SAN FRANCISCO, CA - September 14, 2005 - The Institute for Spam and Internet Public Policy (ISIPP) is pleased to announce their participation in a new service, Auction Aid.

Through Auction Aid, celebrities such as Guy Kawasaki, Warren Farrell, Sir Harold Evans, Bela Fleck, and Anne Fadiman are offering either their time, or their books and music personally autographed by them, with all proceeds going to the American Red Cross' Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund.

"We are very pleased to offer this service," said Anne Mitchell, President and CEO of ISIPP, "and the support by both the celebrities and the community has been fantastic."

Items currently being auctioned to benefit the victims of Hurricane Katrina include:

o A one-half hour meeting or telephone call with marketing and venture capital legend Guy Kawasaki

o A one-half hour telephone call with author and relationship and corporate communications expert Warren Farrell

o Autographed editions of "They Made America" and "The American Century" by Sir Harold Evans

o Autographed CDs by jazz banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck

o A first edition of "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman, personally inscribed by the author for the winning bidder

Mitchell, who also publishes the widely-read Aunty Spam website, conceived of Auction Aid while trying to figure out a way to encourage people to donate to Hurricane Katrina relief through a site which they could trust. Aunty Spam also offered readers free gifts if they donated to the Red Cross.

"Here I was covering the news of all the Hurricane Katrina scam sites, but not offering an alternative. Auction Aid was a natural," explained Mitchell.

"We're seeing an enormous number of Hurricane Katrina scams," explained Audri G. Lanford, Ph.D., Co-Director of the highly-regarded ScamBusters.org (http://www.scambusters.org). "For example, there are now over 4,000 sites claiming to offer help to Katrina victims, and the FBI believes up to 60% are likely bogus! We're delighted that a group as highly respected as ISIPP is behind an effort like Auction Aid -- that way people can feel confident participating in these auctions to raise much-needed financial support for the victims."

All of the auctions on Auction Aid are through eBay, with 100% of the winning bid being paid directly to the Red Cross.

Auction Aid's celebrity auctions are online at http://www.AuctionAid.org

People wishing to donate items for auction on Auction Aid should contact support@isipp.com