CEO of Boss Furniture Omar Azan (second left) and wife Lezanne (left), joke with Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett and Dr Karen Hilliard, mission director of USAID, at the World AIDS Day fund-raising dinner held on December 1 at the Knutsford Court Hotel. - Contributed
The Jamaica Business Council on HIV/AIDS (JaBCHA) and National AIDS Committee, partnered to host gala World AIDS Day fund-raising dinner recently.
Patron Lorna Golding, wife of Prime Minister Bruce Golding, and guest speaker Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett made the point that HIV is a risk to businesses and the productivity of the nation. Guardian Life Ltd, Carrearas Ltd and Sagicor Life Ltd presented charter member cheques while existing charter partners LIME and National Commercial Bank Foundation also made donations.
Lorna Golding (left) patron of 'A Touch of Red', the World AIDS Day fund-raising dinner, greets Mary Sorum (second right), while Howard Hamilton QC and Patricia Donald share the moment.The dinner was hosted by the Jamaica Business Council on HIV and AIDS and the National AIDS Council.