Attending celebrities included Benji & Joel Madden of Good Charlotte, Matt Shadows & Zacky Vengence of Avenged Sevenfold, Fat Mike & Smelly of NOFX, Jay Bentley of Bad Religion, Miles Doughty of Slightly Stoopid,  Joe Escalante of The Vandals, composer Paul Williams and Glendon Crain of Hollywood Undead, to name a few. With over 100 participants during the day/night, Avenged Sevenfold was the winning golf team with a score of 13 under par while Access Pass & Design garnered the “Highest Score” trophy. During the casino night–which included a fun evening of Poker, Craps, Blackjack and Roulette–Benji and Joel Madden bought a dozen pizzas for everyone to enjoy while playing and relaxing.

“The return of ‘Duffing for Dollars’ could not have gone better,” explains Kevin Lyman. “It was a great day with a great bunch of people for a great cause, what more can you ask for and we look forward to doing it again in 2011.”

About Unite The United Foundation:
Unite The United Foundation is a public 501 (c) (3) non-profit, fundraising organization founded by the producers of the Vans Warped Tour Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour and Mayhem Festival. It is our mission to encourage fans, artists and industry leaders from the music, touring and action sports worlds to work toward positive change, by supporting local charities and participating in community volunteerism events across the United States. Unite the United Foundation is committed to raising funds to be donated directly to grass roots organizations that are making a difference in our national community. www.unitetheunited.org

About My Friend’s Place Foundation:
Founded in 1988, My Friend’s Place is a nonprofit Resource Center offering a comprehensive continuum of care that includes free emergency resources such as food and clothing in combination with health, educational, and therapeutic services to over 1,800 homeless youth and their children each year. In collaboration with the leading social service providers and educational institutions in the region and over 500 volunteers, they offer a free comprehensive continuum of care that combines emergency necessities with therapeutic, health and education services through three program areas: Safe Haven Program, Transformative Education Program, Health & Well Being Program. NOTE: They are not government or religiously affiliated and are 100% privately funded. www.myfriendsplace.org

Participating organizations included:
4 Fini, Access Pass & Design, Asahi, Alternative Press magazine, Atticus, Avenged Sevenfold, Azunia Tequila, Bad Religion, Brockcom, Brown United Staging, Cinderblock, Continental Airlines, Denny’s, Ding Life, Epitaph Records, Flogging Molly, Freeze Management, Fuel TV, Hooters, i6 Tickets, Jagermeister, Kleege Industries, Kung-Fu Records, Lisa Johnson Rock Photographer, Loudmouth Golf Apparel, Fearless Records, Midway Car Rental, MSO PR, NOFX, Omni Promo, On The Boxx, Party Works Interactive, Pinnacle Entertainment, Prosthetic Records, Rock-It Cargo, Rockstar Energy, Sabian, Star Biz Management, Tada Catering, Taylor Made, Vans, Vestal Watches and Wahoo’s.

For more information regarding “Duffing for Dollars,” contact:
Greg Gura at 818-508-1243/greggura@aol.com
Keri Lee at 626-799-7188/kerilee7@aol.com

http://www.unitetheunited.org/events.php

L-R: Zacky Vengence, Matt Shadows, Benji Madden, John Reese, Joel Madden, Kevin Lyman