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Global charity auction site Charitybuzz.com is kicking off the 2012 holiday season with 12 Days of Giving, a holiday auction for social good, featuring 12 of our most philanthropic celebrity partners.
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Global charity auction site Charitybuzz.com is kicking off the 2012 holiday season with 12 Days of Giving, a holiday auction for social good, featuring 12 of our most philanthropic celebrity partners.

Justin Bieber, Chevy Chase, Andy Cohen, Kathie Lee Gifford & Hoda Kotb, Hunter Hayes, Padma Lakshmi, Cyndi Lauper, Russell Simmons, James Taylor, Charlize Theron, Bruce Willis and Harvey Weinstein have auctioned off incredible experiences throughout the year to help us raise millions in dollars for charity. This week, they're each hitting the auction block for their favorite causes one last time in 2012, and sharing what giving means to them during the holidays.

"The holidays are a time when ...more than ever...people need a little extra love. The funny thing is that by 'giving' you end up 'getting'... you get filled up by the very people who you are trying to help out. What a beautiful thing," said Hoda Kotb. Kotb is joining Today Show co-host Kathie Lee Gifford to auction the chance to join them for a glass of wine (or two!) on set to benefit Autism Speaks.

Other experiences include everything from the chance to hang with CMA's new artist of the year Hunter Hayes on the set of his newest music video to a night on Broadway with Cyndi Lauper to scoring one of Bruce Willis' custom motorcycles.

"Each and every day I try to positively impact someone else. During the holidays, and every day really, this is the most important message I can spread," said Russell Simmons, who is auctioning the chance to join him for yoga in NY or LA. "People become busy and often lose sight of this. Good givers are great getters. Do something good for someone else, it helps bring you happiness too."

The 12 Days of Giving Auction is open to supporters around the globe at www.Charitybuzz.com/12Days from December 6 through 17.

Learn more about why these celebs love giving back in the slideshow below!

12 Days of Giving: Celebs Share Their Holiday Giving Stories
Day 1: Andy Cohen(01 of12)
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Andy Cohen is auctioning the chance to sit in as his celebrity guest during an upcoming rehearsal of Watch What Happens Live to benefit Friends in Deed.
Day 2: Charlize Theron(02 of12)
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Charlize Theron is auctioning her beautiful Dior watch, plus a personal note, to benefit the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project.
Day 3: Harvey Weinstein(03 of12)
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Harvey Weinstein is auctioning the chance to join him for a one-on-one meeting in NY or LA to benefit The Rose Home. "As a father of four girls, it is important to me that girls are given the opportunity to succeed in life, regardless of where they come from. The Rose Home is a cause dear to my heart because it provides much needed shelter to girls in India who come from difficult circumstances," Weinstein told us.
Day 4: Chevy Chase(04 of12)
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Join Chevy Chase for dinner at The Bedford Inn in NYC to benefit the Green Community Schools Initiative.
Day 5: Cyndi Lauper(05 of12)
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Meet Cyndi Lauper backstage at the premiere of KINKY BOOTS on Broadway and attend the after-party to benefit the True Colors Fund's Forty to None Project."Up to forty percent of all homeless youth in this country identify as gay or transgender, primarily because of family rejection. As a mom, I could never imagine throwing my kid away for any reason, let alone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. That is why the True Colors Fund created the Forty to None Project, to ensure that no young person is ever forced out of their homes again because of them being gay or transgender," Lauper told us.
Day 6: Justin Bieber(06 of12)
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Justin Bieber is auctioning the chance to meet him backstage at an upcoming concert to benefit the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California.
Day 7: Padma Lakshmi(07 of12)
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Padma Lakshmi is auctioning the chance to join her for an afternoon of spice shopping and lunch to benefit the Endometriosis Foundation."With the money we raise we will be able to give back all year long,” Lakshmi said.
Day 8: James Taylor(08 of12)
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James Taylor is auctioning the chance to join him for a holiday evening at the theatre to benefit the Berkshire Theatre Group.
Day 9: Russell Simmons(09 of12)
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Russell Simmons is auctioning a private yoga session in LA or NY to benefit RUSH Philanthropic’s Art for Life.
Day 10: Hunter Hayes(10 of12)
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Meet Hunter Hayes backstage at an upcoming music video shoot to benefit Musicians of Call."As a kid, every Christmas I hoped for a new piece of music equipment, whether it was a new instrument or gear to record my music on. I believe music is a gift in so many ways," Hayes told us.
Day 11: Kathie Lee & Hoda(11 of12)
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Join Kathie Lee Gifford & Hoda Kotb on set at the Today Show for a glass of wine to benefit Autism Speaks.
Day 12: Bruce Willis(12 of12)
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Score a motorcycle from Bruce Willis’s personal collection to benefit the Boot Campaign.

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