Exotic getaways,
nights on the town, sports memorabilia, celebrity items and more will
be a click away during the Red Cross Virtual Auction March 16 - 25.
To participate,
visit http://redcross.msn.com.
Fifty-two
Red Cross chapters nationwide, including metro Atlanta's, have teamed
up with Microsoft's MSN Auctions to present the ten-day event. Proceeds
will go to disaster relief and other Red Cross services.
More than
1,300 items will be up for bid, including 70 that were procured by the
Metro Atlanta Chapter. Proceeds from the sale of those 70 items will
directly benefit the Metro Atlanta Chapter.
Participants
can browse through numerous categories of goods and services. Among
the Atlanta offerings are Delta Air Lines tickets, hotel accommodations,
ballet and theater tickets, restaurant gift certifications, white water
rafting, PGA Championship passes, a Tiffany and Co. ladies' watch and
autographed books and memorabilia.
Also on the
auction block are trips to the Caribbean islands, balloon rides over
the Napa Valley, a sky diving adventure in Las Vegas and tickets to
the Oprah Winfrey Show.