Click the photo to see more pics and download your pic! Tag yourself and your friends. And thanks again for joining us! Special thanks to The Mazemac Group for providing photography services.
Pics from AIDS Walk 2011
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THANK YOU!!
Over 191 walkers supported by 63 volunteers raised over $22,000 for local programs and donations are still coming in! Heartfelt thanks to all our walkers, volunteers, donors and sponsors. See the article in VC Star.
Special thanks to top 3 teams: Bears Ventura with $4340, COLOR/Capriccio with $2457 and Golden Sky Walkers $1868.
Special thanks to top 3 individuals: Jim Matthie $1481, Kristi Becker $605 and Gloria Miele $585.
If you did not get a chance to come out and walk or make a donation, it’s not too late to help the cause. Go to vcaidspartnership.givezooks.co
If you joined us at the event, please click here to take our 5 minute survey and tell us what you think!
THANK YOU!!
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Please Take Our Survey After the Walk
Dear Friends and Supporters!
Thank you for joining us at the 20th Annual AIDS Walk for Life. Please take 5 minutes after the walk to share your thoughts and make the walk even better in 2012. Click here for the survey.
Additionally, on November 15 from 5-6 pm, we will have a post walk celebration and debrief. Please email madhu@vcaidspartnership.org to RSVP and get complete details.
THANK YOU!
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Exciting PreWalk Events!
Ventura County AIDS Walk for Life on October 22 is fast approaching!
We have some exciting PreWalk Events too! Join us for these events – its another way to connect with the cause, meet others who care about AIDS issues, raise some additional funds and build team spirit!
October 1 United Way Day of Caring- Sign and Banner Making for AIDS Walk
October 2 Jersey Mike’s Sea Bridge Market Place, Oxn, from 5-8 pm will donate 50% of your order to the AIDS Walk. Just take the flyer. JM Flyer
October 6 COLOR’s First Thursday at My Florist 6-8:30 PM. $10 donation supports AIDS Walk. 76 S. Oak St. Ventura
October 12 Dine at RedBrick Pizza. When you tell them you are there to support the AIDS Walk, 20% of your order will be donated.
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VC AIDS Partnership to continue the AIDS Walk for Life tradition
On May 31st, Jay Smith, Director of Ventura County Rainbow Alliance (VCRA), met with Madhu Bajaj, Executive Director of Ventura County AIDS Partnership (VCAP) to discuss the future of AIDS services and programs, and the annual AIDS Walk for Life.
“For 19 years, the annual AIDS Walk for Life has been an important fundraising, educational and visibility event for our County,” said Smith. “With the closing of Ventura County Rainbow Alliance this summer, we want to ensure the continuation of the AIDS Walk for Life as well as other important programs and services.”
As a result of that meeting and with the support of both Boards of Directors, VCAP will serve as producer and beneficiary of the 20th Annual AIDS Walk for Life. “We are very excited by the opportunity and appreciate Ventura County Rainbow Alliance reaching out to us,” said Bajaj. Ventura County AIDS Partnership’s mission is to strengthen the County’s response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic by raising and allocating funds specifically to fill the unmet needs in HIV prevention and AIDS care services in Ventura County.
In 1995, through partnership with National AIDS Fund (now AIDS United), Ventura County Community Foundation and United Way of Ventura County co-convened Ventura County AIDS Partnership in response to the local HIV/AIDS epidemic. VCAP is one of 29 community partners of AIDS United. AU underwrites a portion of VCAP’s operating expenses via a leadership grant. AU also provides challenge grant matching funds so that every $2 raised locally is eligible to be matched with $1. Since inception in 1995, VCAP has given over $1,385,000 to Ventura County agencies for HIV prevention efforts and AIDS care services.
“I believe the AIDS Walk for Life will be in good hands with the Partnership. It’s a win-win for our community,” Smith added. A transition and strategy meeting is in the planning stages. Volunteers and supporters are encouraged to participate.
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