“Catch” a unique collectible! An Ebay online auction opens today, August 19th, sponsored by SUBWAY® restaurants, the world’s largest restaurant chain and runs through August 28th. The auction includes more than 40 baseballs designed by young artists and signed by celebrities and athletes including musicians, athletes, actors and other celebrities. The musicians include grammy nominated, Katy Perry and the band Maroon 5. Actor Zac Efron from High School Musical autographed a ball as well as celebrity chef, Robert Irvine. Robert Irvine is one of my husbands favorites. We love watching him transform restaurants in the show, Restaurant Impossible.
Baseball autographed by Disney star, Selena Gomez. To be auctioned on eBay by Subway Restaurants. All proceeds go to support Little League.
Athletes that autographed the baseballs that will be auctioned include gold medal-winning swimmer Michael Phelps, pro football’s Joe Montana, baseball star Ryan Howard, basketball Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin, NASCAR driver Carl Edwards, and tennis superstars Serena and Venus Williams.
All proceeds of the auction will benefit the Little League® Baseball Urban Initiative program which helps fund start-ups, developments, equipment, clinics and field maintenance for inner-city youth leagues and teams.
For more information on the tour, visit SubwayKids.com and the Official SUBWAY® Facebook page.
About SUBWAY® Restaurants
Headquartered in Milford, Connecticut, and with regional offices in Amsterdam, Beirut, Brisbane, Miami and Singapore, the SUBWAY® chain was co-founded by Fred DeLuca and Dr. Peter Buck in 1965. Their partnership, which continues today, marked the beginning of a remarkable journey – one that has made it possible for thousands of individuals to build and succeed in their own business. In the 2010 Zagat® Fast Food Survey, the SUBWAY® brand was ranked “number one” by consumers in the “Most Popular,” “Top Service” and “Healthy Options” categories for food brands with 5,000 or more locations. For more information about the SUBWAY® chain, visit www.SUBWAY®.com. Find us on Facebook: Facebook.com/SUBWAY®. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/SUBWAY®freshbuzz. SUBWAY® is a registered trademark of Doctor’s Associates Inc.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I wrote this review while participating in a campaign on behalf of Subway Restaurants and received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate and in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally or believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.â€
I think it’s great that Subway is giving back to the community.
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