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A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Ryan White
April 28, 2010
Indianapolis, Indiana
Watch a piece from Good Morning America about Ryan, Elton, and the event.
18th Annual Academy Awards Viewing
Party
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March 7, 2010
West Hollywood, CA
Advanta World TeamTennis
Smash Hits
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December 8, 2009
Baton Rouge, LA
An
Enduring Vision 2009
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The Elton John
AIDS Foundation’s
8th annual An Enduring Vision benefit was once
again a night to remember, raising $2
million and featuring a special musical
performance by Donna Summer. Guests included
EJAF honorees Lily Safra, Sharon Stone,
Leonard and Evelyn Lauder, and President
Bill Clinton.
17th Annual
Academy Awards Viewing Party
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EJAF’s 17th Annual Academy Awards Viewing
Party, sponsored by Chopard, Vh1, and Jo and
Raffy Manoukian, took place on February 22, 2009
at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles.
An Enduring Vision 2008
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On Tuesday, November 11, 2008, the Elton John AIDS Foundation's
7th annual An Enduring Vision benefit raised nearly $2.1 million for
EJAF's grant-making programs. The event honored dedicated EJAF supporters Bill
and Tani Austin, Johnny and Edwina Barbis, and Tim Allen, was hosted by Anderson
Cooper, and featured a performance by Gladys Knight.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Benefit
Event
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On October 20, 2008, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights
AIDS (BC/EFA), the Elton John AIDS Foundation
(EJAF), and Friends in Deed presented a
special benefit event - Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road. Sir Elton John and a
diverse group of guest artists from across the
entire spectrum of the entertainment industry
performed all 17 songs from this classic double
album.
Smash Hits 2008
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On October 12, 2008, Advanta World TeamTennis
(WTT) brought its wildly popular Smash Hits charity
tennis exhibition to Kennesaw State University
in Kennesaw, GA, raising over $400,000 for the
Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Atlanta AIDS
PArtnership Fund.
The 16th Annual Academy Awards Viewing
Party sponsored by Chopard and Vh1
February
24th, 2008
West Hollywood, CA
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On Sunday, February 24, 2008,
Sir Elton John and David Furnish hosted the 16th
annual Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) Academy
Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center
in West Hollywood. The event was sponsored by
Chopard and VH1. EJAF's event to celebrate
the Academy Awards was one of the night's
best-attended parties and raised a record-breaking
$5.1 million.
The annual gala continues to be the leading
fund-raising event in Hollywood on Oscar night.
This year's gala brought some exciting
moments, including a live performance by Sir
Elton John with his entire band and special guests
Mary J. Blige and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters
to add additional excitement.
The guest list included Hollywood luminaries
such as: "Best Actress" Winner
Marion Cotillard, "Best Supporting Actor" Nominee
Tom Wilkinson, "Best Supporting Actress" Nominee Amy Ryan, Ellen DeGeneres & Portia
De Rossi, Sean Penn, Patricia Clarkson, Calista
Flockhart & Harrison
Ford, Josh Groban, Faye Dunaway, Sean Combs,
Seal & Heidi Klum, Prince, Kate Beckinsale,
Billy Joel, Courtney Love, Quincy Jones, Stevie
Wonder, Petra Nemcova, Jeremy Piven, Roberto
Cavalli, Minnie Driver, Simon Cowell, Herbie
Hancock, Natasha Henstridge, Larry King, Eric
McCormack, Jason Lewis, Johnny Lee Miller, Brett
Ratner, Jason Retiman, Rupert Murdoch, Jennifer
Coolidge, Russell Simmons, Cheryl Tiegs, John
Waters, and Ziyi Zhang, among others.
Immediately following the dinner, auctioneer
Jamie Niven of Sotheby's led the evening's
live auction, which featured: Chopard sunglasses
custom-designed by Julianne Moore, Demi Moore,
Ashton Kutcher, Debra Messing and Brooke Shields;
Helmut Newton's "SIE KOMMEN" Paris,
1981 two-panel photograph; Sterling Vineyards
Reserve Cabernet and Weekend Getaway in Napa;
Evian package that included a limited edition
Evian bottle designed by Christian Lacroix and
tickets to the Men's and Women's
Finals at the US Open; 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid;
George Condo's "The Laughing Comedian" 2007;
1974 vintage Corvette from Sharon Stone's
personal collection; and the vacation package
of a lifetime -"Around the World in 80
Ways"- to celebrate the 80th year of the
Oscars generously donated by The Leading Hotels
of the World.
Advanta World Team Tennis Smash
Hits
October 10, 2007 - 7:00PM
The Pavilion at Villanova University
Villanova, PA
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Sir Elton John and long-time friend Billie Jean King will hosted the 15th annual
Advanta World TeamTennis Smash Hits, a special night of tennis featuring Andy
Roddick, Lindsay Davenport and Anna Kournikova. The event returned to the Philadelphia
area for one night only at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 10 at the Pavilion at
Villanova University in Villanova, PA. EJAF and ActionAIDS, a Philadelphia based
AIDS service organization, were beneficiaries.
View on Fox SportsNet New York - Sunday, November 4 at 1:00-3:00pm EST
An
Enduring Vision 2007
Grand Ballroom, Waldorf Astoria
New York City
September 25, 2007
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The 6th annual An Enduring Vision featured performances by Sir Elton John
and special musical guest k.d. lang, and was be hosted by Anderson Cooper. As
part of the evening, EJAF presented Enduring Vision awards to corporate philanthropists
Harry Slatkin of Slatkin & Co./Bath & Body Works and Caroline Gruosi-Scheufele
of Chopard and to long-time EJAF supporters Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne.
One
Mighty Party
Disneyland
Resort, Paris, France
June 29, 2007
One Mighty Party's headliner was Mariah Carey.
One
Mighty Weekend
Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida
June 1 – 3, 2007
One Mighty Weekend’s headline performer was five time Grammy
winner Donna Summer. Also performing at One Mighty Weekend was Emmy® nominated
comedienne Kathy Griffin.
Elton John AIDS
Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Sponsored by Audi, Chopard, and Vh1
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Sir Elton John
and David Furnish hosted the 15th annual Elton
John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) party to celebrate
the Academy Awards®. The event was held on Sunday,
February 25, 2007 at the Pacific Design Center
and was co-sponsored by Audi, Chopard and VH1.
EJAF’s party to celebrate the Academy Awards®
was one of the Foundation’s most successful
and visible fundraisers of the year, raising
$4.3 million for the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation annual gala was
the leading fundraising event in Hollywood on
Oscar night. To top off the evening, Sir Elton
John and Grammy winning artist, James Blunt, performed
together live.
The 15th anniversary of this party brought about
some exciting changes with an expanded dinner,
significant live auction and enhanced musical
performance. These modifications significantly
increased funds generated to support EJAF’s
grant-making activities in the fight against AIDS.
This year’s event alone raised more money
then in any other year since the gala’s
inception.
The gala brought out some of the biggest and
hottest celebrities from the entertainment community.
Guests included Hollywood luminaries such as:
Victoria Beckham, Jon Bon Jovi, Sharon Stone,
Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne, Sean “Diddy”
Combs, Sheryl Crow, Keifer Sutherland, Eve, Naomi
Campbell, Simon Cowell, Dita Von Teese, Emmy Rossum,
Zac Posen, Hedi Slimane, Roberto Cavalli, Macy
Gray, Eric McCormack, Garcelle Beauvais, Gloria
Estefan, Joely Fisher, John Waters, Cedric the
Entertainer, Kevin Zegers, Cheryl Tiegs, Sarah
Michelle Gellar, Bernie & Heather Taupin,
Marlee Matlin, Petra Nemcova, Deborah Cox, Ana
de la Reguera, Patricia Hearst, James Denton
and Tim Allen.
Adding excitement to the evening was a live auction
immediately following dinner. Items such as a
private soccer lesson with David Beckham; the
very first 2008 Audi R8 to hit the streets; a
five-day stay at Villa Fontanelle (the legendary
home of the Versace family); and a limited edition
Herb Ritts photograph entitled Stephani, Cindy,
Christy, Tatjana, Naomi, Hollywood 1989 were
auctioned off to raise funds for the Foundation.
The most exciting moment of the evening came
when Sharon Stone jumped on stage to help with
the live auction. Ms. Stone auctioned the “Sir Elton John’s
60th Birthday Celebration Weekend” package
to two lucky bidders who each paid $250,000 to
win the prize. The package included two tickets
to Sir Elton John’s private 60th birthday
party in New York City, two premium seat tickets
to his sold-out concert at Madison Square Garden,
airfare and accommodations.
January 18, 2007 - Photo L.A. 2007
On January 18, 2007, The 16th International Los
Angeles Photographic Art Exposition opening was
held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The
event was hosted by legendary musician Graham
Nash, and proceeds benefitted the EJAF.
April 17, 2006- LESTAT Preview Event
On Monday, April
17th, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) hosted
a LESTAT Preview Benefit Event. From the mind
of Anne Rice and the music of legendary songwriting
team Elton John & Bernie Taupin comes LESTAT,
a new musical inspired by Anne Rice's The Vampire
Chronicles.
April 11-15, 2006- Elton's Closet
The Elton John AIDS
Foundation (EJAF) reprised one of its most unique
fund-raising events with the New York launch of
Elton's Closet - a five-day public sale of clothing
and accessories from the personal wardrobes of
Sir Elton John and David Furnish.
March 5, 2006- Fourteenth Annual Oscar Party
The 14th Annual
Academy Awards® Viewing Dinner and After
Party to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation
occured on Sunday, March 5, 2006 in Los Angeles. |
