Beaujolais Nouveau Celebration Raises over $65,000 for AIDS Council

NEW YORK (12/10/2007)(readMedia)-- Over 700 guests gathered at the historic Franklin Plaza in Troy for the annual Beaujolais Nouveau Wine Celebration to benefit the AIDS Council of Northeastern New York. Recognized as one of the most popular charity events in the Capital Region, participants helped raise over $65,000 to support cutting-edge HIV prevention programs and those living with HIV/AIDS in the community.

Based on one of the world’s great wine tasting traditions, this annual event celebrates the first tasting of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau wine harvest and is a kick-off to the holiday season. Participants enjoyed live entertainment and dancing, gourmet cuisine from over 20 area restaurants, silent auction, martini bar and a selection of fine wines, including the featured Beaujolais Nouveau.

The AIDS Council is very grateful to the sponsors, restaurants, volunteers, valued donors and participants that made this event possible.

Sponsors of the event included Time Warner Cable, Barefoot Wines, FLY 92.3, Oberlander Group, River Street Club, CapitalCare Medical Group, Jaeger & Flynn Associates, KeyBank, Metroland, Prime Care Physicians, Romeo’s Gifts, Oh Bar, Town Total Health, The Desmond Hotel & Conference Center, Stewart’s Shops, Wojeski & Company, CPAs, The Mooradian Lofts and Trustco Bank.

Participating restaurants included American Hotel, BFS Restaurant and Catering, Cheesecake Machismo, Century House Restaurant, Daisy Baker’s, Dakota Restaurant, DiviniTea, El Loco Mexican Café, The Epicurian, Flavour Café and Lounge, George Weston Bakeries/Friehofer’s, Glen Sanders Mansion, Honest Weight Food Co-op, Magnolias on the Park, Michael’s Catering, Old Daley Inn Catering, Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary, Tosca, Queen of Tarts and Vermont Pure Springs/Crystal Rock Bottled Water.

With support from DJ Chrome, Jon LeRoy, Live Sound Inc., Photos by Joan Heffler, A&U Magazine, Chronogram, Seagroatt Riccardi, Surroundings Floral Studio, Sherman Furniture, Southern Wine & Spirits of Upstate NY, Wine & Sprits of Slingerlands, Tablecloths for Granted, Tremont Ace Hardware and Rentals, Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Council and the Troy Police Department.

The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York is a not-for-profit human service agency whose mission is to reduce the risk, fear, and incidence of HIV infection, encourage the independence of people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS and promote understanding of their needs. In operation for over 23 years, the AIDS Council is the preeminent provider of AIDS services in a fifteen county region in Upstate New York with offices in Albany, Glens Falls, Hudson, Plattsburgh, Schenectady and Troy. For more information about the AIDS Council, please visit www.aidscouncil.org

Event Pictures Available Upon Request

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