Bon Jovi Auctions Concert Tickets to Great Cause.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000 Bon Jovi  This article or section reads like a and may need a .Please help [ to improve this article] to make it in tone and meet Wikipedia's . and Island Records are working to continue support of the T.J. Martell Foundation. For every U.S. date on the Bon Jovi Crush 2000 tour, (which kicked off in Charlotte, NC last week) two tickets are being auctioned off on the eBay website at http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/islanddefjam. Bidding on these tickets gives fans the opportunity to walk away with 2 front row seats, passes to experience part of the show on stage with the band, with the monies raised being donated the T.J. Martell Foundation. The T.J. Martell Foundation was founded in 1975 by music industry executive Tony Martell and his colleagues after the death of Mr. Martell's son, T.J., a victim of leukemia. The music industry charity has raised more than $155 million for cutting-edge leukemia, cancer and AIDS research while maintaining an overhead of less than 7%. The T.J. Martell Foundation's galas, online auctions, golf tournaments, and other celebrity events have raised substantial research funds that have helped save innumerable lives. The Foundation has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Nashville and other locations, and the Foundation funds seven cutting-edge research centers. The November 3rd concert in Charlotte raised $4,800 alone, while Ft. Lauderdale added another $2,750. By the end of the U.S. run of dates, Bon Jovi and Island Records is hoping to raise a significant amount of money to support the foundation. Bon Jovi's new album, Crush was released in June and has been certified platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. . Produced by Jon Bon Jovi This article or section has multiple issues: * It may need a complete rewrite to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. * It may require general cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. , Richie Sambora This article has multiple issues: * It may violate Wikipedia's policy on . * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. and Luke Ebbin This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Crush has sold 6 million copies worldwide. The album features the hit single, "It's My Life" and the bands latest release, the Ballard "Thank You For Loving Me", which is currently #14 on the Billboard Top 200 chart and a favorite both MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. and VH1. The following is a list of upcoming Bon Jovi tour dates where tickets are being auctioned on eBay:
November
10 Philadelphia, PA First Union Center
12 Pittsburgh, PA Civic Arena
14 Wilkes Barre, PA First Union Center
16 E. Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
18 Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
20 Rosemont, IL Rosemont
22 Indianapolis, IN Censeco Fieldhouse
24 St. Louis, MO Savvis Center
25 Cincinnati, OH Van Andel Arena
December 2 Los Angeles, CA Forum
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