LIFEbeat will be honoring World AIDS Day with several events leading up to Saturday, December 1.

Bid 2 Beat AIDS Kicks Off

Our 3^rd annual Bid 2 Beat AIDS auction goes live at 12 NOON on World AIDS Day (Saturday, Dec. 1^st).  The auction features nearly a thousand rare and signed celebrity items from stars like Madonna, Annie Lennox, Bon Jovi, Metallica, Destiny’s Child, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, and hundreds more.  Items include rare memorabilia you just can’t buy, like authentic RIAA gold/platinum record awards, instruments, official crew tour jackets, books, CDs, posters and much more!  We guarantee prompt processing so that items are shipped before the holidays.  Log in to www.bid2beataids.com for more information.

LIFEbeat on-air on Sirius

Chip Duckett and Aly Panichi will be featured live on SIRIUS Satellite Radio’s OutQ channel from 1:00-1:30 pm for their special World AIDS Day show.  Aly will be discussing LIFEbeat and Hearts & Voices program, and Chip will talk about the Bid 2 Beat AIDS auction.

Local Outreach

LIFEbeat volunteers will be stationed at Virgin Megastore outlets in Union Square and Times Square from 11 am – 5 pm handing out safe sex materials, LIFEbeat information and promotional World AIDS Day buttons.

Hearts & Voices

There will be several performances commemorating World AIDS Day in the Hearts & Voices community.

Friday, Nov. 30^th

• Beth Israel Hospital - “Keep the Promise” World AIDS Day Memorial celebration
  Podell Auditorium @ 16^th Ave btwn 1^st and 2^nd, begins at 11 a.m.
  Featuring H&V artists Aly Panichi & Naomi Rabinowitz.

• Pratt Area Community Council - World AIDS Day Gathering
  218 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238, 3:00 p.m.
  Featuring H&V artist Paul Wanne.

 Saturday, December 1^st- World AIDS Day

• Rivington House – World AIDS Day Commemorative Gathering
  45 Rivington St. between Forsyth & Eldridge - 3 pm
  Featuring H&V artist Michael Ashanti

• Terrence Cardinal Cooke - WAD Commemorative Concert
  Featuring Lavender Light gospel choir

Nationally, LIFEbeat has partnered with AIDS Service Organizations to bring you World AIDS Day events at the following locations:

• University of South Carolina – Columbia, SC
• Homeless Center, Columbia, SC
• Hillsborough County Health Dept - Tampa, FL
• University of Mississippi Medical Center – Jackson, MS
• Morgan State University – Baltimore, MD
• University of North Carolina – Charlotte, NC
• Block Party in the Hood - Miami, FL
  

LIFEbeat encourages you to remember those who have passed by joining in the fight against AIDS today and raising awareness that HIV transmission can be prevented!  Always practice safe sex, and know your status.  If you have not been tested for HIV recently, visit hivtest.org for a testing facility near you.