Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP) and IKEA will be hosting the first annual "It's About Time" charity auction and reception on Wednesday, September 17th, 2008. The auction will be held at IKEA, located at 441 16th Street, NW in Atlanta, GA from 6-9 p.m.

For $100, you can preview and bid on 100 IKEA Clocks transformed into one-of-a-kind timepieces designed by 100 celebrities and artists such as Poet, Dr. Maya Angelou, Baseball legend, Hank Aaron, Academy-Award Winning Actresses Jane Fonda and Sally Field, Comedians' Lily Tomlin and Wanda Sykes, Grammy-Award Winning Hip Hop Artists, Ne-Yo, Ludacris, and Big Boi, tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and artists Paul Hagedorn, Maggie Hasbrouck, Gail Foster, Two Chix Lighting, Thomas Swanston, and Michi. There will also be great International food and wine by Barefoot Wine and beer by Peroni. All guests must be 21 and older to attend.

All proceeds will go towards G-CAPP’s Second Chance Homes Program, which provides homes and support to young mothers who strive to become self-sufficient parents. The program works to break the cycle of persistent poverty associated with teenage childbearing and consists of 11 homes throughout the state serving 110 teen mothers and their babies.

“This event will substantially support one of our most important initiatives and simultaneously raise awareness for the G-CAPP organization,” said Jane Fonda, founder of G-CAPP. “I am excited about this innovative event as it will help our flagship program, Second Chance Homes, and address the issue of homelessness for teen mothers. I believe that this unique event will help fight against teen pregnancy in Georgia.”

IKEA donated 100 clocks to select art students, artists, celebrities and corporations seeking to promote their brands through art.

“We saw people with a need and found a way that we could help,” said Jim Anastos General Manager of the Atlanta IKEA. “Our goal is to support the Atlanta community.”

For more information contact any of the media contacts listed above.

About G-CAPP
The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP) is a non-profit organization founded by Jane Fonda in 1995. G-CAPP’s mission is to eliminate adolescent pregnancy in Georgia by developing, establishing and supporting ideas and program innovations that build local and statewide capacity to promote the healthy development of our most vulnerable adolescents. For more information about G-CAPP visit: www.gcapp.org

About IKEA
IKEA believes home is the most important place in the world and, since its 1943 founding in Sweden, has offered a wide range of home furnishings and accessories of good design and function, at low prices so the majority of the people can afford them. As part of this commitment to create a better everyday life for the many people, IKEA incorporates environmentally and socially responsible efforts into day-to-day business, strives to be an employer of choice, and continually supports initiatives that benefit causes such as children and the environment. The unique and family-friendly IKEA shopping experience currently can be found at more than 260 IKEA stores in 36 countries, including 36 in the U.S., where stores are being planned in: Charlotte, NC; Orlando, FL; Somerville, MA; and Tampa, FL. To visit the IKEA Web site or for information about working at IKEA, please go to http://www.IKEA-USA.com.