In 2011, Rock the Vote turned 21. Like most 21-year-olds, we are always down to have a little fun. However, with the 2012 presidential election less than a year away, it’s time to get down to business with your help. Our plans for 2012 include running our largest youth voter registration drive ever and mobilizing millions of young Americans to the polls. To celebrate our 21st birthday and achieve our goal, we’re hosting an online celebrity auction at charitybuzz.com from December 2 – December 21, 2011 (just in time for the holidays!).
We have a chock full list of exciting items to bid on. All you Gleeks will go crazy for our one-on-one lunch with GLEE star Darren Criss. If you’re more Team Xtina, then we have an opportunity to meet Christina Aguilera and attend a taping of The Voice. You can also get your groove on with two VIP tickets to The Ellen Show, or bring out your inner DJ with the opportunity to guest-host a Sirius XM show with DJ Skee. Aspiring writers will have the chance to draft a blog post with Perez Hilton and have it posted on Perezhilton.com. And memorabilia collectors will fawn over our signed Fender bass autographed by Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz. That’s not even all of it. We have so many other awesome items donated by Rock the Vote’s celebrity supporters. Check out the full list here.
Our charitybuzz celebrity auction is fitting; for more than two decades Rock the Vote has worked with artists, celebrities and athletes to make politics relevant to young people, registering, educating, and turning them out to voice their opinions, have a say, and participate in the political process. In 2008, more young people voted than in any previous US election- and Rock the Vote ran the largest nonpartisan voter registration drive in the history of the United States, bringing more than 2.6 million voters into the process. Currently, with 13,000 people turning 18 every day, we certainly have our work cut out for us.
That’s why we need your help! Check out our charitybuzz auction here and help us and millions more to rock the vote in 2012. Not only will you be supporting your favorite non-profit organization (wink, wink), you (or a surprised loved one) will also get the chance to rendezvous with a favorite celebrity. What could be better?
Don’t forget to share the auction with your other celeb-lovin’ friends. Use the hashtag #21stBIRTHDAY to keep track of the auction on Twitter!
