Every Dollar Raised By The End Of The Month Will Be Doubled!!!

   This year’s AIDS Walk goal for PPF is to raise $129,000.00 and they are currently at $7,250.  They need your help to keep their core HIV programs and services open to the community. Thanks to a very generous offer by Jon Gathercole and Claude Raffin, every dollar raised by the end of the month will be doubled up to $25,000! 

PPF is having a Fundraising 101 Information session tomorrow evening from 6-7pm at PPF-Santa Barbara.  They are giving away AIDS Walk t-shirts on the day of the event for individuals that  come to the information session. 

As an added incentive, individual walkers who raise $500 or more will receive a special AIDS Walk Gift bag filled with great goodies!  Please let me know if you want to join Team California Hearts.

 http://pacificpridefn.donorpages.com/AIDSWalk2012/shannonatkinson

 

Heart & Sole AIDS Walk 2012

www.pacificpridefoundation.org

October is AIDS Awareness Month. I have registered to walk in the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara Heart & Sole AIDS Walk to support the fight against AIDS. As most of you already know I lost my brother to AIDS about nine years ago. This will be my 2nd year walking in the Heart & Sole Walk. I will be walking in memory of my brother Judge and I will also be walking to support all of the brave fighters who are living with AIDS.

  I hope you all will take the time to click on the links below to make a difference. If you are interested in doing more than donating then please join us along with hundreds of other dedicated men, women and children who will walk, run, wheelchair and stroll along Santa Barbara’s waterfront on Saturday, October 6. My team name is California Hearts.

  For the past 22 years, our community has helped raise vital funds for the men, women, and children living with, affected by, or at risk for HIV/AIDS in Santa Barbara County. AIDS Walk is Pacific Pride's largest annual fundraising event, and the largest of its kind in the region.

~Stays local, and serves the men, women, and children affected by or at risk for HIV/AIDS in Santa Barbara County.~
~Prevents the spread of HIV in our towns through free education and testing events.Feeds families and individuals affected by AIDS with food pantries in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara.
~Cares for our HIV-positive clients seeking medical help, mental wellness, housing assistance, and healthy living habits.
~Helps Santa Barbara County respond to AIDS locally.

All dollars raised stay local and support Pacific Pride's HIV/AIDS services. The funds and awareness raised by the AIDS Walk are essential to educating our community and preventing transmission of HIV/AIDS.

Please Click on the links below to make a difference:

To Make a Donation 
To Join Team California Hearts 
 

September 11th

~September 11th~

Uncertainty hits us with a bang.
Our nations heart sang.
A song of sadness and of disbelief.
All the families filled with grief.
History falls with the touch of a hand.
Will we ever understand?
Anger rages through and through.
Our flag will always wave Red, White and Blue.

Families broken while they rejoice.
Lives are lost without a choice.
Darkness fills from east to west.
Putting us to the test.
Numbness is what we feel.
Could this all possibly be real?
From our hearts we pray out loud.
As we watch that evil cloud.

For what have they won?
In this evilness that has been done.
Unknown to us is the face we seek.
To answer all but is too weak.
Threatening our land and what we believe.
Stealing our security are those who thieve.
Evil lives in the heart of hate.
What will now become their fate?

And then there are those who risk it all.
Looking for victims when the odds are small.
Finding hope when the risks are high.
Praying that they will not die.
Continuing on while barely sleeping.
Picking up shattered lives while weeping.
Courage runs through all their veins.
Persevering through all their pains.

Our freedom was won with blood and tears.
The land we conquered despite our fears.
Pulling together in faith and love.
Showing the enemy what we are made of.
This is where our unity and love will start.
We will not be broken or torn apart.
Through it all we continue to strive.
Love and hope will always be alive.

Shannon Atkinson