bar aids

Thank you to everyone who joined AIDSCare for the 6th Annual Bar AIDS in Chicago on Thursday, August 27, 2009!

On August 27th, Participating Bars in the Chicagoland area pledged a portion of their proceeds to benefit AIDSCare. As an additional fundraiser, Bar AIDS Ambassadors were assigned to each bar to sell raffle tickets and mingle with patrons, getting the word out about the fund raiser and raising HIV/AIDS awareness in the community.

Check out Outworld TV's Video Coverage of the event.

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A highlight for the evening was the sighting of actor Bill Murray at one of our Participating Bars. We'd love to think that he came out for this event alone, but assume he was simply seeking a late night nook or old haunt in Chicago to catch up with friends. Either way, it was a very fun and exciting part of the evening, especially for the Volunteer Ambassador and Staff who spoke with him. Keep an eye out for an autographed Bar AIDS poster on the web page soon!

Mix: One-part night on the town, two-parts fundraiser and a dash of HIV/AIDS awareness to make 2009 Bar AIDS in Chicago a huge success.

One night. One cause.

bar aids raffle

The Grand Prize Raffle Ticket for two roundtrip tickets to Hawaii or Central America was purchased at Bucks Saloon in Boystown. Congratulations to the winner and Okole Maluna (Cheers!) from AIDSCare! All six raffle prize winners have been contacted by AIDSCare staff. Thank you to everyone who purchased raffle tickets during the 2009 Bar AIDS fundraiser. We hope to see you again next year!

2009 Prizes Include:

  • Okole Maluna (Cheers!)
    Two roundtrip Delta Air Lines travel certificate to Hawaii or
    anywhere in Central America, courtesy Orbitz.com
  • Blackbird Singing
    $300 gift certificate to Blackbird, one of Chicago's West
    Loop's sleekest and most admired fine dining restaurants.
  • Put Your Makeup On & Fix Your Hair Pretty
    One-night stay in a deluxe guestroom at the Hotel Allegro
    in Chicago's Theatre District, plus a $50 gift certificate to
    312 Chicago.
  • Night on the Town
    One-night deluxe accommodations at the Hotel Monaco in
    Chicago, plus a $50 gift certificate to South Water Kitchen.
  • Chicago Getaway
    One-night weekend stay in deluxe accommodation at Hotel
    Burnham
    , plus a $50 gift certificate to the Atwood Cafe.
  • Free Falling
    “Fly on adrenalin.” Fall out of the sky with a tandem jump
    from Skydive Midwest.

participating bars

Thank you to all of our 2009 Participating Bars!

Premium

Chaise Lounge

1840 W North Ave

773-342-1840

5 a.m. - 2 a.m.

The Flat Iron

1565 N Milwaukee Ave

773-365-9000

4 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Nick's Beer Garden

1516 N Milwaukee Ave

773-252-1155

4 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Nick's On Wilson

1140 W Wilson St

773-271-1155

3 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Nick's Uptown

4015 N Sheridan Rd

773-975-1155

4 p.m. - 4 a.m.

Top Shelf

Encore Liquid Lounge

171 W Randolph St

4 p.m. - 12 a.m.

Fat Cat

4840 N Broadway Ave

773-506-3100

5 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Well

Bucks Saloon

3439 N Halsted St

773-525-1125

10 a.m. - 2 a.m.

Cafe Wha Who

228 W Chicago Ave

312-475-1820

5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Charlie's Chicago

3726 N Broadway Ave

773-871-8887

8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Circuit Night Club

3641 N Halsted St

312-497-7919

6 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Cocktail

3359 N Halsted St

773-477-1420

6 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Mary's Attic

5400 N Clark St

773-784-6969

9 p.m. - 2 a.m.

The Motel Bar

600 W Chicago Ave
312-822-2900

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 p.m.

Red Kiva

1108 W Randolph St

312-226-5577

5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Spin Night Club

800 West Belmont

773-327-7711

5 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Touche

6412 N Clark St

773-465-7400

5 p.m. - 2 a.m.

The Velvet Rope

728 Lake St

Oak Park, IL

708-358-8840

5 p.m. - 1 a.m.

The Village Tap

2055 W Roscoe St

773-883-0817

5 p.m. - 2 a.m.

Zocalo

358 W Ontario St

312-302-9977

5 p.m. - 2 a.m.

 

*Note: Pledge tier ranks greatest amount pledged in alpha order.

volunteer

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2009 Sponsors

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more information

For more information about Bar AIDS, please contact:

Kevin Richards at 773-359-0103

KRichards(at)aidscarechicago(dot)org

For more information about event sponsorship, please contact:

Zhenya Krassitchkova at 773-359-0133 or ZKrassitchkova(at)aidscarechicago (dot)org