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Monthly E-Newsletter
for
January
2010
Dear Friends,
We
received an end-of-year donation to TIHAN with the following
notation:
This
donation is made in memory of my dear friend [ ] who
received amazing support from TIHAN during his final years,
and who also volunteered to help others as he was able. I
hope this donation will allow you to keep up the great work
and help others who will need it too.
Behind
this simple note and the accompanying donation is a heart full
of emotion and gratitude. The kindness and support offered to
this person came from a host of volunteers and staff in a
myriad of ways, encompassing many of TIHAN's programs of
support for people living with HIV/AIDS.
It's
simple, but powerful. What you do makes a difference in
people's lives. Sometimes you help bring hope and
encouragement for someone to keep going. Sometimes you help
bring a touch of compassionate care and dignity during
someone's final months, weeks, days… Sometimes you empower
them to live as fully and courageously as possible. Always you
help connect caring hearts and welcoming hands with those in
need.
In
the midst of all the meetings and reports and deadlines and
finances and all of the business and challenges of operating a
nonprofit, we must never lose sight of what TIHAN is all
about:
people
caring for people, using the tenets of our faith to help
transform lives and making our community a healthier, more
compassionate place to live and grow and—when our
time comes—to face our destiny surrounded with care and
support.
I
look forward to continuing this work together as we enter a
new era…
Blessings
and thanks for all you make possible.
Scott
Blades
1.
Come Enjoy "Israel's Indigo Girls" and Support TIHAN
2. Help Us Recognize
Those Who Make A Difference: Nominate Someone Via Email Right
Now! Outstanding Volunteers, Businesses, Congregations, and
Models of Empowerment!
3. Our Wish List
4. Learn How to Talk to
Youth about HIV
5. 2010 Annual Meeting
and Volunteer Appreciation – February 22 – Save the Date
6.
Treasures – Seeking Auction Items for our Big Fundraising
Event!
7. Checking What You Know
about HIV/AIDS - Test Question of the Month: What are the only
four body fluids that can transmit HIV?
8. TNT – Make Friends,
Have Fun, Make a Difference!
9. Volunteer Orientation
is Fast Approaching
10. Volunteer Spotlight:
TIHAN's Finance Committee
11. Attend Care and
Support Training
12.
Help Shape TIHAN's Educational Efforts!
13.
Volunteer Impact Reports
14.
TIHAN is Bonkers about Beth Daum
1.
Come Enjoy "Israel's
Indigo Girls" and Support TIHAN
On Saturday, January 23,
Temple Emanu-El (a member synagogue of TIHAN) will host an
event co-sponsored by Israel Center's Heartbeat of Israel
cultural series, Temple Emanu-El, and the LGBT Jewish
Inclusion Project. The event will include a concert by Habanot
Nechama, a trio known as "Israel's Indigo
Girls," as well as an LGBT Awareness Resource Expo. We
are pleased to announce that TIHAN's Executive Director Scott
Blades will receive an award at the pre-show VIP reception,
and that TIHAN will have a table in the expo.
TIHAN is looking for
volunteers to staff our informational table in the Resource
Expo, which will be set up at 6:30pm and taken down at 8pm.
Temple Emanu-El is located at 225 North Country Club. Please
contact Natalie Brown, Director of Education & Community
Relations, at natalie@tihan.org
or 299-6647 ext. 14 if you're interested in helping. Others
wishing to purchase tickets should call (520) 577-9393 or
visit jewishtucson.org.
Tickets to the concert, which begins at 8:15pm, are $18 in
advance and $20 at the door.
The first ever Rainbow-Keshet
Awards will be presented to local community activists and
leaders who have made a difference in Tucson's LGBT Community
and whose gifts of service to the community exemplify the
Jewish values of performing Tzedakah and Tikkun
Olam (to do righteous acts that repair the world).
2010 Rainbow-Keshet
Award Recipients
Ivy Schwartz MD, Medical Director of
Compass Health
Behavioral Care
Michael Mandel, Director of Transitional
Housing for Primavera
Foundation
Scott Blades, Executive Director of
Tucson Interfaith HIV /
AIDS Network
Jennifer Hoefle, Program Director for
LGBTQ Affairs at the
University of Arizona
VIP tickets for the
6:30pm pre-show reception including the awards ceremony and
Desert Voices' performance are $36. Discounts are available
for children and students. Call (520) 577-9393 or visit jewishtucson.org
to purchase tickets.
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2. Help
Us Recognize Those Who Make A Difference: Nominate Someone Via
Email Right Now! Outstanding Volunteers, Businesses,
Congregations, and Models of Empowerment!
TIHAN
will present twelve awards at our Annual Meeting on Monday,
February 22, 2010 in recognition of all the outstanding
contributions that our volunteers and supporters make. Please
take a few minutes to complete a nomination form to honor a
fellow volunteer, local organization or business to be
recognized at this event. Forms are available in hard copy
format at the TIHAN offices, on our website (click
here for a copy), or via e-mail to katelyn@tihan.org.
A committee comprised of TIHAN volunteers and staff will be
reviewing the nominations and choosing the award recipients.
Thanks for letting us know your thoughts about those doing
outstanding work in support of TIHAN and our mission!
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3. Our
Wish List
Little
things make a big difference here at TIHAN. While we're
looking forward to a prosperous new year, we also have some
immediate needs. Can you help us out? Here's what we need to
kick off the New Year in style:
-
large
Post-it style easel pads
-
2-inch,
white, 3-ring binders
-
AA
batteries
-
reams
of 3-hole-punched, white 8.5"x11" paper
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Digital
camera
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Locking
file cabinet (two-drawer)
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Greeting
cards for thanks, birthdays, condolences (and blank cards
too)
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4.
Learn How to Talk to Youth about HIV
Join
us for our next volunteer continuing education
workshop, held
in collaboration with SAAF, on Thursday, February 4, 6pm-8pm,
at the TIHAN office, located at 1011 N Craycroft #301. The
topic will be "Talking to Youth about HIV."
Registration is appreciated but not required, and the event is
free. For more information, please contact Natalie Brown,
Director of Education & Community Relations, at natalie@tihan.org
or 299-6647 ext. 14.
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5. 2010 Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation –
February 22 – Save the Date
TIHAN's
Annual Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Event will be held
on Monday, February 22, at St. Michael and All Angels
Episcopal Church (602 N. Wilmot Road, at 5th Street), with a
reception at 5:30pm, and the program from 6:00-7:00pm. Join us
for refreshments, a look back at our 2009 accomplishments, and
our recognition of the people and groups who make a difference
through their support of TIHAN. It's a party that is free and
open to all! RSVP to 299-6647.
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6. Treasures
– Seeking Auction Items for our Big Fundraising Event!
If
you would like to donate an item for our annual Treasures for
TIHAN auction, or if you want to help us collect treasures to
auction off, please let us know! We're seeking donations of
antiques, gift certificates, trips, jewelry, rugs, unique gift
items, textiles, ceramics, event tickets, hotel/condo/bed
& breakfast stays—fun things that will make interesting
auctions items and bring in some funds for TIHAN.
"Treasures
for TIHAN," the signature fundraising event for the
programs and services of TIHAN, is Saturday, May 22 at the
Doubletree Hotel at Reid Park. Under the leadership of event
co-chairs Tom Murray (of Sonoran
Center for Leadership Development) and Deb Van Sant
(of The Medicine Shoppe), this is one of Tucson's
premier benefits, with a crowd of hundreds of Tucsonans
enjoying a fun night and bidding on great auction items, all
to benefit programs for people living with HIV/AIDS.
And
we are seeking businesses, groups, and organizations to help
sponsor this year's event. If you or your business/group wants
to be a sponsor for the 13th Annual "Treasures for
TIHAN," please let us know. Sponsorship levels begin at
$500 and each level offers you a host of benefits, including
free tickets, publicity, and great karma! Come on board and
help us make this another grand event! To get involved, please
contact Scott at 299-6647 or scott@tihan.org.
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7.
Checking What You Know about HIV/AIDS - Test Question of the
Month: What are the only four body fluids that can transmit
HIV?
Question:
What are the only four body fluids that can transmit the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and what is a common difference between
those four fluids and the other fluids that do not
transmit HIV?
Answer:
Blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk are the four body
fluids that can transmit the HIV virus, and all other body
fluids DO NOT transmit the HIV virus. These four body fluids
are all "life giving" fluids, whereas all other body
fluids (such as saliva, tears, urine, sweat, snot and feces)
are body waste fluids and do not transmit the virus.
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8. TNT
– Make Friends, Have Fun, Make a Difference!
Come
join us every Tuesday evening from 5:30pm to 8:00pm for
TIHAN's weekly drop-in volunteer night. "Tuesday Nights at
TIHAN" is a great opportunity to come out and meet new people,
or better acquaint yourself with the ones you already know!
Unlike
many of our other volunteer opportunities, no training is
required for individuals who want to volunteer at TNT. Feel
free to bring friends and family who want to help out!
If
you are interested in attending TNT, please contact Katelyn at
(520) 299-6647 or at katelyn@tihan.org.
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9.
Volunteer Orientation is Fast Approaching
TIHAN's
next Volunteer Orientation will take place on Saturday,
January 23, 2010 from 1pm to 5pm at the TIHAN offices (1011 N.
Craycroft Rd, #301). Volunteer Orientation is a great way to
learn more about TIHAN, our volunteer opportunities, HIV/AIDS,
and how you can help make a difference in our community. It is
also your first step to becoming a volunteer with TIHAN. If
you are interested in attending or if you would like more
information, please contact Katelyn McDonald at (520) 299-6647
or katelyn@tihan.org.
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10.
Volunteer Spotlight: TIHAN's Finance Committee
We
have many wonderful volunteers who serve as professional
advisors to TIHAN. We would like to take this opportunity to
acknowledge the members of the TIHAN Finance Committee for
their contributions and their support: David Braun, CPA; Ralph
Geror, Jr; Melinda Sims; Allen Kinzey; Peggy Williams; and
Dean R. Taylor. These committee members work behind the scenes
to streamline the financial and accounting aspects of our
organization. The Finance Committee reviews and oversees the
financial operations of TIHAN, including review of TIHAN's
internal financial policies and procedures and making
recommendations to the Board as needed.
The
members of the Finance Committee serve as ambassadors to the
community, thereby sharing information and keeping TIHAN
connected to our constituents, supporters, and partners. The
Finance Committee also acts as a professional resource and as
a well of support for TIHAN staff and volunteers. Professional
advisors help keep TIHAN a strong and effective organization.
If you have experience working in public relations, law,
accounting, fundraising, advertising, program administration
or evaluation, education, IT, or human resources, TIHAN could
use your help!
We
are so happy and thankful for the assistance and dedication of
the members of the Finance Committee; they are a great asset
to TIHAN. If you have professional experience that you would
like to share or you just want to learn more about
volunteering with TIHAN, please contact Volunteer Resources
Coordinator, Katelyn McDonald at (520) 299-6647 or at katelyn@tihan.org.
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11.
Attend Care and Support Training
"Past
the beggar and the suffering walks he who asks, 'Why, oh God,
do you not do something for these people?' To which God
replies, 'I did something, I made you.'"
—Sufi Saying
Attending
Care & Support Training may help you discover your
purpose!
This
quarterly training is held in collaboration with Southern
Arizona AIDS Foundation for individuals who have previously
participated in a volunteer orientation at either organization
and who have a desire to volunteer with individuals living
with HIV/AIDS. The training will be held on Saturday, February
6 at SAAF, located at 375 South Euclid Avenue, from 9am to
5pm. Please call 628-7223 for more information.
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12. Help
Shape TIHAN's Educational Efforts!
Join
TIHAN's Education Committee for our next meeting on Tuesday,
February 9 from 3:45-5pm in the TIHAN Conference Room. This
committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month to provide
guidance for the educational programs of TIHAN. We're always
looking for new members. If interested, please contact Natalie
Brown, Director of Education & Community Relations, natalie@tihan.org,
299-6647 ext 14.
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13.
Volunteer Impact Reports
Please
remember to turn in your volunteer impact report at the end of
each month. If you are out of town, the form is available on
our website and can be submitted via e-mail to katelyn@tihan.org.
Here is the link: http://tihan.org/volunteer.htm#volimpact
for the volunteer impact report. Forms can be submitted in
person or by mail, e-mail or fax.
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14.
TIHAN is Bonkers about Beth Daum
Beth
Daum is a dedicated and generous volunteer who is involved
with TIHAN in many ways. A volunteer with TIHAN for over
thirteen years, she is a member of the Education Committee and
has served on a CareTeam. She helps coordinate speakers for
many of TIHAN's events, including Volunteer Orientation. In
addition, while the Director of Education and Community
Relations' position was empty, Beth coordinated the continuing
education program and performed other duties associated with
that position. Beth, who is an active member of the Lutheran
Church of the Foothills, has won several awards for her
commitment to volunteering in the past and continues to be a
vital part of TIHAN.
Beth
thank you for your time, talents, and contributions—we are
BONKERS about you!
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