NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) will present its 23rd annual
Academy Awards Viewing Party on Sunday,
February 22, 2015, at West Hollywood Park in Los
Angeles. Sir Elton John and
David Furnish will host the gala
event sponsored by the Foundation's generous corporate friends
Chopard, Neuro Drinks, and Wells Fargo. For a third
consecutive year, Chef Gordon Ramsay
will prepare the sumptuous dinner for party guests to enjoy while
watching a live telecast of the 87th Academy Awards.
Following dinner and an exciting live auction, Grammy award
winner Nile Rodgers & CHIC will take the stage to perform, and
DJ Johnny Dynell will spin tunes for guests to dance the night
away. As a cultural icon and music innovator with more than
200 production credits to his name, Nile Rodgers transcends all
styles of music across every generation. Signed to Warner Bros.
Records, Nile is currently preparing the first new CHIC album in
nearly 25 years and will take CHIC on the road throughout 2015
following the March 20 release of the
first single "I'll Be There."
The Foundation's Academy Awards Viewing Party is the most highly
visible and successful fundraising event in Hollywood on Oscar night. Over the past 23
years, this annual event has raised nearly $45 million, thanks to the generosity of EJAF's
supporters. These funds help the Foundation to make a real
difference in the lives of people at risk for or living with
HIV/AIDS, including urgently needed medical care in the
Caribbean, innovative treatment
and prevention programs in the Southern
United States, and national initiatives addressing the
HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United
States and Canada.
Audi, The Fiore Group, M∙A∙C Viva Glam, and the Starkey Hearing
Foundation have partnered with EJAF as the evening's generous
Co-Sponsors. The Foundation is especially grateful to the
City of West Hollywood for
continued collaboration with EJAF on shared goals. American
Airlines is EJAF's official airline.
This year's event co-chairs are Tim and
Jane Allen, Francesco
Aquilini, Bill and Tani
Austin, Johnny and Edwina
Barbis, Joseph W. Blount,
Jim Carrey, Chris Colfer, Miley
Cyrus, John Demsey,
Roland Emmerich, Frank Giustra, Tim
Hanlon and Anthony Klatt,
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Diana Jenkins, Nick
Jonas, Quincy Jones, Nicole
Kidman and Keith Urban,
Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss, Heidi
Klum, Ryan Kwanten, Fred
Latsko, Shelley Lazar,
Sandra Lee, Jared Leto, Sheryl and
Rob Lowe, Eric and Janet
McCormack, Joe McMillan,
Mike and Kelly Myers, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Tyler Perry, Adam
Press, Caroline Scheufele,
Russell Simmons, Ian Somerhalder, Sharon Stone, and
Denzel and Pauletta Washington.
About the Elton John AIDS Foundation
At the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) we believe that AIDS
can be beaten. We act on that belief by raising funds for
effective programs and policies, and also by speaking out with
honesty and compassion about the realities of people's lives.
Sir Elton John created EJAF over
twenty years ago, first in the United
States in 1992 and then in the United Kingdom in 1993. Through hard
work and with the help of our network of kind, amazing, creative,
and generous friends and supporters, the two foundations together
have raised more than $300 million
over the past two decades to combat stigma, prevent infections,
provide treatment and services, and motivate governments to end
AIDS. The U.S. foundation focuses its efforts on programs in
the United States, the Americas,
and the Caribbean, while the U.K.
foundation funds HIV-related work in Europe, Asia,
and Africa. Join us in speaking out, taking action, and
contributing to our efforts to achieve a world without AIDS.
Follow EJAF on Facebook and Twitter.
American Airlines is the official airline of the Elton John AIDS
Foundation.
About Chopard
Passion for excellence: Louis-Ulysse
Chopard founded his own workshop in 1860 in Sonvillier, the
Swiss Jura. Since 1963 Chopard is owned by the Scheufele family and
its headquarters are located in Geneva. Internationally renowned for its watch
and jewellery creations, the Group today employs 1950 people
worldwide. It is independent and vertically very integrated,
controlling the entire process from design to distribution through
1500 points of sale and 130 dedicated boutiques. Over 30 different
crafts are practiced in 4 manufacturing sites with a strong
emphasis on in-house training. Chopard has built its reputation on
iconic collections such as "Happy Diamonds," "Happy Sport," and
"Mille Miglia." The firm is also heralded for its High Jewellery
creations, fine watchmaking, and manufacturing expertise, which is
expressed through the L.U.C collection.
According to two of its fundamental values, respect and social
responsibility, Chopard is strongly committed to various
philanthropic organizations and is setting a milestone for the
luxury jewellery and timepiece industry by embarking on The Journey
to Sustainable Luxury. The Journey is a multi-year program
launched by Chopard at the Cannes
Film Festival 2013 in partnership with Eco-Age and its creative
director Livia Firth. Chopard has
embarked in its mission by creating the High Jewellery "Green
Carpet Collection" which sources Fairmined gold from businesses
that are demonstrably committed to responsible, ethical, social and
environmental practices. The Journey started with Chopard forging a
philanthropic relationship with the influential South American
mining NGO, the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM). Working
alongside ARM, Chopard has begun to transform the lives of
artisanal gold miners in small, remote South American community
mines in Colombia, providing
social welfare, education and training while protecting the natural
resources and wildlife habitats they depend on. Chopard has become
the first watches and luxury jewellery company to support and
enable mining communities to reach Fairmined certification. This
certification will provide a stable route to market and a fair deal
for the miners and their communities when selling their gold.
Last but not least, Chopard is a faithful partner of the
Cannes International Film Festival
and legendary classic car events, such as the Mille Miglia in
Italy and the Grand Prix de Monaco
Historique. http://us.chopard.com
About Neuro Drinks
neuro is an award winning line of great tasting drinks founded
by Diana Jenkins in 2009 to offer
you better choices in the beverage aisle and healthy, functional
benefits with every sip. Each neuro drink contains a
carefully crafted blend of naturally based ingredients designed to
help you through every part of your day. Using only the
highest quality elements from the world's finest sources, neuro's
line includes neuro SONIC, a delicious drink for energy and mental
focus; neuro BLISS, the scientifically proven drink to reduce
stress and recenter your mind; neuro SLEEP, for the great night's
sleep you deserve; and neuro DAILY, a powerful Vitamin D based
drink to help defend a healthy immune system. Each neuro
drink has only 35 calories, contains no artificial flavors or
colors, comes in a fun, fully recyclable, colorful designer bottle,
and is widely available at top retailers nationwide. To find neuro
in your area or learn more, please visit: www.drinkneuro.com
About Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company
(NYSE: WFC) is a nationwide, diversified, community-based financial
services company with $1.5 trillion
in assets. Founded in 1852 and headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking,
insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial
finance through more than 9,000 stores, 12,000 ATMs, and the
Internet (wellsfargo.com), and has offices in more than 35
countries to support the bank's customers who conduct business in
the global economy. With more than 270,000 team members, Wells
Fargo serves one in three households in the United States. Wells Fargo & Company was ranked No. 25 on
Fortune's 2013 rankings of America's largest corporations. Wells
Fargo's vision is to satisfy all
our customers' financial needs and help them succeed financially.
Wells Fargo perspectives are also
available at blogs.wellsfargo.com
About American Airlines
American Airlines Group (NASDAQ: AAL) is the holding company for
American Airlines and US Airways. Together with wholly owned and
third-party regional carriers operating as American Eagle and US
Airways Express, the airlines operate an average of nearly 6,700
flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries from its hubs
in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Los Angeles,
Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. The American Airlines
AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles programs allow members to
earn miles for travel, vacation packages, car rentals, hotel stays
and everyday purchases. Members of both programs can redeem miles
for tickets as well as upgrades to First Class and Business Class.
In addition, AAdvantage members can redeem miles for vacation
packages, car rentals, hotel stays and retail products. American is
a founding member of the oneworld alliance, whose members and
members-elect serve nearly 1,000 destinations with 14,250 daily
flights to 150 countries. Connect with American on Twitter
@AmericanAir and Facebook.com/AmericanAirlines and follow US
Airways on Twitter @USAirways
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