Combat the ravages of AIDS in Africa and dance the night away with The Dave Ivaz Orchestra at the Aid Africa’s Children Dinner Dance and Auction on April 12, 2008 at 6:30 pm at The Marriott Lincolnshire’s Grand Ballroom.

Delicious cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, an auction and entertainment from the African Drum Ensemble and The Dave Ivaz Orchestra make this wonderful evening a great way to raise funds and awareness to benefit African Children coping with poverty and AIDS. Senator Barack Obama is 2008 Honorary Benefit Chairman.

Aid Africa’s Children (AAC) began as a vision of three nurses who organized a group of health professionals to administer medical supplies and treatment to African children devastated by poverty and AIDS. In June 2006, a team of dedicated created Aid Africa’s Children, Inc. a Not For Profit Corporation with 501(c)(3) status.

Working with strategic partners in care, presently in South Africa and Nigeria, AAC implements personal and community development programs, with plans to expand those partnerships throughout the Sub-Saharan African region. Mission volunteers implement programs of crisis intervention (medicines, emergency medical treatment, food distribution, and obtaining fresh water); infrastructure development (rescuing and enhancing hospitals, supporting and funding orphanages, childcare centers and schools) and economic empowerment (supporting small businesses and community economic development programs that foster youth and adult vocational and entrepreneurial training).

For more information visit aidafricaschildren.org.

The Dave Ivaz Orchestra is once again honored to rock the night away with our friends at The Organic Trade Association as we provide entertainment for their 2008 Awards Dinner!

The Organic Trade Association is the membership-based business association for the organic industry in North America. OTA’s mission is to promote and protect organic trade to benefit the environment, farmers, the public, and the economy. OTA works to promote organic products as a significant part of everyday life, enhancing people's lives and the environment.

The All Things Organic™ Conference and Trade Show, held in Chicago from April at McCormick Place from April 26-29, 2008, gives chain and independent retailers, manufacturers, distributors, chefs and foodservice establishments access to more organic companies and more certified organic products than any other industry trade event.