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SHARON STONE TO RECEIVE ELIZABETH BIRCH EQUALITY AWARD AT OCTOBER 22 BLACK TIE DINNER


DALLAS (July 12, 2005) – Sharon Stone has been announced as the 2005 recipient of the Elizabeth Birch Equality Award to be presented at the Dallas-Ft Worth Black Tie Dinner on October 22nd at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in downtown Dallas.
To honor national leaders, and in recognition of the inspirational leadership of former Human Rights Campaign Executive Director Elizabeth Birch, this award is given annually to an individual, organization or company that has made a significant contribution of national scope to the lesbian and gay community. Past recipients include Elizabeth Birch and Showtime Networks/Robert Greenblatt.
Since accepting a key volunteer position with The American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), Ms. Stone has traveled nationally and internationally on behalf of the Foundation. She has served as the Chairman of amFAR’s Campaign for AIDS Research since 1995, working tirelessly to heighten awareness of HIV/AIDS as a threat to social and economic stability and underscoring the urgent need for continued AIDS research. Ms. Stone has also twice served as host and auctioneer at amfAR’s Two by Two for AIDS and Art auction in Dallas, helping to raise nearly $2 million for AIDS research.
Known internationally for a variety of high-impact film roles, Ms. Stone began her career as a model in New York and quickly moved to starring roles in movies, winning a Golden Globe for “Best Actress” in 1996 and an Academy Award nomination for her role in Martin Scorsese’s Casino. Ms. Stone’s extraordinary commitment to the fight against AIDS and to amfAR’s cutting-edge work was spurred by the death of her friend and acting coach Roy London.
“We are honored to recognize Sharon Stone with the Elizabeth Birch Equality Award,” said Dinner co-chair Tom Phipps. “Consistently, in both words and actions, Sharon Stone has demonstrated her steadfast commitment to our community and to the fight against AIDS.”
The combination of this year’s keynote speaker, Lily Tomlin, and Ms. Stone once again bring some of Hollywood’s best to the Black Tie Dinner. Last year’s Dinner featured stars from Showtime Networks “Queer as Folk” and “The L Word”.
Tables for the 2005 Black Tie Dinner went on sale August 20th via a lottery draw in the Austin Ballroom at the Adam’s Mark Hotel.
Access to premium tables is still available through sponsorships. Both individual and corporate sponsorships are offered, starting at as little as $100 more per person than the standard $300 Dinner ticket.
For more information on sponsorships, contact Sheila Bryant at 972-733-9200, ext. 8 or visit www.blacktie.org.
A variety of events are planned for this year’s dinner, which will begin at 6pm on October 22 at the Adam’s Mark in downtown Dallas, and include:
• The presentation of the Raymond Kuchling Humanitarian Award, an annual award announced the night of the dinner, which recognizes outstanding service and remarkable courage in securing individual freedoms and in protecting human rights
• A silent auction, which last year offered more than a quarter million dollars worth of merchandise
• A live, luxury auction during the dinner, which in the past has featured “walk-on” television roles and lavish luxury trips
2,770 guests attended last year’s dinner that netted $1,120,000 to local and national beneficiaries, increasing the event’s 24-year cumulative fundraising total to nearly $8 million.
Raffle tickets for the 2006 BMW 325i are $100 each, and may be purchased from any Black Tie board member or beneficiary organization.
For information regarding the dinner and updates as they become available, visit the Black Tie Dinner website at www.blacktie.org.

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