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Friday, January 6, 2012

Alec Baldwin brings celebs north for a good cause

Alec Baldwin
PopGoesTheNews.com • Stargazers will want to strap on skis next weekend as celebs descend on the mountains of Alberta for the annual Banff Springs Sport Invitational. 

Alec Baldwin and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are once again co-hosting this year's weekend of fun in support of the Waterkeeper Alliance, an organization that advocates for the protection of rivers, lakes, streams and coastlines around the world.

Among the Hollywood stars shining in Banff Jan. 12-15 are William Shatner, Marcia Gay Harden, Alicia Silverstone, Brad Garrett, Peter Fonda, Mimi Rogers and Camryn Manheim. They'll be joined by former supermodel Christie Brinkley, reality show personality Melissa Rivers, singer Kenny Loggins, actresses Julia Jones and Amy Acker, and athletes Mark Messier, Jennifer Heil and Karen Percy-Lowe.

They'll compete in various events on the slopes of Sunshine Village Ski Resort during the day and then retire to the beautiful Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. It all wraps up with a gala dinner and concert by Michael McDonald

The Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel is offering a Star Gazer package starting at $1,599 or individual tickets to the gala dinner — which also includes a cocktail reception and auctions — for $500.

Baldwin, who stars on 30 Rock, is so committed to helping Kennedy's Waterkeeper Alliance that he missed picking up his award at the Golden Globes in 2010 due to the event. (Last year's Banff Springs Sport Invitational was cancelled.) Baldwin is up for Best Actor in a Comedy again this year at the Globes, which take place Jan. 15.