Some will recall Tricia’s NVISION ‘08 conference appearance in late August, where a unique (and stunning, might I add) Battlestar Galactica-themed CPU — pictured right — was revealed to the masses. Galactica Sitrep reports this CPU (autographed by Tricia herself) is now up for a charity auction on eBay, with the profits going to Tricia’s favorite non-profit organization, the Los Angeles-based Kitten Rescue:

About Kitten Rescue
One of the largest and well-respected rescue groups in Los Angeles, CA, we are devoted to finding loving new homes for unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens.

According to the eBay auction page of the item, the features of the CPU include Windows Vista Home Basic pre-installed, 4 GB of RAM, 750 GB of disk space and a DVD-RW optical drive. Furthermore, all proceeds of the auction will be matched by the NVIDIA Foundation!

The current bid is at US $1,675 with 21 bids, and you have time until September 29 2008 to bid on the CPU. Go to eBay.com for more details on the item and to bid on it yourself. Only US bids are allowed, I’m afraid. Sorry, fellow international fans — it’s a no-go for the rest of us.

As reported earlier, Tricia and The Office star and fellow Kitten Rescue-supporter Jenna Fischer guest hosted episode 459 of Animal Radio last Saturday, September 20. In case you were unable to listen to it live, AnimalRadio.com has an .mp3 format podcast of the episode available for listening. The episode is also available free of charge on iTunes — simply subscribe to the Animal Radio podcast and select episode 459 for download.

Tricia’s roughly four-minute-long Animal Radio segment comes ca. 50 minutes into the show (note that Jenna Fischer was at the time not present to participate in the discussion, her segment comes later into the show). Via phone, Tricia discussed among other things life with her six cats; how they get along and how Tricia and husband Jonathan spoil them by making accommodations for them. She even mimicked their squeals on the show! Stay tuned for an audio clip of the episode at our media archive.

The gallery has been updated with another 16 new medium-res photos of a stunning Tricia at the Kitten Rescue “Furball at the Skirball” Celebration hosted by actress Jenna Fischer on Sep 14. She looked absolutely stunning at the event, don’t you think? Enjoy the new photos.

Updated Photo Albums:

• Kitten Rescue’s 1st Annual “Furball at the Skirball” Celebration on Sep 14

As reported earlier, Tricia was present yesterday at Kitten Rescue’s 1st Annual “Furball at the Skirball” Celebration with husband Jonathan Marshall as well as fellow Kitten Rescue-supporter and host of the event, The Office-star Jenna Fischer. Tricia looked absolutely stunning at the event! The first ten medium-res photos of her at the event have been added to the gallery, more photos will be added as I find them. Enjoy!

Don’t forget to tune into Tricia and Jenna Fischer guest hosting Animal Radio on September 20! Please read our earlier update on the matter for details.

New Photo Albums:

• Kitten Rescue’s 1st Annual “Furball at the Skirball” Celebration on Sep 14

PR-USA.net reports Tricia will be co-hosting Animal Radio with The Office-star Jenna Fischer on September 20, (presumably) to discuss animal rights with Fischer, a fellow supporter of the L.A. based Kitten Rescue. From PR-USA.net:

The extremely charismatic Jenna Fischer (NBC’s The Office, The Promotion) holds no-bars when talking about her cat of 16 years. The Emmy nominated actress guest-hosts on this weekend’s AM/FM/XM Satellite Radio broadcast of Animal Radio®. — Joining Fischer is Tricia Helfer (CSI, Burn Notice, Battlestar Galactica). And she’s crazy about her kitties too. We’re uncovering the world of animal-scams that want your money.

Hear this special Animal Radio® broadcast on XM Satellite Radio ch. 158 (America’s Talk) Saturday September 20th at noon EST and again Sunday at 9 am EST, or on any of the 90+ AM/FM radio affiliates, including KOST 103.5 Los Angeles. See more listening options at AnimalRadio.com.

Don’t forget Tricia and Fischer will both be present at tomorrow’s Kitten Rescue fundraiser in Los Angeles, CA. Please read our earlier update on the event for details!

Ahoy, Californians! Tricia’s official site reports Tricia will be present at Kitten Rescue’s 10th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser “The Fur Ball at the Skirball” on September 14th in Los Angeles, CA. The event will be hosted by The Office-actress Jenna Fischer. Check out KittenRescue.org for details and tickets!

Kitten Rescue is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization dedicated to saving homeless and abandoned cats and kittens, and one of Tricia’s supported causes. Among other things, she has adopted all of her cats through the organization. Please visit KittenRescue.org for more information on the organization and how to help!