# Ed Sheeran offers meeting and signed guitar in CharityStars auction

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/06/11/ed-sheeran-offers-meeting-signed-guitar-charitystars-auction/
- Published: 2018-06-11T11:00:27+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Singer Ed Sheeran is donating a “once-in-a-lifetime experience” to benefit a London
charity with online auctioning platform, CharityStars.**

Two guests will get to meet with Ed Sheeran on 19th June, the day after his four
nights sold-out performances at Wembley Arena. In addition the experience will include
taking home a guitar signed by Ed, and two exclusive VVIP tickets – not open to 
general release – to an evening hosted by Dermot O’Leary, Annie Mac, Sara Cox and
Ed himself. 
 

## London Irish Centre

Proceeds from the auction will support the London Irish Centre, which has worked
for over sixty years to provide a ‘home from home’ to young Irish emigrants, providing
a mix of  services, projects and events to support the changing needs and interests
of the Irish in London.

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CharityStars expects the auction to be one of its most successful to date.

The [auction is now live](https://www.charitystars.com/product/meet-global-superstar-ed-sheeran)
and will run until Thursday 14th June at 4:00pm BST. It is accepting bids in cryptocurrencies
AidCoin, Bitcoin and Ethereum.

> He's possibly the most famous singer in the world. He's definitely the person 
> you have the chance to meet in London very soon! All you have to do is make the
> highest charity bid [@CharityStars](https://twitter.com/CharityStars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)!
> [#guitar](https://twitter.com/hashtag/guitar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#edsheeran](https://twitter.com/hashtag/edsheeran?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [https://t.co/hEUxiLb8Ap](https://t.co/hEUxiLb8Ap)
> — CharityStars (@CharityStars) [June 7, 2018](https://twitter.com/CharityStars/status/1004643540964605952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## Cryptocurrencies, celebrities and auctions

![Ed Sheeran (black and white portrait). Via CharityStars](https://wfay6x.infiniteuploads.
cloud/2022/10/ed-sheeran-bw.webp)

Sheeran is not the first celebrity to be involved in accepting cryptocurrencies
as a means of funding their campaigns. A “power lunch” with Bitcoin.com CEO Roger
Ver not surprisingly accepted bids in Bitcoin, and Naomi Campbell did so for the
auction (hosted by CharityStars) at this year’s Cannes fashion show for her ‘Fashion
For Relief’ campaign.

AidCoin is the cryptocurrency set up by CharityStars.

CEO and Co-Founder of CharityStars, Francesco Nazari Fusetti, comments: “2018 has
already seen a surge in popularity of celebrities and organisations choosing to 
accept crypto donations and advocate [AidCoin](https://www.aidcoin.co). Myself and
the team have every hope in its potential to become the leading name within this
new era of charitable giving.”