Today is the final day to purchase tickets for tomorrow’s “Night of a Thousand Stars” event — which raises money for the Nebraska AIDS Project.
Tickets to the event cost $40 per person and will be sold outside the University Tower cafeteria from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event can truly make a difference for those with AIDS, said Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., medical director of the UNMC HIV Clinic.
“A large proportion of our AIDS patients are poor,” said Dr. Swindells, who will co-host of the UNMC pre party at Pauli’s Blueroom, 4016 Leavenworth St. “The proceeds are used to provide the basic services that most of us take for granted — transportation to the doctor, a roof over their head, water, electricity, heat. Sometimes those services are just as important as a blood test in keeping them healthy.”
Tickets provide admittance to both the UNMC pre-party and the citywide party at the Holiday Inn.
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This marks the 15th year for the event, which raised more than $175,000 for the Nebraska AIDS Project last year.
The theme for this year’s event is “One World Under the Stars.” The event coincides with World AIDS Day and will feature a global theme with a variety of hors d’oeuvres and desserts from around the world.
Musical entertainment at the will be provided by Session 7, one of Omaha’s hottest musical groups.
The UNMC pre-party will be hosted by Dr. Swindells; Mike McGlade, senior associate dean for administration and director of finance, UNMC College of Medicine; Keith Swarts, director of business services at UNMC; and brothers Chris and Paul Griego and Paul’s wife, Karen, representing Pauli’s Blueroom.
For more information on the event, contact Deanna Hansen, infectious diseases, at 559-5392.