Posted at 12:38 p.m., Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Musical gala to benefit those with HIV planned Feb. 14
Advertiser Staff
Save the Foodbasket, a music gala aimed to help those living with HIV and AIDS, will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Feb. 14 at Church of the Crossroads' Weaver Hall, at 1212 University Ave.Angela Keen, former KHNL morning co-anchor, will emcee a program featuring such performers as Shari Lynn, Leonard Piggee, Star Williams and Allison Chu. Emmett Yoshioka will be music director and Brad Powell stage director.
Tickets: $50 per person, $90 per couple or $300 for a table of eight; includes heavy pupu, champagne splits and red and white wine.
A silent auction is planned, with 95 per cent of the proceeds going directly to client aid.
Save the Foodbasket is a 10-year-old grassroots organization that taps volunteer labor, serving more than 400 of the 700 people living with HIV and AIDS on O'ahu.
