$12,500 raised at ‘Thousand Stars’ pre-party

From left: UNMC pre-party hosts Keith Swarts, Karen Griego, Mike McGlade, Jayme Nekuda, Ph.D., Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., and Paul Griego. About $12,500 was raised at the pre-party to support the Nebraska AIDS Project.

About $12,500 was raised for the Nebraska AIDS Project (NAP) during the Night of a Thousand Stars UNMC pre-party at Pauli’s Blue Room on Dec. 5.

The funds came from donations by UNMC Physicians, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC.

The pre-party total is up $2,300 from the amount raised last year.

The pre-party and the main event, which was held this year at the Holland Center for the Performing Arts, raised money to support NAP. In all, $120,000 was raised during the night to support the NAP.

“We appreciate everyone who joined us for this fun evening at Pauli’s,” said Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., the Terry K. Watanabe Professor of Internal Medicine in the Section of Infectious Diseases and Medical Director of the UNMC HIV Clinic. “Every year, this event provides invaluable support for the Nebraska AIDS Project.”

About 60 people attended the UNMC pre-party, which was hosted by:

• Dr. Swindells;
  
• Ziba Jalali, M.D.;
  
• Uriel Sandkovsky, M.D.;
  
• The UNMC HIV Team;
  
• Mike McGlade;
  
• Keith Swarts and Jayme Nekuda, Ph.D.; and
  
• Pauli’s Blue Room (brothers Chris and Paul) and Karen Griego.