charitybuzz Partners with A-List Celebrities to Support Charitable Causes NEW YORK, Sept. 29
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- charitybuzz, a new concept in
charitable giving that offers bidders the opportunity to "own" unique
celebrity experiences, has retained Rubenstein Public Relations (RPR) to
provide publicity for its auctions and high-profile partnerships.
charitybuzz works with non-profits founded by the most famous names in the
worlds of entertainment, music, sports and politics, including Bette Midler,
Andre Agassi, Rosie O'Donnell, Eddie Vedder, Petra Nemcova, Mrs. Robert F.
Kennedy and Denis Leary, as well as with smaller charities that address
particular needs in their local communities.
Bidders compete to win an array of once-in-a-lifetime experiences, travel
packages and luxury merchandise such as lunch and shopping at Fred Segal with
Hilary Duff, a one-hour soccer lesson with David Beckham, a 14-day tour for
two through Kenya and Tanzania, and a signed-bass guitar from Sting.
"We look forward to working closely with Rubenstein Public Relations to
promote charitybuzz, as well as the charitable organizations we represent,"
said charitybuzz founder and CEO Coppy Holzman.
RPR will work diligently to create feature and television placements in
mainstream business and entertainment media on the charitybuzz brand, and
generate coverage of charitybuzz's participation in special events, while
alerting reporters to unique one-of-a-kind auctions.
"charitybuzz sets a new standard for celebrity cause-related marketing,"
said RPR President Richard Rubenstein. "We will raise awareness of this unique
model in leading news and lifestyle publications."
In addition to online auctions, charitybuzz supports live auctions through
its global community of affluent bidders. For more information, please visit
www.charitybuzz.com.
SOURCE Rubenstein Public Relations
