Annie feels privileged to play poker for a living, but her passion is to direct attention to those in desperate circumstances. She regularly offers a private poker lesson with herself as an auction item for charity auctions and has raised funds to benefit numerous charities. She is also involved in various charitable organizations such as Ante Up for Africa, Decision Education Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Refugees International, and many others.
AUFA aids hundreds of thousands of people uprooted by the Darfur crisis. Your support will fund vital relief efforts on the ground, raise awareness about the genocide, and offer long-lasting solutions to the crisis.Join Annie for the third annual Ante Up for Africa, No Limit Texas Hold-Em Tournament in association with the World Series of Poker. Proceeds from the event will once again go to charities that provide aid and assistance to the survivors of the crisis in Darfur, Sudan and support activism dedicated to resolving this crisis.
July 2, 2009 at 2pm at the WSOP® in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino®.
Annie Duke is a proud board member of the Decision Education Foundation and is happy to announce that donations to this wonderful charity can now be made via PayPal. The email to use for a donation is donate@decisioneducation.org Account Name: The Decision Education Foundation.
Refugees International generates lifesaving humanitarian assistance and protection for displaced people around the world, in places like Sudan and Congo. Annie is passionate about RI’s mission to provide emergency relief, and to ultimately help displaced persons return home.
Make a Wish is the nation’s largest wish-granting organization. Since 1980, the foundation has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. From humble beginnings with one boy’s wish to be a police officer, the organization now grants a child’s wish in the U.S. every 40 minutes.