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The
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation Celebrates Legendary Star's
85th Birthday With Video Fundraiser To Be Matched By Close Friend Kathy
Ireland's Firm
Video
Narrated by Miley Cyrus
NEWS PROVIDED BY
The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
Feb 23, 2017, 09:15 ET
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2017
-- In honor of what would have been Elizabeth
Taylor's 85th birthday on February
27th, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) is
releasing a short video today to celebrate her incredible
legacy.
Dame Elizabeth's
close friend, Kathy
Ireland, for whom she was a mentor in creating her
leading lifestyle design firm, kathy ireland® WorldWide (kiWW®),
has pledged kiWW's matching donations up to $100,000 "to
carry forward this most compassionate woman's dedication to
those impacted."
"Elizabeth's passion and courage in
finding a cure for AIDS was ferocious," says Ireland
of her close friend and mentor. "She was a
glamorous Hollywood icon,
and yet she chose to take a path in life that would
alienate her from so many, because she knew that to
watch people suffer from this disease and not do
anything about it, is unconscionable. And she gave
it her all and became one of the most powerful
activists of all time. Before Elizabeth, people
were dying of AIDS, after Elizabeth, people are
living with HIV. We all must continue the work of
this beautiful and courageous woman." Committed to
carrying on the fight against HIV/AIDS, Kathy was
recently named an Ambassador to ETAF.
The video reflects on one
of the most unforgettable figures of the big screen,
diving into Elizabeth
Taylor's unique and multifaceted fame, and the
path that led her from actress to activist.
Philanthropist, artist,
and actress Miley
Cyrus generously narrated the video as a nod to
their shared experiences growing up in the public eye.
As child actresses, both women lived lives captured by
headlines and chose to use their platforms to advocate
fearlessly for the rights of the most marginalized
communities.
Click HERE to
watch the moving video tribute on ETAF's YouTube
channel.
SOURCE The
Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation
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