THE L.A. GAY & LESBIAN CENTER
WITH EVENT CHAIRS



THE BEVERLY HILTON HOTEL
9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills
Special room rates available

6 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction • 8 p.m. Dinner & ProgramPreview the Menu
 

Just Added: Recession Lounge Special
$99 (includes hosted bar & snacks)
Entry at 7 p.m.

 
Jewel Thais-WilliamsTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AWARD RECIPIENT
Jewel Thais-Williams has been advocating for the health and wellbeing of the LGBT community for decades. The founder of the club Jewel’s Catch One, which began as a black gay and lesbian disco, she saw the toll HIV was taking on gay patrons in the ’80s and partnered with other activists to launch the Minority AIDS Project in 1985. Jewel’s Catch One now raises money for the Village Health Foundation, a non-profit clinic that provides free and low-cost therapy, acupuncture and other holistic health treatments. Thais-Williams, who founded the Village Health Foundation, now serves as its executive director.
 
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Funds raised support a wide range of women's services at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center

Guests must be 21 or older