Miss Universe Canada adds sparkle to 12th annual Bay Street's AIDSbeat

    Inga Skaya Miss Universe Canada 2007 and Canadian Idol's Zack Werner to
    judge at rock & roll fundraiser for the Canadian Foundation for AIDS
    Research October 12th

    TORONTO, Oct. 4 /CNW/ - What do lawyers, a Canadian Idol judge and Miss
Universe Canada have in common? They're coming together in Toronto for a
BATTLE OF THE BANDS: AIDSbeat, the wildest party on Bay Street! 1,200 lawyers
are expected to let loose, and raise over $200,000 for the Canadian Foundation
for AIDS Research (CANFAR) on October 12th 2007 at the Capitol Event Theatre.
    Inga Skaya Miss Universe Canada will join Canadian Idol judge Zack Werner
and National Post Legal Post writer Jim Middlemiss as celebrity judges of the
BATTLE OF THE BANDS. Mark Holmes of Mod Club fame will host the party,
featuring the eye popping AIDSbeat dancers, painted body models, a performance
by chart-topping pop sensation hip hop master JDiggz and a spectacular fashion
show by Escada featuring Escada Sport and Laurèl. AIDSbeat is presented by
Georgeson, a Computershare Company.
    "We are celebrating the 12th anniversary of AIDSbeat," says Patricia
Olasker, AIDSbeat founder and co-chair. "The event shows the best side of the
Toronto legal community - a tradition and spirit of giving and sharing. It
also reveals the truth about lawyers: We are not all about grey flannel
trousers and button-down collars. This is a seriously unbuttoned party!"

    Five bands, all featuring lawyers-by-day, will battle for first place.
Prepare to put your hands together for:

    
    -   The Gavelheads (Morrison Brown Sosnovitch LLP, Osler, Hoskin &
        Harcourt LLP, Ernst & Young LLP);

    -   The Thin Skulls (McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Investment Dealers
        Association of Canada, Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and
        Housing);


    -   The Right Honourable Jake and The High Court of Soul (Cassels Brock &
        Blackwell LLP);

    -   The Insecurities (Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Lenczner
        Slaght LLP)

    -   Prior winners Jonas (Paliare Roland LLP, REMG Entertainment
        Corporation) as the opening act.
    

    Event and Ticket Sales Information:

    AIDSbeat tickets are $40 and available by phone at 416-361-6281 or online
at www.AIDSbeat.com. All proceeds from AIDSbeat support CANFAR, which raises
critically needed funds for HIV/AIDS research. Since inception, AIDSbeat has
raised over $1 million for AIDS research.
    AIDSbeat will be held on Friday, October 12, 8:00 p.m. sharp at the
Capitol Event Theatre, 2492 Yonge Street (north of Eglinton).

    About Georgeson, a Computershare Company:

    Georgeson is proud to be the lead sponsor of this year's AIDSbeat.
Georgeson is the world's leading provider of strategic proxy and corporate
governance consulting services to corporations and shareholder groups working
to influence corporate strategy. Since 1935, Georgeson has specialized in
complex solicitations such as hostile and friendly acquisitions, proxy
contests and takeover defenses. Georgeson leads more M&A transactions globally
than any other firms combined. Georgeson also provides issuers with expertise
in corporate events solutions such as post-merger unexchanged holder programs
and information agent services.
    Computershare is a global leader in transfer agency, employee equity
plans, proxy solicitation and other specialized financial and communications
services - serving more than 100 million shareholder accounts on behalf of
14,000 corporations in 17 countries.

    About CANFAR:

    CANFAR is the national charitable foundation whose goal is to raise
awareness in order to generate funds for research into all aspects of HIV
infection and AIDS. CANFAR is the only organization operating in Canada for
the sole purpose of privately funding research on AIDS and HIV infection in
numerous areas including fundamental and applied research, education and
prevention, psychosocial initiatives, care, and community research.

For further information:

For further information: Amanda O'Reilly, CANFAR, (416) 361-6281 x35,
aoreilly@CANFAR.com