Thirteen bar staff throughout Chicago competed for the title of “Chicago’s Sexiest,” in Test Positive Aware Network’s (TPAN) Bar-lesque fundraising event and online strip-a-thon which took place throughout November. Come see the The Bar-lesque 3.0 Winner crowned! Bars competing in the competition included Angelina Ristorante, Atmosphere, The Call, Cell Block, Cocktail, Hydrate, Jackhammer, Minibar, Roscoe’s, Sidetrack, Spin, Touche, and the Velvet Rope. In total, the bars and contestants raised a total of $21,305 to support TPAN’s HIV/AIDS programs and services. The online competition ended promptly at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, November 30 with one winner cinching the title, a mere $360 more than the second place contestant. TPAN has announced that the Web site, www.bar-lesque.org, will re-launch on Monday, December 6 to give donors an opportunity to contribute end of the year donations and continue supporting their favorite bar staff. In its fifth year, the Chicago Takes Off theme is “LIDO des Boyz,” which is sure to tease audiences with the enchantment and exhilaration of Paris’s famed Lido Cabaret, all in support of TPAN’s mission of providing HIV/AIDS programs and services. Macy’s has joined the 2011 spring event as the presenting sponsor. About TPAN Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN) empowers people living with HIV through peer-led programming, support services, information dissemination, and advocacy. TPAN also provides services to the broader community to increase HIV knowledge and sensitivity, and to reduce the risk of infection. TPAN publishes the nationally-distributed HIV treatment publication Positively Aware magazine and the Chicago Area HIV Services Directory. Visit the TPAN Web site, www.tpan.com, for more information.
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