A gorgeous Queen Anne style mansion will
provide the setting for the Woodside Gallery Dinner, hosted by the Elton John
AIDS Foundation (EJAF), on June 22, 2017. Woodside is the stunning Windsor home
of Sir Elton John and David Furnish, adjacent to the Old Windsor estate.
Writer and storyteller David Walliams will
emcee the event, and legendary American songwriter Joan Baez will perform in
front of an intimate and exclusive guest list on the beautifully landscaped
grounds of Woodside.
The event will feature a private auction to
benefit the largest hospital for children with HIV in Africa. Select items to
be auctioned include a one-of-a-kind necklace from Bvlgari. Artist David
Hockney and David Walliams himself will each offer personalized creations.
Guests will also have the chance to bid on tickets to see Elton John and Andrea
Bocelli at the Coliseum in Rome.
As a long-serving patron of EJAF, Rebecca
Wang has been invited to support the organization once more. “Sir Elton John
and David Furnish are always so generous to open up their home to friends and
guests for such an elegant event,” she says. “The Elton John AIDS Foundation
has been critical in the fight against the AIDS epidemic for nearly twenty-five
years!”
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) is
one of the largest privately-funded institutions in the world working to
overcome AIDS. Since its beginning the Foundation has prioritized the pivotal
areas of treatment, prevention, and education, and raised over $350 million to
support more than 1,400 projects world-wide.
“Sir Elton John’s dedication to helping
those in need is a daily inspiration for me,” Wang explains.
About Rebecca Wang
Rebecca Wang has long supported the Elton
John AIDS Foundation in its efforts to fight the global AIDS crisis as
benefactor over two consecutive years (2011, 2012) to the EJAF’s Annual Academy
Awards Viewing Party, the most high-profile and largest fundraising event held
in Hollywood on Oscar night. In 2014-2016 she has resumed her support as patron
for the event, a position she also held for their New York Enduring Vision
benefit in October 2013. Most recently, she supported EJAF’s fundraiser in honor
of Sir Elton John’s 70th birthday.
