A
One-of-a-Kind Lifetime Achievement Award From Barbra Streisand's
Personal Collection Will Be Auctioned Off For Charity By The T. J.
Martell Foundation.
Since 1975, The T. J Martell
Foundation has raised more than $200 million to combat the world's
three most deadliest diseases: Cancer, Leukemia and AIDS.
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August 2, 2005 - New York, NY - The T. J.
Martell Foundation is proud to announce it will auction off a
one-of-a-kind Barbra Streisand lifetime achievement award from the
Sony Music collection with proceeds going to Leukemia, Cancer
and AIDS Research. In an eBay auction, beginning on Monday, August
15, 2005, at 7:00 p.m. PST, and running for one week only,
collectors of music memorabilia can bid on a once-in-a-lifetime
chance to own the Lifetime Achievement Award presented to
singer/actress Barbra Streisand in honor of her 50 th Album, BACK TO
BROADWAY. This award also commemorates her 50 th Gold and/or
Platinum Certification.
This
massive framed award, measuring 78-inches tall x 102-inches wide x
3-inches deep and weighing approximately 150-plus pounds, was
personally presented to Barbra Streisand by the President of Sony
Records, Tommy Mottola, at her BACK TO BROADWAY listening party, May
13, 1993, at the Eugene O'Neil Theater in New York City. The award
has been proudly displayed at the corporate offices of Sony Music in
New York City for 12-years.
The
highly ornate, art deco-style award features an oversized gold-leaf
wood-frame that surrounds the number "50," which is spelled out by
110 gold compact discs, hereby referred to as "CD 50." The "CD 50
is mounted against a burgundy background on a black matte surrounded
by symmetrical geometric patterned-areas that are embellished with
thousands of tiny, screen printed metallic gold records. The
12-inch x 12-inch BACK TO BROADWAY album cover is centered in the
zero of the "CD 50." To the left of the "CD 50" is a full-color
'Broadway scenes' picture collage. The name "Barbra" and "Back to
Broadway," are screened onto the Plexiglass above and below the "CD
50," respectively, in matching Playbill-style typeface to appear as
if the words are glass-etched. Centered below the "CD 50" a gold
plaque with black text reads, " Presented to Barbra Streisand in
celebration of the release of your 50 th recording "Back to
Broadway" and to commemorate your 50 th Gold/Platinum certification.
From your friends at Columbia Record s."
This
is a very rare chance for both hardcore collectors of music and/or
Barbra Streisand memorabilia, and even everyday music fans, to own a
piece of music history, direct from the Sony Music award collection,
honoring the most successful female singer and actress in
entertainment history.
Columbia/Sony music industry executive Tony Martell, who was
instrumental in the signing of Ozzy Osbourne and Stevie Ray Vaughn,
among others, founded The T. J. Martell foundation in 1975 in memory
of his son, T.J., a victim of leukemia. The T. J Martell
Foundation, which has raised more than $200 million over 30-years,
remains dedicated to raising funds for the innovative initial and
ongoing research into the treatments and cures of the world's three
most deadliest diseases, leukemia, cancer, and AIDS, at the eight
leading research facilities throughout the United States. In 2001,
Martell Foundation money contributed to the discovery of Gleevec,
the breakthrough drug that has a profound effect on a rare strain of
leukemia.
All
proceeds from the Barbra Streisand Award Charity Auction will
benefit the life saving research conducted at The Mayo Clinic, and
the Memorial Sloan-Kettering and Columbia Presbyterian Cancer
Centers and others. The T. J. Martell Foundation has auctioned off
many celebrity experiences for charity on eBay such as a Day In The
Studio With Metallica, front row Bon Jovi concert tickets, tickets
and stage access for the 2004 and 2005 Vans Warped Tour, autographed
instruments, as well as other experiences with top bands and
recording artists.
Those
individuals interested in bidding on this very special piece of
Barbra Streisand memorabilia can access all of the T. J. Martell
Foundation eBay auctions by clicking on the "T.J. Martell Auctions
on eBay" link found at
www.tjmartellfoundation.org
For
more info, please contact Greg Gura, Marketing and New Media
Manager, T.J. Martell Foundation, 555 Madison Ave., 9th Floor, New
York, NY 10022. Tel: 212.833.5496 Fax: 212.833.4351 Email:
ggura@tjmartellfoundation.org
