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SAG AWARDS™ CELEBRITY GIFT COLLECTIONS, MEMORABILIA AND RED CARPET BLEACHER SEATS AUCTIONED TO THE PUBLIC AT www.sagawards.org/auction TO BENEFIT THE SCREEN ACTORS GUILD FOUNDATION

The Screen Actors Guild Awards® online auction to benefit the Screen Actors Guild Foundation has kicked into high gear at http://www.sagawards.org/auction. The weekly auctions feature SAG Awards™ luxury gift collections, one-of-a-kind autographed show memorabilia and red-carpet bleacher seats for this year's Actors® ceremonies.

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation provides a meaningful way for SAG members to contribute to the literacy of children in their communities through BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools) and its online component, Storyline. SAG Foundation programs provide emergency relief to actors in economic distress, video and audio preservation of the creative legacy of industry members, scholarships for performers and their children and emergency funds for members with catastrophic illnesses. (Details available at http://sagfoundation.org and http://www.bookpals.net .)
The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® will be simulcast live nationally from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center by TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 8 p.m. ET/ PT, 7 p.m. CT and 6 p.m. MT.

The SAG Awards™ Celebrity Gift and Memorabilia auctions are being conducted weekly and began Thursday, Jan. 5, with an auction of the SAG Awards™ Nominee Gift Collection presented to the actors nominated for this year's SAG Awards™ in the individual and ensemble categories and red-carpet bleacher seats at this year's SAG Awards™.

Highlights of this week's auction, closing Jan. 19, are a backstage tour during SAG Awards™ rehearsals, red- carpet bleacher sets, SAG Awards™ posters, press kits and tote bags.

The eBay bidding will culminate Jan 26-Feb 2 with the Presenter and Talent Retreat Gift Collections. These luxury gifts and services are given as a thank you to the presenters at the 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®. Among them are resort getaways to the Adara Hotel in Whistler, B.C.; South Carolina's Inn at Palmetto Bluff and the Salish Lodge & Spa in Washington State. Also available are jewelry from AireHart by Sidney, Berchet, Tateossian and the Natural Color Diamond Association; a Swarovski crystal-coated electronic sudoku from Techno Source; an IOGEAR Bluetooth Wireless Headset; timepieces from Youngblood and EnterTrainer; menswear from Ike Behar; Fendi scarves; White + Warren sweaters; eyewear by Michael Kors; fragrances from Amouvage and 06130; gourmet dining and confections from davidburke & donatella, Debauve et Gallais and Sing Praises; a keepsake box from the Silver Gallery; and for the presenters' families, a children's teepee from Jen Klair Kids and a pet bed from Le Pettee Settee.

The Talent Retreat Collection features the getaways and gifts that celebrities will personally select in the SAG Awards™' uniquely furnished backstage talent oasis. Karen Wood's Backstage Creations has obtained sponsor participation for the SAG Awards™ Gift Collections for the fifth year in a row and is creating the Talent Retreat for the sixth consecutive year.

Following are the gifts and services in this year's Presenter Gift Collection:

06130 Inc.
06130 parfums.
www.06130.com

Adara Hotel
3 nights at Adara Hotel Whistler
www.adarahotel.com

AireHeart by Sydney Available
exclusively at Jack Henry
Pearl Bracelet

Berchet
Titanium & 18k gold bracelet.
www.igius.com

Chipotle
Gift Certificate
www.chipotle.com

Core Response
3 private pilates sessions

david burke & donatella
Dinner for two, flavor sprays and gift certificate
http://www.dbdrestaurant.com ; www.flavorspraydiet.com ;
www.gourmetpops.com

Debauve & Gallais
Chocolates
www.kingschocolate.com

EnterTrainer
Watch and monitor
www.theentertrainer.com

Eres Boutique
Eres bra
www.eresparis.com

FAB Home
100% cashmere powder blue throw

Fendi
Scarves
www.marchon.com

Ike Behar
White shirt & silk tie gift certificate
www.ikebehar.com

IOGEAR
GBE201 Bluetooth Wireless Headset
www.iqua.com

Jan Marini Skin Research
Skincare
www.janmarini.com

Jen Klair Kids
Children's tee pee
www.jenklairkids.com

LA Opera
Tickets for two
www.laopera.com

Le Pettee Settee
Portable pet bed
www.lepetteesettee.com

Lotion Glow
Spa treatment and Soy Candles
www.lotionglow.com

Marchon Eyewear
Michael Kors
www.marchon.com

Petunia Pickle Bottom
Shoulder Bag
www.petuniapicklebottom.com

Pomp Salon
Salon Gift Pack
www.pompsalon.com

Salish Lodge & Spa
4-night stay for two
www.salishlodge.com

Silver Gallery
Southern Craftsmen Keepsake Box
www.silvergallery.com

Sing Praises Confections & Event Planning
Caramel apples.
www.ohsingpraises.com

SpectraCell Laboratories
Health services gift certificate.
www.spectracell.com

StriVectin-SD, Hylexin, Idebenol
and Sovage Instant Lip Plumper
Skincare
www.strivectin.com; www.janmarini.com; www.hylexin.com ;
www.idebenol.com ; www.lipplumper.com

Tateossian - London
Cuff Links
www.tateossian.com

Technicolor
90th anniversary book.
www.technicolor.com

Techno Source
Swarovski crystal coated electronic
touch-screen sudoku.
www.technosourcehk.com

The Inn at Palmetto Bluff
3 night cottage stay.
www.palmettobluffresort.com

The Sports Club Company
3-month bi-coastal membership.
www.thesportsclubla.com

Vespa LX Motorscooter
Lease.
www.vespausa.com

White + Warren
Gift certificate and showroom shopping
www.whiteandwarren.com

Youngblood Timepieces
YB Timepiece.
www.ybtimepieces.com

The SAG Awards™ Gift Collections are
coordinated by Backstage Creations
www.backstagecreations.com

The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® is executive-produced by Jeff Margolis and produced by Kathy Connell. Yale Summers, Karla Tamburrelli, Daryl Anderson, Shelley Fabares and Paul Napier are producers for SAG. Gloria Fujita O'Brien and Mick McCullough are supervising producers. Alan Carter is the director, and Stephen Pouliot is the writer. Benn Fleishman is executive in charge of production.

Screen Actors Guild (SAG) is the nation's largest labor union representing working actors. Established in 1933, SAG has a rich history in the American labor movement, from standing up to studios to break long-term engagement contracts in the 1940s to fighting for artists' rights amid the digital revolution sweeping the entertainment industry in the 21st century. With 20 branches nationwide, SAG represents nearly 120,000 working actors in film, television, industrials, commercials, video games and music videos. The Guild exists to enhance actors' working conditions, compensation and benefits and to be a powerful, unified voice on behalf of artists' rights. Headquartered in Los Angeles, SAG is a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO. More information is available online at www.sag.org .

Turner Network Television (TNT), television's destination for drama and one of cable's top-rated networks, offers original movies and series, including the detective drama series The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgwick; and this summer's eagerly anticipated anthology series Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King. TNT is also home to powerful one-hour dramas, such as Law & Order, Without a Trace, Alias, Las Vegas, Cold Case, ER, NYPD Blue, Charmed, Judging Amy and Angel; broadcast premiere movies; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is also available in high-definition.

TBS is television's "very funny" network, serving as home to such hot contemporary comedies as Sex and the City, Everybody Loves Raymond, Family Guy, Seinfeld and Friends; original comedy series and specials; blockbuster movies; and hosted movie showcases.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and a leading provider of programming for the television industry.

(source: Screen Actors Guild)
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