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Signed Celebrity Photos On Offer For Good Causes

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:00:00 -0000

A huge selection of celebrity photos signed by the stars themselves is on offer at Buy Once, Give Twice, the UK’s premiere celebrity charity auction website.

Black and white personalised prints of celebrities including Ricky Gervais, Chris Martin, Elbow, Dara O’Briain, Barry Humphries, Jack Dee, Kevin Spacey, Willie John McBride, rugby star Martin Johnson and Rickey Hatton are going under the hammer for Trinity Hospice, a charity that provides care to the terminally ill and their families in central, south east and south west London. The ‘Larger Than Life’ project is a collection of limited edition, signed portraits of well known icons taken by renowned celebrity photographer Rich Hardcastle, and Buy Once Give Twice is exhibiting this collection in support of Trinity Hospice to create awareness of the specialist palliative care that is available to terminally ill people and their loved ones and also to raise money through sales of the prints to continue to provide these services.

The auction website is also selling a selection of signed photos for The Rainbow Centre, a charity based in Hampshire, UK, that offers Conductive Education services to help children with disabilities causing developmental delay such as Cerebral Palsy. Photos up for auction include Johnny Wilkinson, Bob Hoskins, Arsene Wenger, Mick Hucknall, Kirsty Gallagher, Ainsley Harriet, Martin Kemp, Tony Blair, Kate Thronton, Michael Owen and Angus Deaton.

Both of these auctions run until the second week of April, and can be accessed here.

Buy Once, Give Twice is also auctioning off luxurious one-off blankets created by international designers such as Diane von Furstenberg, Donna Karan, Calvin Klein and Alberta Ferretti to benefit Elephant Family, a charity dedicated to wild and captive Asian elephants. The auction runs until April 16, and can be accessed here.

All Saints Get Naked For Charity Auction

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:00:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

British girl band the All Saints have donated a drawing of themselves naked to a new charity auction.

The drawing – signed by all the members of the group – is one of 200 celebrity drawings and self-portraits about to go up for auction to benefit ex-footballer Bob Wilson’s Willow Foundation, a charity set up after the death of Wilson’s daughter from cancer. The organization provides days out for people with serious illnesses.

Joining the All Saints in donating drawings to the auction are Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gordon Ramsay, James Morrison, Bob Geldof, Matt Lucas, Beverley Knight, Martin Johnson, Wendy Richard, Vernon Kay, and many others.

A public exhibition of all the canvases is being held at London’s SW1 Gallery from December 2 to 6. There will be a champagne reception and auction of the top 20 canvases on December 3. The drawings will also be auctioned online at the Willow Foundation website from Wednesday, November 26.

Martin Johnson To Pull On The Sprigs For Charity

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0000

Written by Tim Saunders

Former captain of the English rugby team Martin Johnson will lace up his boots one more time for charity.

Johnson, the new manager of the English team, has agreed to play in the Help for Heroes match at Twickenham in September that will raise money for British service personnel injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. He will line up in the Heroes XV alongside Lawrence Dallaglio, making it the first time the two players haved played together since their triumphant 2003 World Cup final.

“When Lawrence asked me to play, I didn’t hesitate, " said Johnson, who retired from playing in 2005. " I’ve kept myself fit. This will be the first and, I’m sure, the last time that I will play in a competitive match. The cause is a superb one."

The Rugby Football Union has donated the use of Twickenham for the match – the first time they have ever done so. Dallaglio will captain the Heroes XV in the charity game, while the International XV will be skippered by Scott Gibbs.

“Our target is to reach a sell-out at Twickenham and to raise £1 million for Help for Heroes, so I urge everyone to do their bit, buy a ticket and enjoy a good day out for an excellent cause,” said Johnson.

The match will take place on September 20, and more players will be announced next week.

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