Celebrities
Annie Duke, Donald Trump, Don Cheadle, Piers Morgan
Charities
Ante Up For Africa, ENOUGH Project, International Rescue Committee
Causes
Children, Disaster Relief, Human Rights, Peace, Rape/Sexual Abuse, Refugees, Women
October 9, 2008 by Tim Saunders
NBC will aim to repeat the success that was Celebrity Apprentice when a new series of the show premieres in January 2009.
Although most of the contestants cannot be named or have yet to commit, professional poker player Annie Duke confirmed her involvement during the weekend.
According to a statement made on www.ultimatebet.com on Friday, ""Annie Duke wasn’t able to attend… the Aruba Poker Classic because, as you may have heard, she was selected to be on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice this season. She had to fly to L.A. for the premiere party and she’ll be competing for the Ante Up for Africa charity. Annie and Donald Trump in the same boardroom… that should make for some interesting TV."
Duke is well known for her work with Ante Up For Africa, a celebrity poker tournament she organizes annually with Don Cheadle that aims to raise money and public awareness for the crisis in Darfur. Participants are asked to contribute half of their tournament winnings to the ENOUGH Project and the International Rescue Committee, organizations whose goals include raising public awareness and providing aid to the survivors of Darfur.
The first series of Celebrity Apprentice, which was won by Piers Morgan, raised over $1 million for a range of charities.
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