So, another year, another World AIDS Day has come and gone. If you’re like most of us, you probably didn’t even realize Saturday, December 1st was dedicated, as it has been
for all too long, AIDS awareness.
Fortunately, thanks to the good folks at LIFEbeat and celebrities such as Madonna, Beyonce, Jack Nicholson, John Travolta, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Whoopi Goldberg, Rihanna, Usher, Matt Damon, Jay-Z, Fall Out Boy, Yoko Ono, Jessica Biel, Jessica Alba, Jessica Simpson, Victoria Beckham, Vanessa Hudgens, Amy Winehouse, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Bill Clinton, Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hayden Panettiere, Joan Rivers and the like, you can still do your part.
And you can do it by shopping. Or at least bidding on eBay for BID 2 BEAT AIDS, the largest charity auction of its kind in eBay history. An annual auction, it offers rare and autographed items from stars in music, film, Broadway, sports, politics, and television. You can walk away with Borat’s everything from Borat's hat to Cameron Diaz’s MTV talent pass to an autographed horse mask from Korn and a Spiderman doll signed by Tobey Maguire to a tracing of Sinead O’Conner’s hand or night with Britney Spears. (Just kidding about the last).
There are also VIP passes galore, including one to Playboy’s SXSW “Rock the Rabbit” party in Austin this March. Every item comes with its own certificate of authenticity, and was procured directly from the celebrities and their “people” so you know you’re getting the real deal.
Even better, all proceeds benefit LIFEbeat – The Music Industry Fights Aids, a national non-profit organization dedicated to reaching So check out www.lifebeat.org and www.Bid2BeatAIDS.com. Saturday and World’s AIDS Day may have passed you by, but AIDS isn't going anywhere unless we do something. Bids on all items will be accepted until December 10th. So, it's safe to say, you have no excuse to surf on over to the sites and throw down some money for a genuinely righteous organization and cause.
