supported the first National Bike-A-Thon for the American Cancer Society
Partridge Family campaign for the fight against cancer.
1972: Keep Britain Tidy campaign
1972 March of Dimes publicity photo.
1971: Teen Chairman for the March of Dimes
1970's - 1980's: Special Olympics Events
1970's - 1980's: Cerebral Palsy Campaigns
1970's - March of Dimes
1971: Spokesperson for American Cancer Society Against Smoking
Please feel free to send in any additions and/or corrections that you may have. We'd also love any stories, photos, etc. from fans from any fundraising and charties David has helped out. Please email me.
Special thanks to SJ, Mark Wycoff, The Just David Fan Club, The Friends of David Cassidy Australia Fan Club, Cassidyland Web Site, and Kidscharities.org for information.
