Meet Scarlett Johannson
March 3, 2008
Scarlett Johannson is auctioning off two tix on eBay to the world premiere of He’s Just Not That Into You.
The winner will get: two tix to the July premiere; a chauffeured car to take them there; hair & make-up by Prive; a meet-and-greet with Scarlett Johannson.
All proceeds will go to Oxfam America.
(Red)Auction Rakes in $42.6 Mil
February 14, 2008
Contemporary art collectors–including Queen Noor, Martha Stewart, Anna Wintour and Russell Simmons–showed their love today by bidding $42,584,300 on 82 works donated by artists to Bono and Damien Hirst’s The (Red) Auction at Sotheby’s.
All $ raised will go to the The Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.
Glamour for Karma
November 14, 2007
On November 15th, the California Modern Art Gallery will host Glamour for Karma, a benefit for San Francisco’s Glide Foundation.
There will be paintings depicting glamour, fashion & famous faces (including San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Reverend Cecil Williams) by artists Barbara Rose Brooker and Toby Tover-Krein.
Ducati motorcycles will be on display, as will fashion models styled by Ginger Rubio. A silent auction will feature all things ‘glamorous’, including a custom designed outfit by Bacca da Silva.
Tickets can be purchased for $40 at the door or online at www.calmodern.com.
Polly Pocket Philanthropy
October 30, 2007
A Rumer Willis Polly Pocket doll garnered $5500 for the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation at the Dream Halloween Benefit auction in Santa Monica last weekend.
“Is that a magnum in your holster…
August 17, 2007
…or are you just happy to be in Sonoma Valley?” will be the magic question at the Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction Weekend (August 31- september 2). Funds raised will go to eleven Sonoma Valley Charities.
For ticket & event info, check out sonomavalleywine.com.
Bid on Lunch with Warren Buffett
June 27, 2007
“If you’re in the luckiest 1% of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99%.”
—Warren Buffett, who is currently auctioning himself off on eBay to help San Francisco’s Glide Foundation (glide.org)
Bid on a New York power lunch with Warren Buffett (& up to seven of your friends) at www.ebay.com. The auction closes on June 29, 2007 at 7pm PDT.
A $95,000 Putting Lesson
May 30, 2007
TigerJam X raised more than $1 million dollars last weekend at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The proceeds from a sold-out Bon Jovi performance and auction items such as a $95,000 putting lesson with Tiger Woods will go to the Tiger Woods Learning Center (twlc.org) and select Las Vegas-based charities.
The Tiger Woods Learning Center is designed to help kids relate what they learn in school to their future careers.
“I guess because I had so many people influencing my life. I wanted to cater this foundation to mentoring and guiding. Because that’s ultimately, how I got here.” –Tiger Woods
Evoe!
May 10, 2007
Going, going, gone to the oenophile! Auction Napa Valley, chaired this year by the Joseph Phelps Vineyards family, will take place June 7th—10th. The world’s biggest wine auction, which sold a single lot for a record $1.05 million last year, has given $69 million since its inception to healthcare, low-income housing and youth service non–profits in Napa County. www.napavintners.com
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