Airtab® Announces Celebrity Challenge Fundraiser for Charity

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Mar 18, 2015, 04:32 ET

PALM BEACH, Fla., March 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Airtab® is thrilled to announce The Airtab® Celebrity Challenge, a fundraiser poised to generate millions for charity. Think "The Celebrity Apprentice" meets the 2014 ice bucket challenge, with world famous charity ambassador Jamie Gold at the helm hand picking celebrities for this amazing competition.

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The Airtab® Celebrity Challenge will kick off on September 1st, 2015, with up to 10 major celebrities competing to get as many fans as possible to send drinks and other specialty gifts via the Airtab® app. The list of celebrities will be announced in a news release shortly before the contest begins. The celebrities, with as many as 350 million collective social media followers, will be playing for their favorite charity. Airtab® will donate a portion of each transaction to every celebrity's charity for all the drinks and gifts their fans send. After two months, the competition will close and the celebrity with the most drinks/gifts sent, will be the winner of The Airtab® Celebrity Challenge! The winning celebrity will also receive a matching check directly from Airtab® for their charity.

Why Jamie Gold at the helm? He's helped raise over 300 million dollars as host, emcee and volunteer at 194 charity events! He's also worked with Jimmy Fallon, James Gandolfini, Lucy Liu, Felicity Huffman, Kristin Davis, Donnie Wahlberg, and more as their agent/manager. Jamie is also the World Series of Poker Main Event champion, winning the largest poker event in history with a 90 million dollar prize pool.

"The Celebrity Challenge furthers Airtab's commitment to supporting non-profits and charitable groups, said Airtab® founder Dennis Cunningham. "We'd love to see The Airtab® Celebrity Challenge become an annual event to help raise awareness and funds for deserving organizations."

About Airtab®

Airtab® is a mobile gifting app that's hooking you up, literally, totally changing the way you and your friends buy drinks or send gifts. With the tap of a finger, you send someone a drink on Airtab® then, they redeem that drink at some of the coolest and most exclusive bars and restaurants in the United States! Say it's your best friend's birthday but you're home with the flu, no problem! Surprise them with their favorite cocktail. Gifting a drink to your co-worker who's joined you at happy hour, is easy with Airtab®. Or, best of all, send a drink to the person right across the bar from you! For more information, visit www.airtab.me.

Airtab ®App shares its headquarters in Palm Beach, FL with its Perfect Brands partner, French distilled Perfect Vodka®, the winner of the prestigious 2014 International Craft Spirits Award Gold Medal.

For more information or to set up an interview with the coolest guy on the planet, Dennis Cunningham, please contact Emily Pantelides at: [email protected].

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Emily Pantelides
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