Ali Forney Center to Host Inaugural Summer Benefit 7/21, Verdi, Simpson To Host

At 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 21 Robert Verdi and Linda Simpson will host the Ali Forney Center's inaugural summer benefit, Oasis, with a special appearance by RuPaul's Drag Race's fan favorite, Jujubee at the Hudson Terrace (621 West 46th St.).

DJ/Producer Corey Craig will provide music for the night which will include cocktails, entertainment and a silent auction with fabulous experience-focused packages. New York City's sexiest movers and shakers will enjoy the beautiful garden at Hudson Terrace at this new annual event in support of homeless LGBT youth.

Honorary event hosts include Jonathan Groff, Eduardo Xol, Lea DeLaria, Heather Matarazzo & Caroline Murphy, John Cameron Mitchell, and Nick Adams.

Tickets range from $50-$500 and are available at
www.aliforneycenter.org
or by calling 212-400-0282.
Facebook page located here
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=133397023343272

The Ali Forney Center (AFC) was started in June 2002 in response to the lack of safe shelter for LGBT youth in New York City. They have grown quickly to become the nation's largest and most comprehensive organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth. They are committed to providing LGBT youth with safe, dignified, nurturing environments where their needs can be met and where they can begin to put their lives back together. The center provides short and long term housing in Manhattan and Brooklyn, plus free medical care, HIV testing, mental health services, showers, food, computer access and job training and placement at its drop-in centers in Chelsea and Brooklyn. AFC hosts other benefits throughout the year such as the fall fundraiser, A Place at the Table, and the spring benefit, Broadway Beauty Pageant.