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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE:
March 20, 2007
The 2007 MBA Challenge for Charity (C4C) Gala and Auction
raised more than $208,000 to support Special Olympics Washington
and the Boys & Girls Clubs of King County, surpassing
the previous record of $158,000 that was tallied at last
year's event.
The annual event, organized by UW MBA students, welcomed
250 guests to the Bell Harbor International Conference Center
on a February evening.
This year's "Raise the Paddle" campaign
alone yielded $63,000, including an unexpected kickoff gift
of $25,000 from Shawn and John Goodman.
The live auction peaked with a cameo by the famed Pike Place
Fish Mongers who demonstrated their flawless fish-flinging
prowess between tables – and fetched $3,000 for a fresh
seafood feast prepared by the mongers at the winning bidder's
home.
Other successful bidders will throw a party cruise for 150,
luxuriate at spas, wineries and golf resorts, watch the Mariners
in style, take the half-time shot at a Sonics game, shop
Nordstrom with a personal fashion consultant, embark on scenic
flights, skydive, climb Mount Rainier, and travel to Whistler,
San Francisco, Cancun or Aruba, among the goodies on offer
at the auction.
The annual C4C Gala and Auction is the principal fundraiser
of the UW MBA team, which won the challenge in 2006 for the
seventh straight year, logging more than 1,600 volunteer
hours and raising $158,000 to support Special Olympics and
the Boys & Girls Clubs.
The Challenge for Charity is the annual battle among prominent
West Coast business schools to provide the most support to
local service organizations. MBAs at the UW, Stanford, UCLA,
UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, Pepperdine and UC Davis
compete annually for the coveted "Golden Briefcase."
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