Kathleen's 5, a restaurant in Shanghai, will launch a month-long
event to mark the International Candlelight Memorial for AIDS which
falls on May 20.
The Shanghai events organized by the eatery will include a
charity art exhibition, banquet and cocktail party. Proceeds from
the occasions will be donated to local non-governmental AIDS
organizations to increase awareness of the killer disease.
Supported by the Shanghai Red Cross, the events have gained
sponsorship from more than 20 domestic and multinational
companies.
The restaurant has bought 1,000 candles for May 20. They were
purchased from Positive Candle Works, a small firm run by women
living with HIV and AIDS in Yunnan Province.
The company is supported by the United Nations Development
Program and AIDS Care China, and is part of UNDP's efforts to
socially and economically empower women living with HIV and AIDS in
the country and the Asia Pacific Region.
This year marks the 24th International Candlelight Memorial for
virus victims.
(Shanghai Daily April 26, 2007)