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Sunday, January 29, 2006

Second Annual Clothes Off Our Back Golden Globe(R) and Screen Actors Guild Award(R) Auction Is Now Live

Second Annual Clothes Off Our Back Golden Globe(R) and Screen Actors Guild Award(R) Auction Is Now Live

Clothing and Accessories Worn by Winners, Nominees and Attendees at the Award Shows Are Now Up for Bid to Benefit Children's Charities

Additional Items Will Be Added Over the Next Two Months From the Grammy(R) Awards, Academy Awards(R), Sundance Film Festival and a Brand New Saturn SKY Convertible Customized by Richard Tyler

Auction Runs Through the Evening of March 31, 2006

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is proud to kick-off the spring 2006 award season with their second annual Golden Globe(R) and Screen Actors Guild Award(R) auction. Clothing and accessories by top designers, worn by celebrities attending the shows, are currently up for bid to benefit UNICEF's work in the Sudan, Half the Sky and Cure Autism Now.

The online event will consist of a huge rolling auction which will combine the Golden Globes(R), Screen Actors Guild Awards(R), Grammy(R) Awards, Academy Awards(R), Sundance Film Festival and other red carpet celebrations. Following each award show, new items will be available for bid and the entire auction will run through the end of March 2006. There will be multiple opportunities for people to own one-of-a-kind fashion that were only worn once by their favorite celebrities.

Celebrities participating to date include (in alphabetical order):

* Jessica Alba
* Pamela Anderson
* Steve Carell
* Larry David
* Peter Jackson
* Scarlett Johansson
* Justin Kirk
* Cheryl Hines
* Camryn Manheim
* Cynthia Nixon
* Sandra Oh
* Ryan Seacrest
* Brenda Strong
* Bradley Whitford

The auction will also feature a gift bag from the Platinum Guild International Style suite (the same gift bag that celebrities who visited the suite received) as well as a pair of custom made Gekko jeans decorated with pure Platinum thread signed by celebrities who attended the Platinum Guild International Style suite. Celebrity signatures include: Amy Adams, Ever Carradine, Ashton Holmes, Jane Kaczmarek, Rex Lee, Henry Lubatti, Alex Nesic, Shawn Pyfrom, Brandon Routh and Gabrielle Union.

Clothes Off Our Back is excited to announce their partnership with Saturn who will be donating a brand new 2007 Saturn SKY roadster customized-accessorized by Richard Tyler to the auction. Bidding on this dynamically-styled new sportscar will begin on February 13.

For fans of celebrity and fashion, Clothes Off Our Back and Saturn invite you to enter a sweepstakes to win a trip to Hollywood in March to help celebrate the conclusion of the spring award season and view the items donated to the auction up close and in-person. To enter the sweepstakes, log on to www.SaturnRedCarpet.com or visit www.clothesoffourback.org and click on the Saturn logo. After entering, take our designer challenge and identify which celebrity wore which designer gown during last year's red carpet events. No purchase necessary. Correct answers not required for sweepstakes consideration. For Official Rules, visit www.SaturnRedCarpet.com. For more details, see the ad in In Style, People, Entertainment Weekly, Essence and People en Espanol.

The online charity auction is currently live and will run through the evening of Friday, March 31 at www.clothesoffourback.org. Clothes Off Our Back is the source for charity auctions that showcase today's hottest celebrity award show attire. Please continue to check www.clothesoffourback.org for updates on events and participants.

About Clothes Off Our Back

The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is a 501c3 organization that hosts charity auctions showcasing today's hottest celebrity attire. Items are put up for bid to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's charities. Clothes Off Our Back was founded by actors and philanthropists Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm In The Middle") and Bradley Whitford ("The West Wing") whose efforts, along with their celebrity and designer friends have helped improve the lives of children across the globe. Additional information can be found at www.clothesoffourback.org.

About the Saturn SKY

This spring, the 2007 Saturn SKY roadster will hit showrooms, delivering a bold message about the next generation of vehicles from Saturn. The vehicle's dynamic exterior will inspire future models later in 2006, such as the Aura midsize sedan and the Outlook midsize crossover utility. The SKY has an inviting interior with upscale finishes such as brushed metal and piano black lacquer that give it a refined, sophisticated look. The SKY will be the first roadster offered with Saturn's industry-standard purchase and ownership experience. For more information on the SKY, which will be available this Spring, please visit http://www.saturn.com/sky, or click on the links at http://www.saturnredcarpet.com/.

Source: Clothes Off Our Back Foundation; Saturn

CONTACT: Michel Schneider of Clothes Off Our Back, +1-818-753-2404,
mschneider@clothesoffourback.org; or Brian Brockman of Saturn Communications,
+1-313-665-4232, brian.j.brockman@gm.com

Web site: http://www.saturn.com/sky

Web site: http://www.saturnredcarpet.com/

Web site: http://www.clothesoffourback.org/

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