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Survivor once again teams up Pediatric AIDS foundation
MUMBAI: This is reality television for a worthy social cause. Reality themed Survivor: The Amazon has partnered with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation to offer props, memorabilia and a one-of-kind “experience package” from the show on eBay – billed as the world’s online marketplace.
All proceeds will benefit the foundation to help create a healthier future for children worldwide. The eBay charity auction will run from 11-24 May.
The auction coincides with the grand finale of the show which will air in the US on CBS on 11 May. In India, the show used to air on AXN. The items that will be on sale include:
— All 16 Survivor: The Amazon castaway torches
— Immunity necklace and immunity idol
— Castaway backpacks and machetes in sheaths
— The stone voting table
In addition fans can bid on breakfast with two previous Survivor winners Tina Wesson and Ethan Zohn in Los Angeles on 8 June.
Survivor first partnered with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation during the filming ofSurvivor: Africa to highlight the global HIV/AIDS epidemic and the work the foundation is doing to prevent mother-to- child transmission of HIV.
To date, the partnership has raised more than $500,000 for the foundation.
