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Monthly E-Newsletter
for
September
2009
Dear Friends,
Here
are the latest announcements about events, opportunities, and
some of the people of TIHAN. If you haven't already done so,
please consider making a donation to TIHAN in honor of Butch,
Suzan, and Chewee,
the three people living with HIV/AIDS who courageously shared
their stories with you by email over the last three weeks.
Your support of our programs allows us to serve more people
and bring more understanding and compassion.
Click
here to contribute! Thanks!
"We
make a living by what we get,
but we make a life by what we give."
—Sir Winston Churchill
1. Event Focuses on
Gathering Tucson's Hispanic/Latino Community to Focus on
HIV/AIDS Prevention
2. Sharing the Holiday
Spirit with Our CarePartners and their Kids
3. GLBT Pride Multi-Faith
Worship Service – October 8
4. Volunteer Spotlight:
Dean R. Taylor
5. Meet TIHAN's New
Staff!
6.
Musical Potpourri Concert – Save the Date: November 8
7. Checking What You Know
about HIV/AIDS: Test Question of the Month
8. Top Volunteer Needs
– Opportunities for You to Make a Difference!
9. Free Continuing
Education: This Month's Topic—"Low Income and HIV"
10. TIHAN's Updated Wish
List
11. Put On Your Walking
Shoes
12.
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest: TIHAN's Policy and
Expectations
13.
We're Bonkers about David Zinke
1. Event
Focuses on Gathering Tucson's Hispanic/Latino Community to Focus
on HIV/AIDS Prevention
National
Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) will be commemorated in
Tucson on Thursday, October 15, 2009 in an event in the
Proscenium Theater of the Pima Community College, West Campus
(2202 West Anklam Road, just west of St. Mary's Hospital). The
event starts at 4:30pm with resource/information tables, and
the program takes place from 6:30-8:00pm.
Part of a national
effort, NLAAD was established in response to the devastating
impact HIV/AIDS has had on Hispanic/Latino communities across
the country. Taking place during Hispanic
heritage month, its purpose is to draw attention to the
critical role that HIV testing and prevention education plays
in stemming the spread of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos.
NLAAD is FREE and open to all.
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2.
Sharing the Holiday Spirit with Our CarePartners and their
Kids
The
Holiday Season?! Can you believe it's right around the
corner? It's time again for TIHAN to partner with Southern
Arizona AIDS Foundation to provide holiday programs for those
living with HIV/AIDS. The planning stages have begun, and
we're looking for volunteers to help us plan and staff this
year's holiday events. (Note: To work with our CarePartners
living with HIV, we do require volunteers to have attended our
Volunteer
Orientation and our Care
& Support Training.)
Each
season, TIHAN and SAAF join forces to provide holiday programs
that are incredibly important during this potentially
difficult season for our CarePartners. The first event is
geared for our CarePartners with children, where CarePartners
and their kids select from among donated gifts, wrap the gifts
for each other, and enjoy holiday arts and crafts. For this
event, we need volunteers in a variety of capacities, from
event planning to helping on the day of the event. We also
need donations of holiday arts and craft items.
Our
second holiday event is a special holiday dinner/dance for our
CarePartners. This fantastic event is themed, decorated, and
is always a blast. We need people to help coordinate this
event, and people to help staff it as well. If you are
interested in helping with either of these two December
events, please contact Erin at 299-6647 or erin@tihan.org.
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3. GLBT Pride
Multi-Faith Worship Service – October 8!
One
of the many misconceptions about HIV is that it is a gay
disease. And one of the many misconceptions about gay people
is that they aren't people of faith. Wingspan presents a GLBT
Pride Worship Service on Thursday, October 8 at 7:00pm.
Leaders from Jewish, Sufi, Sikh, Christian, and other
traditions will lead the service as Tucsonans gather to
celebrate the gifts of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender community. Several community choirs will perform
as part of the worship service.
The
event will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church of
Tucson (4831 East 22nd Street) at 7:00pm, with a reception to
be held following the service. For more information, contact
Marc Paley at lgbtinfo@jfsa.org.
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4.
Volunteer Spotlight: Dean R. Taylor
Dean
R. Taylor is the very definition of Mr. Volunteer. Dean
volunteers as TIHAN's Finance Director. Prior to his present
position at TIHAN, Dean served as the Treasurer on the Board
of Directors from 2000-2007.
Dean
also volunteers with TIHAN's Poz Cafe program, helps with
Turnabout and many other TIHAN events, and serves on the
Finance Committee. In addition, he volunteers his time with
SAAF, where he delivers food to clients as part of the Food
for Life program. He also helps with registration at AIDSWalk,
and does much, much more. His Tucson volunteer efforts began
in 1993 with the Shanti Foundation. Dean is a parishioner and
acolyte at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, located in the
historic district of Armory Park.
Dean
is also a major donor to TIHAN, and has been selected to
receive a special "Spirit of Philanthropy" award at
the 21st
Annual National Philanthropy Day luncheon at the Westin La
Paloma Resort and Spa on November 10.
Born
in Durango, Colorado, Dean has a degree in Business from the
University of Washington. He and Jim, his partner of 27 years,
lived and worked in Seattle, then in Southern California for a
number of years. They came to Tucson in 1991. Jim lost his
battle with cancer in 1992.
Dean
enjoys the company of his Schnauzer "Weetwo" and
fills his life with volunteering. He believes that by serving
others he keeps his own life vibrant, his brain active, and he
always has new adventures. Not a bad way to live in your 70's!
―by
Phyllis Leon, TIHAN volunteer
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5. Meet
TIHAN's New Staff!
TIHAN
has recently hired two staff members (at reduced hours), as well
as added an Americorps VISTA member. Please join us in
welcoming:
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Serena
Turley, Administrative Assistant (27 hours/week) |
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Janet
Bardwell, Poz Café Kitchen/Menu Supervisor (13.5
hours/month), and |
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Katelyn
McDonald, Volunteer Resources Coordinator/VISTA. |
For a brief bio about each,
click
here.
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6. Musical
Potpourri Concert – Save the Date: November 8
The
Musical Potpourri Concert, an afternoon of music to benefit
TIHAN's programs, will take place on Sunday, November 8 at
3:00pm at Lutheran Church of the Foothills. This year's
concert will feature renowned musicians Jeff Haskell and
Friends (jazz), Howard Wooten (solo jazz guitarist), and
Reveille Men's Chorus. Cost is $10. For more information,
contact Geoff Hamilton, event coordinator, at withagee@comcast.net.
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7.
Checking What You Know about HIV/AIDS: Test Question of the
Month
True
or False: Oral and dental health are vital to the overall
wellbeing of people living with HIV?
It's
true… Oral/dental health is vital to the overall health and
wellbeing of people living with HIV/AIDS. In fact, while
maintaining good oral/dental health is an important aspect of
everyone's life, it may be even more important for people
living HIV.
According
to the Health Resources and Services Administration of the US
Department of Health and Human Services, "The vast
majority of dental care that an HIV infected person requires
is no different than what an uninfected person would typically
need. However, good dental care for [people living with HIV]
is not a routine matter because oral health is a crucial
component of overall health care for an infected person. The
potential outcomes of getting such care, or not receiving it,
are notable."
For
more information on HIV and oral health, visit these resource
sites:
"Most
oral health problems can be found in people who are either HIV
positive or negative. Yet there are some important
differences. A few conditions are seen almost exclusively in
people with HIV, while some that are found in both populations
are more problematic for people with HIV, especially those
with advanced disease. A diminished immune system can alter
the course of oral disease and require more aggressive
treatment to prevent minor troubles from escalating into major
health problems…"
http://www.thebody.com/content/art2537.html
http://hab.hrsa.gov/publications/cbdpp08/
"For
the HIV positive patient, regular dental care is not only to
maintain the health of your teeth but also your entire
body..."
http://aids.about.com/od/dentalinformation/
a/dental_care.htm
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8. Top
Volunteer Needs – Opportunities for You to Make a
Difference!
Interested
in finding out more about TIHAN's current top volunteer
opportunities? Want to offer your time and talents? Contact
Katelyn McDonald, Volunteer Resources Coordinator, at Katelyn@tihan.org
Top
Volunteer Opportunities at TIHAN
-
Data
entry volunteers
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Volunteer
to scan photos
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CareTeam
volunteers
-
Link
Specialist volunteers
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Fundraising
events volunteers
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Outreach/postering
volunteer
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Grant
research volunteers
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Grantwriting
volunteers
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People
to represent TIHAN and be part of planning special
community events (World AIDS Day, AIDS Candlelight
Memorial, National Latino AIDS Awareness Day, Days of
Caring, AIDSWalk, and more)
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Treasures
for TIHAN auction volunteers
Interested
in finding out more about these volunteer opportunities? Want
to offer your time and talents? Contact Katelyn McDonald,
Volunteer Resources Coordinator, at Katelyn@tihan.org.
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9. Free
Continuing Education: This Month's Topic—"Low Income and
HIV"
Join
us for the next Continuing Education workshop: "Low
Income and HIV." The free workshop will be Thursday,
October 1, 6:00-8:00pm at TIHAN, 1011 North Craycroft, #301.
Call 299-6647 to sign up to attend! TIHAN—in collaboration
with SAAF—continues to offer FREE Continuing
Education workshops to volunteers.
Registration
is appreciated but not required. We ask all volunteers to
attend at least three workshops each year to stay up-to-date.
| Date |
Topic |
Location |
| Nov
5 |
HIV
& Special
Populations |
TIHAN |
| Dec
3 |
HIV
& Refugees |
SAAF |
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10.
TIHAN's Updated Wish List
There
are lots of items that TIHAN needs to serve well, and a few are
listed below. If you want to donate any of these items, we'll be
very, very grateful!
*
long distance telephone calling cards *
* canopy/awning for outdoor events (we'd love a donation of one,
or even a loan) *
* holiday gifts for CarePartners and their kids/teens ($10-$25
price range) *
* new plastic cutting boards for Poz Cafe *
* oven mitts and hot pads *
* commercial-sized food processor *
* dishrags *
* fire-proof locking file cabinet *
* frame for certificates (8.5 x 11") *
* light yellow copy paper (8.5 x 11) *
* 1" view binders (3-ring notebooks)—white, with round
rings *
* multi-purpose white paper (20# bond, 8.5" x 11") *
* three-hole-punched white photocopier paper (20# bond,
8.5" x 11") *
* plastic disposable color table cloths for 72" x 32"
tables at Poz Cafe *
* 8.5 x 11" writing tablets *
* Avery 5160 address labels for laser printers *
* self-adhesive name badges *
* Post-It Notes *
* gift certificates for party supply stores *
* trade credit at Bookman's *
* large pads of poster paper for easels *
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11. Put On
Your Walking Shoes
Save the
Date! AIDSWALK, to benefit the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF),
is Sunday, October 11, 2009 on the University of Arizona Campus.
AIDSWalk is a benefit event to raise money for SAAF. Call 628-7223
for more info.
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12.
Avoiding Conflicts of Interest: TIHAN’s Policy and
Expectations
As a nonprofit organization
that values honesty, TIHAN's Board of Directors recently adopted
a policy statement affirming our standard of behavior at TIHAN
is that all staff, volunteers, and board members avoid conflicts
of interest between the interests of the TIHAN on one hand, and
personal, professional, and business interests on the other
hand. We want to protect the integrity of TIHAN's
decision-making process, to enable our constituencies to have
confidence in our integrity, and to protect the integrity and
reputations of volunteers, staff and board members. We ask all
staff and board members, as well as key volunteers, to make a
full, written disclosure of interests, relationships, and
holdings that could potentially result in a conflict of
interest, and to remove themselves from the decision-making
process for any matter for which there is a potential conflict
of interest.
For
a copy of TIHAN's policy statement and agreement, click here.
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David with Bonkers
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We're Bonkers about David Zinke
For more than a decade,
David Zinke has been sharing his skills in support of TIHAN and
those we serve. Having been clean and sober "one day at a
time" throughout his association with TIHAN, David—also
known as "Zink"—is a handyman, candy man (ask about
his wonderful Zink's Treats fudge!), actor/director, and more.
He is the set designer and stage manager for the annual
Turnabout for TIHAN benefit show, helping raise tens of
thousands of dollars for TIHAN's support services and AIDS
awareness programs.
David—thank you for your contributions to
TIHAN! We are BONKERS about you!
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