Its National HIV Testing Day today and although HIV/AIDS is no longer a death sentence, we are reminded that the disease is still very much around. But then so too are all the support groups and valiant fundaisers still hard at it to imprive the quality of those people who have been diagnosed .
One of our favorites has always been Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS which is the philanthropic heart of Broadway. For all these years they have provided groceries and medication, health care and hope to those in ned They also support organizations across the country which provide treatment or services for people specifically affected by HIV/AIDS and their families.
One of the very best (and unquestionably sexy) ways that they raise funds is Broadway Bares the gala that features Broadway performers taking nearly all of it off in elaborate production numbers
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This year, there were two sold-out performances at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom which was transformed into a Las Vegas-style spectacle and dubbed “Hit the Strip”–that raised a record-breaking $2,259,134. This is the largest haul since Broadway Bares’ inception in 1992.
Famed dancer and choreographer Jerry Mitchell started the event 32 years ago and has helped turn it into the one of the most popular charity events within the Broadway community
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