Breaking News 66: CBS Pittsburgh: Celebrity Tennis Match Raises $1 Million

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CBS Pittsburgh: Celebrity Tennis Match Raises $1 Million Oct 17th 2012, 11:17 CBS Pittsburgh News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Pittsburgh Celebrity Tennis Match Raises $1 Million Oct 17th 2012, 11:17 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Mylan World Team Tennis Smash Hits celebrity tennis game raised $1 million Tuesday night. It was a record-breaking amount for the annual benefit, which raises money for the Elton John AIDS foundation. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force. Elton John paired with Billie Jean King to host the event at the Peterson Events Center in Oakland. John and King both coached celebrity-filled teams with the likes of Andy Roddick, Andre Agassi, and Stefanie Graf. King's team won the match. The event raised $375,000 through a silent auction. Two bidders each paid $100,000 for tickets to see John's "The Million Dollar Piano" show in Las Vegas, as well as dinner with him and King. Another bidder also paid $55,000 for a tennis hitting session with Agassi and Graf. This year marked the 20th anniversary for the event. RELATED LINKS More Local News More About This Story Filed under: Local, News, Syndicated Local Tagged: AIDS, Billie Jean King, Celebrity, Elton John, Fundraiser, Tennis, Tennis Match Media files: smash-hits-celeb-tennis-match.jpg?w=300 You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed, or manage all your subscriptions

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