Host Ann Nyberg to honor
Elsie Cofield & Greg Pepe
at Leeway’s A Night At The Academy Awards® Gala

For Immediate Release
Contact : Paul Jacobson
Phone : 203.865.0068 x3047
Fax : 203.865.0399
Email : pjacobson@leeway.net

New Haven, CT (January, 2008) Leeway will hold its seventh annual A Night At The Academy Awards ® Gala at Barcelona Wine Bar and The Criterion Cinemas in New Haven on Sunday, February 24, 2008.

Leeway’s celebrates Oscar Night with a Gala dinner at one of New Haven’s hottest restaurants, Barcelona, followed by a Champagne & Dessert Reception featuring a live-feed projection of the Academy Awards® ceremony at Criterion Cinemas. Guests will have the opportunity to support Leeway by bidding on unique and fascinating Silent Auction items, including a private wine tasting, trips to Vermont, Maine & Martha’s Vineyard and inside peeks into some of New Haven’s unique cultural institutions.

The event, chaired by Patricia Comer, is hosted again this year by Ann Nyberg, NewsChannel 8 Anchor. During the evening’s festivities, Leeway will honor Elsie Cofield and Greg Pepe for their outstanding contributions to Leeway and the health of the Greater New Haven area. Ann Nyberg says, “I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to combine two of my passions – Leeway and the Oscars – for the seventh year in a row at this very fun and worthwhile event. I hope that many folks will be able to join us as we honor Elsie and Greg and support this very important New Haven institution.”

Leeway’s A Night At The Academy Awards® Gala raises public awareness as well as essential funds that offset Leeway’s operational costs in providing services to some of Connecticut’s frailest citizens living with HIV/AIDS. Nearly 50% of unrestricted giving to Leeway comes through the Gala, our single largest fundraiser.

At Leeway, we are committed to helping people living with HIV/AIDS revive, renew and reclaim their lives. To that end, we provide intensive medical, nursing and behavioral health services in a nurturing, caring and positive environment. We are dedicated to providing the best possible quality of life through growth of body, mind and spirit.

Leeway is Connecticut’s first and only skilled nursing care facility dedicated solely to the care of people with HIV/AIDS. Since 1995, Leeway has provided compassionate individualized medical care for more than 700 people living with HIV/AIDS.

Leeway is a 40-bed skilled nursing facility with 24/7 care provided by a linguistically and culturally diverse staff. Experts in the care of those with a chronic and complex disease, we offer a broad range of short and long term care and therapies. Outpatient programs include Supportive Housing, an Alumni organization to assist with transition to independent community living, and active outreach into the Latino community.

TICKETS AND MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES ARE STILL AVAILABLE!

For more information, check out www.leeway.net, or contact Leeway’s Development Office at 203.865.0068, pjacobson@leeway.net. Tickets range in price from $35 for the Cinema Gala, to $175 or $250 for the entire Gala Evening. The Gala Dinner at Barcelona begins at 5:30, the Champagne & Dessert Reception and Silent Auction at the Criterion Cinemas begins at 7:00. The Oscar broadcast begins at 8:00.

Sponsors to-date: NewAlliance Foundation, Citizens Bank, Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, PC, Reitman Personnel Services, The L. Suzio Concrete Co., Inc., Sylvan Learning Center, WTNH News Channel 8|MyTV 9, and Shore Publishing.