TANITH BELBIN & BEN AGOSTO TO HOST
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS - A CELEBRATION ON ICE
SATURDAY DECEMBER 22nd AT COMPUWARE ARENA
U.S. OLYMPIC ICE DANCING MEDALISTS HELPING PUT CANCER ON ICE IN THEIR HOMETOWN OF DETROIT

U.S. Figure Skating Stars Raise More Than $37,000 For Tsunami Relief
The performers in Skate-Aid for Tsunami Relief

(2/7/05) — Skate-Aid for Tsunami Relief, a figure skating benefit show hosted by U.S. ice dancing champions Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto, raised more than $37,000 last Friday evening. The proceeds will go to the Red Cross International Response Fund for Tsunami Relief.

Belbin and Agosto invited fellow U.S. figure skating teammates Johnny Weir, Timothy Goebel, Amber Corwin, Evan Lysacek, Katie Orscher & Garrett Lucash, Rena Inoue & John Baldwin, Tiffany Scott & Philip Dulebohn, and more to participate in the show at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth, Mich. With an attendance of 1,570 and a silent auction, Belbin and Agosto were thrilled with the results of their self-run event. The $37,000 total does not include separate donations to date.

In addition U.S. Figure Skating, in conjunction with eBay, will be holding an online auction of a one-of-a-kind memento with all proceeds donated to the cause. More information about the auction, which will begin Feb. 11, will be available later in the week.