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Legendary Guitarist Eddie Van Halen Donates Guitar To Drop In The Bucket
Auction Of One-Of-A-Kind Guitar On Charity Buzz To Fund Clean Water Wells In Africa
(Los Angeles – December 22nd 2011) Legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen has donated, from his personal collection, a 1999 Wolfgang Cherry Sunburst 5A Flame top guitar for auction on Charity Buzz to raise money for the charity, Drop in the Bucket. The bidding opened for Van Halen’s Wolfgang guitar on Monday, December 19th 2011 and is set to end on Thursday, January 19th 2012.
This one-of-a-kind guitar was one of the first Wolfgang guitars ever produced and was owned and played by Van Halen from 1999 to 2011. The guitar comes complete with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Eddie Van Halen himself and the guitarist will sign the guitar with a personalized message to the winning bidder.
Funds raised from this auction will be used to benefit the charity Drop in the Bucket (who provide clean water to schools and villages in Africa by building wells. This generous donation from Eddie Van Halen, will aid them in expanding their vital programs into the northern region of Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan. This area is on the verge of a major humanitarian crisis due to the sudden influx of returnees coming from North Sudan following South Sudan’s recent independence.
Eddie Van Halen is indisputably one of the greatest guitar players of all time. He exploded onto the music scene in 1978 with the release of Van Halen’s debut album and went on to rewrite the book on electric guitar. He has inspired generations of guitar players that sought to emulate his legendary recordings and dynamic performances.
A Grammy award winning songwriter and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2007 inductee, Eddie Van Halen’s contributions to rock and roll are without a doubt some of the most significant and enduring the genre has ever known.
For More Information regarding the bidding lot on Charity Buzz please visit: http://www.charitybuzz.com/categories/32/catalog_items/291927.
Drop In The Bucket
Drop in the Bucket believes we can help create a world in which children are safe, healthy, educated and free from fear. And we believe that the key to achieving those ends is clean water and sanitation. For more information on Drop In The Bucket, please visit www.dropinthebucket.org.
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