Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Celebrates Its 28th Annual A Time For Heroes Family Festival

The global leader in the fight to end AIDS in children fêted with celebrity hosts and a special performance

October 29, 2017 – LOS ANGELES, CA – The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) hosted its 28th annual A Time for Heroes family festival on October 29th at Smashbox Studios in Culver City. A Time for Heroes raises critical funds needed to end AIDS in children. Since its founding and the first festival 28 years ago, EGPAF has raised more than $35 million, including $500,000 this year, toward its goal of creating a world where no child has AIDS. Celebrity guests and supporters enjoyed delicious food from top local eateries, games for all ages, and high-energy entertainment.

The festivities kicked off at noon and included a day of fun for both celebrity attendees and Angeleno families. Guests enjoyed carnival activities, such as human bowling, rock climbing, live music, pumpkin painting, and more. The day was capped by an upbeat performance by band Ocean Park Standoff, helmed by Samantha Ronson, Pete Nappi and Ethan Thompson. Jake Glaser, Elizabeth’s son, reminded attendees that his mother believed that each one of us can be a hero and that we have an individual role in changing the world. EGPAF Ambassador Fortunata

Kasege also took the stage to share her personal story, along with Chip Lyons, President and CEO of the non-profit. Other notable celebrity attendees included Tori Spelling and her family, Gilles Marini, and Allison Sweeney amongst others. Pediatric HIV is highly preventable, yet 400 children are still infected with the virus every day. Today EGPAF supports close to 1 million people, including nearly 80,000 children, on life-saving medications.

Operating at over 5,000 sites in 19 countries around the world, EGPAF has reached more than 27 million pregnant women with services to block the transmission of HIV to their babies. This work has prevented nearly 350,000 HIV infections since 2004.

If you want to learn more about how to get involved with this cause, please visit www.pedaids.org and check out EGPAF on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @EGPAF.

ABOUT ELIZABETH GLASER PEDIATRIC AIDS FOUNDATION

EGPAF is the global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV/AIDS and has reached more than 27 million pregnant women with services to prevent transmission of HIV to their babies. In 2017, EGPAF is supporting activities in 19 countries and over 5,000 sites to implement prevention, care, and treatment services; to further advance innovative research; and to execute global advocacy activities that bring dramatic change to the lives of millions of women, children, and families worldwide. For more information, visit www.pedaids.org.

The 2017 Heroes Host Confirmed Committee: Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills, 90210) & Dean McDermott (Chopped Canada), Mason Cook (Speechless), Nolan Gould (Modern Family), Gilles Marini (Sex and the City; Switched at Birth), Nia Long (Friday; Empire), Baron Davis (2x NBA All-Star), John Salley (4x NBA Champion), Alison Sweeney (Days of our Lives; The Biggest Loser), Candice Accola (The Vampire Diaries), Kate Linder (The Young and the Restless), Kennedy Slocum (The Real O’Neals), Logan Browning (Dear White People), Bradley Steven Perry (Descendants: Wicked World; Good Luck Charlie), Jason Dolley (Good Luck Charlie), Kellie Martin (Life Goes On; The Guest Book), Fátima Ptacek (Curfew; Dora the Explorer), Marcus Scribner (Black-ish) and Niki Koss (Famous in Love). The 2017 Junior Host Confirmed Committee: Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (Modern Family), Carson Lueders (singer and YouTuber), Eris Baker (This is Us), Faithe Herman (This is Us), Forrest Wheeler (Fresh Off the Boat), Hayden Byerly (The Fosters), Hudson Yang (Fresh Off the Boat), Ian Chen (Fresh Off the Boat), Jason Drucker (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul), Lizzy Greene (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Lonnie Chavis (This is Us), Mackenzie Hancsicsak (This is Us), Michael Campion (Fuller House), Miles Brown (Black-ish) and Parker Bates (This is Us).

Confirmed Celebrity attendees include: Aidan Gallagher (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Aidan Miner (School of Rock), Andy Allo (Attack of the Show), Caitlin Carmichael (A Mermaid’s Tale), Camille Winbush (The Secret Life of the American Teenager), Camryn Mannheim (The Ghost Whisperer), Elias Harger (Fuller House), Gabby Douglas (Olympic Gold Medalist, Gymnastics), Gabrielle Ruiz (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Hannah Zeile (This is Us), Holly Barrett (Life in Pieces), Isabela Moner (Transformers: The Last Knight, Sicario 2: Soldado), Jonathan Slavin (Speechless), Kyla-Drew (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky and Dawn), Mace Coronel (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Malcolm Barrett (Timeless), Marsai Martin (Black-ish), Meg Donnelly (American Housewife), Meredith Foster (YouTube star), Montana Jordan (Young Sheldon), Natalie Zea (The Detour), Reagan Revord (Young Sheldon), Sam Page (House of Cards, The Bold Type), Shantel VanStanten (One Tree Hill), Soni Bringas (Fuller House), Tenzing Trainor (Liv and Maddie), Thomas Barcusca (The Mick), Victor Webster (Melrose Place), Casey Simpson (Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Milo Manheim (Disney’s Zombies), Brandon Sievers (Walk the Plank), Jonathan Slavin (Speechless), Jeffrey Nicholas Brown (Henry Danger), Senator Chris Dodd, Sam Page (Walking the Dog), and more