SAVE THE DATE
Please save the date for the 2010 Ante Up for Africa D.C. Poker Tournament, presented by Annie Duke. Host Committee Honorary Co-chair Senator Robert Menendez and other members of Congress are expected to attend.

WHERE:
Hyatt Regency Washington
400 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20001

WHEN:
April 14, 2010 at 6:30 pm

INDIVIDUAL ENTRANCE FEE:
$500

Ante Up for Africa is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Don Cheadle, Annie Duke, and Norman Epstein, dedicated to raising money and awareness for Africans in need.

Ante Up for Africa Partners

Refugees International advocates for lifesaving assistance and
protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement
crises.

Enough is a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity. Founded in 2007, Enough focuses on crises in Sudan, eastern Congo, and areas of Africa affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army.

Darfur Peace and Development Organization is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and offices in Khartoum and El Fasher, Sudan. DPDO provides humanitarian and development assistance to the victims of conflict in Darfur.

All proceeds to benefit Ante Up for Africa.

Entrance fees will be received by the Center for American Progress, which has been incorporated and is operated as a public charity. It has received official IRS recognition of its tax exempt status under sections 501(c)(3) and 501(a)(9)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code. Our federal ID number is 30-0126510. $254.50 of each individual entrance fee will be deductible.

Take a look at our video from last year's Ante Up for Africa in Las Vegas:

In 2009, Refugees International was a proud participant - and a recipient of part of the proceeds from Ante Up For Africa in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ante Up For Africa (AUFA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Don Cheadle, Annie Duke and Norman Epstein dedicated to raising money and awareness for Africans in need.  It is, annually, the largest celebrity poker tournament in Las Vegas. AUFA took place Thursday, July 2, the day before the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event.

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Brad Garrett, and top poker professional Phil Hellmuth joined the a long list of celebrities who participated in the tournament.

Cheadle, an accomplished poker player, and Duke, who has more than $4 million in World Series of Poker tournament winnings, are committed to raising public awareness about the tragedy in Darfur and helping to generate assistance for its victims.

In the previous events, many of the in the money finishers volunteered to donate half of their winnings to the charity. Proceeds from the event will go to Refugees International, the ENOUGH Project and others.

More information about the tournament is available at www.worldseriesofpoker.com. More information about Ante Up For Africa is available at www.anteupforafrica.org.

If you’re interested in joining Annie Duke and Don Cheadle in supporting Refugees International’s work in Africa, donate here.