Disney Auctions Celebrates the Opening of Downtown Disney District.Business & Entertainment Editors NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2000 Users Can Bid On Packages to Attend Celebrity-Studded Grand Opening Party for Downtown Disney(R) District That Will Benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was founded in 1988 by Elizabeth Glaser, Susan DeLaurentis, and Susie Zeegen. Glaser and her husband, actor Paul Michael Glaser, learned that Mrs. Glaser had been infected with HIV through a blood transfusion. Sylvester and Jennifer Flavin Stallone to Host Disney fans can bid to be a part of history on Disney Auctions (www.ebay.disney.com). Users will have the opportunity to bid on a VIP package to the grand opening press event for Downtown Disney(R) district at the Disneyland(R) Resort in Anaheim, Calif. Disney Auctions will also offer four pairs of Donor Tickets, with the bidding beginning at $500/pair to the event, which will take place January 11, 2001. A star-studded, high-energy party will mark the Grand Opening of the Downtown Disney(R) district at the Disneyland(R) Resort in Southern California. At this one-of-a kind premiere benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, donors and celebrity guests will enjoy an exceptional mix of top-caliber entertainment, world-class cuisine and unique shopping opportunities in more than two dozen clubs, restaurants and boutiques that make up this new addition to The Disneyland Resort. The VIP package, for which bidding will begin at $50,000, will allow entrance for 8 guests into the special VIP reception co-chaired by The Walt Disney Company Chairman Michael D. Eisner, Robert Iger, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of The Walt Disney Company, actor Sylvester Stallone and his wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone, and Paul Glaser, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The reception will be held at the Catal Restaurant & Uva Bar hosted by world-renowned chef and restaurateur, Joachim Spilchal. The winning bidder will also receive an additional 50 adult event tickets, valet parking, and his or her name will be listed as Vice-Chair on the event program and event Donor Recognition Wall With origins in the early 20th century, a donor recognition wall (also known as a donor wall or donor display) is typically a wall-mounted display found in a centralized location of a hospital, university, museum, library, worship facility, or other nonprofit institution. . The event will include open bars and gourmet fare served at venues that include Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen, Rainforest Cafe(R), ESPN Zone(R), Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria and La Brea Bakery & Cafe. Guests will also enjoy live entertainment at the House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically (R) and on several outdoor stages. All proceeds from this auction will benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is the leading worldwide nonprofit organization dedicated to identifying, funding, and conducting pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome research. Since 1988, the Foundation has raised more than $115 million to ensure that children are at the forefront of every scientific breakthrough. In addition, the Foundation supports pediatric research into more effective treatments, vaccine development, and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. . Located in the heart of the Resort, between Disneyland(R) park and the brand new Disney's California Adventure Disney's California Adventure is a theme park in Anaheim, California, adjacent to Disneyland Park and part of the larger Disneyland Resort. It opened on February 8, 2001. The park is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company. (R) park (opening February 8, 2001), Downtown Disney(R) promises to be an entertainment mecca for all visitors to the Resort area. It will be a non-admission fee area when it opens to the general public on January 12, 2001. About Walt Disney Internet Group The Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) oversees several websites owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries. [1] The division's Disney Online unit operates disney. Walt Disney Internet Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DIG) manages some of the Internet's most popular Web sites, including ABC.com, ABCNEWS.com, ABCSports.com, Disney.com, Disney Auctions, Disneystore.com, DisneyTravel.com, ESPN.com, Family.com, GO.com, Movies.com, Mr. Showbiz, NASCAR Online, NBA.com and NFL.com. The Internet Group also includes The Walt Disney Company's direct marketing business. Steve Bornstein is chairman of Walt Disney Internet Group, which is headquartered in North Hollywood, Calif., with operations in Sunnyvale, Calif.; Seattle; New York; Bristol, Conn.; and London. For more information, visit our Web site at www.dig.com. About eBay eBay is the world's largest online trading community An online trading community exists to provide its members with a structured method for trading, bartering, or selling goods or services. These communities often have forums and chatrooms designed to facilitate communication between the members. . Founded in 1995, eBay created a powerful marketplace for the sale of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. by a passionate community of individuals and small businesses. 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