Luncheon to benefit children with HIV/AIDS

Luncheon to benefit
children with HIV/AIDS

A group of Monmouth County residents will host the first All That Jazz Luncheon at Sonny’s Southern Cuisine, Asbury Park, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the AIDS Resource Founda­tion for Children, a nonprofit organization that operates the St. Clare’s Home for Chil­dren in Neptune and St. Clare’s Sum­mer Camp in Sandy Hook.

Founded in 1985, the AIDS Foundation for Children provides a variety of programs and services to meet the growing needs of children and their families who are coping with the impact of HIV/AIDS.

At the St. Clare’s Home for Children, children ages birth to 12 years receive loving care in a home-like atmosphere from trained health-care professionals and volunteers. The children reside in a safe, warm and health environment until appro­priate foster homes can be found or until they can be reunited with their families.

Held each summer in Monmouth County, St. Clare’s Summer Camp pro­vides families living with HIV/AIDS with the opportunity to relax, enjoy nature, and spend time with one another.

Tickets are $60 each and may be pur­chased by calling Linda Stevens at (732) 502-0492. The group hopes to make the fund-raiser an annual event. For more in­formation about the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children, visit the Web site www.aidsresource.org.