Fabulous Prizes to Be Awarded at Eighth Annual InStyle Oscar Night Party to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.Entertainment Editors BEVERLY HILLS Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--March 21, 2000 Chopard has graciously donated two watches -- one his and one hers, valued at $50,000 -- to be awarded to the dinner guests who correctly predict the most Oscar winners (ballots are handed out during the cocktail hour and tallied throughout the evening) at The Eighth Annual InStyle Oscar Night Party to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation Elton John AIDS Foundation is a charity fund that was started by Elton John to help fight HIV, AIDS, and other sexually transmitted diseases. He was inspired by the death of Ryan White & Freddie Mercury who both suffered from AIDS and were close friends of his. on Sunday, March 26. In an effort to raise more donations for the Foundation, Lexus is “Altezza” redirects here. For the type of after-market vehicle lights, see Altezza lights. The Lexus IS is a series of entry-level luxury cars/compact executive cars produced by the Lexus marque of Toyota Motor Corporation. also donating a new Lexus IS 300 (valued at $35,000) that will be awarded to one lucky party raffle winner. This new Lexus model will not be available to consumers until July, which means that the winner will receive one of the first cars available in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The guest who wins the car will also receive a $10,000 gift certificate to Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus U.S. department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907 by Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband, A.L. Neiman. . The party, which is hosted by Sir Elton John and is always one of Hollywood's most star-studded gatherings, will be held at 8800 Melrose Avenue (formerly Pagani Restaurant). For the first time, all of the fun and glamour of the party will be available online during an exclusive Webcast at eltonjohn.com. Viewers will be invited to bid on some of Elton's personal belongings, benefiting the charity, and to make direct donations to the EJAF EJAF Elton John AIDS Foundation . The gala party begins with an benefit dinner and viewing of the Academy Awards telecast followed by an after-party in honor of the Oscar nominees and winners. This is the eighth year that Elton John has hosted the biggest fund-raiser on Oscar night, and it is the fourth year that his charity has joined forces with InStyle magazine. As happened last year, InStyle is underwriting 100 percent of the expenses for the dinner and after-party to ensure that the Elton John AIDS Foundation will be able to net at least $300,000 from the event. The dinner, for 160 guests, is already sold out. The Elton John AIDS Foundation, which was established in 1992, is an international nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. with offices in Los Angeles and London. The charity has one of the lowest overheads of any nonprofit organization in the world. To date, the Foundation has distributed more than $22 million in grants worldwide. |
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