SPECIAL EVENTS
Since 1989, CRI has remained committed to providing services and building collaborations as part of its goal to conduct leading-edge research.
Please join us for these special events and fundraising initiatives to benefit CRI's important work.


Click here to view photos from CRI's Circle of Friends Summer Party 2010
2010 Summer Party Fact Sheet
2010 Summer Party Sponsor Information
2010 Summer Party Ticket Order Form
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Thank you for joining the Hat Sisters and CRI on Saturday, July 17, 2010 at the Crown & Anchor for the CRI Circle of Friends Summer Party!
Thanks to your generous support, the evening of friends, cocktails, entertainment, and a fabulous auction was a huge success, raising funds for CRI's leading-edge HIV research.
Thanks to our Hosts
Jon Goode & Cary Raymond
Doug Dolezal & Greg Welch
John Michael Gray & Tim O'Connor
Rick Murray & Bill Dougal
Thanks to our Host Committee
Douglas M. Brooks, Judy Carter, Marc Croteau & Steve Babjak, Bill Coombs & Randy Boudreau, Carolyn & Michael Crowley, Jamie Curtis, Victor DePoalo, John Devlin & Marc Hall, Richard Dickinson, Amit Dixit, Julie Goodridge, Bill Hahne, Don Harpin, Jeremy Holman & Marcus Matic, Larry Hyer, John Keith & Terry D. Lighte, Bobby Kelley & Glenn Daidone, Crane McCune & Ron Chapman, Michael McGuill & Jonathan Scott, Michael O'Hagan & Mark Gallant, Bob O'Malley, Peter Portney, Arthur Rawding, Frank Ribaudo & Joe Posa, Ricardo Rodriguez & Michael Kelley, Paul Ross, Richard Scott, Bradley Seeman, Jeffrey Sladen, Barbara Torrey, Andrew Simon, Ann Webster, and Jim Young
Thanks to our Sponsors and Benefactors
Barbara Bailey Smith, Central House Restaurant, Club Cafe, Crown & Anchor, Dorien Des Lauriers & Jorge Builes, Richard Dickinson, Kenneth Freed, Bill Hahne, Rick Murray, Online Buddies, Inc., Gary Reinhardt, Frank Ribaudo & Joe Posa, Sue Rothberg Productions, Wainwright Bank, Ann Webster, and David Wilson & Robert Compton
For information about CRI's Circle of Friends Summer Party, please contact Erin Molloy at 617.502.1726 or emolloy@crine.org.
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Click here to view photos of H2B 2009
H2B "Ride Like The Wind" Video
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Register Now for the 2010 Harbor to the Bay Ride!
Registration for the 2010 Harbor to the Bay (H2B) AIDS Benefit Bike Ride is now open! On June 21st, 2010, our rider registration fee goes up to $60. The $50 promotional fee has been extended for Boston Pride. Don't wait! Register now for $50.
H2B 2010 will be held on September 25.
Registration is limited to 300 riders. To register click here! Be sure to note that you are riding or crewing in honor of "CRI" and join "Team CRI" by clicking on the "Team" link in your options and preferences section.
H2B is an annual one-day bike ride from Boston to Provincetown that raises money and awareness to support people living with HIV and AIDS. 100% of the money raised goes to local HIV-related charitable organizations – including Community Research Initiative of New England (CRI).
The Franklin County Flying Monkeys are holding their 2nd Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Harbor to the Bay on Saturday, June 26th. For more information, to take part, or to become a sponsor of this event, click here. 100% of money raised at this event will go to CRI!
You made this event a success in 2009! Team CRI's strong core of 50 riders and 40 crew members raised more than $83,000 for CRI's cutting-edge research.
If you would like more information about the event, please contact Erin Molloy at 617.502.1726 or emolloy@crine.org.
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Click here to view photos from CRI's Circle of Friends Boston Party
Boston Spirit Article Featuring Designer Charles Fletcher
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Thank you for joining CRI on Saturday, November 7, 2009 for the first CRI Circle of Friends Boston Party! Thanks to your generous support, the evening of new friends, old friends, fun, food, cocktails, and entertainment was a huge success, raising funds for CRI’s leading-edge HIV research studies.
Thanks to our Hosts
Charles Fletcher & Bill Hulseman
Thanks to our Sponsors and Benefactors
Beaujolais Catering, Robert Beck, Dickinson Associations, Gilead, Crane McCune & Ron Chapman, and Brian Patton
For information about the CRI Circle of Friends Boston Party, please contact Erin Molloy at 617.502.1726 or emolloy@crine.org.
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Click here to view photos from CRI's Circle of Friends Florida Party 2010
2010 Florida Party CRI Sponsor Information
2010 Florida Party CRI Fact Sheet
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Thank you for joining CRI on Saturday, March 13, 2010 for the Circle of Friends Florida Party as we raised funds for CRI’s leading-edge HIV research studies throughout Florida. These exciting new studies have the potential to provide more effective treatment options and safer drug regimens to people living with HIV here and around the world.
Thanks to our Hosts
Bobby Kelley, Glenn Daidone, and Larry Hyer
Thanks to our Honorary Hosts
Edwin DeJesus, MD
Orlando Immunology Center, Orlando, FL
Dushyantha T. Jayweera, MD
Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Ford Kinder, MD
Kinder Medical Group, Miami, FL
Gerald Pierone, MD
Treasure Chest Infectious Disease Consultants, Vero Beach, FL
Rick Siclari, MBA
Care Resource, Miami, FL
Thanks to our 2010 Host Committee Members
Louis Aguirre & Matt MacDonald, Jim Baxter, Scott Bessent & John Freeman, Randy Bullard & Eduardo Hepp, Guido Caroni, Ron Chapman & Crane McCune, Robert Familetti, Carlo Gambino, Jon Goode & Cary Raymond, Bill Hahne, Tim Harrington & Juan Urtubey, Scott Huizenga, Steve Oraham & Jim Samson, Ed Pascoe, Alan Randolph, Frank Ribaudo & Joe Posa, Steve Roberge & Sam Desimone, Ricardo Rodriguez & Michael Kelley, Paul Ross, Michael Stake
Thanks to our 2010 Sponsors and Benefactors
Scott Bessent & John Freeman, Randy Bullard & Eduardo Hepp, Carter Creative, Dickinson Associates, Bill Hahne, Vicky Haw, Scott Huizenga, Lawrence R. Hyer Fund, a Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, John Noffo Kahn, Daniel Poth & John Cuomo
If you haven't had a chance to make a contribution yet, we are still accepting donations to the CRI Circle of Friends Florida Party. If you'd like to support CRI, please click "donate now," send your donation to 23 Miner Street, Boston, MA 02215, or contact Erin Molloy at 617.502.1726 or emolloy@crine.org.
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| PAST EVENTS
Click here to view photos from CRI's 20th Anniversary Event
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Where were you in 1989?
Many of you joined us at Club Café as we created Community Research Initiative of New England (CRI). For 20 years, you’ve helped us bring leading-edge HIV/AIDS clinical research and life-saving treatment to our community.
Thank you for joining us again as we honored CRI’s 20 years of leading the way in AIDS Research on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, from 5:30-8:30PM at Club Café.
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Thank you for joining us at DINING BY DESIGN Boston 2008, Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6, 2008.
We were thrilled to have DIFFA's signature event DBD return to Boston Friday, December 5 and Saturday, December 6, 2008. Once again, Boston's most extraordinary designers, artists, and personalities came together to showcase their remarkable talents for creating astonishing tabletop environments. The event was truly a feast for the eyes, body, and heart.
If you would like to know more about DBD Boston, please contact Erin Molloy at 617.502.1726 or emolloy@crine.org.
For more information about DBD Boston 2008, please click here.
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"The Age of AIDS" Preview Screening and Panel Discussion
To listen to or view the entire Panel Discussion please visit forum.wgbh.org.
On May 3, 2006, CRI and WGBH co-hosted an event to promote the FRONTLINE documentary series
The Age of AIDS. The evening included a reception, film clips, and a panel discussion by
HIV experts. The panel included (from left to right): Renata Simone, the series
producer and reporter, Dr. David Ho, from the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center,
Dr. Cal Cohen, CRI’s Director of Research, Dr. Heidi Behforouz
, Director of the PACT Project, Dr. Jim Kim, co-founder of Partners in Health, and
William Dodge, one of the first patients to receive the triple cocktail. Wainwright
Bank sponsored the event. For more information on The Age of AIDS series, which premiered May 30 at 9 pm,
please visit www.frontline.org/aids.
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