For a good cause -- Eric Morgan

-- Story by Lolita Harper, photo by TKTK

People looking for the hottest entertainment in Southern California

can now get great tickets while giving back to the community.

Costa Mesa resident Eric Morgan has launched a Web site, o7

www.CharityTicketAuctions.org,f7 where people can bid on tickets for

anything from the Lion King to an Anaheim Angels game to an amusement

park.

“The main attraction is the type of tickets it features,” Morgan said.

“With the spring concert season kicking into gear, I’m looking to have

some great options on the site.”

Morgan recently introduced his concept to the World Wide Web and is

still building partnerships throughout the region. Most of the money

raised so far has gone to the Make A Wish Foundation, American Diabetes

Assn., Families Forward and Home Aid, he said.

“I’m open to any charity that will help me promote the site. I’m not

really discriminating,” Morgan said.

After Sept. 11, the 30-year-old said he was touched by the way New

York -- and the country -- came together in a spirit of giving. His goal

for the Web site is to unite Orange County in the same way and raise

awareness about the many charities in the region.

Morgan tapped into his experience in public relations, fund-raising

and entertainment writing to create the charity-based entertainment Web

site. Many bands and sports teams have been receptive to the idea and

have offered some pretty great seats, he said.

“Some even throw in little perks like backstage passes, VIP passes or

promotional items to promote themselves as being involved in charitable

giving,” he said.

Morgan said he hopes to make even more connections with local

businesses that have access to great season tickets that may be

underused. If those tickets were donated to the site, business moguls

would be able to designate which charity the funds would support, he

added.

Anyone interested in tickets may log on to o7

www.CharityTicketAuctions.orgf7 to bid on an event. Someone who may not

usually give to charities may find himself doing so just to have access

to incredible entertainment opportunities.

“It’s a win-win situation,” Morgan said.