What: Online Auction

Auction Items:

Madonnažs 21-foot Sea Ray called "The Lola";

Madonnažs writing desk;

a nine-night Millenium cruise aboard Royal Caribbeanžs Grandeur of the Seas;

two American airline tickets to New York City and two tickets to The Rosie OžDonnell show and Saturday Night Live;

a Tim Hardaway-autographed jersey;

a Miami Dolphins football, signed by the 1999 team;

photographs from the Miami Herald

When: 5:00pm ET, October 29, through 5:00 p.m. ET, Friday, November, 5, 1999.

Where: Online event only ? Log onto www.miami.com or directly at www.auctions.com/miamiauction.asp

Why: To Benefit United Way of Miami-Dade

Press Contacts:

Connie Hernandez, United Way, 305-646-7119, Pager 305-734-0858, hernande@unitedwaymiami.org

Cynthia Funnell, RealCitiesž Miami.com, 408-938-6076, cfunnell@realcities.com

Additional Info: All major credit cards will be accepted for payment online.

United Way gives Miami-Dade citizens a powerful way to combine their resources ã dollars, time and ideas ã to build a strong, safe and healthy community. Founded in 1939, todayžs United Way is the largest non-governmental funder of human services in Miami-Dade County. United Way contributions reach people in need through more than 250 health and human care programs, agencies and community initiatives.

Miami.com, is part of Knight Ridder New Mediažs Real Cities network of regional hubs on the World Wide Web. Knight Ridder New Media, a leader in interactive information is located in San Jose, Calif. Real Cities (www.realcities.com) consists of regional portals, city-resource sites and a variety of online services in classifieds, entertainment, shopping, news, search and archives.