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Monthly E-Newsletter
for
July
2009
Dear Friends,
We hope you enjoy reading this latest
e-newsletter with events, announcements, needs, and
opportunities. Perhaps you will discover something that will
be meaningful to you and help create a better world for
all of us.
Scott
1. Clean Your Closets for
TIHAN! You're Invited to Have A Yard Sale to Benefit TIHAN and
Our Programs!
2. Masonic Lodge Presents
Proceeds of Yard Sale To TIHAN
3. Look good. Feel good.
Do good. Wednesday, July 15: "A Day of Beauty"
Benefit at Robert Markley Salon Spa!
4. Can You Help? Current
Items on Our "Wish List"
5. What do TIHAN, the
Tucson Toros, and Tuesday All Have in Common?
6.
Exercise Your Heart and Hands
7. Reduction in Hours:
TIHAN Office Is Closed Friday Afternoons
8. Help TIHAN Get Our
Kids Ready With Back To School Supplies!
9. Volunteer Spotlight:
Connor-Ryan Huston
10. Erase Stigma, End
Violence
11. Advance Ticket Sales
(at a Discount) for TIHAN Table at the Wingspan Dinner
12.
Bonkers about Tami Arthur
13.
A Farewell to Ari Kelly / Announcement about TIHAN's Director
of Education and Community Relations
1. Clean Your Closets for TIHAN! You're
Invited to Have A Yard Sale to Benefit TIHAN and Our Programs!
One person's trash is another person's treasure. Yard sales
(garage sales, tag sales, rummage sales) are a great way to make
money by selling items that are already in your house. So clean
out your closets, set up a yard sale, and it's a win-win
solution for you and for TIHAN's programs!
Thanks to our friends at The New Tucson Shopper, which is our
corporate sponsor for this "Clean Your Closets for
TIHAN" concept, when you register with us to have a yard
sale benefit, you receive a free Yard Sale Planning Guide
filled with tips and information, preprinted street signs, and
free advertising of your yard sale in The New Tucson Shopper (www.newtucsonshopper.com)
We'll provide you with TIHAN flyers, newsletters, and donation
envelopes if you'd like. What we ask is that at least 50% of the
proceeds (or even better—100% of the proceeds!) be donated to
TIHAN.
You can also ask friends, neighbors, co-workers, etc. to
donate stuff (old furniture, appliances, kitchenware, clothes,
coats, toys, books, etc.). It's likely that they will be happy
to rid themselves of a few items that are just causing clutter.
You can also coordinate a multi-family yard sale, or a community
yard sale at your congregation or business.
To request your "Clean Out Your Closets for TIHAN"
packet, Yard Sale Planning Guide, and free advertising in The
New Tucson Shopper, contact Scott at 299-6647 or scott@tihan.org
More tips for having a successful charity yard sale:
Don't be afraid to price items generously—people tend to
try to bargain prices down. Hopefully, since they know the
proceeds are going to charity, they will not try to bargain too
much, but even inexpensive items will help profit your charity.
Put a donation jar out for people who would like to help your
cause but are not going to purchase anything. Make it a festive
atmosphere with balloons and music (CDs or radio).
Hold a raffle for a special item. You can display the actual
item or a picture of the item you are raffling. Sell tickets
throughout the sale (or sales) and have the raffle drawing at
the end of the sale, or sell raffle tickets to a raffle that is
ending at a later date.
Have a table with "grab bags" of items where people
can get one bag for $2 or $5. These bags could contain some
items like utensils, Tupperware, pots, bath products, etc. In
each bag have a flyer that also gives someone the option to send
in a small donation later.
On a clipboard at your checkout counter, offer a newsletter
sign-up form. Include a notation that they could donate their
used goods or volunteer to have their own sale. Have a
"check" box for this. Remember ask, ask, ask!
It is also a good idea to pre-print "thank you"
notes to give to customers after they make their purchase,
thanking them for helping your cause and directing them to where
they could find more information (web site, phone numbers,
etc.).
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2. Masonic Lodge Presents Proceeds
of Yard Sale To TIHAN
In June, the Brother to Brother
Committee of the Mason's Aaron Lodge #49 presented TIHAN with
a $250 check from the proceeds of a yard sale they held. TIHAN
is very grateful to have the moral and financial support of
this group, and we pleased to accept the check and an eloquent
letter of presentation. Thank you Aaron Lodge #49!
Letter from the Brother to Brother
Committee
Aaron Lodge #49:
On behalf of the Brother to Brother
Committee of Aaron Lodge #49 we take a great pride in
presenting you with this check for $250. The work of TIHAN
within the community is profound and greatly appreciated. The
support that TIHAN provides to the HIV/AIDS community of
Tucson is one that builds bridges and brings people from all
walks of life together in the battle against the devastating
hardships of HIV/AIDS. We here at Aaron Lodge salute the work
that TIHAN accomplishes and pledge future support to your
organization.
The Brothers of Aaron Lodge pride
themselves in the charitable works we are able to accomplish.
The check presented today is from the proceeds of a Masonic
Yard Sale sponsored by the Brother to Brother Committee of
Aaron Lodge. We at Aaron Lodge are committed to serving our
community just as we know that you are. All of our Brothers
believe that by rolling up our sleeves and working up a sweat
on our brows that we can all help those in need and help to
make our community a better place for all.
Again, thank you for all the
wonderful work that TIHAN puts forth to this community. The
work you do is an exemplary example of our beliefs within
Freemasonry and especially Aaron Lodge: faith, hope, and
charity.
Stan Brown - Past Master of Aaron
Lodge #49 (Chairman Brother to Brother Committee)
John Johnson - Senior Warden Aaron Lodge #49 (Brother to
Brother Committee Member)
Gil Mowbray - Chaplain Aaron Lodge #49 (Brother to Brother
Committee Member)
From the lodge website (www.aaronlodge49.net):
What are the Masons? The oldest, largest and most charitable
men's fraternal organization in the world. Spiritual, not
religious in nature, requiring every member to profess a
belief in a Supreme Being of his choice. Family oriented with
many programs and groups to involve the entire family. An
opportunity for a man to improve himself. Rich in history,
tradition and patriotism. Sensitive to the needs of each
community where it exists. Open to men of good character
regardless of race, creed or religion.
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3. Look good. Feel
good. Do good. Wednesday, July 15: "A Day of Beauty"
Benefit at Robert Markley Salon Spa!
Treat yourself to beauty, style, and
relaxation, and TIHAN benefits, too: all proceeds support
TIHAN's programs for people living with HIV/AIDS! Robert
Markley Salon Spa is offering a special event on Wednesday,
July 15 from 4:00-8:00pm. Pamper yourself and book a massage,
facial, waxing, or hair cut/ style/ treatment/ color, and the
salon will donate ALL proceeds (and tips!) to TIHAN. The salon
spa is located at the Plaza at Williams Centre, 5350 East
Broadway Boulevard (just west of Craycroft), Suite 160. To
make an appointment for this special TIHAN event, call Robert
Markley Salon Spa at 520-747-1388.
Men and women welcome! Check out the
website and explore the possibilities: www.robertmarkley.com.
Transform yourself, and help transform TIHAN, too. A special
thanks to Robert Markley and all of his staff for donating
their time and ALL proceeds from this evening, including tips,
to support TIHAN's programs.
Click here for the event flyer.
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4. Can You Help? Current Items
on Our "Wish List"
If you can donate any of the items on
our wish list below, we will be forever grateful. Items may be
dropped off at the TIHAN office, or call us for more
information. Thank you!
- Paper towels, toilet tissue,
Kleenex for office use
- Cross-cut shredder
- Small appliances for CarePartners
(microwave oven, crockpot, coffee maker, fan)
- Two clear plastic storage bins
(large)
- Wall shelves (for books, binders,
etc)
- Fireproof locking file cabinet
- Ink for a HP DeskJet 5150 Printer
(black, and color)
- Lightbulb for video projector (Infocus
SP-LAMP-018)
- Tri-fold display board
- Small paper plates
- Coffee maker (8-10 cups)
- Poster-sized pads of paper, plain
or self-adhesive, for easels
- 1-inch white view 3-ring binders
- Sheet protectors
- Paper - 8.5" x 11"
(letter size) 24 lb. - white
- Paper - 8.5" x 11"
(letter size) 24 lb. - variety of colors
- Grocery store gift cards for
training food and refreshments
- Items for CarePackages (soap,
shampoo, razors, feminine hygiene products)
- Back-to-school items for kids
(backpacks, pencils, pens, rulers, crayons, notebooks)
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5. What do TIHAN, the Tucson Toros, and
Tuesday All Have in Common?
It's TIHAN night at the Tucson Toros game on Tuesday, August
11, 2009!
And, what does that mean, you ask? Well, thanks to the
support of our generous sponsor, The Law Offices of Laura
Schoenfeld, TIHAN will receive half of the proceeds from the
ticket sales for the August 11 game. The game is the Tucson
Toros versus the Canadian team St. George.
But wait, it gets better… August 11 also happens to be
"Two for Tuesdays." This means that if you buy one
hotdog, soda, or chips you get one of the same items for free.
The absolutely pivotal purpose of this event is that the
ticket proceeds will help TIHAN to sustain its mission. So we
ask you to gather a group of family members and/or friends to
spend an August evening enjoying the great American summertime
pastime which also benefits one of your favorite charities! Just
in case you need other ideas for sharing game tickets here are
just a few:
- What about celebrating all your family/friends August
birthdays at the game?
- How about taking your favorite young people to the game?
- What about using the tickets for a work place raffle
relevant to your work?
- How about sponsoring individuals living with HIV/AIDS?
- How about taking the little league you coach to the game?
- Choosing a baseball book for your book club followed by
evening at the game.
- Taking your exercise group for a walk/run/stroll around
Reid Park followed by the game.
See, there are several ways you might be able to incorporate
this event into your work, social, fitness, and family time.
Hurry; do not delay in securing your tickets!
Here are few more particulars about the event:
TIHAN
Game Sponsor: The Law Offices of Laura Schoenfeld
Game
Date/Time: August 11, 2009 at 7:00pm
Location:
Hi Corbett Stadium - Reid Park
Hi
Corbett Field can be accessed from East Camino Campestre or
South Randolph Way.
—Access
from the west on East Camino Campestre can be easily found
off of South Country Club Road.
—To
enter off of South Randolph Way, use East Broadway from the
north or East 22nd Street from the south.
Tickets:
Purchased in advance from TIHAN for $4.00, or at the stadium for
$5.00
To purchase tickets, call 299-6647.
See you there!
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6. Exercise Your Heart and Hands
What do CarePartner Support volunteers provide for our
CarePartners living with HIV? As you can see, almost too many
things to list! Having a supportive community contributes to a
person's overall wellness and health. Join them! All you have to
do is attend our free Care & Support Training.
The next Care
& Support Training, now held jointly with the Southern
Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), will be held on Saturday, July
25 from 9:00am to 5:00pm at SAAF, 375 S. Euclid Ave. (south of
Broadway). Training is now FREE and TIHAN Volunteer
Orientation is a pre-requisite. Call the TIHAN office,
299-6647, to sign up. Questions? Contact Ari Kelly, ari@tihan.org,
or 299-6647.
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7. Reduction in Hours: TIHAN Office Is
Closed Friday Afternoons
Due to reduced donations to TIHAN and
the resulting reductions in staffing, the TIHAN office will be
closed on Friday afternoons, effective until further notice.
The office will be open Monday-Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm, and
Fridays 8:30am-12:30pm. We greatly apologize for any
inconvenience that this may cause, and with your support, our
hope is that this 10% furlough of staff hours/pay will be only
temporary in nature.
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8. Help TIHAN Get Our Kids Ready With
Back To School Supplies!
Many children won't get that back-to-school shopping
experience. That why we're here! To help fully provide these
children with the right amount of supplies they need, we need
your help. Any donation of school supplies will be appreciated.
If you have any questions or want to make a donation, please
contact Erin at 520-299-6647 ext#13 or erin@tihan.org.
- Backpacks
- Pencils
- Pens
- Erasers
- Pencil Pouches
- Pencil Sharpeners
- Scissors
- Paper (college or wide ruled)
- Subject Notebooks
- Folders
- Colored Pencils
- Crayons
- Markers
- Highlighters
- 3-Ringed Binders
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9. Volunteer Spotlight: Connor-Ryan
Huston
There are two types of people in this
world, those who volunteer and those who don't. Connor-Ryan
Huston, also known as C-R, is one of the many great volunteers
at TIHAN. Connor-Ryan volunteers not only in loving memory of
her husband but also because she simply wants to be part of
TIHAN. "I come here, and it's like coming home to my
family," she says.
C-R was born in St Louis, Missouri,
but raised in South Bend, Indiana. She married Bryan and had
eight wonderful children. She became involved with TIHAN
several years ago when her husband received assistance from a
CareTeam. Now she's been a volunteer for four years, either
answering phones as a receptionist or doing additional support
work for TIHAN. Currently, Connor-Ryan is in speakers training
to become a speaker about HIV/AIDS. Her goal is to get as many
people as possible well informed and educated about the faces
of the illness.
C-R likes to stay active, but when
there's spare time, it's definitely not wasted. You'll either
find her crocheting or gardening while listening to some
Broadway tunes. C-R enjoys most things, but there's just one
pet peeve that she can't stand: unexpectedly getting her feet
wet!
How could someone be so great? TIHAN
is very lucky to have a volunteer like Connor-Ryan, who is a
great asset to the office. Not only is she a hard-working
person, but the office can always use the extra help she
offers. So thank you, Connor-Ryan, for all that you do. We
take pleasure in you being a part of TIHAN.
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10. Erase Stigma, End Violence
From a Kaiser Family Foundation press
release, April 2009:
"…HIV/AIDS in the U.S. may
carry less stigma than in the past. For instance, there has
been a slow and steady increase since the late 1990s in the
share of people who say they would be very comfortable with a
coworker who has HIV/AIDS. However… fully half of the public
says they would be uncomfortable having their food prepared by
someone who is HIV positive."
Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS can
lead to stigmatization and sometimes violence. Learn more at
our next Continuing Education workshop on Stigma and Violence
taught by Paolo Preston and another speaker TBD.
The workshop on Stigma and Violence
will be Thursday, August 6, 6-8 pm at TIHAN, 1011 N Craycroft
#301 (south of Speedway). Registration is appreciated but not
required. Call 299-6647 sign up! TIHAN continues to offer FREE Continuing
Education workshops to volunteers in collaboration with
the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF). We ask
all volunteers to attend at least three workshops each year to
stay up-to-date. All workshops are subject to change.
| Date |
Topic |
Location |
| Sep
10 |
Seniors
& HIV |
SAAF |
| Oct
1 |
Low
Income
& HIV |
TIHAN |
| Nov
5 |
HIV
& Special
Populations |
TIHAN |
| Dec
3 |
HIV
& Refugees |
SAAF |
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11. Advance Ticket Sales (at a Discount)
for TIHAN Table at the Wingspan Dinner
The annual dinner for Wingspan (www.wingspandinner.com)
is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, with tickets costing
$125. However, if you want to be seated at one of the TIHAN
tables for this event and you let us know before July 31, your
ticket will be only $95—you save $30 per ticket!
Beginning August 1, tickets will be $125.
To get this $30 discount and sit at
the TIHAN table(s) for the Wingspan benefit, contact Scott
Blades at scott@tihan.org
by July 29.
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12. Bonkers about Tami Arthur
Tami Arthur is a wonderful and caring
person. Several members from her church, which are TIHAN
volunteers as well, encouraged her to volunteer. So Tami
pursued that wish… What Tami really wanted to do was to
visit those in the hospital or who were ill at home, give
rides to those who have no transportation, or just simply do
anything that would be helpful to someone who might be alone.
Tami feels that no one should be alone and it's important to
always know that someone cares. Now
Tami is Link Specialist volunteer, doing all that—and more!
She helps out in every way and is always involved in many
TIHAN events. Her husband and children also help out from time
to time as well!
Tami—thank you for your kind and
caring heart. We are BONKERS about you!
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13. A Farewell
to Ari Kelly / Announcement about TIHAN's Director of
Education and Community Relations
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven.
—Ecclesiastes 3.1
With a heavy heart, I
have decided to leave my position as TIHAN's Director of
Education and Community Relations. I will begin working in
children’s ministry at my faith community in August. I have
appreciated the opportunity to be a TIHAN staff member for the
past two years and work with so many excellent volunteers. I
am humbled by the energy, time, and enthusiasm that TIHAN
volunteers, many of whom are living with HIV/AIDS themselves,
pour into TIHAN. Thank you for being supportive, encouraging,
and enlightening. I have learned things like “AIDS does not
discriminate” and “I am not my disease.” Thank you for
making it possible for TIHAN to be a source of compassion and
light in our community, a place for people to put their faith
into action. I look forward to being a TIHAN volunteer again.
God bless you and TIHAN.
—Ari
Kelly
TIHAN is grateful to Ari for her two
years of excellent service to our volunteers, faith
communities, and CarePartners. We are happy that she will
continue to be with us as a volunteer, sharing her faithful
commitment to AIDS education and support for those living with
this disease. Thank you, Ari! We are now accepting resumes for
a Director of Education and Community Relations (due to
funding issues, we have reduced this position to 25
hours/week). For
a job description and instructions for applying, click here.
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