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.


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Click here to view photos from CRI's Circle of Friends Florida Party 2009
2010 Florida Party CRI Sponsor Information
2010 Florida Party CRI Fact Sheet
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Join us March 13, 2010 for an evening of friends, fun, food, cocktails, and music as we raise 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.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
From 7:00PM to 9:00PM
At the home of Larry Hyer
2575 Lake Avenue
Sunset Island 2
Miami Beach, FL 33140
Featuring music by DJ Sayho
Hosts
Bobby Kelley, Glenn Daidone, and Larry Hyer
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
Host Committee Members (to date)
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
Sponsors and Benefactors (to date)
Carter Creative
Dickinson Associates
Scott Huizenga
Lawrence R. Hyer Fund, a Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
John Noffo Kahn
Daniel Poth & John Cuomo
For information about the CRI Circle of Friends Florida Party, to become part of the host committee, or to purchase tickets for the event, please contact Erin Molloy at 617.502.1726 or emolloy@crine.org.
$100 minimum donation per person
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Click here to view photos from CRI's Circle of Friends Summer Party 2009
2009 Summer Party Fact Sheet
2009 Summer Party Sponsor Information
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Thank you for being part of the circle on Saturday, July 11, 2009! Save the date for next year’s CRI Circle of Friends Summer Party on July 17, 2010. For more information or to sponsor the event, please contact Erin Molloy at 617.502.1726 or emolloy@crine.org.
Thanks to our 2009 Hosts
Jon Goode & Cary Raymond, Jay Anderson, Robert O'Malley, and Doug Dolezal & Greg Welch
Thanks to our 2009 Host Committee
Madeline Abling, Ron Akie & David Mooney, Guy Backlund, Ben Baker & Andrew Simon, Douglas M. Brooks, Mary Ellen Cantabene, Judy Carter, Bill Coombs & Randy Boudreau,
Marc Croteau, Carolyn & Michael Crowley, Jamie Curtis, Victor DePoalo, John Devlin & Marc Hall, Richard Dickinson, Amit Dixit, Bill Farmer, Bill Hahne & Jim Baxter, Don Harpin, Jeremy Holman & Marcus Matic, Larry Hyer, Wendy Jolles, John Keith & Terry D. Lighte, Bobby Kelley & Glenn Daidone, Edmond Macri, Linda Markarian, Crane McCune & Ron Chapman, Michael McGuill & Jonathan Scott, Michael O’Hagan & Mark Gallant, Peter Portney, Frank Ribaudo & Joe Posa, Steve Roberge & Sam Desimone, Ricardo Rodriguez & Michael Kelley, Paul Ross, Bradley Seeman, Jeffrey Sladen, John Spencer, Barbara Torrey, Ann Webster, Jim Young
Thanks to our 2009 Sponsors and Benefactors
Abbott Laboratories, Abling Gallery, Jay Anderson, Beachfront Realty, Carter Creative, Cosmos Catering, Dickinson Associates, Joel Goldstein & Reed Goodman, Julie Goodridge, MANHUNT, John Spencer, Tibotec Therapeutics, Donald Vaughan, Wainwright Bank
For information about next year’s CRI 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!
It's only January, but spring is right around the corner! It is not too early to start thinking about H2B! Registration for the 2010 Harbor to the Bay (H2B) AIDS Benefit Bike Ride is now open!
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).
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.
We hope you will join us again next year on September 25, 2010. 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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| 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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