Madison, Wis. (Vocus) May 1, 2009
The NCAA is auctioning the featured "net cutting" scissors from the winning Final Four men's and women's championship games to benefit the Special Olympics athletes. Each pair of custom orange-handled Fiskars® scissors has gold titanium blades etched with "NCAA® Final Four®2009." One pair has been autographed by North Carolina Tar Heels coach, Roy Williams, and the other by University of Connecticut coach, Geno Auriemma. The auction will begin the begin Friday, May 1 and run for 10 days, ending Monday, May 11 at 9:00 pm EST. Winners will be announced on the site Monday, May 11, 2009. The best part is that all the proceeds will go to Special Olympics!
"We are thrilled that Special Olympics will benefit from this auction by Fiskars and the NCAA," says Bob Gobrecht, Managing Director for Special Olympics North America. "Our athletes strive to be champions of respect, acceptance and inclusion and the funds raised from this auction will help our athletes continue to participate in sports - sports that in turn help change attitudes."
Only one pair from each coach will be made available to the public so log on to http://ncaa.cstvauctions.com/gallery.cfm, pick your favorite team and place a bid for your chance to win an incredible piece of sports history.
About Special Olympics:
Special Olympics is an international organization that changes lives by encouraging and empowering people with intellectual disabilities, promoting acceptance for all, and fostering communities of understanding and respect worldwide. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics movement has grown from a few hundred athletes to nearly 3 million athletes in over 180 countries in all regions of the world providing year round sports training, athletic competition and other related programs. Special Olympics now takes place everyday changing the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in places like China and from regions like the Middle East to the community playgrounds and ball fields in every small neighborhood's backyard. Special Olympics provides people with intellectual disabilities continuing opportunities to realize their potential, develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy and friendship. Visit Special Olympics at http://www.specialolympics.org.
About the NCAA:
The NCAA is a membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities committed to supporting academic and athletics opportunities for more than 400,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and universities. Each year, more than 54,000 student-athletes compete in NCAA(R) championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit http://www.NCAA.org and http://www.NCAA.com for more details about the Association, its goals and members and corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes. The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official Corporate Champions -- AT&T, Coca-Cola and Pontiac --and the following elite companies as official Corporate Partners -- Enterprise, The Hartford, Hershey's, Lowe's, Sheraton and State Farm.
(NCAA, Final Four, Women's Final Four and Hoop City are trademarks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.)
ABOUT FISKARS:
Fiskars is the world's number 1 brand of scissors. Fiskars is a leading global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden and outdoors. Founded in 1649 and listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Fiskars is Finland's oldest company.
Fiskars® scissors are warranted for as long as the original consumer/purchaser owns the product.
For more information about Fiskars® products, visit http://www.fiskars.com
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