eBay Celebrity Auction Hits $45,000 Mark for Children's Hospice Benefit

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO: Anyone who wants to make a real difference at the holidays. WHAT: Celebrity eBay auction on behalf of the Children's Hospice & Palliative Care Coalition. One hundred percent of all proceeds will go directly to the Children's Hospice Coalition. Shop on eBay and you'll be supporting a great cause by bidding on items donated by celebrities that include: Melissa Gilbert, Mandy Moore, George Clooney, Ellen DeGeneres, Peter Max and Andy Warhol. Current bidding (as of 12/11/06): -- Lunch with Mandy Moore ($4,100) -- A day with Melissa Gilbert ($1,225) -- Bowling balls signed by Johnny Depp ($1,025) George Clooney ($405), and Ellen DeGeneres ($860); Kiefer Sutherland ($227) -- Tickets to the season premiere of Nip/Tuck ($1,008) -- Andy Warhol lithograph appraised at $45,000 ($27,850) -- Bleacher seats for the 13th annual Screen Actor's Guild Awards ($610) WHEN: Hurry, the auction ends on Thursday, December 14th. WHERE: http://www.ebay.com/childrenshospice HOW: OurStory.com (http://www.ourstory.com/), a leading web site for life story sharing and preservation, is partnering with Kompolt Online Auction Agency to produce this charity fundraising event. Kompolt pre-qualifies bidders to ensure the utmost integrity throughout the auction process and event follow through. WHY: Founded in 2001 by Lori Butterworth and Devon Dabbs, the Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition places the priority on the needs of the entire family when a child is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition. Children's Hospice works with hospitals, hospices and community organizations to improve the well-being of the child by promoting compassionate, family-centered care from the time of diagnosis and throughout the course of treatment. For more information, visit http://www.childrenshospice.org/.