Action Cycling’s Crate & Barrel Party Will Benefit HIV/AIDS Vaccine Research at Emory Vaccine Center

Emory University
Friday, 21 November 2003

Action Cycling Atlanta (ACA) and Crate & Barrel, Lenox Square, will hold a "Shopping for a Purpose" party on Wednesday, Dec. 3 to benefit HIV/AIDS vaccine research at the Emory Vaccine Center. Tickets for the evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and holiday shopping, from 7:00 to 9:30 pm, may be purchased online at www.actioncycling.org/crate&barrel. The $25 ticket price and 10% of all purchases will be donated to the Emory Vaccine Center to support HIV/AIDS research.

The shopping party is the third event held this year by Action Cycling Atlanta to benefit the Emory Vaccine Center. In May, the group staged a first-ever 200-mile bike ride from Atlanta to Athens and back that raised $45,000 for Emory. The group's goal is to contribute $100,000 to the Vaccine Center this year.

"We are very grateful to Action Cycling Atlanta for their ongoing efforts to support our HIV/AIDS vaccine research," said Rafi Ahmed, PhD, director of the Emory Vaccine Center and a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar. "This is an extremely exciting time in AIDS vaccine research. Volunteer contributions from ACA will enable the Center to pursue innovative vaccine strategies that otherwise might be difficult to fund through traditional routes. We thank ACA and the community for recognizing the value of our work, and for committing their time and resources to support the search for an AIDS vaccine."

The Emory Vaccine Center was established in 1996 with support from Emory University and the Georgia Research Alliance. The Center is the largest academic vaccine center in the country and currently consists of more than 17 scientists working on innovative approaches for developing new vaccines. For more information on ACA, please visit www.actioncycling.org.

For more information, or to contact Emory University, see their website at: whsc.emory.edu