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White Party began in 1985 as a pioneering
fundraiser to raise money for research and awareness on
a new disease called AIDS. Twenty-seven years later, the
Party remains true to its roots as a primary income
source for Care-Resource, a nonprofit, multicultural,
community-based AIDS service organization, which
provides education, prevention, research, care and
treatment, and support services. Surrounded by an entire
weekend of events, Saturday’s actual “White Party”
unites thousands of gay men and women dressed in white,
creating a fairy tale party setting. Sunday’s
Muscle Beach Party recruits over
5,000 muscle boys for an afternoon of barefoot dancing,
dripping sweat, and inebriation. Tickets are cheaper in
advance and tax deductible!
In 1985, Health Crisis Network,
a fledgling not-for-profit
HIV/AIDS service organization
asked a local successful gay
businessman, Frank Wager for
help staging a fundraiser. The
goal was to generate desperately
needed funds to help combat a
disease that was running rampant
through the gay community. With
this goal in mind, Frank and his
committee of ten volunteers
began working on “The White
Party™” concept.
From the beginning, the
committee wanted the party to
symbolize community solidarity
in a way that was non-political
and non-combative. White was
chosen for this reason as well
as for its purity and elegance.
As the planning continued it
became obvious that there were
few venues in Dade County
suitable for such an elegant
event. Fellow committee member
Jorge Suarez recommended Villa
Vizcaya as a possibility since
he was a member of The Vizcayans,
a not-for-profit organization
that helps raise funds for the
continued restoration of the
Estate and its Collections.
For over 24 years, the Villa
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens set
the backdrop of this elegant
annual fundraiser. In the fall
of 2010, due to increasing
rental costs, it was decided
that the 26th Annual White Party
Week™, “Cirque Du Monde”, would
be the final party held at this
historic location.
The White Party™, the crown
jewel of a week long series of
fundraising events that make up
the annual “White Party Week™”,
continues to generate hundreds
of thousand of dollars to
benefit Care Resource, the
result of a merger between
Health Crisis Network and
Community Research Initiative of
South Florida. Care Resource
offers their clients access to
promising new drug therapies in
addition to the vast array of
programs and services Health
Crisis Network had traditionally
provided. The White Party™ will
be held at the Miami Seaquariam
this year.
The White Party™ was created by
a wonderful group of altruistic
and compassionate people drawn
together – responding to a
dreadful disease that had caused
tragic losses and much personal
grief. With the ever changing
landscape of this pandemic, The
White Party™ finds itself in the
midst of change to fit today’s
growing needs while catering to
a much more diverse crowd. White
Party Week™ appreciates your
continued generosity and support
and hopes that you will join
them this year as they evolve,
to celebrate life and to honor
and remember those who have been
lost to this terrible disease.
Mark's List has been a Proud Sponsor
of
White Party Week for eight years
The 28th Annual
White Party Week
November 19th through
November
26th, 2012
The 28th annual
White Party Week
in Miami and Miami Beach Florida, 2012 is destined to be a tremendous party.
White Party Week benefits Care Resource, an organization taking care of
people living with HIV or AIDS living in Miami-Dade and Broward County
Florida. Care Resource is also respected for their community outreach and
educational programs.
White Party Week has also announced that the
2012 host hotel will be the
Albion Hotel located
directly on the world famous Lincoln Road.
Click the underlined link for discount
information.
