TORONTO CINEMA AGAINST AIDS

to benefit amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research and Dignitas International

Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The Carlu
444 Yonge Street, 7th Floor
Toronto, Canada

Black Tie.  RSVP required.

HOST COMMITTEE
Lloyd Barbara
Christina Bloom
John De Jong
Cleophee Eaton
David Fleck
Shinan Govani
Gwen Harvey
Marguerite Steed Hoffman
Patrick and Barbara Keenan
Jacquie Labatt
Sonia and Arthur Labatt
Ann Layton
Barbara MacDonald
Sally Morrison
Elisa Nuyten
Michael Ondaatje
Pauline Pariser
Harley Pasternak
Glenn Pushelberg
Nada Ristich
Mark Robert
Jeffry Roick
Sandy Skotnicki-Grant
Tom Stephenson
George Yabu
Michael and Sharon Young

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The Fairmont Royal York is the official hotel partner of Cinema Against AIDS Toronto.

American Airlines is the official airline of amfAR.

The Cinema Against AIDS series was launched by amfAR in 1993 at the Cannes Film Festival and expanded to include events at the Sundance, Venice, Rome, and Dubai Film Festivals. Sustained by the film community's generosity and commitment to the fight against AIDS, Cinema Against AIDS has increased public awareness of the epidemic and has raised more than $43 million for amfAR's pioneering AIDS research programs.

amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy.Since 1985, amfAR has invested nearly $290 million in its programs and has awarded grants to more than 2,000 research teams worldwide.

www.amfar.org

Kenneth Cole
Chairman of the Board

Dame Elizabeth Taylor
Founding International Chairman

Mathilde Krim, Ph.D.                          
Founding Chairman

Sharon Stone
Global Fundraising Chairman

Kevin Robert Frost
Chief Executive Officer

Dignitas International is a medical humanitarian organization focused on dramatically increasing access to HIV/AIDS-related prevention, treatment, care and support in Africa through community-based approaches. Dignitas is sharing evidence-based research outcomes in an effort to influence policy and improve the international response to AIDS. Dignitas was co-founded and is led by Dr. James Orbinski, who accepted the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize as International President of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders).

www.dignitasinternational.org

James Orbinski, M.D.
Co-Founder

David Fleck
President, Dignitas International

Michael Young
President, Dignitas International USA

James Fraser
Co-Founder and Executive Director

CONTACT
Timothy Stahl at amfAR
212.806.1636 or timothy.stahl@amfar.org

Ruth Zuchter at Dignitas International
416.260.3100 x104 or r.zuchter@dignitasinternational.org

CONTACT FOR PRESS INQUIRIES
Bennah Serfaty at amfAR
212.806.1607 or bennah.serfaty@amfar.org