[朝聖] Tickets For Agassi Grand Slam Benefit On Sale Friday
from: Tennis Week http://tinyurl.com/7lxsa
By Tennis Week
07/28/2005
Andre Agassi is hosting the most entertaining Grand Slam event of his
career and you're invited to attend. The Andre Agassi Charitable
Foundation (AACF) has assembled another superstar line-up of entertainers
for an unforgettable evening of music and laughter to benefit Las Vegas
at-risk youth. Tickets for Agassi's 10th annual Grand Slam For Children
concert go on sale Friday, July 29th.
Yonkers, N.Y. native and noted tennis fan Mary J. Blige, Celine Dion,
Duran Duran, Earth, Wind & Fire and George Lopez are just a few of the
stars who will take the stage Saturday, October 1st at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas. Grammy Award-winning producer, arranger and composer
David Foster will return for his tenth year as musical director.
"Year after year we are overwhelmed by the caliber of performers who want
to be a part of the Grand Slam for Children," Agassi said. "The line-up
for this year旧tenth anniversary event promises to be fantastic. These
performers share our desire to make the future brighter for kids and to
continue our commitment to the children of Las Vegas who need our help
in overcoming the many obstacles they face in their everyday lives."
Tickets priced at $150 and $100 not including applicable service charges
and taxes, go on sale Friday, July 29th at 10 a.m. Pacific time at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena box office. Tickets also will be sold at all Las
Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Tower Records/WOW!, select Smith's Food
and Drug Centers, Robinsons-May stores and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales
are limited to eight (8) per person.
To charge by phone with a major credit card, call MGM Grand Reservations
at (800) 929-1111 or (702) 891-7777 or Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000.
Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or
www.ticketmaster.com.
A limited number of sponsor tables are currently available at the Diamond
($75,000), Platinum ($35,000) and Gold ($15,000) levels.
The Grand Slam for Children concert fundraiser, presented by Genworth
Financial, benefits the AACF, a nonprofit organization established in
1994 to assist at-risk youth in Las Vegas, where Agassi was raised.
More than 68,000 guests have attended nine Grand Slam events, raising
more than $42 million for charity.
Specific charities benefiting from the AACF fundraiser include the Andre
Agassi College Preparatory Academy, a model charter school in West Las
Vegas; Andre Agassi Boys & Girls Club; Assistance League of Las Vegas;
Operation School Bell; Boys Hope/Girls Hope of Nevada; Child Haven; Class!
Publications; Cynthia Bunker and Joy McClenahan Memorial Scholarship Fund;
I Have A Dream Foundation; Las Vegas Inner-City Games; Las Vegas
Philharmonic旧 Youth Concert Series; Las Vegas Sun Summer Camp; YMCA of
Southern Nevada.
Since its inception in 1995, the Grand Slam for Children has been
distinguished by its roster of cream-of-the crop entertainers including
Sir Elton John, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, Faith
Hill, Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, Robin Williams, Carlos Santana, Don
Henley, Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, Ray Romano, Jamie Foxx, Jay Leno,
Stevie Nicks, Seal, Tim McGraw, India.Arie, Kenneth ,Babyface Edmonds,
Dennis Miller, Brian McKnight, Tears for Fears, LeAnn Rimes, Josh Groban
and others.
For more information, please contact the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation
at (702) 227-5700 or visit The Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation
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