 Letter from the Executive Director
Mapping our success for the next 25 years
For nearly as long as the pandemic has been identified as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Desert AIDS Project has been here to offer care, prevention, and advocacy services to the Coachella Valley and beyond. In fact, August of this year will mark the beginning of our 25th year. You will be seeing more about our plans for marking this very special milestone in future issues of this new, online newsletter.
In the early days, D.A.P. was like most other fledgling nonprofit organizations and operated on the proverbial financial shoestring. Even though we've weathered hard times, D.A.P. has become a model for other AIDS service organizations (ASOs) nationwide and we are working hard to make the "financial shoestring" method of operations a thing of the past forever. This is essential because that long-hoped-for day when all ASOs are rendered obsolete won't come until HIV has been eradicated and the ravages of AIDS are just an unpleasant and distant memory.
When I joined D.A.P. in 2006 as its fifth executive director, I knew this was a truly unique organization that had found its place in the hearts and commitment of our Board of Directors, staff, dedicated volunteers, and generous donors. We must still rely heavily on their collective goodwill and philanthropy because, while government funding for HIV/AIDS continues to decrease, we serve more than 2,300 clients. Some of these are patients who seek the services of our medical clinic while others see our case managers to access 26 other programs.
The numbers of patients and clients increases every month - in the last fiscal year, we added 456 new clients with no increase in funding. In addition, our dual mission means we must continue to educate and provide testing services to a variety of population segments - many of whom don't even know that they are at-risk for HIV and AIDS. In short, D.A.P. must be ready to continue offering its services for as long as they are necessary.
To make sure we're ready to meet this significant challenge, Desert AIDS Project and its Board of Directors has just recently completed our strategic plan for the years 2008-2011. While it is a dynamic guide to our near-term future that must be adapted and amended as necessary, it provides a roadmap that will guide us in some of our most important decisions as we continue to help D.A.P. do what it has proven to do best - provide comprehensive and compassionate care to those with HIV and AIDS, while performing valuable education and outreach that helps prevent further transmission of the disease.
The period ahead is an exciting one and we've got big plans. Taking this newsletter online is emblematic of our ongoing commitment to finding every way we can to reduce our expenses so that every available dollar can be devoted to necessary client services. After reading the highlights of our new strategic plan below, I hope you'll read each of the other articles in this newsletter, so that you have an even better idea of our present programs, as well as our future plans, and why we continue to rely on your support and generosity to continue D.A.P.'s work.
Over the next four years, Desert AIDS Project will:
- Significantly expand service delivery and create an even more patient-centered treatment environment through our medical clinic, provide comprehensive dental care and nutrition programs, foster closer client relationships with a new Community Assistance Center, reach more remote sections of our service area with a medical/dental/lab mobile unit, provide bio/psycho/social support and eastern medicine programs, and create an ongoing quality-of-care initiative to measure our successes in all of these areas.
- Continue to build mutually-beneficial, ongoing relationships with service and financial partners that help to improve our care and prevention efforts.
- Devote our energies to advocacy and work that successfully generates national, state, and local results.
- Secure adequate resources to support excellence in all we do, while maintaining the high integrity of our stewardship of public and private resources.
D.A.P. lies at the epicenter of care and prevention for vulnerable populations in our region. We must accomplish our work despite an environment of persistent social stigma, declining societal interest, and decreasing federal funding for AIDS programs. Due to the rapid population growth in our geographic service area, we anticipate a minimum 18% increase in new clients each year through 2011.
Today, the availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) medications - what has become commonly known as "the cocktail" for treating HIV and AIDS - means it is not uncommon for an infected individual who has access to treatment to live with the disease for 20 years or longer. The majority of D.A.P. clients fit this profile. For them, HIV and AIDS are now generally accepted as a chronic condition that requires ongoing, comprehensive primary care disease management. The chronic care model for treatment of HIV disease includes utilization of both a holistic approach and proven chronic disease management practices.
While the chronic care model is both effective and life-saving for our clients, the holistic portion can make it an expensive proposition to institute. Most ASOs around the country simply don't enjoy the necessary infrastructure that D.A.P. already has in place. Consequently, their clients are forced to make visits to multiple locations to see their doctors and specialists, get their medications, consult benefits specialists to help pay for their very expensive medications, and more. For many people with HIV or AIDS, this can be an exhausting experience when some of them can barely get out of bed each day.
Fortunately, D.A.P. has most of the necessary services already in place, in one location, to meet today's client needs. And, we have big plans on the drawing board for continuing to meet the future needs of both our existing client base and those who will come to us for services in the years to come.
D.A.P.'s primary facility is a one-of-a-kind campus of 3.5 acres in Palm Springs that includes: 1) our 44,000 square foot service center, 2) the 80-unit Rick Weiss Apartments for low-income people diagnosed with HIV or AIDS, and 3) the recently-opened Palm Springs Family Care Center, which is operated by the Riverside County Department of Public Health. For those of our clients living in the Rick Weiss Apartments, they need only cross the parking lot to access the services of our medical clinic and 26 other programs that provide this holistic approach to dealing with HIV management.
Whether our clients are already living on our campus or coming from elsewhere, we offer a "one-stop experience" for most of their needs. They can see their health care provider and case manager, fill their prescriptions at our onsite Walgreens pharmacy specializing in HIV treatment, have lab work done, meet with a County-employed benefits counselor, obtain grocery and gas vouchers, receive nutrition counseling, attend a group meeting or substance abuse counseling session, talk to a therapist, receive free or low-cost civil legal service, access eastern medicine alternatives, and much more. And for those clients who need services that qualify for County medical services that D.A.P. doesn't offer, such as prenatal care or diabetes management, they can simply walk next door.
Today, Desert AIDS Project is recognized as one of the nation's most comprehensive HIV/AIDS service providers. But if we are to continue to improve and serve our populations even more effectively, we must have a clear plan for getting where we want and need to be in the coming years. We must be prepared for the significant challenges that will continue to present themselves - most notably, our ever-expanding client base, combined with decreased funding.
That roadmap is our strategic plan for 2008-2011. In future issues of this newsletter, I look forward to sharing the plan's various elements for broadening our programs and services, implementing innovative new practices, advocating for the needs of those we serve, and continuing to be responsible fiscal agents to those who support us with their money, time, and talent.
Until there's a cure.
David Brinkman, MBA
Executive Director
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Client Services Update
There is a reason that Care is the first word that appears beneath Desert AIDS Project's name in our logo - compassionate, comprehensive care for our clients is our primary concern. But the services we offer at our Wells Fargo HIV Health Center and through our case managers is just the beginning of what's available to clients.
Besides a broad array of other services - including housing, food vouchers and a monthly farmer's market, gas and transportation vouchers, legal services, dental care, mental health and substance abuse counseling, and other programs - our Social Services Department offers regular support groups for D.A.P. clients and others. For a complete listing of current groups available, please click here.
In addition, D.A.P. often collaborates with its Client Committee and other organizations to bring programs of value to those we serve. Just a few of the more recent ones have included:
A Positive Life: the series
This series of programs continues to run the first Tuesday of every month for the remainder of 2008 in the Sinatra Auditorium of Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. After a light dinner at 6:00 PM, presentations begin at 6:30.
On July 1, Dr. Wilbert Jordan will present HIV and Hepatitis C.
On August 5, registered dietician Tammy Darke will present Eat Well; Live Well: the role and importance of diet and exercise in managing your health.
The first four programs have addressed these topics: Current and Emerging Therapies in March; So Now What? Managing Change in Your Life in April; Coverage and Access: making the most of eligibility in May; and Positive Nutrition: the use of micronutrients in the treatment of HIV in June.
This program series is a collaborative effort of the community, client advocates, and these sponsors: Abbott, BioScrip Pharmacy, Community Prescription Center, EMD Serono, Gilead, K-PAX, Roche, and Tibotec Therapeutics.
D.A.P. Client Committee
The D.A.P. Client Committee was created to ensure that the interests of clients are represented. In addition to meeting at D.A.P. on the first Tuesday of each month, the Committee holds periodic Town Hall Meetings. Any client is invited to attend any of these meetings.
Earlier this year, the Committee encouraged all clients to attend the following free sessions, sponsored by Desert AIDS Project:
POZ Life Seminar - A weekend of healing and transformation for people with HIV or AIDS and their loved ones, the interactive and nonjudgmental format provided emotional support while educating and facilitating community-building among attendees. Topics included HIV and Nutrition, Sex and Intimacy, Insurance and Public Benefits, Drug Interactions, Art Therapy, Understanding Your Lab Reports, Massage for Wellness, Drug Treatment Options, and more.
LEAP Training - The two and a half day LEadership in Advocacy and Planning training was conceived, developed, and directed by people living with HIV or AIDS to help others become advocates for themselves and the greater HIV/AIDS community. The training was designed to teach participants how to become more involved with planning and shaping HIV care and treatment services. Current information was provided through interactive, skill-building activities.
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HIV prevention efforts helped by
Bank of America, 100 Women
D.A.P.'s Education, Prevention, and Testing Department provides free and confidential HIV testing - with results in about 20 minutes - six days a week at locations throughout Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, and Indio. Outreach workers target audiences that are most at-risk, including MSMs (men who have sex with men,) IDUs (intravenous drug users,) youth (men and women 24 and younger,) seniors (ages 50 and older,) the general Hispanic population, and migrant workers. These efforts take place at schools, civic and health organizations, businesses, prisons, substance abuse programs, juvenile hall detention facilities, domestic violence shelters, youth pregnancy programs, faith communities, and other venues.
 Tammy Fox, Senior Vice President of U.S. Trust, Bank of America, and D.A.P. Board member presented a check for $25,000 earlier this year, saying "We are proud to support the good work that Desert AIDS Project does in helping to prevent more HIV infections and get those into care who need it. As with most medical conditions, I'm sure that early diagnosis and treatment of HIV is crucial in the fight against AIDS."
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 25% of the 1.2 million Americans with HIV don't know they are infected. These untested HIV-positive individuals - who are eight times more likely to spread HIV - are the source of 68% of all new infections. "If all of these people were tested, new infection rates might be cut by nearly 60%," said D.A.P. Executive Director David Brinkman. "We are so grateful that Bank of America supports our efforts to help people get tested for HIV because it's the first step to getting into care for those who find out they are positive."
100 Women funds incentives for
National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has, historically, affected more men than women. However, women are being increasingly affected. Over the past 20 years, the proportion of estimated AIDS cases diagnosed among women has more than tripled, from 8% in 1985 to 27% in 2005. The epidemic has increased most dramatically among women of color, especially black women. In 2005, women of color accounted for 80% of all women estimated to be living with AIDS with black women making up 62% of this total.
This year's National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10 encouraged "Honoring Our Sisters: Women Living with HIV/AIDS" by getting tested for HIV. D.A.P.'s major donor group, 100 Women - dedicated to improving community and medical services for women and children affected by HIV/AIDS - offered a $20 gift card to women and girls getting a free and confidential HIV test. Redeemable for gasoline and other purchases at AM/PM Markets, the gift cards were offered only to women and girls ages 12 and older.
Younger women - those 13 to 24 years of age - are at persistent risk for HIV infection. According to the Center for Disease Control's Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS,) many young people begin having sexual intercourse at early ages. The YRBS found that 47% of high school students have had sexual intercourse - with 7.4% of them reporting first sexual intercourse before age 13. Young women, especially those of minority races or ethnicities, are increasingly at risk for HIV infection through heterosexual contact. This risk for sexually transmitted HIV may be due to a variety of reasons, including: biological vulnerability, lack of recognition of their partners' risk factors, inequality in relationships, and having sex with older men who are more likely to be infected with HIV.
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 Living in the twilight of
Ryan White funding
March 1, 2008 marked the beginning of the second funding year of the new Ryan White HIV/AIDS Modernization Act of 2006. But it was also the first time in the history of the federal response to the care and treatment of people living with HIV or AIDS that the legislation included something called a "sunset clause."
Sometimes sunsets evoke pleasantries, like walks on the beach with someone you love. Other times, the lone cowboy is riding off toward that sunset - and you're pretty sure that you'll never see him again.
Well, we now know that the federal program ensuring life-extending treatment access for all people living with HIV or AIDS will disappear over the horizon by October 1, 2009. But D.A.P. and its constituents have no plans of letting the federal response to HIV and AIDS disappear unnoticed into the sunset.
This year to commemorate AIDS Watch, the national HIV advocacy event lead by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA), we held an HIV Community Forum. Organized and facilitated by Positive community members, the Community Forum brought together people living with HIV or AIDS to identify the issues most important to us:
1. Ensure adequate funding for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) and all other government assistance programs to promote fair and equal access to medical care, medications, and all therapies necessary to keep a body and mind free from disease and functioning to the greatest capacity despite HIV and its co-morbidities including Hepatitis C.
2. Specific programming to mitigate the interaction of HIV and aging whether accelerated aging from HIV or long-term survivor/medical therapy side effect related issues such as metabolic disorders, cardiovascular disease, cancers, mental health disorders and a host of other diseases related to HIV both prevalent and emerging
3. Housing must be comprehensive to include availability of adequate housing options, equal access to housing and continuing support to enable People with HIV to maintain safe, stable housing
4. Food and nutrition therapies offered so as to provide a stable, adequate supply of food and the skills and knowledge to maintain maximum health benefits from nutrition should be part of a comprehensive approach to nutrition including equal access to dietary professionals trained in the needs of People living with HIV
5. Full disclosure of available benefits for People with HIV should be made readily accessible through integration of services, communication between federal, state and local agencies, standardization and portability of eligibility nationwide and extensive community outreach regarding HIV programming
Joined by local partners such as Planned Parenthood, Bienestar, Working Wonders, the Veterans' Administration and Mizell Senior Center, we produced a four-hour session based on a model developed by PLWHA Caucus of the Communities Advocating Emergency AIDS Relief (CAEAR) Coalition. The CAEAR meeting format is being used across the country and our local voice will join those from similar meetings held in Chicago, Boston, New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, and Miami. We will take these issues to local, state and federal legislators. We will use these as a strong foundation to encourage sound policy, and most of all, we will refuse to let the hard-won gains of the past 25 years of the HIV/AIDS movement fade into a sunset.
Peter DeMartino, PhD, Public Policy Coordinator
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 The commitment of our awesome volunteers
The total hours given so selflessly by Desert AIDS Project's nearly 400 volunteers equates to 23 full-time employees. They are a big part of the reason that our chain of Revivals stores is so profitable, enabling Revivals to contribute 24% of our total revenue in fiscal 2007.
In addition to Revivals, D.A.P. is often looking for new volunteers in these areas: administrative support, advocacy, CareTeam, case management, Condom Club, confidential HIV testing, DAPCAN online client newsletter, Food Depot, medical records, Positively Speaking community outreach, reception desk, Resource Development, and Wellness programs. Please call Hudson Alling at 760-323-2118, ext. 244 or email him at halling@desertaidsproject.org. If you'd like to print a copy of the volunteer application, please click here.
One-on-one volunteer care
For some D.A.P. clients, just getting out of bed some days is a challenge. Picking up their medications or going grocery shopping may seem an exhausting proposition.
That's where D.A.P.'s CareTeam volunteers come in - they provide a connection with what's going on outside the four walls of the client's home. Led by CareTeam volunteer coordinator Julian DiCiurcio, these volunteers work one-on-one with designated clients to improve their quality-of-life.
The logistical, spiritual, practical, and emotional support our CareTeam volunteers offer is invaluable for some D.A.P. clients. Sometimes, it's enough just to know that someone else is there, helping to share the load when it's too heavy to bear alone.
Saying "thank you" to our volunteers
D.A.P.'s staff hosted nearly 400 volunteers and guests at its annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on Wednesday, December 12 at the Wyndham Hotel. After mingling over cocktails, everyone moved into the ballroom where they were serenaded by Danny Mills, a locally-known singer, as well as D.A.P. volunteer, before enjoying a delicious buffet dinner. All of the tables were set with beautiful centerpieces, provided by Total Marketing Partners and Palm Springs Flower Mart.
Gift certificates were awarded, as provided by various businesses, including Starbucks, Zin American Bistro, the Viceroy Palm Springs, Café Chocolat, Uptown Grille, Longevity Massage, and our very own Revivals where so many of our volunteers give us their time. A raffle was also held, with one lucky person winning a handmade quilt from D.A.P.'s volunteer group, Stitch in Time.
A video, shot and edited by Palm Springs High School sophomore Corey King, celebrating volunteer contributions throughout the last year was shown before individual milestone awards were given. "Just like any nonprofit organization, we depend so much on the hard work and dedication of our volunteers. I really think our volunteers are some of the best anywhere," said David Brinkman, D.A.P. Executive Director. "Even though their collective hours are equivalent to 23 full-time employees, it's not just about the incredible number of hours many of them give to us. It's also about the heart and soul that all of our volunteers put into their work."
D.A.P. is also grateful to Bill Finlay & Associates and Icon Presentations for donating labor and equipment, as well as Joe McDonough and the Wyndham staff, for helping to create such a fun and memorable evening.
If you, or someone you know, may be interested in volunteering for Desert AIDS Project, you can get more details here. Our next Volunteer Appreciation dinner is scheduled for December 17.
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 D.A.P. clients "in the news" appeal to donors
June 16, 2008
Dear Partners for Life &100 Women members,
In 1994, we were forced by illness into early retirement. In those days, federal and state funds helped to bridge such personal catastrophes. Even so, it wasn't a cakewalk. We struggled for many years to overcome a rapid decline from healthy, well-salaried career men to the near fringes of medical and financial indigence and, very nearly, death.
Gradually, we worked our way through those painful journeys and determined to help each other and as many other people as we could by telling our story so that others with AIDS don't feel invisible. Lately, our story has been documented in a nationally-syndicated article in the Los Angeles Times and an on-air interview featured on "The story" by American Public Media.
We survived when most of our contemporaries did not. Due to the support of Desert AIDS Project, we found avenues that led us out of crises and back to stability. D.A.P.'s clinic was, literally, a lifesaver for us. Neither of us would have survived without the expertise and infinite compassion of D.A.P.'s doctors and nurses. Ancillary programs, like case management, the Food Depot, transportation assistance, legal aid, and many other support systems, such as those dealing with the new challenges of aging with AIDS, have also been there when we needed them. The volunteering opportunities we've found at D.A.P. have helped to strengthen our senses of usefulness and purpose.
Slowly, with D.A.P.'s help, we fought our way out of financial and physical poverty. Today, we are relatively well and, with properly applied budgeting, have enough income to pay our bills and live decently. We've even been able to do a little traveling and enjoy a bit of life.
We are no longer patients of D.A.P.'s Wells Fargo HIV Health Center. With the incomparable help of the Project, we have recovered enough to support our own health care - freeing space for two others who may now be where we were a few years ago. But even so, we still look to D.A.P. for the very necessary support services they provide because they make all the difference in providing a sense of physical, emotional, and spiritual balance. We will always remain clients and volunteers of Desert AIDS Project.
In the past few years, much federal and state HIV/AIDS funding has either dried to a trickle or ended altogether. Despite cuts to their budget and some services, Desert AIDS Project still strives to provide its clients with a level of support unseen in most areas of the country. We have people like you to thank for that.
Your generosity, along with annual fundraising events, is essential to maintaining the high level of compassion and care so indicative of Desert AIDS Project. You have made, and continue to make, a very direct and essential contribution to the quality of many lives. For some D.A.P. clients, that might have been the difference between becoming homeless - perhaps even dying alone and forgotten - or being a proud, surviving, self-sufficient human being. Your hard work makes all of that possible. What quality of love could be more honorable than that? It is the very stuff that moves us closer to divinity and away from savagery. It is the very stuff Partners for Life and 100 Women members exemplify so well.
We hope we make you as proud of us as we are of all of you. You are wonderfully giving men and women.
We thank you for your hard work and generosity.
Larry Gibson and Dennis Golay
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 Recent gifts establish D.A.P.endowment fund
Federal funding to AIDS service organizations is continuing to decrease nationwide. That's why it becomes more and more imperative for Desert AIDS Project to replace lost government revenue through a fund that will generate ongoing income for annual operating expenses. During the 2007 fiscal year, D.A.P. was fortunate to be the recipient of two major gifts that help us to establish such an endowment campaign.
Warren B. Mittelholz
Sadly, Warren B. Mittelholz was a man unknown to Desert AIDS Project prior to his death on February 17, 2007 at the age of 78. But shortly after Mr. Mittelholz's death, an initial trust disbursement of almost $1 million was made to Desert AIDS Project. According to long-time friend Charles Minne, who was also a beneficiary of the trust, Mr. Mittleholz was impressed with the work being performed by Desert AIDS Project from its earliest days nearly 25 years ago.
"We each agreed to leave the other a sum of money in our respective wills," said Mr. Minne. "It was a sort of good-natured competition to see who would outlive the other. But I always knew that it was Warren's intent to leave the bulk of his estate to D.A.P." Upon the sale of real estate in Long Beach, the remainder of D.A.P.'s portion of the trust will likely be disbursed later this year.
"This unexpected and very generous gift, which came to us without restriction, allows us to establish the endowment fund that we have long wished for," said David Brinkman, Executive Director of Desert AIDS Project. "Although we continue to receive federal funding for client services and are fortunate in our philanthropic support from the community, we must look ahead to a time when some or all of that may disappear. Our hope is to build an endowment that will some day generate sufficient income to support all our funding needs. We're a long way from making that happen but this is a great start."
Ed Doran
After receiving an unrestricted gift of approximately $220,000 from the estate of the late Ed Doran of Palm Springs in October of 2007, it seemed only natural to create the Ed Doran Care Coordination Program. Mr. Doran had been a volunteer caregiver to a man with AIDS in San Francisco before moving to the desert. Once in Palm Springs, he volunteered his time in the HIV/AIDS Special Care Center at Desert Regional Medical Center and became friends with Guy Lawson, the Center's founder and a long-time D.A.P. supporter.
"Ed was incredible. After his retirement, he came to the hospital at 5:00 AM, seven days a week, to keep volunteer records and maintain patient charts," said Mr. Lawson, co-executor of Mr. Doran's estate. "Over the years, he put in more than 25,000 volunteer hours at the Care Center but he never boasted about his commitment. That's why I'm pleased that his substantial gift to a worthy AIDS organization like D.A.P. will honor the name of a man who cared so much about others."
The Ed Doran Care Coordination Program is designed to make it easier for many D.A.P. clients to access the services they need while helping to reduce case management costs. Care Coordinators help those D.A.P. clients who are largely "self-managing" and need little help in obtaining necessary services because many of them are working and in stable health.
The generosity of Mr. Mittelholz and Mr. Doran has been marked with plaques on a newly-designated Legacy wall. Now, everyone who visits D.A.P. will know that their gifts have significantly helped us to carry on the very important work of Desert AIDS Project. As we look forward to the day when we no longer have to say "AIDS is not over," we hope that others might consider following the examples set by Mr. Mittelholz and Mr. Doran. For those interested in learning more about leaving a financial legacy to D.A.P., please click here.
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Save the Date
October 25, 2008 
Special Thanks to Desert Regional Medical Center Presenting Sponsor
of
Desert AIDS Walk 2008
Sponsors
Upcoming Events
Les Dames
October 12, 2008
Palm Springs Convention Center
Desert AIDS Walk
October 25, 2008
Palm Springs
Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards
Feruary 21, 2009
Palm Springs Convention Center
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Curt Ringness, President
Susan Unger, Vice President
Fred Drewette, Treasurer
Scott Newton, Secretary
Nicholas Forte
Tammy Fox
Fr. Andrew Green
Jay Jorgensen, DDS
Steve Kaufer
Hon. Steve Lachs
John O. Pinkney, Esq
Gary Riley
Russ Russell
Lanny Seese, MD
Joy Michele White, MD
Executive Director
David Brinkman
Editor
Barry Dayton
Public Relations Manager
Production
Colleen Showalter
Fundraising & Special Events Manager
The purpose of DESERT AIDS MATTERS is to inform clients, friends, family members and the community about HIV-related issues and the work of Desert AIDS Project (D.A.P.) Articles and opinions expressed in this publication are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. Desert AIDS Project strongly urges readers to consult their physician and other health care experts before deciding upon any treatment or service described. Publication of information in DESERT AIDS MATTERS does not represent an endorsement by D.A.P. All financial contributions to Desert AIDS Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by federal law.
Desert AIDS Project
1695 North Sunrise Way
PO Box 2890
Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 323-2118
TDD (760) 969-1796
www.desertaidsproject.org
Les Dames
October 12, 2008
Palm Springs Convention Center
Desert AIDS Walk
October 25, 2008
Palm Springs
Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards
Feruary 21, 2009
Palm Springs Convention Center
Thank You to all of the Diners who supported our restaurant partners for
Dining Out for Life
See you next year!
April 30, 2009
Thank You
Les Dames
for another wonderful Show!
$72,000 raised
Save The Date
October 25, 2008
Desert AIDS Project Major Donor Programs
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We'll be publishing this online newsletter every other month. Feel free to forward it to anyone that you think may be interested in knowing more about Desert AIDS Project. If you have thoughts about how we can make future issues better or if you have suggestions about a specific topic you'd like to know more about, please drop us a note at info@desertaidsproject.org.
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