Chenoweth, Huffman, Moore Take Part in Elephant Project

Broadway, film, and TV stars have been posing for photos with elephants for a charity project called the Elephant Project to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Celebrities including Felicity Huffman, Kristin Chenoweth, and Julianne Moore, have been posing with an elephant beanie baby and signing specialized Elephant Project cards in order to create items for auctions. Rounds of auctions are held every few months, with each celebrity package consisting of an 8x10 photo of the celebrity and an elephant, an autographed card, and an elephant beanie baby.

The current round of auctions began on April 15th and 16th and will end on April 22nd and 23rd. At this time, forty celebrity packages have been placed on eBay in hopes of raising over a thousand dollars by the end of the round.

The Elephant Project was created in July 2006 by 16-year old David Niederhoffer, who wanted to create an organization to raise awareness and funds for the Alzheimer's Association after his grandfather passed away from Alzheimer's disease. For more information, including the current auction schedule, details on how to bid, and information on how to donate to the Alzheimer's Association, visit www.elephantproject.org.

Photo of Kristin Chenoweth by Walter McBride/Retna Ltd.