The Elephant Project - Julie Andrews, Jen Garner, Rosie + more end Tonight

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 1:48am

Hey everyone!

I haven't had an Elephant Project auction since last September, and with the Alzheimer's Association MEMORY WALKS coming up this October, I figured it is time to do some fundraising! And this auction will also mark the Elephant Project's two year anniversary. This summer's auction has some of my favorite celebrities going up for bidding and I am so excited to see how they sell. I will hopefully have auction previews up within a few days to show the entire auction package up for bid!

For those who don't know, The Elephant Project is an organization that I started two years ago, to raise money and awareness for the Alzheimer's Association, when my grandfather passed away from Alzheimer's disease. There is a phrase that says "elephants never forget," and in the fight against Alzheimer's disease, we want all those affected to "never forget." I have celebrities, mostly the Broadway stars that you and I love, take a picture with an elephant beanie baby and sign a special card, which are then auctioned off, along with a beanie baby, to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association. I have so far raised over $11,500 and hopefully that total will soar after the auctions this month.

http://www.elephantproject.org

Without further ado, here is the schedule!

Monday, July 21st
(Boeing-Boeing Night)
1. Bradley Whitford
2. Christine Baranski
3. Gina Gershon
4. Mark Rylance
5. Mary McCormack
6. Kathryn Hahn

Tuesday, July 22nd
1. Leona Lewis
2. Sara Bareilles
3. SHeDAISY
4. Patty Griffin
5. Anika Noni Rose
6. Terrence Howard

Wednesday, July 23rd
1. Idina Menzel
2. Kristin Chenoweth
3. Laura Benanti
4. Boyd Gaines
5. Trekkie Monster from
Avenue Q!

Thursday, July 24th
(Next to Normal Night)
1. Alice Ripley
2. Brian d'Arcy James
3. Jennifer Damiano
4. Aaron Tveit
5. Adam Chanler-Berat
6. Asa Somers

Friday, July 25th
1. Valerie Bertinelli
2. Anneliese van der Pol
3. Dr. Phil McGraw
4. Robin McGraw
5. Kenny Loggins
6. Seth Rudetsky

Saturday, July 26th
(Jersey Boys Night)
1. John Lloyd Young
2. Christian Hoff
3. Daniel Reichard
4. J. Robert Spencer
5. Peter Gregus

Sunday, July 27th
(The Finale)
1. Jennifer Garner
2. Julianne Moore
3. James Marsden
4. Adam Sandler
5. Rosie O'Donnell
6. Julie Andrews

In addition, there will also be a special Nikki Blonsky "Hairspray" package that will go up for bid on one of the nights, TBA!

All auctions start at $20 and are held on eBay. You must have an eBay account to participate in the auctions and Paypal is the preferred method of payment, though money orders are also accepted.

Everyone can go to www.elephantproject.org for more information. If there are any celebrities that you would like to see up for auction, let me know and they can be added to the list!













Updated On: 8/3/08 at 01:48 AM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:14am

Wow, impressive line-up!

[sweeneynut]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:43am

Haha, that pic of Aaron Tviet is great. Fierce. :)

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 4:08am

I have to say, I remember when you first began this project and made your initial post about it here on the boards. It's incredible how much it's grown and how successful it's been! You're a remarkable kid, you know.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 7/12/08 at 2:34pm

Thanks thevolleyballer. I will hopefully have some new pictures up tonight :)

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 7/13/08 at 3:08am

Today I got Joel Grey and Peter Gallagher to participate...

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 2:22am

A video preview of the auctions, which start Monday night at 9pm, has been posted on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUfWm1ueSdM

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 7/21/08 at 9:02pm

The Boeing-Boeing auctions are going live right now! One goes live every 5 minutes starting right now, at 9pm.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZtheelephantproject

This is the link to the main Elephant Project auction page.

http://www.elephantproject.org/AuctionSchedule.html

This is the link to the Auction Schedule, with links to the individual auctions.

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 7/28/08 at 7:12pm

Sorry for posting so much in a row, but I just wanted to let everyone know that all of the auctions are now live and that the Boeing-Boeing ones end tonight!

Go to http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/theelephantproject to bid.

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 7/28/08 at 8:54pm

Bumping this up for Dave because it's a great cause

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/30/08 at 9:45pm

Bumping it for Dave.

The 2econd Stage cast of Next to Normal is all up and closing tomorrow night. They're all save for one at no bids (and I can assure you that one's at the minumum and not going higher from the original bidder. HEE!).

So far it's going pretty well. Sadly tonights closed with no bids for Boyd Gaines or Trekkie Monster.

Hopefully N2N night will fare better! :)

Updated On: 7/30/08 at 09:45 PM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 7/31/08 at 12:54am

Bump for a great cause.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 7/31/08 at 10:18am

What a great cause! I have to bump this too.

[jordangirl]

Posted: 7/31/08 at 8:47pm

Bump! The N2N crowd is closing in the next few minutes!

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 11:26pm

Thanks for all of the bumps everyone. The last night of auctions ends tomorrow with Jennifer Garner, Julianne Moore, James Marsden, Adam Sandler, Rosie O'Donnell, and Julie Andrews.
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZtheelephantproject
http://www.elephantproject.org

[sgv123]

Posted: 8/2/08 at 11:35pm

Wow Julie Andrews!!!

Congrats!

[Luckydave14]

Posted: 8/3/08 at 4:32pm

The auctions start to end at 9pm tonight.