Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center Participating
in Macy’s Passport Fundraiser on September 24 and 25
(San Francisco, August 23 2004)
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center (A&PI Wellness
Center) has been selected to participate in Macy’s Union
Square’s Passport In-Store fundraiser on Friday, September
24 and Saturday, September 25. Passport In-Store is a shopping
event benefiting more than 535 HIV/AIDS community organizations
in the Bay Area, including A&PI Wellness Center. The day
of fashion events, special discounts, cooking demonstrations,
makeovers, and the chance to win a $1000 Macy’s shopping
spree is sponsored by Cargo, Western Interiors and Design,
the San Francisco Chronicle, Electrolux, 98.1 KISS-FM, Luna
Bar, and Boudin Sourdough Bakery and Café.
A&PI Wellness Center will sell $10 tickets, which may
be used not only at Macy’s Union Square, but also at
its Valley Fair and Corte Madera stores, during Passport In-Store.
The agency will retain 100 percent of the proceeds from these
ticket sales.
In addition to A&PI Wellness Center’s efforts to
sell tickets, Macy’s Union Square employees will be
involved in the fundraising event by selling tickets to their
customers three weeks prior to Passport In-Store. Macy’s
will split all funds raised by their employees among participating
charities. Macy’s also will contribute an additional
$3 to A&PI Wellness Center for every pre-sold ticket redeemed
during Passport In-Store.
A&PI Wellness Center supporters who are unable to attend
Passport In-Store or who want to avoid the crowds are invited
to “pre-shop” beginning on Thursday, September
16. Items purchased through pre-selection may be picked up
beginning on Friday, September 24 and ending on Thursday,
October 7.
To purchase a $10 ticket for Macy’s Union Square’s
Passport In-Store fundraiser or to volunteer to sell tickets,
call Nikki Calma at 415.292.3420 x348.
A&PI Wellness Center educates, supports, empowers, and
advocates for A&PI communities, particularly A&PIs
living with or at-risk for HIV/AIDS. Founded in 1987 as a
grassroots response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in communities
of color, it is the oldest nonprofit organization in North
America targeting A&PI communities around sexual health
and HIV/AIDS services.
For more information contact:
Nikki Calma
A&PI Wellness Center
415.292.3420 x348
titaaida@apiwellness.org
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