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Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Theo Kingma and his team have assembled a star-studded line-up of former Golden Globe winners and nominees to present the awards at this year's ceremony on Sunday. So far they include Amy Adams (Golden Globe Award winner; Five-time Golden Globe Award nominee, including this year for Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy), Adrien Brody (Golden Globe Award nominee), Robert Downey, Jr.

At its most recent General Meeting the members of the HFPA voted unanimously to donate $9,000 to three charities in honor of Robin Williams. The late Robin Williams was a great friend of the HFPA---always generous with his time for interviews or to perform as a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards.

Mark Wahlberg recieving the check from the President of the HFPA, Theo Kingma HFPA President Theo Kingma surprised Mark Wahlberg with a check for $2,500 for the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation when members met the actor in New York to talk about his new movie, Lone Survivor. Established in 2001 by Mark and his brother James, the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation is dedicated to helping inner city youth reach their full potential in life.

The HFPA has donated $100,000 to UNICEF to assist with relief efforts in the Philippines following the devastation caused by Typhoon Haiyan. The donation will help in the recovery programs for the children affected by the typhoon, which displaced more than three million and killed more than 5,200 people in the Central Philippines since the catastrophic storm hit land on November 8.