WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Nov. 25, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
- CoachArt Annual Champions Awards event honored Sean Moriarty, President, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., and CEO, Ticketmaster, for his philanthropic efforts that have significantly improved CoachArt's ability to serve its young clients.
- CoachArt, a Los Angeles based non-profit organization that provides therapeutic programs for chronically ill children and adolescents, announced today that it raised more than $400,000 at its annual Champions Awards Dinner held November 20th at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
- The event, in its fourth year, brought together corporate and community leaders to recognize their support for CoachArt's mission.
- The CoachArt Annual Awards Champions event is a celebration of the children they serve and the thousands of talented volunteers who change lives daily.
"It is a true honor to be recognized by CoachArt," said Sean Moriarty, President, Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc., and CEO, Ticketmaster (Nasdaq:TKTM). "CoachArt is a valuable organization that provides much-needed therapeutic programs for chronically-ill, and underprivileged children. I am proud to be associated with such an organization."
"We are extremely grateful for the tremendous turnout we received at this year's event and are so appreciative of the support from Sean, a truly outstanding individual who embody the spirit of CoachArt," said Zander Lurie, Chairman, CoachArt. "We are big believers in the power of hope and strive to instill this in our young patients we serve through recreation and athletics. We aim to brighten their lives and raise their spirits to help these fighters forget, even for a moment, the battles they face on a daily basis."
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About CoachArt
CoachArt is a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life for underprivileged children and adolescents with life-threatening illnesses by providing free, personal lessons in the arts and athletics.
The art and recreational therapy provided by CoachArt enhances patients' self-esteem, confidence, optimism and hope. CoachArt's program is unique in that it is currently the only organization that matches patients with volunteer coaches and teachers who are professionals in their fields, in the communities where the patients reside.
CoachArt works primarily with the physicians and child-life specialists at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and other hospitals throughout LA; CoachArt has already served thousands of children and adolescents through our various programs, and has provided more than 8,000 individual lesson hours this year in art and athletics. For more information, please visit www.coachart.org
About Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc.
Ticketmaster Entertainment consists of Ticketmaster and Front Line Management Group. As the world's leading live entertainment ticketing and marketing company, Ticketmaster connects the world to live entertainment. Ticketmaster operates in 20 global markets, providing ticket sales, ticket resale services, marketing and distribution through www.ticketmaster.com, one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Internet; approximately 6,700 retail outlets; and 19 worldwide call centers. Established in 1976, Ticketmaster serves more than 10,000 clients worldwide across multiple event categories, providing exclusive ticketing services for leading arenas, stadiums, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. In 2007, the company sold more than 141 million tickets valued at over $8.3 billion on behalf of its clients. Ticketmaster Entertainment acquired a controlling interest in Front Line Management Group in October 2008. Founded by Irving Azoff and Howard Kaufman in 2004, Front Line is the world's leading artist management company, with nearly 200 clients and more than 80 executive managers. Front Line represents a wide range of major artists, including the Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Christina Aguilera, Stevie Nicks, Aerosmith, Steely Dan, Chicago, Journey, and Guns N' Roses. Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in West Hollywood, California (Nasdaq:TKTM).
Contacts:
Ticketmaster - Media: Albert Lopez, +1-310-360-2602, Albert.Lopez@Ticketmaster.com