BiddingForGood (cMarket)/BiddingForGood to Launch Celebrity Item Packed National Online Auction in Conjunction with the 44th Annual Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
Cambridge, Mass., August 31, 2009 —BiddingForGood (cMarket)/BiddingForGood, the leading online auction platform solely for organizations engaged in fundraising for nonprofit causes, will soon launch their new national online auction in conjunction with the 44th Annual Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. The auction, powered by BiddingForGood (cMarket)/BiddingForGood, features an array of celebrity packed items with all proceeds benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The auction will run from Sept. 1-15th, surrounding the Telethon to be broadcast live from Las Vegas, on Sunday, Sept. 6th and 7th.
This year's online auction will include hundreds of items in an array of categories including celebrity memorabilia, travel excursions, electronics, gift cards and much more. Some celebrity items include tours and lunches with television stars, Access Hollywood backstage tour for 4 with tickets to the Jay Leno Show, Dancing with the Stars Tickets donated by Tom Bergeron, Times Square WICKED Package with a 2 bedroom suite in Times Square at the luxurious AKA Hotel and 4 tickets to the Broadway show WICKED, and legendary ventriloquist Terry Fator VIP tickets with a meet and greet in Las Vegas.
General Hospital's Brandon Barash, the Muscular Dystrophy Association Celebrity Ambassador, will be auctioning off a General Hospital set visit which includes lunch with him, autographed scripts and pictures, and shirt worn by him on the set. Other hot items on the BiddingForGood auction will be 4 floor tickets to World Wide Wrestling Survivor Series, a Dr. Pepper VIP Big 12 Football Experience complete with choice of game tickets, accommodations, airfare and access to VIP events. Rock group TRAIN will be performing on the telethon and will be auctioning off a genuine Fender Hau'oli ukulele signed by the group, featured in their new single "Hey Soul Sister." Another music icon, Five for Fighting, has also donated tickets to an upcoming concert with a signed guitar.
In support of the MDA efforts, celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss had agreed to auction off an exclusive wedding/event planning package. Mindy is one of the most sought-after wedding and party planners in America and is a top choice among celebrities such as Eva Longoria and Tony Parker, Heidi Klum and Seal, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, and Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey. Her package, worth around $4,000, includes 10 hours of personal consulting ($3,000), $250 towards invitations by Lehr & Black, $500 towards flowers by Mark Gardner, a bottle of Cristal, and five pounds of See's Candies.
In 2008, BiddingForGood raised an extra $580,000 for the MDA, bringing the total pledges and donations to the Telethon to a record-breaking $70 million. This was the first national auction for the association where nearly 20,000 bids were placed with the highest bid at over $35,000 for a Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary motorcycle with a custom Fender guitar.
"We are pleased that last year's auction proved to be such a success and are looking forward to yet another successful year" says Jon Carson, CEO of BiddingForGood (cMarket)/BiddingForGood. Carson adds "The MDA auction is truly a prime example of how running an online auction in conjunction with a live fundraising event can dramatically boost the amount of funds raised. We hope the BiddingForGood/\/MDA online auction will help make for another record breaking year."
To check out the BiddingForGood online auction and support MDA, please visit http://mda.org/auctions/.
About BiddingForGood
BiddingForGood is the leading online auction platform solely for organizations engaged in fundraising for nonprofit causes. With more than 6,500 customers, online auctions powered by BiddingForGood have generated over $70 million for non-profit organizations by allowing organizations to secure more items, more bidders and ultimately raise more money. The company also works with brand marketers through its unique product placement advertising program to enable them to reach affluent donors while they are spending in a trusted environment. You can experience our marketplace at www.BiddingForGood.com. BiddingForGood is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass.
