FLORIDA AIDS ACTION
PO Box 16705 – Tampa, FL  33687
(813) 232-5886 – Fax (813) 232-0857

MEDIA CONTACT:  MARY ANN T. GREEN
OFFICE (813) 232-5886 ÿ  CELL (813) 382-2888
   
MEDIA ADVISORY

WHO:   
Florida AIDS Action (FLAA) in conjunction with The AIDS Memorial Park and
additional AIDS service providers and concerned individuals from across the
state of Florida.

WHAT:  
An Evening In Asia  - an Asian themed event designed to raise HIV/AIDS
awareness and funds. This evening of exotic entertainment will feature:
appetizers, dinner, dessert, live entertainment and a brief presentation.
Honored guests/participants include:

ÿ Representative Sandy Murman, Speaker Pro Tempore, Florida House of
Representatives
ÿ Representative Johnnie Byrd
ÿ Council Woman Rose Ferlita
ÿ David Harvey, Executive Director of the national organization AIDS Alliance
for Children, Youth & Families
ÿ Dr. Gene Copello, Executive Director of Florida AIDS Action

WHERE: 
Profusion, Where East Meets West
International Plaza
2223 N. West Shore Blvd.
Tampa FL

WHEN:  
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 2, 2002


For more information on An Evening In Asia or HIV/AIDS public policy and
advocacy issues, please contact Florida AIDS Action at (813) 232-5886, or by
email at information@floridaaidsaction.org.

An Evening In Asia is sponsored by:
AIDS HealthCare Foundation, Florida Chapter of the American Academy of HIV
Medicine, Boehringer Ingelheim, Color Me Mine, Crescent Resources, Event
Magazine, GlaxoSmithKline, Orthobiotech, Positive HealthCare, Production
Partners Inc., Profusion, QueerTampa.com, Tampa Bay Community Network, The
Bank of Tampa, The Nature Shop, Time Warner Cable, USF Division of Infectious
& Tropical Diseases at TGH IDCenter.net and WMNF FM.


Florida AIDS Action, the only statewide 501(c)(3) HIV/AIDS agency in Florida,
promotes social change through community planning, education, public policy
research and advocacy. For more information, call
(813) 232-5886, or visit on the web at www.floridaaidsaction.org.