Andy Roddick and Elton John Served It Up for Youth in Need

Andy Roddick and Elton John Served It Up for Youth in Need

AUSTIN, Texas, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Andy Roddick, America's number #1 tennis player and recent Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award winner was joined by music legend, Sir Elton John, for the first "Champions for Charity" gala hosted by the Andy Roddick Foundation to benefit youth in need. Calculations indicate that nearly $900 thousand dollars was raised at the event, which took place on April 26 in Austin, Texas.

(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050502/DCM075 )

About the Andy Roddick Foundation

The Andy Roddick Foundation is an all-volunteer non-profit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life and enhance educational and economic opportunities for all children based on the principles of respect for family, education and morality.

Further information can be found on the web at http://www.andyroddick.com/. Press contacts are Ginger Roddick at Gingerroddick@hotmail.com or Doris Porter at 561-392-2652.

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CONTACT: Ginger Roddick, Gingerroddick@hotmail.com, or Doris Porter, +1-561-392-2652, both of Andy Roddick Foundation

Web site: http://www.andyroddick.com/

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