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Variety’s 4th Annual Power of Youth 2010 event was held on Sunday October 24th at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles and Justin Bieber was among this year’s honored guests. Bieber has been very active with Pencils of Promise – the wonderful group that promotes change through education starting with the simple promise of a pencil.

Justin had more than pencils to hand out tonight though. The 16 year-old pop star is performing a sold-out show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday night and the generous Bieber reserved 500 tickets to give away for kids to come and have a good time and forget their troubles for a night. JB said via his twitter:

“heard there are a lot of kids at this event who havent had it easy. I know what that is like so i got some surprises. Now out in Ontario getting ready for the show but want to say thank u to @Variety for the Power of Youth ceremony 2day. Best part was I got to surprise the charities being honored. My show tomorrow at the Staples Center in LA is sold out but… …We saved 500 tickets to give 100 each to each charity being honored to give to kids in need and let them have a fun night they deserve. I know what its like to have some tough times so I hope those tickets make u kids coming smile a little. Gonna be a fun show. Thanks.”

That’s a great thing for Justin to do!

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Victoria Justice wants you to get involved and Girl Up!

The Nickelodeon actress is tweeting and taking part in the United Nations Foundation Girl Up program – aimed at adolescent girls in developing nations where their chances of education and healthy living enviroments are extremely poor. From the website:

Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. Through Girl Up’s support, girls have the opportunity to become educated, healthy, safe, counted, and positioned to be the next generation of leaders.

Justice will be in New York City at the Vanderbilt YMCA on September 30th at the High Five Pep Rally. American teens are encouraged to “High Five” – donate $5.00 to help fund education, safety and health initiatives.

Go to the rally and help girls around the world who are in need. To attend the rally, you must RSVP – go here to sign up, do something positive and meet Victoria!

Nick Cannon is hosting some amazing teens tonight for TeenNick‘s HALO Awards. HALO stands for ‘Helping and Leading Others’ and this generous group understands that reaching out is an everyday occurrence, not just at the holidays. Justin Timberlake, LeBron James, Alicia Keys and Hayden Panettiere suprised the four teens honored by their efforts and handed each a silver baton award. Cannon gave each a check for $10,000 to continue their efforts and a matching check to continue their education. The four winners were:

1. Leah Stoltz, 17 for Curvy Girls of Long Island – a support group for people with scoliosis.
2. Darrius Snow, 18 for working with kids in tough areas using sports as an outlet.
3. Megan Kilroy, 17 for her environmental and community activism.
4. Brryan Jackson, 18 for HIV/AIDS outreach and education.

Congratulations to all the recipients.

Did you catch the show? I thought it was great. I hope they do it again next year with more teens who are so inspirational.