HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. (June 29, 2010) –The Great West Coast Auction is here! This annual online fundraiser benefiting KOCE-TV public television opens for bidding on July 1, 2010 and ends with final items closing on July 31, 2010.

The Great West Coast Auction offers bidders a unique opportunity to support KOCE-TV programming and bid on items from across the globe that will both excite and delight. Bidders from Southern California and beyond will have 24-hour access to the auction site.

The Great West Coast Auction features exciting products from fantastic getaways and thrilling experiences to unique gifts and entertainment. Some items include:

• The Four Seasons in Costa Rica, Four-night Stay
• Aqua Hotels Hawaiian Vacation, Three-night Stay with Airfare from Hawaiian Airlines
• Bernardus Lodge- Carmel Valley Adventure Package
• Best Western Encina Lodge Santa Barbara- Two Night Stay with Transportation by Amtrak
• Hand-painted Epiphone Acoustic Guitar
• Smith and Wollenksy Steakhouse gift certificate, valued at $600
• iFly Hollywood Indoor Skydiving
• Items close each week through the month of July, including
• Chef Eric’s Culinary Classroom romantic cooking class
• A two-night stay at the Hilton Garden Inn in Carlsbad
• A three-night stay in Jamaica at the Negril Tree House Resorts

Bidders registered by June 30 will be entered into a drawing for two tickets to see In The Heights at the Orange County Performing Arts Center. Register by visiting www.greatwestcoastauction.org. Follow us on Twitter (@KOCEAuction) and on Facebook at (KOCE-TV Auction) for daily updates and exclusive information.

About KOCE-TV
KOCE-TV one of the most watched PBS stations in America with an estimated 5.8 million unduplicated viewers monthly. KOCE’s award-winning programming offers the fifth-largest county in the nation a long-standing community hub for local news, culture and features, and broadcasts the best available national PBS programs to the entire Southern California five-county region. Known for its outstanding dedication to education, KOCE Classroom serves more than a half million K-12 students. A national Roper poll recently ranked PBS as number one in public trust for the seventh consecutive year.* The winner of hundreds of awards including Emmys and Community Service Awards, KOCE continues to be a vital community resource and connector for Southern California. For more information, please visit www.koce.org.
* Reported by the GfKRoper Public Affairs & Media poll (2010)

About The OC Channel
Founded in 2007 through a partnership with Chapman University, KOCE's digital OC Channel serves the community with programs exclusively for and about Orange County.  The channel also features news crawl headlines, traffic updates, time, weather and surf reports, local event information, public safety and emergency information accessible 24/7.  The OC Channel has become a model for “The Next Generation of PBS,” using public broadcasting to bring together people, businesses, ideas, and educational organizations in a hyper-local forum.  The OC Channel also provides an outlet for young filmmakers, and is a "one-stop shop" for teachers connecting students with local issues while providing the only all-Orange County television channel and news crawl in the LA market

Press Contact: Lindsey Neal 714.861.4328 lneal@koce.org