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LIFE BEGINS - Colin Angus Birthday Party
AIDS 2000 raises thousands of pounds at Gala Ball
29-03-07 - AIDS 2000 campaigner warns of AIDS time bomb
on World AIDS Day
AIDS2000 Charity last night held their Annual Summer BBQ at Irelands Oldest
Pub "Grace Neill's" in Donaghadee, Co Down
THE ANNUAL AIDS 2000 RED RIBBON BALL
Alex Best - Patron of AIDS2000
6-12-2006 - Colin Angus (Founder AIDS2000) donates £4000 to Royal Victoria Hospital's 2Kare Trust Fund
Colin completes the 26.2 mile Belfast Marathon for AIDS2000
Alex Best has just released her life story "ALWAYS ALEX"...
BBC sporty girl Denise Watson completes the Belfast Marathon for charity!!!
"SOUTH HAIR" IS OPENED BY AIDS2000 CHAIRMAN COLIN ANGUS & BBC's DENISE WATSON
AIDS2000 CHARITY RAISES AWARENESS FOR HIV/AIDS AND £610.00 !! AT ERASURE CONCERT
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LIFE BEGINS Colin Angus Birthday Party
Hi!! Yourself and friends are invited to Party!!
Well the time has arrived for my life to begin! Yes I'm celebrating it in style and combining it as an AIDS2000 fundraiser event!!" My Life Begins" is Sunday 15th June 2008!
Venue: Grace Neills | High Street | Donaghadee
Time:8pm
Dress Code: Red and Dead Gorgeous!
Tickets: £30 pp
All monies go to Aids2000 Charity and the evening will consist of champagne, fabulous food and 8piece Big Swing Band, and of course lots of familiar faces and grand ballots!!!
See ya there!!
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AIDS 2000 raises thousands of pounds at Gala Ball
NORTHERN Ireland charity AIDS 2000 raised thousands of pounds at their annual Red Ribbon Gala Ball at the Europa Hotel, Belfast.
Now in it's sixth year, the glitzy event was attended by a host of celebrities, including the charity's patron Alex Best, soccer legend George Best's sister Julie, BBC presenter Denise Watson, Ozzy Osborne's nephew hair stylist Terry Longden, and supporter of the charity, MP for North Down, Lady Sylvia Hermon.
The black tie event auctioned off an array of prizes including Northern Ireland and Sheffield United footballer Keith Gillespie's football shorts and model Alex Best's dress, which was designed by local fashion designer Julie-Ann Crooks. Alex's red gown was bought by Sam Duffy from S&R Electrics for £500.
The charity, started by celebrity agent Colin Angus, works across Northern Ireland to raise awareness and funds for people and families infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.
Founder Colin Angus said: "This year's Red Ribbon Ball was a great success. We raised thousands of pounds and had a fantastic night too!
"The support we have received over the last six years has been overwhelming and the gala evening gave me the opportunity to thank everyone who has been behind us from the start".
Alex Best has been a patron of AIDS 2000 since the beginning.
She added: "I've seen first hand how AIDS 2000 helps people affected by HIV/AIDS and I'm really proud to be a part of the charity.
"After the Gala Ball on Saturday, I know we have got the support we need to continue the great work of the charity".
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29-03-07 - AIDS 2000 campaigner warns of AIDS time bomb on World AIDS Day
THE American Consulate of Northern Ireland and Lady Sylvia Hermon met with AIDS 2000 today in a joint effort to create awareness of HIV and AIDS in Northern Ireland on World AIDS Day.
Howard Dean Pittman, US Consulate General Belfast, Lady Sylvia Hermon, MP for North Down and Colin Angus, chairman of Aids 2000 gathered at the American Consulate in Belfast to discuss an awareness and fundraising action plan for 2007.
Currently over 600 people are living with HIV in Northern Ireland and in recent years there have been over 100 Aids related deaths.
Speaking today (Friday) Howard Dean Pittman said it was imperative to continue to aggressively confront the world wide pandemic.
He added: "Because of initiatives like World AIDS Day, the international community is more aware of the causes and consequences of HIV/AIDS. Yet, local and international statistics confirm that we all must continue to aggressively confront the pandemic.
"The US is committed to this goal, having recently invested $15 billion in countries that have been most heavily affected. No region is immune to the dangers of AIDS and we pay tribute to Lady Sylvia Hermon, local groups like AIDS 2000, and others who are confronting the disease through education, treatment, and care. Collectively they are helping the global fight to eradicate one of the biggest human tragedies in our history".
Colin Angus said he felt it was important for organisations like Aids 2000, politicians and representatives to work together to promote a responsible lifestyle to all sections of the community.
"We always do a big campaign on World AIDS Day to highlight AIDS 2000 and this year we have joined forces with Lady Sylvia Hermon and the American Consulate to raise awareness about AIDS in Northern Ireland", he said.
"A lot of people believe there is no HIV and AIDS problem in Northern Ireland they see it as a major problem only in America and Africa, but Northern Ireland is as big a part of the world as those countries and it is here in this country.
"In Northern Ireland AIDS is a time bomb. We want people to educate themselves about safe sex, HIV and AIDS, and encourage them to live a healthy and safe lifestyle.
"On World AIDS Day we want to say to people to listen and take notice of the day".
Lady Sylvia Hermon, is a strong supporter of AIDS 2000 and also works closely with the American Consulate.
She said: "Events such as today's serve an important role in highlighting the very serious issue of AIDS.
"People should remember that HIV/AIDS is not just a third world issue. It is a growing problem in Northern Ireland too, where we currently have several hundred men, women and children as sufferers.
"Since the current NHS campaign on safe sex clearly isn't working, I'm calling today for the Government to rethink its policy urgently".
Patron of AIDS 2000, Alex Best, added: "Over the years AIDS 2000 have raised tens of thousands of pounds for sufferers of the terminal disease and it's vitally important that we both raise funds and awareness of this deadly disease.
"This is not just an issue for one part of the Northern Ireland community, last year for example the number of heterosexual transmissions of HIV in Northern Ireland rose rapidly and for the first year ever overtook any other method of transmission.
"I've seen first hand how AIDS 2000 helps people affected by HIV/AIDS and I'm really proud to be a part of the charity".
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AIDS2000 Charity last night held their Annual Summer BBQ at Irelands Oldest
Pub " Grace Neill's" in Donaghadee, Co Down
The event proved yet another great success and was attended by some well
known names and faces in the media, from Cool Fm Presenter "Pete Snodden" ,
City Beat's "Robin Elliot", BBC's Sport Presenter Denise Watson" and Holby
City Star "Adam Best" other wise known as Matt Parker in the hit soap.
The event raised cash for Belfast's
Royal Victoria Hospital's 2Kare Trust Fund established by the HIV Social
Services Team to help and support people affected/infected by HIV/AIDS in
the Province.AIDS2000 presented a donation of £1000 on the night to The
Trust Fund.
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THE ANNUAL AIDS2000 RED RIBBON BALL
The Annual AIDS2000 RED RIBBON BALL took place in Belfast's Europa Hotel and once again proved to be the hottest ticket in town raising thousands of pounds for people affected by HIV/AIDS in the province. Supporting the charity event with founder COLIN ANGUS was PATRON ALEX BEST and CELEBRITY HAIRDRESSER TERRY LONGDEN famous nephew of the Osbournes
The evening was hosted by BBC's Denise Watson and started with a fantastic drinks reception and continued with entertainment by X Factors Philip Magee and the Long John Band. Guests included Lady Sylvia Hermon M.P., Senior H.I.V. Team Leader at the R.V.H. Mrs Pat Knowles, George Best's sister Julia Nixon, Author Marisa Mackle and City Beat Radio's Robin Elliott.
The charity was founded in November 1999 by Bangor business man Colin Angus and was established to raise awareness and funds for families infected/affected by H.I.V.; all money raised by AIDS2000 stays in Northern Ireland going to the "2Kare Trust Fund" at Belfast's Royal Victoria H.I.V. Social Services team.
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Alex Best - Patron of AIDS2000
Alex Best is the Patron of AIDS 2000 - the wife of the soccer legend the late George Best, said how she was shocked by the level of ignorance of the disease.
Alex said she was thrilled to accept an invitation to be Patron of Ulster's main AIDS charities, AIDS 2000.
"I'm absolutely honoured and delighted to support AIDS 2000.
It's especially important to me because it is a Northern Ireland Charity. I will continue to visit the province to help support the charity and fundraise whenever I can."
Alex had lived in London before moving to Northern Ireland and was surprised at the stigma in Ulster which forces those with the disease to needlessly live in a life
of shame.
"I hope I can break down the barriers and raise awareness of AIDS in Northern Ireland and the U.K." - she said.
"I was shocked at the level of ignorance here, especially at how little people know about AIDS, and that most people still think it is a problem which only exists in the gay community.
The fact is that the number of cases among heterosexual couples is rising."
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6-12-2006 - Colin Angus ( Founder AIDS2000 ) donates £4000 to Royal Victoria Hospital's 2Kare Trust Fund
to help people Affected/Infected by HIV/AIDS.
A trust fund established and managed by social workers attached to the Royal Victoria Hospital received a welcome boost from local charity AIDS2000.
The 2 Kare Trust Fund, which is attached to the genito-urinary clinic at the Royal which helps those affected by HIV, received a cheque for £4000 from Colin Angus ,
the founder of AIDS2000 Charity.
The Donaghadee Based Charity was set up in November 1999 to help and assist patients and families affected by HIV/AIDS and hosts a range of fundraising
events throughout the year, including the glamorous Red Ribbon Ball which is fronted by the Charity Patron Alex Best, which is held at the Europa Hotel.
The money was raised by the Ball and Colin's recent complication in this years Belfast Marathon.
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Colin Completes The 26.2 Mile Belfast Marathon for AIDS2000
Colin Angus, Founder of Northern Ireland "AIDS Charity" and Celebrity Agent completed in this year's Belfast
City Marathon in 4 hours 50 mins!
Colin was supported by Charity Patron Alex Best along with friends and family to raise cash for families across Northern Ireland affected by HIV/AIDS.
Colin said, “I wanted to get teams together for the Marathon and was delighted with the response from local business and people,we had two teams
running the relays and all completed the race and are still alive! ! "I was so nervous about doing the full marathon and thought at one point was not going to make it, but with the help of my coach on the day John, I got around and collapsed at the end!! AIDS2000 hope to raise a couple of thousand pounds all together as everyone is now gathering up their sponsor money, but it was a great day for all... and believe me my legs are still in shock!! Roll on next year!!!! and thanks to everyone who supported me and the teams!
Colin Angus is teaming up with Alex Best to compete in this year's Belfast
City Marathon for AIDS2000 Charity.
With 81 Days to go until the gruelling May 1st Event, Colin is already in
training, out on the roads with his personal trainer Stephen Cupples.
Colin and Charity Patron Alex Best hope more people will join in to raise
cash for families across Northern Ireland affected by HIV/AIDS.
Colin said, “I want to get a team together, 10 people," he explains. With
each person raising sponsorship, he hopes to raise a target of £5000 for the
charity. He is also appealing to businesses for sponsorship.
Urging people to join his team, he comments. If people know, the money is
raised by local people to help local people it may encourage them to take
part.
Belfast City Marathon 2006, which this year celebrates its 25th Anniversary,
starts from City Hall at 9am on Monday 1st May.
To find out more or offer sponsorship call 02891 888778 or email
aids2000@hotmail.com
www.belfastcitymarathon.com
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Alex Best has just released her life story "ALWAYS ALEX"
and talks about her role and involvement as Patron of Donaghadee based Co.Down Charity AIDS2000
Alex lived here on the Co.Down coast for over a year and in such a short period of time became strongly involved with AIDS2000 an AIDS charity set up by Bangor Man, Colin Angus.
Alex talks about how she became involved by becoming friends with Colin and taking part in a parachute jump from thirteen thousand feet! and helping to arrange the charities annual RED RIBBON BALL..all to raise funds for counselling services and daily needs for people who are HIV positive and for respite days for families and partners. Alex goes on to mention that there is still a stigma attached to the condition and a lot of ignorance surrounding it, meaning that people with HIV find it hard to get help and support.
Alex agreed to become Patron of the charity as at the time when she was married to George and as he is held in such high regard in Northern Ireland, that the fact I was his wife and was involved with the charity, it helped to boost its profile considerably....
Alex felt is was important to write about the AIDS2000 Charity in her book to raise more awareness and ensure that people still knew she will continue to support AIDS2000 and maintain her role as Patron and the important work it carries out in the province.
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BBC SPORTY GIRL DENISE WATSON COMPLETES THE BELFAST MARATHON FOR CHARITY!!!
AN EXHAUSTED BUT THRILLED DENISE MANAGED TO COMPLETE THE 26 MILE STRETCH TODAY AND SAID ..
"It was really tough going around the 18 mile stage and I felt I was going to give up, but with the help of friend Craig,
AIDS2000 supporter Eva and sister Julie and my husband David, they all kept my spirit up and I managed to get to the finish
point where we all had a well deserved glass of champers!
DENISE WHO HAD HER FIRST BABY " SAMANTHA " IN DECEMBER WANTED TO GET OUT AND DO HER BIT FOR CHARITY AND ALSO GET BACK
TO HER TRIM SELF AGAIN!
ALL THE SPONSOR MONEY DENISE IS RAISING WILL GO TO LOCAL CHARITY AIDS 2000, WHICH IN TURN THEY DONATE TO BELFAST'S ROYAL VICTORIA
HOSPITAL'S 2KARE TRUST FUND, THIS FUND WILL ASSIST PEOPLE IN THE PROVINCE AFFECTED OR INFECTED BY HIV/AIDS ON A COMFORT AND WELFARE DAILY BASIS.
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"SOUTH HAIR" IS OPENED BY AIDS2000 CHAIRMAN COLIN ANGUS & BBC's DENISE WATSON
Simon Harris has just opened his new salon in East Belfast and was thrilled with the turnout at his opening Bash on Friday 1st April !
Simon has been a senior stylist for many years, working in top salons here in the province, with an impressive clientele to his name, many of which are local personalities.
It has been his dream to have his own salon and be able to show his flare and imagination both in his hair creations and interior design.
Not only did Simon want to have a bash for his opening but also do his bit for local Charity.AIDS 2000 raises awareness and funds for people in Northern Ireland affected or infected by HIV/AIDS and hence all proceeds from that day went to the Charity.
AIDS 2000 Chairman Colin Angus was thrilled with the support and congratulated Simon on his success and accepted a cheque for £165.00 along with opening the salon assisted by BBC Sport's Presenter and Charity Secretary DENISE WATSON.
For further information contact Colin Angus, AIDS2000 Chairman Tel: 07788754809
AIDS 2000 Charity raises funds and awareness for people in Northern Ireland, all funds are donated to the 2kare Trust based in Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital.
South Hair, 99 Cregagh Road Belfast contact Simon Harris Tel : Tel 02890 466717
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AIDS2000 CHARITY RAISES AWARENESS FOR HIV/AIDS AND £610.00 !! AT ERASURE CONCERT
VINCE CLARE, DENISE WATSON (AIDS2000) ANDY BELL, COLIN ANGUS (AIDS2000 FOUNDER)
AIDS2000 WHICH RAISES AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED OR INFECTED BY HIV ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THE SUM £610, COLLECTED AFTER THE GIG AT BELFAST'S WATERFRONT HALL.THIS MONEY WILL GO TOWARDS COMFORT AND WELFARE TO LOCAL PEOPLE IN N.I,BEING DONATED TO 2 KARE TRUST FUND AT THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL, BELFAST.
ANDY BELL OF ERASURE IS HIMSELF LIVING WITH HIV AND WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR ABOUT THE WORK THE CHARITY IS CARRYING OUT IN THE PROVINCE AND WISHED THE CHARITY CONTINUED SUCCESS.
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