Edward Kirk
July 9th, 2007, 04:01 AM
<center><img src="http://www.iphonealley.com/images/storyimages/july07/keepachildalive.gif"></center>I'm not sure how many of you remember this, what with all of the commotion going on at the 5th Ave store in New York on launch day, but there was something special going on at Apple Store SoHo. Nearly one week since all of the fuss about the iPhone launch (aka iDay), the iPhone that was bought by the person first in line at Apple Store SoHo has been sold at auction benefiting the <a href="http://www.keepachildalive.org/" target="_blank">Keep A Child Alive</a> charity for the price of US$100,000.<!--break--> Here is a transcript of the press release:
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<em>Keep A Child Alive, a charitable organization that gets anti-retroviral treatment to children infected with AIDS in Africa, received a $100,000 bid for its charity auction package, including: the first iPhone (purchased by Spike Lee), 2 Jawbone Bluetooth headsets, 2 round-trip domestic plane tickets and 2 VIP passes to the Black Ball. The iPhone will be personalized with a voice mail greeting from Alicia Keys and presented by the R&B star at the organization's Black Ball honoring Bono on October 25th in New York City.
Supporters of Keep A Child Alive took advantage of the wildly hyped iPhone launch by standing in line for 4 days communicating the charity's grass-roots mission and capturing the imagination of New Yorkers and media from around the world. At 6 pm on Friday, June 29th, Spike Lee, renowned director, producer, writer and actor, joined Keep A Child Alive volunteers at Apple's Soho location to purchase the first iPhone.
"We're thrilled, this iPhone is saving thousands of lives in Africa," said Elizabeth Santiso, VP at Keep A Child Alive.
"We're so grateful to all of the people who contributed their time, money and energy on behalf of the cause."
Donations can be made directly to: <a href="http://www.keepachildalive.org/donate.php" target="_blank">http://www.keepachildalive.org/donate.php</a>.</em>
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Information courtesy of <a href="http://prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-06-2007/0004620975&EDATE=" target="_blank">PR News Wire</a>.
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<em>Keep A Child Alive, a charitable organization that gets anti-retroviral treatment to children infected with AIDS in Africa, received a $100,000 bid for its charity auction package, including: the first iPhone (purchased by Spike Lee), 2 Jawbone Bluetooth headsets, 2 round-trip domestic plane tickets and 2 VIP passes to the Black Ball. The iPhone will be personalized with a voice mail greeting from Alicia Keys and presented by the R&B star at the organization's Black Ball honoring Bono on October 25th in New York City.
Supporters of Keep A Child Alive took advantage of the wildly hyped iPhone launch by standing in line for 4 days communicating the charity's grass-roots mission and capturing the imagination of New Yorkers and media from around the world. At 6 pm on Friday, June 29th, Spike Lee, renowned director, producer, writer and actor, joined Keep A Child Alive volunteers at Apple's Soho location to purchase the first iPhone.
"We're thrilled, this iPhone is saving thousands of lives in Africa," said Elizabeth Santiso, VP at Keep A Child Alive.
"We're so grateful to all of the people who contributed their time, money and energy on behalf of the cause."
Donations can be made directly to: <a href="http://www.keepachildalive.org/donate.php" target="_blank">http://www.keepachildalive.org/donate.php</a>.</em>
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Information courtesy of <a href="http://prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/07-06-2007/0004620975&EDATE=" target="_blank">PR News Wire</a>.