Annual Home Theater Cruise Live Auction Raises $51,300 For The Elf Foundation

Co-Platinum Sponsor D-Boxís Rob Robinson ìNot Happy with $45,000î Sweetens the Pot at 11th Hour

5-Oct-04

The 2004 Home Theater Cruise aboard the Mariner of the Seas wrapped up with a Farewell Party hosted by Stewart Filmscreen Corporation featuring the annual Elf Foundation charity live auction. Don Stewart, a 2004 Volunteer of the Year recipient, kicked off the festivities to a packed room armed with their seasonal, candy corn paddles bidding on donated items from Runco International, D-Box, Yamaha, Stewart Filmscreen, Monster Cable, Faroudja, Denon, Epson, Samsung, TV Authority and Anchorís Away. The record-breaking total amount of $51,300 reflects a generous bid from Anna and Gilbert Julien for Runcoís VX-1000d DLP projector. As an added value, Pat Bradley of Video Calibration and Consulting in Eagan, Minn., donated his valuable time and expertise to personally install and calibrate the projector to ISF standards at the Gilbertís home. Sam Runco, Runco Internationalís Founder and CEO remarked: ìI didnít have to nudge Pat. He volunteered to donate his services willingly in support of this great cause.î The eveningís highlights also included a generous bid from Greg Keys for the Yamaha DPX-1100 projector, and a ìdouble downî gesture by Monster Cableís Kevin Lee offering the highest and second highest bidders the opportunity to take home the Monster Signature Series Automatic Voltage Stabilizer AVS 2000. Gordon Shackelford of Faroudja followed with a ìdouble downî opportunity for two high-bidders to take home the DVP-1010 processor. In addition to the state-of-the-art gear donated for the event, D-Box auctioned off a weekend trip to the world-famous 2005 Montreal Jazz Festival and Anchors Away contributed a stateroom on the 2005 Home Theater Cruise aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. As the event topped the 2004 live auction revenue, manufacturerís representatives took the stage from Denon and TV Authority encouraging the house toward a record breaking total. Rob Robinsonís quip, ìIím not happy with $45,000î resulted in a personal donation of a D-Box product pushing the total to over $51,000. XM Satellite Radio spiced up the evening with a dozen ìsurprises,î providing Roady IIís with one-year free activation gifts to all the high bidders.Elf Foundationís founder and president, Douglas Weinstein thanked the Home Theater Cruise management David Bott and Gary Reber for their continued support. ìWe are so grateful for the manufacturersí support and the enthusiasm in owning these fine products,î he said. ìThe live auction format is exhilarating and it is a thrill to see the tote board grow knowing that the money raised supports our mission of bringing the joy of music and movies through Elfís ìRooms of Magicî projects.îFor more information on the Elf Foundation, visit http://www.elfsystems.orgFor more information on the Home Theater Cruise, visit http://www.hometheatercruise.com

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