..   ...   auction to benefit tsunami-hit charity

The winning bidder of an auction live on popular Internet auction site eBay will win four suite tickets and accommodations for the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard on Aug. 7 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with proceeds benefiting the Samaritan Children’s Home in Sri Lanka.

The Samaritan Children’s Home was destroyed in the Southeast Asian tsunami in December 2004.

The winner of the auction, presented by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will receive a VIP prize package to the annual NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event. In addition to four tickets in a luxury suite at the track, the winner also will receive:

•Two rooms at the Comfort Inn West for three nights from Friday, Aug. 5 through Sunday, Aug. 7, 2005. The Comfort Inn West is located at 5855 Rockville Road, Indianapolis, IN 46224.

•Credentials that provide access to restricted areas of the track and garage area.

•A police-escorted caravan from the hotel to the racetrack on race morning, helping beat the traffic flowing to the Speedway for one of the world’s largest single-day sporting events.

Click http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6548360619 to see the auction listing. The auction ends July 30.

For more information on the Samaritan Children’s Home, visit www.samaritanchildrenshome.org. Samaritan Home Relief, Inc. is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Maryland. Application for recognition of federal tax exempt status is currently in process.