DVD EXPRESS to Host Online Auction of Celebrity and Movie Memorabilia to Benefit Cedars-Sinai's C.O.A.C.H. for Kids Mobile Medical Clinic.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 1999-- Starting Thursday and lasting for one week only, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. EXPRESS (http://www.dvdexpress.com), the leading online video retailer, will be hosting an online celebrity and movie memorabilia auction to benefit Cedars-Sinai's C.O.A.C.H. for Kids Mobile Medical Clinic. Among the more than two dozen items up for bid are a signed guitar from The Eagles; a personal item from Barbra Streisand; autographed boxing gloves from "Sugar Ray" Leonard, Oscar de la Hoya Oscar de la Hoya (IPA pronunciation: [ˈɑs.kɛɹ dɛ.lɑ.ˈhɔɪ.jɑ][1]) (born February 4, 1973) — nicknamed the Golden Boy and Evander Holyfield; Sylvester Stallone's hiking boots; a Cheryl Tiegs collection including jewelry, a bathing suit, signed 8x10 photo and signed magazine; a signed script and 8x10 photo from "Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. & Greg"; a Magic Johnson autographed basketball; a Kenny G autographed CD; and more. Every item featured in the celebrity auction comes with a certificate of authenticity A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) is a seal or small sticker on a proprietary computer program, t-shirt, jersey, or any other memorabilia item, especially in the world of computers and sports, which is designed to demonstrate that the item is authentic. directly from the donor or from a representative of the celebrity's estate. The auction will end on Wednesday, June 2, at 6 p.m. PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there . All proceeds will benefit the Cedars-Sinai C.O.A.C.H. for Kids Mobile Medical Clinic, a fully equipped state-of-the-art "clinic on wheels," which provides free medical and preventative services to economically fragile children in underserved areas of Los Angeles County. Staffed by a dedicated and caring team of health and social service professionals from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as , C.O.A.C.H. travels to the child's own community, providing services at schools, housing projects and homeless shelters. C.O.A.C.H. for Kids services begin with the child by treating illnesses and providing disease prevention. Care continues to the family by assessing their needs and connecting the family with community organizations that provide support services such as housing, jobs, food, clothing and drug-treatment programs. About DVD EXPRESS DVD EXPRESS, based in Los Angeles and located on the Web at http://www.dvdexpress.com, is the leader in entertainment product retailing that immediately provides customers with selection, service and value. The company has grown to become one of the dominant forces in video retailing since its launch in April 1997. Merging the future of home entertainment with the future of shopping under the single banner of "High Speed Entertainment," DVD EXPRESS offers customers more than 3,200 DVD-movie and DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. software titles at daily discounts of up to 50 percent. In addition to online retail, DVD EXPRESS is the premier Web destination for DVD, home entertainment and movie enthusiasts, offering a robust online community with entertaining DVD-related editorial content, contests and promotions. DVD EXPRESS can also be found online through its partnerships and advertising deals with the AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Network, AOL.com, CompuServe, Go.com (formerly Infoseek), NBC's Videoseeker, Compaq, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , Gateway and AltaVista. |
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