The Association of Yale Alumni and the Yale Whiffenpoofs Alumni Association present:
Sing Out, Raise Hope
A Benefit Concert for The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation & The Trevor Project
Featuring Darren Criss, the Yale Whiffenpoofs, the Harvard Krokodiloes, & the Princeton Nassoons
Sat. December 17, 2011
Alice Tully Hall | 70 Lincoln Center | New York, NY
Featuring Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson on Glee)
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About the Benefit Concert Series
In the summer of 2010, the Yale Whiffenpoofs performed at an Elizabeth Glaser Foundation Pediatric AIDS Foundation HIV Clinic in Kenya and, inspired by the organization's work, pledged to support their critical efforts.
The Association of Yale Alumni (AYA) was eager to help. It constantly calls upon alumni to effect change in their communities through programs like the annual International Day of Service, Summer Institute for the Arts, Yale Alumni Service Corps, and regular local service. While each initiative provides needed volunteers for numerous organizations around the globe, in this economic climate organizations are in dire need of not only personnel, but also financial assistance.
This year, the Whiffenpoofs are continuing their partnership with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and establishing a partnership with The Trevor Project. AYA is proud to partner with the Whiffenpoofs in supporting these important causes.
About the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing pediatric HIV infection and eliminating pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention, care, and treatment programs. Founded in 1988, the organization works in 17 countries worldwide.
Elizabeth Glaser contracted HIV in a blood transfusion in 1981 while giving birth to her daughter, Ariel, and unknowingly passed the virus on to Ariel through breast milk. Trying to treat Ariel, Elizabeth and her husband Paul discovered that the only drugs on the market were for adults; nothing had been tested or approved for children.
When Ariel lost her battle with AIDS in 1988, Elizabeth created the Pediatric AIDS Foundation in order to raise money for pediatric HIV/AIDS research and bring hope to children with HIV and AIDS.
Elizabeth lost her own battle with AIDS in 1994, at which point the Pediatric AIDS Foundation was renamed in her honor. The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has become the leading global nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing pediatric HIV infection and eliminating pediatric AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs.
About the Trevor Project
The Trevor Project is determined to end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth by providing life- saving and life-affirming resources including their nationwide 24/7 intervention lifeline, digital community, and advocacy/educational programs that create a safe, supportive, and positive environment for everyone.
The Trevor Project was founded by the creators of the 1994 Academy Award-winning short film, Trevor, about a gay 13-year-old boy who, when rejected by friends because of his sexuality, makes an attempt to take his life.
When Trevor was scheduled to air on TV in 1998, the filmmakers realized that some young viewers might be facing the same kind of crisis as Trevor and began to search for an appropriate support line to broadcast during the airing. They discovered that no such lifeline existed and decided to dedicate themselves to forming a much- needed resource: an organization to promote the acceptance of LGBTQ youth and to aid in crisis and suicide prevention among that group. Thus, The Trevor Project was born. The Trevor Lifeline was established as the first and only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention lifeline for LGBTQ youth.
Today, The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth.
About the Performers
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Darren Criss: Darren Criss is an actor and musician, most famous for his role as Blaine Anderson on the hit Tv show, Glee. He is a co-founding member of the theater production company, Team StarKid, and he will make his Broadway debut on January 3, 2012, at the Al Hirshfeld Theatre in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
The Harvard Krokodiloes: The Harvard Krokodiloes, Harvard University's oldest and most prestigious a cappella singing group, perform popular music from the 1920s, '30s, '40s, '50s, and '60s. Founded at the Hasty Pudding Club in 1946, they tour the United States and the world, twelve tuxedo-clad undergraduates singing jazz, swing, ballads, and rock from America's Golden Age.
The Princeton Nassoons: Formed as a close-harmony a cappella alternative to the Princeton University Glee Club in the late 1930s, the early days of the Nassoons were spent practicing in a basement. With nearly seventy years of experience and tradition, they are Princeton's oldest a cappella singing group and one of the nation's permier performance ensembles.
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