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Join Academy of Friends and Mercedes-Benz of San Francisco, as they launch the 2017 VIP Pre-Party at the dealership. Enjoy champagne, wine, cocktails, food, live music - mix, mingle and enjoy an incredible kick-off for Academy of Friends' 37th Annual Gala which will raise money to support HIV/AIDS Services throughout the Bay Area.

More details to be announced. Must be 21+.


Get tickets to this Mercedes-Benz event HERE!

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Get tickets to Academy of Friends' 2017 Gala, and become an Individual Sponsor! Click here for more info.

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Sponsors (Underwriters) attend our events for free!

As an individual sponsor (underwriter) or corporate sponsor you are providing the resources that support our annual Academy Awards® Night Gala where the money raised goes to support HIV/AIDS services in the San Francisco Bay Area. Learn more about their 2017 beneficiaries:

Aguilas: USA's oldest, continuous HIV prevention and support program for those at risk for or living with HIV for Latinos.

AIDS Legal Referral Panel: providing counsel to people with HIV in SEVEN Bay Area counties as well as referrals.

HIV Nightline, a project of the SF Suicide Prevention Hotline: Phone services, information and support to anyone with HIV questions or concerns, both prevention and referrals for those living with HIV.

Maitri Compassionate Care: Only dedicated hospice for those living with HIV in Northern California. NOTE: YES! Since some people now make
miraculous comebacks, there are services for those who can get back to living independently upon release.

Openhouse: Housaof-logoing, housing assistance and social programs (including buddy program) for LGBT seniors, including but not limited to those living with HIV.

Spahr Center: New name for the merger of two historic agencies in Marin; Marin AIDS Project with three decades of prevention, care and support around HIV/AIDS, and SPECTRUM, the LGBT Center of Marin. Both previous agencies were founded by Rev. Jane Spahr, the name honors her leadership.