Edo Popken 2nd Anniversary for Aids Interfaith Network

The 2010 Great Gatsby...Get Your Flap On!

Take yourself back to the Roaring Twenties and attend The Great Gatsby...Get Your Flap On! All proceeds from this event will be used to benefit the client services and HIV prevention programs of AIDS Interfaith Network (AIN), which has been serving the DFW community since 1986. Union Station will be transformed into an Art Deco atmosphere reflective of speakeasies and illegal nightclubs, along with the opulence and decadence of the era.

Every detail of this event will represent the Jazz Age (when according to!) with the wonderful help of this years Event Chairs: Rhonda Sargent Chambers, Jon Chester and Gilbert Castillo. Flappers will dance the Charleston, Mob bosses dressed in raccoon coats and elegant men in their tuxedos will be everywhere. As in the 20's, the focus of the afternoon is the drink, which was so forbidden at the time. Luckily, there will be fresh Mint Juleps, Bathtub Gin and Champagne flowing throughout the party, along with wonderful hors d'oeuvres prepared by Wolfgang Puck Catering.

Come and enjoy yourself at a fun event benefiting a wonderful cause! Guests are encouraged to participate in dressing in period inspired attire. Go ahead and Get Your Flap On...

WHAT: The 2010 Great Gatsby...Get Your Flap On! Benefiting AIDS Interfaith Network. Tickets: $75 per person for General Admission or CLICK HERE to order tickets online.
WHEN: Sunday, September 26th, 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Union Station 400 South Houston Street, Dallas, TX 75202
FOR SPONSORSHIP OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Blake M. Peery at 214.943.4444 or bpeery@aidsinterfaithnetwork.org.

The Limelight: AIDS Interfaith Network

AIDS Interfaith Network was created in 1986 by a group of religious leaders to provide spiritual and emotional support services to persons living with HIV/AIDS. These individuals worked to educate clergy, churches, and their congregations about HIV/AIDS as a means to further outreach to those struggling with the disease. After recognizing the growing need for practical support in addition to spiritual nourishment, AIN has recruited and trained volunteers from local churches, synagogues, and other faith organizations to provide in-home, non-nursing support as well.

AIN has become one of the largest HIV/AIDS service providers in Dallas. Continuing in its mission to provide practical, emotional, and spiritual client support demands a great financial responsibility. AIN has grown to sustain various client service programs, additional staff members and additional volunteers.

If you’d like to donate your time as a volunteer or to make a financial contribution, email Blake Peery at bpeery@aidsinterfaithnetwork.org. AINS and its client service programs are in need of volunteers in any of the following areas:
- Care Team Volunteers offer practical home chore assistance, and/or emotional, and spiritual support through hours of in-home contact and care.
- The Buddy Project focuses on longer-term companion contact and interaction that emphasizes psychosocial support but may also include practical support.
- The Pastoral Network of pastors, ministers and lay ministers offering pastoral contact.

You can also SAVE THE DATE and plan to attend a unique fundraising event for the benefit of AIN and its support services. Imagine an afternoon transported away from the economic stresses of today to an era of bursting affluence, decadence, prosperity and Red Hot Jazz – The Roaring Twenties. That’s what guests of “The Great Gatsby…Get Your Flap On” will experience.

SAVE THE DATE: The Great Gatsby…Get Your Flap On
Sunday, September 26th
2:00pm to 6:00pm
Union Station
Visit http://www.aidsinterfaithnetwork.org/aids-fundraising.htm to purchase tickets and/or to become a sponsor.