Oh! As fate would have it I'm wearing one of my Mercury Phoenix Trust (an organization that raises money to fight AIDS in honor of Freddie Mercury) today. I have several. It's one of the causes that gets a donation from here when donating time rolls around. It's not a ton, but every bit helps.
Locally, Covenant House is an excellent non-profit doing a lot of great work in WV to fight AIDS and they can always use more donations too.
I went on a trip a couple of summers ago and got to help out with the Convoy of Hope. I remember talking with this family as helping carry groceries to the car. I remember the mother telling me about how greatful she was for those free groceries because times were really hard. I remember her telling me about her mother recently passing away due to HIV/AIDS - she put up one hell of a fight though. Even though I never met the woman, I admired that.
Remembering that the folks that have to live with this are actual people with personalities, characteristic traits, friends, families, lives - just like anyone else - sure could help us build a better society of fighting AIDS . . . fighting the stereotypes.
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Oh! As fate would have it I'm wearing one of my Mercury Phoenix Trust (an organization that raises money to fight AIDS in honor of Freddie Mercury) today. I have several. It's one of the causes that gets a donation from here when donating time rolls around. It's not a ton, but every bit helps.
Locally, Covenant House is an excellent non-profit doing a lot of great work in WV to fight AIDS and they can always use more donations too.
Thanks for putting the word out!
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I went on a trip a couple of summers ago and got to help out with the Convoy of Hope. I remember talking with this family as helping carry groceries to the car. I remember the mother telling me about how greatful she was for those free groceries because times were really hard. I remember her telling me about her mother recently passing away due to HIV/AIDS - she put up one hell of a fight though. Even though I never met the woman, I admired that.
Remembering that the folks that have to live with this are actual people with personalities, characteristic traits, friends, families, lives - just like anyone else - sure could help us build a better society of fighting AIDS . . . fighting the stereotypes.
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