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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We would like to get some information on being part of this
conference next year. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt'>LIFEbeat is a national, non-profit organization
dedicated to reaching <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1:place>’s
youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention. Recognizing that music has
always played a significant role in the lives of young people, LIFEbeat
mobilizes the talents and resources of the music industry to raise awareness
and to provide support to the AIDS community. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2008 marks the 27<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the
start of the AIDS epidemic and these are statistics in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'>There are approximately 1.2 million
people living with HIV/AIDS in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>. It is estimated that
a quarter of those people don’t know they have it. At least 40,000 more
people are infected each year<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'>Nearly 75% of all people living with
HIV/AIDS in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
are minorities<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'>African Americans and Latinos respectively
represent 50% and 20% of all new HIV infections reported annually to the
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, though they each account for only
13% of the total U.S. population.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'>AIDS is the leading cause of death
among black women aged 25-34.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'>Among Latinos, the HIV infection rate
is 3 times higher for males, and 5 times higher for females than that of white,
non-Hispanic people in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=2><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'>Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
and Native Americans/Alaskan Natives continue to report rising rates of
HIV/AIDS infections in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt'>Although HIV treatment options have expanded rapidly
in recent years, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>there is no cure, no
vaccine, people continue to die from AIDS and HIV continues to spread at an alarming
rate. A generation informed ceases to be a generation at risk<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:1.0in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt'>The strongest and most powerful weapon against
HIV/AIDS is awareness. It is imperative that young people are informed about
the myths and realities surrounding HIV/AIDS. They must be equipped with the
tools needed in order to make intelligent decisions at crucial moments.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:black'>-------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:black'> | Manager, National Tour Outreach</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=1 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>LIFEbeat -- The Music Industry Fights AIDS</span></font></b><font
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York</span></font></st1:City></ns0:City></st1:place></ns0:place></ns0:City></ns0:place></ns0:City></ns0:place><font
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size=1 color=black face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:black'>P: 212.459.2590 x111 | F: 212.459.2892<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 color=red face=Georgia><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
color:red'><a href="http://www.lifebeat.org" title="http://www.lifebeat.org/"><font
color=purple title="http://www.lifebeat.org/"><span
title="http://www.lifebeat.org/"><span style='color:purple'>www.lifebeat.org</span></span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> </span></font><font size=1 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><strong><b><font
size=3 color=maroon face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:maroon'>Join us on </span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIFEbeat/8441028903"
title="http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIFEbeat/8441028903"><strong><b><font
size=3 color=red face="Arial Narrow"
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title="http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIFEbeat/8441028903"><span
title="http://www.facebook.com/pages/LIFEbeat/8441028903"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:red;text-decoration:
none'>Facebook</span></span></span></font></b></strong></a></span></font><strong><b><font
color=maroon face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow";
color:maroon'> or </span></font></b></strong><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.myspace.com/lifebeatfightsaids"
title="http://www.myspace.com/lifebeatfightsaids"><strong><b><font size=3
color=red face="Arial Narrow" title="http://www.myspace.com/lifebeatfightsaids"><span
title="http://www.myspace.com/lifebeatfightsaids"><span
title="http://www.myspace.com/lifebeatfightsaids"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Narrow";color:red;text-decoration:none'>Myspace</span></span></span></font></b></strong></a></span></font><strong><b><font
color=maroon face="Arial Narrow"><span style='font-family:"Arial Narrow";
color:maroon'> to keep up with all the latest LIFEbeat news!</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color=red face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:red'> </span></font><em><i><font color=red
face="Copperplate Gothic Light"><span style='font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";
color:red'>Life is not meaningful… unless it is serving an end beyond
itself; unless if it is of value to someone else.” </span></font></i></em><i><font
size=2 color=red face="Copperplate Gothic Light"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:red;font-style:italic'><br>
</span></font></i><em><b><i><font color=red face="Copperplate Gothic Light"><span
style='font-family:"Copperplate Gothic Light";color:red;font-weight:bold'>-Abraham
Joshua Heschel (1907-1972)</span></font></i><O></O></b></em><font color=red><span
style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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