Posted by
Gregory Kelly on Monday, July 30, 2007 9:34:35 PM
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Press Release
Contact: Gregory Kelly
E-mail: info@americanveteransaidfund.com
Tel: (917) 843-9311 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10 PM EDT, July 30, 2007 |
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HEROIC VETERANS AND MUSIC LEGENDS AUTOGRAPHED BABICZ GUITAR FOR AUCTION TO SUPPORT AMERICAN VETERANS AID FUND $10 MILLION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Sgt. Eddie Ryan – USMC, Iraq; SGT Ed Ryan -82
nd Airborne Division, WWII; Simon Kirke(FREE & BAD CO) and Larry Oakes(FOREIGNER) Autographed Guitar to Support Fund's $10 Million Veteran Housing and Veteran Village Program (VVP) Capital Campaign Initiatives.
Central Valley, NY, July 30, 2007 – During the American Veterans Aid Fund Inaugural event, An Evening of Honor and Music, held at the pristine Mountainville Manor, Cornwall, New York on June 9, 2007 our heroes and music legends were invited to autograph the BABICZ Guitar, a request they graciously fulfilled.
The opening bid is $5,000.00 starting August, 1, 2007 with bidding closing on Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at midnight, in time for Christmas shipping!
Page 2 All bids are to be placed through the contact page/form on the American Veterans Aid Fund website: www.americanveteransaidfund.com with the daily highest bid being posted on the VETUNES MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/k2globalcommunicationsllc . Bids must be made in $100.00 increments or they will be automatically rejected. In the event of matching highest bids, the time received will determine the winner.
Other autographs include lance Cpl Ian Lennon, USMC, Iraq (Long Island, NY) Specialist Robert Loria USA, Iraq (Middletown, NY)both of The Wounded Warrior Project; Walter E. Hughes, 82nd Airborne Division, WWII, Founding Chairman, Walter E. Hughes, Tri-State Mid-Hudson Chapter 82nd Airborne Division Association (Port Jervis), also provided outstanding country stylings and entertainment; local musician BWillie who opened the event with his Veterans Tribute song "Johnny(Marchin' Off Again)".
The Beautiful guitar on the auction block is a "Tribeca" under license to BABICZ Guitars USA "OM" body style(based on the very well respected Martin OM style{Eric Clapton Model}.
The guitar is a Rosewood body, with a beautiful Sitka Spruce top. It features the BABICZ "C.A.N " neck height adjustment system, which with the provided Allen wrench, you can in seconds, adjust the "Action"(distance between string & neck{i.e. "low" electric style or" higher" better suited to ,slide guitar}. This feature has won Jeff Babicz A U.S patent & is now under license to "Martin Guitars", the premier name Worldwide in Acoustic Guitars since 1833.Martin just unveiled their new model featuring the system@ the NAMM(National Association of Music Merchandisers)7-20-07.This is basically the same model, but with some totally unique features, such as a "Matte" finish, Special VETUNES Inaugural Event Logo on guitar & TKL plush hard shell case.
This is a full, rich sounding one of a kind guitar, never to be duplicated.
If you know your guitars, you'll be extremely surprised at the quality and significance of this instrument. A bargain at twice the price! You'll smile and give our Veterans A smile.
Our goal, raise $10 Million to capitalize on current housing market conditions to supply Veterans and their families with housing/purchase of existing homes on the market.
The American Veterans Aid Fund is non-political and accepts no government funding. We rely solely on the generosity and caring of individuals and businesses to serve the needs of Our Heroes…Donate
Today!
To make a donation by check, please make check payable to:
American Veterans Aid Fund
Mail to:
American Veterans Aid Fund
P.O. Box 418
Central Valley, NY 10917
To use a credit card to make an online donation, for further
information and to contact us, please visit American Veterans Aid Fund
at: www.americanveteransaidfund.com
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