AIDS Compassion & Awareness Charity Banquet to Be Held at Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Bishop Healy Multicultural Society at the College of the Holy Cross will hold its third annual AIDS Compassion & Awareness Charity Banquet, "What’s Going On in the World Today," on Friday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in the Hogan Campus Center Ballroom.  Tickets are $10 for Holy Cross students, and $25 for all faculty, administration, staff and the general public.  To purchase, contact student organizer Bronwyn Vogler ’07 at 508-767-4169, or by e-mail at bhealyms@holycross.edu. Semi-formal attire is required.

All proceeds from the event will go to AIDS Project Worcester and the Pendulum Project, a non-profit humanitarian organization that helps families and communities care for, support, and protect orphans and vulnerable children in parts of the world that are severely impacted by AIDS. Last year, more than 300 people attended, raising more than $5,000.

This year’s banquet will be an opportunity for the Holy Cross and Worcester communities to build solidarity while raising awareness of the effects of AIDS on the world. In addition to dinner, the event will feature raffles, student performances, a slide show, a series of speakers, and a display of special projects including an AIDS quilt and a clothesline project.

The charity banquet is part of a week-long series of events dedicated to educating the community on the AIDS/HIV epidemic and fostering compassion for victims.