(EMAILWIRE.COM, October 27, 2008 ) New York, NY - AutographStore.com, the leading online celebrity collectible auction company, announces its sponsorship of the "Heroes of Autism" Online Auction October 27 - November 12 and its sponsorship of the “Heroes of Autism” gala event on Friday, November 14, 2008, from 7:30 p.m.-midnight at the Harriet Himmel Theater, City Place in West Palm Beach, Florida, to benefit the DreamBuilders Capital Campaign for construction of The Roslyn and Raymond Slomin Campus. The campus will include the state-of-the-art Sandra C. Slomin Family Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, and the Palm Beach School for Autism. Since there is no campus like this in the area, the DreamBuilders Capital Campaign is critical to serving the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s autistic children in Palm Beach County. To find out more about the "Heroes of Autism" online auction please visit: http://www.cmarket.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?vhost=pbsfa
Autism in the United States is now more common than AIDS, diabetes and pediatric cancer combined. The Sandra C. Slomin Family Center for Autism and Related Disabilities will include a medical wing with offices for neurologists, behavior analysts, psychiatrists and others. The Center will also provide a very much needed array of services and programs including social community programming, adult vocational training, teen social groups and summer and winter camps.
“The Charity Fundraising Division of the Autograph Store is pleased that we can be a part of the DreamBuilders Capital Campaign fund drive,” stated Matthew Raines, Executive Vice President of AutographStore.com. “It’s our hope that the items donated by the Autograph Store will help the campaign rapidly meet its goal,” Mr. Raines said.
Autograph Store has donated a variety of hot celebrity collectibles for the November 14 live gala event. Included in the donated memorabilia selection are Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam and Eric Clapton signed guitars, An autographed 16 x 20 photo signed by all 5 actors who played James Bond, and a signed 16 x 20 photo of Bill Clinton, George Bush Sr., Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Signed celebrity photo fans can find Princess Diana, Mikhail Gorbachev and Ringo Starr 8 x 10 photos. Autograph Store is also pleased to donate 11 x 14 original hand-drawn and autographed celebrity sketches by Charles Shulz of Peanuts fame, Bill Hanna from Hanna Barbera and a self portrait drawn by Bono, Lead Singer of U2.
Over the years Autograph Store has been proud to offer celebrity autographed photos, musical instruments, albums and more to benefit a number of charities, including the Huntington, West Virginia Ronald McDonald House, American Cancer Society, The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, March of Dimes, Yellow Ribbon Fund and many more. Autograph Store offers some of the most unique and sought after celebrity signed memorabilia available at auction online, all guaranteed authentic. New items are added each day and bidders can find one-of-a-kind signed collectibles including autographed albums, celebrity photos of TV and movie stars, signed drumheads, autographed photos of models and much more.
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