Charity Auction 2008
Three hundred and fifty of the channel's top players gathered at Sydney's Shangri-La Hotel to network, receive a diverse range of awards and raise money for the worthy cause of the Cancer
Council of Australia.
The auction plus table sales enabled us to make a donation of $63,134 to the Cancer Council Australia, compared to last year's $62,500.
The total of winning bids on the memorabilia items for the Live Auction was $14,728. The items were;
| Live Auction Items |
Winning Bid |
| A U2 Band signed Fender electric guitar |
$5,182 |
| Lance Armstrong hand signed Tour de France Jersey |
$3,182 |
| Kimi Raikkonen 2007 F1 World Champion, signed helmet |
$2,273 |
| Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal double signed and framed photographic piece featuring two tennis balls hand signed by the World #1 and 2 |
$2,273 |
| PELE, King of Football, signed and framed official Puma Boot |
$1,818 |
The total of winning bids on the memorabilia items for the Silent Auction was $3,806. The items were;
| Silent Auction Items |
Winning Bid |
| An Allan Border signed photograph of the all time leading Australian run scorer |
$545 |
| Angelina Jolie signed and framed two photo piece |
$818 |
| Batman triple dose; large signed photo of Batman - Christian Bale, framed with Heath Ledger as 'The Joker' |
$666 |
| Heath Ledger award winning Artwork from 2008 Archibald Prize |
$386 |
| Kylie Minogue signed and framed photo - framed with one of her #1 CDs |
$636 |
| Tim Cahill - Socceroo Superstar signed and framed piece |
$455 |
| A Shangri-La Hotel overnight accommodation voucher - donated by Shangri-La |
$300 |