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American Foundation for Children with AIDS Newsletter |
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| Saving the Next Generation |
March 2009 |
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Climb Up So Kids Can Grow Up consists of four events which raise awareness and funds to support children with AIDS. Families, individuals, teams, children, adults, women, and men are invited to run, hike, climb or cycle in one or more of these events:
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On Sept. 19 and/or 20 people take part of Climb Up The World - wherever they happen to be.
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As part of Climb Up The 50, participants climb the highest point in their state anytime during the week of May 23-31.
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Climb Up Kilimanjaro will take 12 people up Kilimanjaro from Sept. 11 - 24.
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Climb Up In Charlotte (Nov. 6-8)consists of a weekend of climbing clinics, yoga, massages, competition and a dinner in Charlotte, NC. |
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Greetings!
What a year we've had so far! An exciting partnership with CharityCall, a team of climbers forming to climb Kilimanjaro to raise awareness for pediatric AIDS and our upcoming visit to our programs in Africa has made for a great start to the year. We look forward to what 2009 has for us and for the kids in our programs. Thanks to all of you for the part you play in our work!  On behalf of the kids,
Tanya Weaver
Executive Director |
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From St. Mary's Mission Hospital in Kenya
 St. Mary's Mission Hopstial is a non-profit facility in Nairobi, Kenya. We serve an average of 1,000 outpatients and 350 hospitalized patients daily within our mission, which is aimed at serving lower-income Kenyans with affordable, competent health care.
We have known and worked with AFCA for over four years. They help us by providing the ARVs and other medicines required by our pediatric patients with HIV infection. Through their help, we are able to provide these life-giving medicines free of charge for several hundred children. In this partnership AFCA has been very dependable, transparent, and extremely interested in providing any assistance we request.
As a mission doctor in East Africa for the past 30 years, I am impressed by AFCA's approach to providing assistance. Their assistance is so structured as to maximize their fund resources actually getting to patients, while keeping administrative costs to a bare minimum. Indeed, they stand out amongst all the AIDS NGO's operating in East Africa for their efficient utilization of donor funding, with the vast majority of their received funds actually going toward providing our poor with medicines. AFCA is recognized as a serious, no wastage/frills organization that uses donor funding to the maximum benefit. I trust this organization, and we have been utilizing AFCA for channeling our hospital's own US designated donor contributions over to us here in Kenya. They have done this without any charges, even though it entails considerable extra work on their part, and have done so in a transparent, dependable manner utilizing their existing staff.
Another attribute which is unique to AFCA is their ability to genuinely partner with us at the "ground level" in Kenya, to design HIV care delivery in a locally-appropriate, cost-effective manner. In other words, they listen to their partners in the mission field. So many other organizations come with their pre-packaged agenda and detailed plans, which might seem reasonable in the US, but are less than appropriate or cost-inefficient within our Kenyan context.
It is with great happiness that we work with AFCA and hope to continue to do so for many more years.
Sincerely,
Rev. Dr. Bill Fryda, M.D.
Medical Director, St. Mary's Mission Hospital
Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine (Mayo Clinic)
Diplomate, American Board of Hematology
Recipient of the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2005 |
CharityCall partners with AFCA 
American Foundation for Children with AIDS is happy to partner with CharityCall and Truist to offer an innovative way for supporters like you to contribute to our efforts! Launched in February 2009, CharityCall allows a charitable donation of $25 to be conveniently made from any AT&T Wireless cell phone without the need for entering SMS text, credit card or user specific information.
AT&T Wireless users simply dial #505 followed by the 2-digit ID of their desired charity or cause. The donation process typically takes less than 30-seconds. To support AFCA, dial 12 after being prompted.
Once the $25 donation is issued, you will be sent a text message confirming the donation. The message contains a link to CharityCall's website where you can learn more about AFCA and other featured causes or request a receipt for tax purposes. The $25 donation will be posted on your monthly AT&T Wireless statement.
Donate now! Dial #505 from your AT&T Wireless phone and when prompted, enter 12 to support the American Foundation for Children with AIDS. |
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Join us in shopping and searching for life by clicking here. |
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| We are happy to introduce you to HOTWEARS: an organization run by 3 compassionate women in Vancouver, Canada. HOTWEARS would like to help us by donating a full 25% of every sale to the AFCA. These wonderful heated accessories were invented on set to keep the actors & crew warm during cold outdoor shoots. Because the idea of Wearing Heat has such wide appeal, they decided to go International with their vision and open up the opportunity for everybody to "Wear the Warmth"! With five versatile pieces in the line that use Hot Packs, HOTWEARS are widely used by everyone. Hockey and soccer moms and dads; outdoor enthusiasts, seniors and spectators, miners & oil riggers! Anywhere you find the cold, you will find people experiencing the Magical Heated Warmth of HOTWEARS!
Help out with a little warmth for your body & a little warmth for your soul. You can do so in two ways: either click here and then on our logo to make a purchase or click on the Hotwears logo above. Either way, AFCA will receive 25% of your purchase price...how nice is that? |
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