INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION TO SUPPORT AAP
PALM SPRINGS – May 4, 2016: AIDS Assistance Program – Food Samaritans (AAP) will host its spectacular Sixth Annual Independence Day celebration and fundraiser on Monday, July 4, 2016 at the historic O’Donnell House, perched high on the mountainside above the Palm Springs Art Museum, at 412 W. Tahquitz Canyon Way. The event begins at 7:30 pm, and the City of Palm Springs’ fireworks display will commence at 9:15 pm.
“We are delighted that we will be able to offer our supporters the opportunity to watch fireworks across the entire valley from the grounds of the historic O’Donnell House,” said Mark Anton, CEO and Executive Director of AAP. “This has been a special tradition for AAP and we are extremely grateful for the generosity of Dr. Tracy Conrad and Dr. Paul Marut for allowing AAP to hold this fundraiser and fireworks viewing party from this amazing location.”
Completed in 1925, the O’Donnell House served as the winter home of oilman Thomas O’Donnell and his wife, Dr. Winnifred Willis Jenny, a well-known Long Beach osteopath. The two-story Mediterranean Revival-Monterey residence remained the highest mountainside home in Palm Springs until the 1960s. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
Tickets for the Independence Day celebration, which include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and valet parking, are $125 per person and may be purchased online or by calling 760-325-8481
ABOUT AIDS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Now in its 25th year of service to the community, AIDS Assistance Program of Palm Springs remains dedicated to providing nutritional support to improve the quality of the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and other chronic illnesses. Initiated by a small group of concerned citizens led by the late Gloria Greene and Jeannette Rockefeller, AAP provides nutritional support to members of the community with low incomes. For more information, please call 760-325-8481 or visit aidsassistance.org.