New York, NY
– (December
2, 2010) –
Talkers
Magazine
is offering
fans the
rare
opportunity
to own an
original
Peter Max
artwork
while
supporting
cancer and
AIDS
research at
the same
time. The
world-renowned
artist
created the
cover
artwork for
the talk
media
publication’s
twentieth
anniversary
issue this
summer, and
the magazine
is
auctioning
it off via
silent
auction.
All proceeds
will benefit
the
T.J. Martell
Foundation,
which is
celebrating
its
thirty-fifth
year of
fundraising
innovative
cancer and
AIDS
research.
Says
Foundation
President
and media
executive
Ron
Hartenbaum,
“Peter Max
has
supported
the
Foundation
for years,
and Talkers
is one of
the most
esteemed
talk media
publications
in the
country. We
are honored
to combine
our roots in
the music
industry
with our
love of art
to raise
money for a
terrific
cause,
funding
cancer and
AIDS
research.
This artwork
would make a
terrific
holiday gift
for anyone
who loves
art, talk
radio or
magazines.”
The artwork
is 16” by
20” and can
be viewed at
http://talkers.com/auctioninfoposter11410.html.
To place
your bid,
please call
Barbara at
Talkers at
413.565.5413
or email
Barbara@talkers.com.
Bidding
begins at
$5,000 and
ends
December 31,
2010.
For more
information
on T.J.
Martell
Foundation,
please
contact the
national
headquarters
at
212.833.5444
or visit our
web site at
www.TJMartellFoundation.org.
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www.Facebook.com
and
www.twitter.com.
ABOUT THE
T.J. MARTELL
FOUNDATION
The T.J.
Martell
Foundation
for
Leukemia,
Cancer and
AIDS
Research was
founded in
1975 by
music
industry
executive
Tony Martell
and his
colleagues
in loving
memory of
his son, T.J.,
who died of
leukemia.
It is
dedicated to
raising
funds for
the
innovative
initial and
ongoing
research
for improved
treatments
and cures
for
leukemia,
cancer and
AIDS. The
Foundation
has provided
over $240
million
dollars for
research
through a
variety of
events,
promotions
and
campaigns.
Research
hospitals
funded by
the
foundation
include T.J.
Martell
Memorial
Laboratories
at Mt. Sinai
Medical
Center in
New York
City,
Harvard
School of
Public
Health,
Children’s
Hospital Los
Angeles,
Frances
Williams
Preston
Laboratories
at the
Vanderbilt-Ingram
Cancer
Center in
Nashville,
Memorial
Sloan-Kettering
Cancer
Center in
New York
City,
Columbia-Presbyterian
Cancer
Center in
New York
City,
Massachusetts
General
Cancer
Center in
Boston, The
Mayo Clinic
in
Rochester,
and Winship
Cancer
Institute at
Emory
University
in Atlanta.