Bon Jovi and Island Records Raise Funds for T.J. Martell Foundation.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2001 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 continue the support of the T.J. Martell Foundation. For the U.S. dates on the Bon Jovi Crush 2000 tour, two tickets were auctioned off on the eBay website to raise money in support of the foundation, a music industry charity which raises money to conduct research for illnesses including leukemia, cancer and AIDS. Fifteen cites and thirty tickets later, over $34,000 dollars was raised and donated to this great cause. Bidding on these tickets gave fans the opportunity to walk away with 2 front row seats, passes to experience part of the show on stage with the band, and the knowledge that the monies raised were being donated to 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 T.J. Martell Foundation's galas, online auctions, golf tournaments, and other celebrity events have raised substantial research funds, raising more than $155 million dollars, 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 eleven cutting-edge research centers. Bon Jovi's seventh 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 and Luke Ebbin, Crush has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. The band has also been nominated for two Grammy Awards in the categories of Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group for their hit single, "It's My Life", and Best Rock Album Crush. For more information please call Lauren Schneider (212) 333-8173 at Island Def Jam Here is a list of artists signed to The Island Def Jam Music Group. 0-9
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