Elton John AIDS Foundation
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Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is one of the world's leading nonprofit organizations that was established by Sir Elton John in 1992 in the US *EJAF(US) and 1993 in the UK *EJAF (UK) supporting innovative HIV
/AIDS
prevention, education programs, direct care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS.
EJAF has raised over $200 million to support HIV/AIDS programs in fify-five countries. http://www.ejaf.org
EJAF supports its work through proceeds from special events, cause-related marketing projects, and voluntary contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. It hosts the annuals Academy Award Party
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The organisation was inspired by Elton John's young friend, Ryan White, a young AIDS sufferer infected by a blood transfusion, who died in the early nineties. White's personable and compassionate persona helped to achieve the tolerance and acceptance towards sufferers of the disease. Elton John's charity continues this effort.
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus is a lentivirus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome , a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive...
/AIDS
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
prevention, education programs, direct care and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS.
EJAF has raised over $200 million to support HIV/AIDS programs in fify-five countries. http://www.ejaf.org
EJAF supports its work through proceeds from special events, cause-related marketing projects, and voluntary contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations. It hosts the annuals Academy Award Party
Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party
The Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party is an annual party held every year in Los Angeles, California since 1993, following the Academy Awards ceremony. The first party was held in February 1993 at Maple Drive Restaurant and raised $300,000...
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The organisation was inspired by Elton John's young friend, Ryan White, a young AIDS sufferer infected by a blood transfusion, who died in the early nineties. White's personable and compassionate persona helped to achieve the tolerance and acceptance towards sufferers of the disease. Elton John's charity continues this effort.
External links
- Elton John AIDS Foundation (US)
- Elton John AIDS Foundation (UK)
- Robert Key - Daily Telegraph obituary