About the Give Hope Campaign
Giving back to the community has always been a part of Robert Mondavi's model for gracious living. His generous spirit has had a profound impact on numerous charitable foundations for many decades. Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi is dedicated to upholding that legacy.
For the second year, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and America's Second Harvest will join forces during the holiday season to help raise funds for and awareness of hunger in America through the Give Hope Campaign. America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization, with over 200 member food banks across the country.
From October through December 2008, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi will match consumer donations up to $50,000 made to America's Second Harvest through Woodbridgewines.com/givehope. In addition, Woodbridge is organizing a charity auction hosted on eBay featuring star-studded and experiential prize packages, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting America's Second Harvest.
Woodbridge is asking for your assistance in donating unique, one-of-a-kind items or experiential packages for the eBay auction. The 2007 auction brought together some top-tier celebrities who offered bidders once-in-a-lifetime opportunities - all in the name of charity. Some of the unique packages from last year's auction include:
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Be part of the solution to help end hunger in America with Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and America's Second Harvest!
Giving back to the community has always been a part of Robert Mondavi's model for gracious living. His generous spirit has had a profound impact on numerous charitable foundations for many decades. Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi is dedicated to upholding that legacy.
For the second year, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and America's Second Harvest will join forces during the holiday season to help raise funds for and awareness of hunger in America through the Give Hope Campaign. America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest charitable hunger-relief organization, with over 200 member food banks across the country.
From October through December 2008, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi will match consumer donations up to $50,000 made to America's Second Harvest through Woodbridgewines.com/givehope. In addition, Woodbridge is organizing a charity auction hosted on eBay featuring star-studded and experiential prize packages, with 100% of the proceeds benefitting America's Second Harvest.
Woodbridge is asking for your assistance in donating unique, one-of-a-kind items or experiential packages for the eBay auction. The 2007 auction brought together some top-tier celebrities who offered bidders once-in-a-lifetime opportunities - all in the name of charity. Some of the unique packages from last year's auction include:
- Law & Order SVU set visit: A visit to the NYC area set and lunch with Mariska Hargitay
- Eat, Pray, Love: Dinner with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the #1 New York Times best-selling memoir, Eat, Pray, Love
- Legally Blonde The Musical: VIP seats, a backstage tour to meet the cast, and dessert with Kate Shindle, one of the show's stars
- America's Test Kitchen set visit: A full tour of the test kitchen facilities, along with an opportunity to meet cast members of the hit PBS TV series and participate in a recipe tasting.
Additional Information:
- The goal is to raise over $50,000 through the eBay auction and $50,000 in consumer donations through the Woodbridgewines.com website (where consumers will be directed to America's Second Harvest's donation collection site). No wine purchase necessary.
- Last year the Give Hope Campaign donated over $78,000 to America's Second Harvest
- The auction will be hosted on eBay from November 13-23, just in time for the holiday season
- Donated packages details will be included in all press releases and other public relations materials
- Coverage from last year included numerous websites, newspapers and magazines such as TVGuide.com, Newsweek.com, Entertainment Tonight Online, Bon Apptit, Travel & Leisure Food & Wine, Fine Cooking, Conde Nast Traveler, and National Geographic
- For more information on the Give Hope Campaign, visit woodbridgewines.com
- For information about America's Second Harvest, visit secondharvest.org
Be part of the solution to help end hunger in America with Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi and America's Second Harvest!
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