The Professional eBay’s Seller Alliance (PeSA) is hosting a Charity Poker Challenge in Las Vegas on June 15, 2006 during the eBay Live convention. 100 top eBay sellers, eBay enthusiasts and third-party vendors will try their luck at the popular card game Texas Hold ‘Em during a special event sponsored by buySAFE (www.buysafe.com) with celebrity poker guests in the Four Seasons Ballroom atop the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the New Orleans Aquarium and the NetSmartz Workshop (www.netsmartz.org).
“The PeSA event at eBay Live has become a great annual tradition for us,” according to Jonathan Garriss, PESA’s Executive Director. “At eBay Live 2004, PeSA hosted a first-class party and charity auction at the New Orleans Aquarium and last year eBay co-hosted a BBQ dinner and charity auction with PeSA at the Great American amusement park in California. Last year’s event brought in over $10,000, including a high bid of $4,000 for a roller coaster ride with Bill Cobb, President of eBay North America.”
PeSA’s charity events are designed to let eBay’s top sellers, third-party vendors and eBay staff interact in a relaxed and social setting, while supporting a good cause. This year’s event, the Charity Poker Challenge is also adding a celebrity component to liven things up. Special guests will include: Robert Thompson from Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown, Jeff Hobson the renowned Las Vegas entertainer and Alex “The Insider” Outhred the syndicated poker columnist.
“PeSA excels at bringing eBay’s top sellers together in creative and worthwhile ways, and this year’s Charity Poker Challenge is shaping up to be another milestone event,” said Steve Woda, Founder of buySAFE and corporate sponsor of the event. “We are delighted to sponsor the PeSA members, who benefit from using the buySAFE bonding service and the two charitable organizations that this event is supporting.”
The charities were selected for their connections to PeSA and the online community, according to David Yaskulka, PeSA’s head of marketing. “We’re thrilled to support two great causes that mean so much to PESA members. We have fond memories of our event at the Aquarium two years ago, and are eager for the chance to give something back after so much adversity. And while PESA strives to make the web a safe, friendly place to shop, Netsmartz is teaching kids how to be safe online. We're proud to support the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America in running this important program."
PeSA’s Charity Poker Challenge will take place from 1:00pm to 5:00pm on June 15, 2006 at the Four Seasons Ballroom atop the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information or for ticket sales, please visit: www.gopesa.org
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About PESA
The Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (PESA) is a non-profit trade association comprised of over 900 high-volume eBay sellers generating over seventy million eBay transactions $1 billion in eBay sales annually. PESA provides a forum for members to exchange innovative and creative ideas and business solutions; promotes the highest levels of professionalism, fairness, honesty, and integrity in online trade; and represents a collective voice of top sellers. For more information, please visit www.gopesa.org.
Contacts: David Yaskulka, Chair, PESA Marketing
908-797-0445 david@blueberryboutique.net
Jonathan Garriss, Executive Director, PESA
jgarriss@gothamcityonline.com
