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"Teaming up with Clothes Off Our Back
is a win-win for everyone," Bliefnick said. "The fans who come to
the fair to see their favorite bands in concert get a chance to bid
on a special item donated by the group, and the money raised goes to
a great cause."
Artists who have committed donations in advance
include Brad Paisley, SHeDAISY, George Thorogood and Fog Hat.
Artists are still able to donate items up until the night of the
concert. Additional items will be added
throughout the auction.
The auction is launching Aug. 15 on the
Clothes Off Our Back website at
www.clothesoffourback.org and will run through
Aug. 26. The site can also be accessed
through the state fair website at
www.illinoisstatefair.info.
The Clothes Off Our Back website will
post a picture of the donated items along with the
description.
"Clothes Off Our Back is proud to auction music
memorabilia from the groups that will be performing at the Illinois
State Fair," said Michel Schneider, executive director of the Clothes Off
Our Back Foundation.
"We appreciate the performers from all entertainment communities who
have generously donated the clothes off their back to help our
foundation raise money for children's causes."
This year's charity beneficiaries are UNICEF's
emergency relief efforts in Sudan (Darfur) and their
efforts to prevent needless deaths from malaria; Half the Sky, an
organization that works to enrich the lives and enhance the
prospects for babies and
children in China who still wait to be adopted and
those who will still spend their childhoods in
orphanages; and Cure Autism Now, an autism research foundation.
[Illinois
State Fair news release]
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