Elizabeth Taylor
donates van to New Orleans AIDS group

Longtime AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor has donated a 37-foot van to New Orleans's NO/AIDS Task Force for a community outreach program targeting HIV care to city residents still struggling in the aftermath of last year's devastating Hurricane Katrina. The CareVan, a mobile medical containing examination tables, an X-ray machine, and other medical services, was formally unveiled at a press conference held Tuesday on the New Orleans riverfront. Health officials say the van will help deliver key medical services in sections of New Orleans still rebuilding from the August 2005 hurricane that led to the flooding that devastated much of the city. (The Advocate)