BY SUPER SUNDAY HQ STAFF
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The Giving Back Fund announces GrammyAward Winning Musician Wyclef Jean to co-host with a surprise A-list celebrity for the 4th Annual “Big Game Big Give” Super Bowl celebration. The Giving Back Fund will be
rolling out the red carpet for the VIP charity event and after-party during Super Bowl
XLVI in Indianapolis, IN Friday, February 3rd.
The exclusive all-VIP affair, named by ESPN as the #1 Super Bowl Party in 2010, will be the weekend’s most coveted ticket. “Big Game Big Give” is an invitation only event from 7pm-9pm at The Cuda Lounge by
Barracuda Networks. A-list actors and actresses, professional athletes, and performing artists will be in attendance at the private reception co-hosted by Grammy Award Winning Musician Wyclef Jean and a surprise A-list celebrity celebrating the philanthropy of The Giving Back Fund. Past attendees for the “Big Game Big Give” Super Bowl celebration include: Aaron Rogers, Adam Sandler, Russell Simmons, Ashton Kutcher, Brad Penny, Chace Crawford, Chris Rock, David Spade, Demi Moore, Gavin DeGraw, Hilary Swank, Joanna Krupa, Kevin James, Larry Fitzgerald, Kellan Lutz, Marcus Allen, Mark Sanchez, Mitch Richmond, Owen Wilson, Alan Dershowitz and many more.
Following the private reception, an after-celebration and performance by Wyclef Jean
will take place. VIP tickets are by invitation only. Contact The Giving Back Fund for
more information. Doors to the after-party at the newly renovated Cuda Lounge
presented by Barracuda Networks open at 9pm. Tickets to the after-party are
available to fans and can be purchased at www.cudalounge.com.
“’Big Game Big Give’ is a celebration of the philanthropic spirit on the world’s biggest
stage. Amidst all the revelry of Super Bowl Week, we honor and celebrate those who
give back. Distinct from all other events during Super Bowl week, Big Game Big Give creates
an experience that cannot be matched elsewhere--an eclectic mix of athletes, celebrities, team
owners, successful business entrepreneurs and major philanthropists in an intimate
environment,” said The Giving Back Fund’s Founder and President, Marc Pollick.
Extravagant vacations, luxury items, sports memorabilia, and many other highly
coveted items will be auctioned during the celebration. Proceeds will benefit The
Giving Back Fund and Yele Haiti.
For more details on The Giving Back Fund’s Super Bowl XLVI events, visit
www.cudalounge.com. or www.givingback.org.
The 4th Annual “Big Game Big Give” celebration is produced by BMG Event
Productions and All-Access Promotions. Sponsors include: Barracuda Networks,
Vitamin Water, Red Bull, Pernod-Ricard and Coca-Cola.
About The Giving Back Fund
“Big Game Big Give” is presented by The Giving Back Fund (GBF), a national public
charity that creates and professionally manages charitable foundations and other
philanthropic programs for athletes, entertainers, business entrepreneurs, and
corporations. Since our founding in 1997, GBF has created an important niche in
expanding and diversifying philanthropy, particularly among young people, women
and people of color. Our unique structure allows donors to direct more of their
charitable dollars to causes they care about and less to administrative overhead. To
date, The Giving Back Fund has provided philanthropic consulting, management and
programming to more than 200 athletes, entertainers, entrepreneurs, and other high
net worth individuals. GBF has overseen the distribution of more than $40,000,000 in
charitable grants within the United States and in other countries, and has developed
dozens of unique scholarship, mentoring, medical, arts, and other philanthropic
programs. For additional information, please visit www.givingback.org
About BMG Event Productions
BMG Event Productions is a division of Business Media Group, Inc., a certified Woman
Owned Corporation headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Founded in March 1997,
BMG Event Productions specializes in strategic event management, logistics and
execution for large-scale corporate, association and entertainment events hosted in
locations throughout the world, including Argentina, Bermuda, Mexico, Europe and
Puerto Rico. Services include event strategy, creative services, staging, AV support,
décor, propping and set design/building. Race-related event management experience
includes promotion and event management for Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 500
Festival, Indy Racing League, IZOD, Andretti Auto Sport and Speed TV. Large scale
events have also included the Circle City Classic and Lucas Oil Stadium grand
opening celebration. BMG Event Productions has also managed events for the College
Football Hall of Fame, Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association, NFL Network
and the NCAA.
About Barracuda Networks Inc.
Barracuda Networks combines premises-based gateways and software, virtual
appliances, cloud services, and sophisticated remote support to deliver comprehensive
content and network security, data protection and application delivery solutions. The
company’s expansive product portfolio includes offerings for protection against email
and Web threats as well as products that improve application delivery and network
access, message archiving, backup and dataprotection. Coca-Cola, FedEx, Harvard
University, IBM, L'Oreal, and Europcar are among the more than 150,000
organizations protecting their IT infrastructures with Barracuda Networks’ range of
affordable, easy-to-deploy and manage solutions. Barracuda Networks is privately held
with its International Headquarters in Campbell, Calif. For more information,
pleasevisit www.barracudanetworks.com.
Cuda Lounge is located at 141 South Meridian St in the heart of Super Bowl Village in
downtown Indianapolis.
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