EVGA Disaster Relief

by Marco Chiappetta — Wednesday, September 07, 2005, 09:45 PM EDT

Good evening folks. We were just informed that EVGA is auctioning off one of their excellent e-GeForce 7800 GTX cards, and that all of the proceeds - and then some - will be going to the Red Cross Hurricane Katrina disaster relief fund. Here's what EVGA had to say in their e-mail:

"...There are many in need and EVGA is doing its part to help. Please spread this message to those you know.

In our efforts to support those affected by Hurricane Katrina, EVGA is donating 100% of the proceeds from this auction to the American Red Cross. In addition, EVGA will double the final auction amount and add to the total donation."

Link to Auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5240217938

This is a very nice gesture on EVGA's part, and we hope some of you will be compelled to bid and support EVGA's effort. Not only is it for an excellent cause, but you may end up with a great video card.

If you REALLY want to spread the wealth, the winner of the auction could re-list the item again, and donate the proceeds as well. When all is said and done, a single e-GeForce 7800 GTX card could mean food and shelter to thousands of those affected by Hurricane Katrina. Just a thought...

Tags: evga, sas, VGA, IE

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com