Mingle Media TV and Red Carpet Report host Quinn Marie were invited to come out to cover the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation for 25th Annual ‘A Time for Heroes’ Celebration at the BookBindery in Culver City.
A Time for Heroes brings parents and kids together to enjoy a family-friendly festival with advocates, celebrities, and athletes working to create an AIDS-free future.
Jake Glaser, son of Elizabeth Glaser and EGPAF Foundation Ambassador said of the event, “My mother believed that each one of us can be a hero, that each one of us has a role in changing the world. And together we have done just that.”
About Elizabeth Glaser
In 1981, Elizabeth Glaser contracted HIV from a blood transfusion while giving birth to her daughter and later learned that she unknowingly passed the virus on to her daughter through breast milk and that their son, Jake, had contracted the virus in utero. At the time, there was no treatment for children available and the Glaser’s lost their daughter to the disease in 1988. It was at that time that Elizabeth took action and with help started raising money for HIV/AIDS research. Elizabeth lost her own battle with AIDS in 1994 but the EGPAF event is growing stronger, in it’s 25th year.
Sign the Pledge
Jewelers for Children, an EGPAF partner, has graciously announced that they will donate $1 for every person who signs the pledge for an AIDS-free generation at pedaids.org/AIDSFreeGen AND they will match donations made by pledge signers, doubling the impact of their gifts
Photos from The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation‘s (EGPAF) 25th annual A Time for Heroes family festival Sunday, Oct. 19 at the BookBindery in Culver City
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Interviews from the Red Carpet
We were excited to come out and talk with some of the celebrities who were all “heroes” in supporting this great cause. Watch our interviews with Julie Bowen of ABC’s “Modern Family,” Jeff Probst of CBS’s “Survivor,” Henry Winkler of Royal Pains on USA and Author of the “Hank Zipzer” series, Pete Wentz, Bassist from”Fall Out Boy,” Dot Jones of FOX’s “Glee,” Benjamin Stockham of NBC’s “About A Boy,” Aimee Carrero of ABC Family’s “Young & Hungry,” August Maturo of Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World,” Beau Mirchoff of MTV’s “Awkward,” Denise Richards of ABC Family’s “Twisted,” Rowen Blanchard of Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World,” Yara Shahidi of ABC’s “Black-ish,” Sabrina Carpenter of Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World,” and Willow Shields from “The Hunger Games” Trilogy.
About the Event
EGPAF first celebrated A Time for Heroes in 1989 and since then the event has raised nearly $35 million to support its work to end AIDS in children worldwide. EGPAF is thrilled to celebrate the storied event’s 25th year in a new venue with fun activities for kids of all ages, delicious food from top LA eateries, and high-energy musical entertainment.
Co-founder Susie Zeegen said of event honoree Peter Waldstein, M.D., “Through his leadership and support of our events and our mission, Dr. Peter has helped us raise over $6 million dollars to advance our lifesaving work. To help understand what this means, that kind of support allows us to reach 300,000 pregnant women with services to block HIV transmission to their babies.”
About the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF):
EGPAF is the global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV/AIDS, and has reached 20 million women with services to prevent transmission of HIV to their babies. It currently supports more than 7,000 health facilities and works in 15 countries to implement prevention, care, and treatment services; to further advance innovative research; and to execute global advocacy activities that bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide. For more information, visitwww.pedaids.org.
