BET Awards Gift-Bag Goodies Donated by Thandie Newton, Chaka Khan & Others, to be Auctioned on eBay, Benefiting AIDS Healthcare Foundation

BET Awards Gift-Bag Goodies Donated by Thandie Newton, Chaka Khan & Others, to be Auctioned on eBay, Benefiting AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Auction Opens Mon., July 3rd at 5:00 p.m.

What: eBay Auction of BET Awards Gift Bag Items Donated by celebrities such as Harry Belafonte, Marlon Wayans, Lil John, Three Six Mafia, Chamillionaire and Will.i.am from the Black-Eyed Peas, items up for auction include signed memorabilia, Chanel sunglasses, gold jewelry and watches as well as designer clothing

Where: http://stores.ebay.com/otcstores

When: Opens Monday, July 3rd, 5:00 p.m. (Closes July 10th, 5:00 p.m.)

LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 3 /PRNewswire/ -- AIDS Healthcare Foundation's (AHF), the nation's largest AIDS organization which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the United States, Africa, Asia, and Latin America/Caribbean as well as the largest free alternative HIV testing program in the State of California, is pleased to announce the opening of an online eBay auction benefiting its Prevention and Testing Programs, specifically HIV/AIDS education and outreach to women. The auction, which opens today, Monday, July 3rd at 5:00 p.m. and closes on Monday, July 10th at 5:00 p.m., features items donated by celebrities at the 2006 BET Awards Gift Retreat Room produced by Backstage Creations. Included among the celebrities who generously donated goods from their gift-bags to the auction were actress Thandie Newton, BET's Humanitarian Award Recipient Harry Belafonte, BET's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Chaka Khan, rapper/producer Lil Jon, rappers/producers/Oscar-winners Three 6 Mafia, hip-hop artist Chamillionaire, BET Award Best Male Hip Hop Artist Recipient T.I. as well as actors Boris Kodjoe and Marlon Wayans.

Comments Overheard as Celebrities Stopped by the AHF Table to Donate Their Gift-Bag Items:

* Lil Jon (Rapper/Producer) -- "I heard 15,000 people in LA don't know
their status -- we've got to keep it crunk and get tested!"

* Three 6 Mafia (Rappers/Producers/Oscar -- Winners who donated a pair of
beautiful gold earrings and a signed Roca Wear Jacket) -- "I LOVE IT!
[We've] been blessed. Gotta keep giving to charity!"

* T.I. (BET Award Best Male Hip-Hop Artist who literally donated the
Chanel sunglasses off of his face!) -- "I'm going to definitely give you
something good."

* Will.i.am (from the band, Black-eyed Peas, BET Award Best Group) --
"Give them everything!"

* Boris Kodjoe (Actor) -- "You can have everything!"

* Chamillionaire (Hip Hop Artist who lived up to his name by donating the
single most expensive gift to AHF that night: the Rapstor watch which is
valued at $3,900 or more) -- "You can have this watch, I've got plenty
of watches ... "

* Ray J (R&B singer, BET Host) -- "... Knock out Entertainment gives
back ... "

* Remy Ma (Hip Hop Artist/ BET Award nominee) -- "We're not leaving until
we give something ..."

* Cheryl Underwood (Comedienne, Host of BET Comic View) -- "I want to give
you something personal and work with you on this issue ... "

* Thandie Newton (Actress) -- "... absolutely. It's my pleasure to
give ..."

* Marlon Wayans (Comedic Actor) -- "I've got to give you something
good ... I should really give you all of it."

AHF currently provides more than 15,000 free HIV tests each year in California through its innovative testing program via testing sites at 5 AHF Out of the Closet thrift store locations throughout Southern California. In addition, AHF offers testing in the L.A. County Jail System and on a mobile testing van in greater Los Angeles. For more information, please visit www.aidshealth.org

Source: AIDS Healthcare Foundation

CONTACT: Deya Smith-Starks, Manager of Advocacy and Marketing for
Prevention Programs, +1-213-405-5809, or John Nieto, Director of Community
Fundraising, +1-323-860-5294, or Lori Yeghiayan, Associate Director of
Communications, +1-323-860-5227, or cell, +1-323-377-4312, all of AIDS
Healthcare Foundation

Web site: http://stores.ebay.com/otcstores

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

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