“KIMBERLEY LOCKE & IDOL FRIENDS” CHARITY
AUCTION BEGINS
MONDAY, MAY 21, AT WWW.CLOTHESOFFOURBACK.ORG
Items Donated by AMERICAN
IDOL Top 12 Finalists,
Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest
and
Previous Idols Including
Carrie Underwood, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard
Fans May Also Bid on
Chance to Meet Finalists During the Upcoming
“American Idols Live”
Concert Tour, as Well as CDs & Autographed
Merchandise
Proceeds to Benefit Camp Heartland and Other
Children’s Charities
In the name of charity, AMERICAN IDOL finalist
Kimberley Locke and the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation have partnered to
auction off clothing and accessories worn by America’s favorite IDOL contestants
and participants. The “Kimberley Locke & Idol Friends” online charity
auction will begin Monday, May 21 at www.clothesoffourback.org.
Bidding begins at 9:00 AM ET on favorite wardrobe
pieces of this season’s Top 12 finalists
(Melinda Doolittle, Stephanie
Edwards, Gina Glocksen, LaKisha Jones, Blake Lewis, Sanjaya Malakar, Chris
Richardson, Brandon Rogers, Haley
Scarnato, Chris Sligh, Jordin Sparks and Phil Stacey) as well as numerous
items donated by previous IDOL finalists, including, among others, shirts worn
by Carrie Underwood and Clay Aiken, one of Ruben Studdard’s 205 jerseys, a suit
of Paula Abdul’s and one of Simon Cowell’s T-shirts.
Additional donations have been made by Randy Jackson
and Ryan Seacrest as well as Locke and fellow past Idols Josh Gracin, Carmen
Rasmusen, Anthony Fedorov, Nikki McKibbin, Kimberly Caldwell, RJ Helton,
Mandissa and Jon Peter Lewis.
The auction will also soon feature exclusive
“American Idols Live” Concert Tour “Meet-N-Greets” with finalists as well as
autographed merchandise. The
“American Idols Live” Tour begins Friday, July 6 in Sunrise, FL. For more tour
dates and information, visit www.americanidol.com.
Locke, whose single "Change" is currently a Top-10
Billboard AC hit, explains, "I still had a few items that I wore on AMERICAN
IDOL that I knew had a better use than hanging in my closet. The money Clothes Off Our Back and I
raise will go to Camp Heartland and many other great causes and
will also bring fans just a little closer to their favorite Idols."
Locke’s sophomore album, "Based on a True Story," dropped May 1, 2007, via Curb
Records.
Proceeds from the auction benefit
Camp Heartland (www.campheartland.org), a national non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, youth and their
families facing HIV/AIDS, poverty, grief and other painful life challenges;
as well as the Children’s
Defense Fund; Autism
Speaks’ research division (formerly Cure Autism Now) and the emergency relief
efforts in Darfur (specifically Friends of the
World Food Program, Save the Children
and the U.S. Fund for UNICEF).
Past IDOL participants who want to participate should
email
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.
The Clothes Off Our Back Foundation is a 501c3
organization that hosts charity auctions showcasing today's hottest celebrity attire. Items are put up for bid
to the public with proceeds going to benefit children's charities. Clothes Off Our Back was founded by
actors and philanthropists Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle") and Bradley
Whitford (“The West Wing,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”), whose efforts,
along with those of their celebrity and designer friends, have helped improve
the lives of children across the globe. For more information, please visit www.clothesoffourback.org.
