HP Hosts Charity Auction to Benefit American Red Cross

HostReview.com
Friday, September 23, 2005; 01:35 PM

HP (www.hp.com) announced that it is hosting a charity auction to benefit the American Red Cross, the humanitarian organization that provides relief to victims of disaster such as Hurricane Katrina, and DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), the nonprofit organization started by U2 lead-singer Bono that strives to help Africans help themselves beat the crises of AIDS and extreme poverty.

To support these organizations and their causes, HP will auction signed, one-of-a-kind, poster-sized celebrity photographs taken during a recent film festival in Toronto.

Many photographs in the auction were captured by famed WireImage photographer Jeff Vespa, including those of Kate Hudson, Eva Longoria, Pierce Brosnan, Felicity Huffman, Kevin Bacon, Elle Macpherson, Elijah Wood and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

The winning bidder in each listing will get the autographed, poster-sized photograph and an HP Photosmart 375 Compact printer, also signed by the celebrity. HP will be matching all bids up to $1,000 for each listing.

A complete list of participating celebrities is also available on the website. Eighty-five percent of the winning bid on each item will be going to support the two organizations; the remaining 15 percent will cover auction, listing and other miscellaneous fees.