It has been just 16 days since Kings Island announced it was auctioning off the first rides on its new Diamondback roller coaster to benefit a children's charity, but the Park has already received more than 180 bids totaling more than $25,000 in pledges including the top bid of $2,500 by the Adena Corporation.
Due to the overwhelming generosity of so many people, Kings Island has decided to increase the number of first riders from three trains (96 riders) to five (160).
One-hundred percent of the proceeds from the auction will go directly to A Kid Again. Founded July 6, 1995, A Kid Again is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing fun-filled outings and on-going support to children with life threatening illnesses and their families from the day of diagnosis until the children reach the age of 20.
Because A Kid Again is a 501 © (3) not-for-profit, the donation from top bidders is tax-deductable to the fullest extent of the IRS tax code.
A Kid Again currently has over 1,380 children with life threatening illness enrolled into its programs. The organization includes the entire family on its adventures, thus serving over 6,500 hurting people annually!
Bids can be placed until April 15 by at kidiamondback.com/public/auction/ or by calling Kings Island at (800) 288-0808. The highest successful bidder will select their seat on the first train while all other successful bidders will be assigned their seats according to their bid amount.
- Don Helbig
