AIDS Activism
Clark's AIDS activism and fundraising efforts began in 1997 when he volunteered with Stop AIDS Chicago and Aid for AIDS. A series of fundraisers titled the "Bad Boys Pool Party" (or some variation thereof) began one year later."I did this birthday party for myself and Dino DiMarco and Sam Dixon in March of ’98. And after that, I was talking to Mickey Skee and he was doing promotion for his 'Bad Boys of Video' book. And I was in the book, and I thought some other guys in the book would make great bartenders. I said, 'Hey, why not call it the Bad Boys Pool Party and promote Mickey’s book and the guys in the book?' And that became the hook of the party. And it evolved from that. The first party earned $8,300, and the second earned $10,600."Clark produced fundraisers featuring variations on this and similar themes in Los Angeles, Palm Springs and San Francisco. He continues to produce similar events in New York City (as of 2008).
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