More than 140 people attended SLAM AIDS in Lawrence, KS on April 28. The event raised $500 for ARV medication for the people of Namuwongo, Zone B. SLAM AIDS was put on by the University of Kansas student organization KU for Uganda
(www.ku.edu/~ku4u) and co-sponsored by the Jackpot, the Douglas County AIDS Project and the Global Youth Partnership for Africa. It featured local artists Michael Garfield, Farewell to Ashlyn, Emperor Stan, Death and Flowers and the Kinetiks.

At SLAM AIDS, KU for Uganda also released their Emirembe Now! benefit CD for the Hope Integrity Orphanage (www.hopeintegrity.org).

All profits from the CD, which features songs from the Killers, Faithless, Go! Team, Black Lab and seven other artists, will go to buy textbooks and school supplies for the children at the orphanage.

Special thanks to Jenn Farewell, Jessica Plummer, Terri Pohl, Nathan Mack, David Stevens and Caitlin Davies for helping to organize the event, to the Jackpot for hosting it, and to the artists who donated their time and talent to make SLAM AIDS a success.