By M&C News Dec 6, 2007, 13:46 GMT
Music for Relief has launched a benefit auction on eBay to raise funds for the survivors of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh and Linkin Park has donated VIP ticket packages, signed customized x-box and Mike Shinoda DC Remix sneakers for the cause. You can support the fundraising effort by bidding on these Linkin Park items or donations from other artists such as instruments, signed posters, DC Shoes and more, click here and scroll all the way down to view auction items and to bid.
On November 15th Cyclone Sidr brought winds of up to 150 miles an hour, creating a 15 foot sea surge, devastating coastal regions in Bangladesh. The storm killed approximately 3,500 people, left over 40,000 injured while over 800 people are still missing.
8.5 million people have been affected by the cyclone and tens of thousands of people are still in urgent need of food, shelter, medical supplies and clean drinking water. Music for Relief is responding to the disaster by raising funds for the survivors, thank you for your support.
Founded by members of the band Linkin Park, Music for Relief is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to victims of natural disasters and the prevention of such disasters. Since its inception in 2005, Music for Relief has raised over $2 million for the victims of the tsunami tragedy in Southeast Asia and hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
MFR has organized a benefit concert featuring multi-platinum artists & numerous celebrity guests, sent musicians and volunteers to Southeast Asia and the U.S. Gulf Coast to help rebuild and donate supplies to people in need, and planted over 355,000 trees to help reduce global warming.
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