Actor Will Ferrell is auctioning off an appearance in an upcoming film called Step Brothers on eBay to raise money for a non-profit cancer charity called Cancer for College. Ferrell teamed up on the auction with Craig Pollard - an old college fried of Ferrell's from USC. Pollard, a two-time cancer survivor, founded Cancer for College (CFC) in 1993. 100% of the proceeds from the auction will go to Cancer for College. Step Brothers stars Ferrell and John C. Reilly as two stepbrothers who become very competitive when their single parents get married.
Why is Will doing this? Will has teamed up with one of his friends and USC fraternity brothers, Craig Pollard, to support Pollard's non-profit Cancer for College. www.cancerforcollege.org Will is offering the spot in his new movie in order to raise the most money possible for the foundation. Cancer for College was created by Pollard, a two-time survivor of Hodgkins' disease to provide college scholarships to current and former cancer patients.
Will attends CFC's annual charity golf tournament and auction and serves and the celebrity host. This year, Will wanted to add something extra to the event. He decided to open up the part in his movie as an auction item. 100% of the proceeds from this auction is going to Cancer for College.
What does the winning bidder get? The highest bidder will meet Ferrell at the charity banquet in Southern California on September 28th, 2007 to be honored as the auction winner. Then, in October 2007, the winner will meet Ferrell again on set during a day of filming his new movie and appear in a scene with him in his new movie, "Step Brother".
As you might expect bids are high for this charity auction. The current bid is $18,600.00 after forty bids. The auction will run for approximately six more days until Sepptember 24th, 2007 at 07:30:00 PDT. The direct link to the eBay auction can be found here. You can also get to the auction via the Cancer for College website.
Actor Will Ferrell is auctioning off an appearance in an upcoming film called 
