Lea Salonga named a member of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS’ trustees

October 13 ------ Lea Salonga was confirmed to join the Board of Trustees of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, a nonprofit organization that raises funds for AIDS-related causes. This was announced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS on its Facebook page, where Salonga will be joined by Sara Bareilles, Jeff T. Daniel, Andrew Flatt, J. Harrison Ghee, Joshua Henry, John Johnson, and Greg Nobile.

According to the organization’s executives, the new members of the board of trustees have long uplifted the community “through their passion and dedication.” “Their talent and diverse perspectives will be invaluable as we continue to grow Broadway Cares’ fundraising and grantmaking efforts,” said board of trustees president and The Shubert Organization chairman and CEO Robert E. Wankel.

Salonga said on Facebook that being part of the organization’s Board of Trustees is “an honor”. Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS brings together members of the American theater community to raise funds for essential services for people living with AIDS. It initially started as two separate organizations, Equity Fights AIDS and Broadway Cares, before merging in May 1992. Salonga, who’s currently in the US for her “Stage, Screen, and Everything in Between” shows, was one of the leads in the Philippine staging of “Into the Woods” last August.

Source: inquirer.net