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Betty Urie, the pastor’s mother, pleaded with the community to be vigilant in AIDS prevention.
“We must get the word out,” she said. “We must fight for a cure, and we must pray for a cure.” Metropolitan Community Church sponsors a global AIDS/HIV initiative throughout its churches across the country. The churches are Christian denomination with a positive, affirming ministry to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, Urie said. Benefits for “Joplin Night of Stars” were conducted Saturday afternoon at Wilder’s Restaurant and at Brewster’s Bar in Joplin. The AIDS Project of the Ozarks held the seventh annual “Toilet Paper Party” at Wilder’s Restaurant. Donations of cleaning supplies and paper goods were taken to be distributed to AIDS patients, said Jeanna Immekus, project vice president. “These are things they can’t get with food stamps,” she said. The organization also sponsored a Christmas tree at Wilder’s decorated with stars. The stars bore the names of children whose caregivers or parents have AIDS, she said. The children’s stars included items, such as clothing, that are needed by the children. Residents were picking out a star for the items to be delivered by the AIDS Project of the Ozarks. At Brewster’s Bar, volunteers were raising money with a raffle of items, such as baskets filled with beauty products and gift certificates. Observance history 
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