Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS

Of all the things I’m involved in I am extremely excited and proud to be in the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Concert at ONU .

Never heard of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA)? Let me inform you.  In 1992 the separate fundraising organizations combined to create BC/EFA in an endeavor to more effectively support The Actors' Fund and twice a year award grants to AIDS service organizations nationwide.

What makes this organization different than most organizations like it?  Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS must raise every single dollar of their philanthropic budget, every year, in order to fulfill their mission.  In addition to that BC/EFA has two emphases when it comes to grant making. The first grant making project is for The Actor’s Fund of America, which provides direct assistance to performing artists and industry professionals with AIDS, HIV, HIV-related illness, and a variety of other problems.  The second grant making effort is for the National Grants Program , through this organization BC/EFA makes grants available to hundreds of community-based AIDS service organizations through out America.

This is such a wonderful organization that means a grate deal to myself and many other actors because of how the AIDS virus has affected our friends in entertainment industry.  Not only is it a cause i believe in but "BC/EFA is one of the nation’s largest HIV/AIDS-related foundations, granting approximately $6 million annually and over $92 million dollars since 1987."  I am proud to be involved and can’t wait to start raising money for a cause that is so important in our day and age. 

If you are reading this I hope you can help us out, just leave a comment to ask what you can do. Keep checking back for updates about the show and how much we are making to support this cause. 

Cheers,

JoJo