The Lorenzo Jackson Foundation Hosts its 1st Annual Benefit Gala for Students Living with HIV and AIDS

Alexander Everett, Founder and CEO of The Lorenzo Jackson Foundation will be joined by entertainment, business and corporate luminaries at its First Annual Benefit Gala at Rush Arts Gallery on Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 at 6:00pm.

The Lorenzo Jackson Foundation’s unwavering mission is to inspire young students living with HIV/AIDS to move forward and pursue a higher education. The proceeds from the gala will go towards creating scholarships for deserving high school seniors living with HIV and AIDS that are seeking a college education. In support of this worthy cause, The Lorenzo Jackson Foundation will roll out the red carpet to a host of notables and influential guests. Jasmine Sanders from WBLS 107.5 and actress Chyna Layne (Lee Daniel’s upcoming release PUSH) will co-host this inaugural event.

Everett says, “It is my hope that we as a people recognize the importance of this cause and the strength that lies in these young men and women whom we will be supporting. HIV/AIDS is a widely spread epidemic and it is due to lack of education and community involvement, and therefore there cannot be enough emphasis on education and community. We must come together as one to commend these young adolescents who are so diligently moving forward to seek higher education and serving as a source of inspiration for all of us to fight and succeed.”

To learn more about The Lorenzo Jackson Foundation and to make a donation, visit www.lorenzojacksonfoundation.org

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Category: Benefit / Fundraiser