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DAPCAN
Desert AIDS Project - Community Action Newsletter
September 15, 2011
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Thank you, JACKIE LEE HOUSTON For showing us what "a life well-lived" really means Your light will never fade from the lives of all you have touched |
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Editorial Staff
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David Brinkman
Chief Executive Officer
Barry Dayton
Director of Marketing and Communications
Alexis Ortega
Interactive Marketing
Specialist
Rick Vila
Volunteer Co-editor
John Lewis
Volunteer Co-editor
Steve Bolerjack
Volunteer Co-editor
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Saturday, September 24, 6:00 PM
Dancing with the Desert Stars
See below for more information or click here. (jl)
Tuesday, October 4, 6:00 PM
Positive Life Series - HIV & the Brain
The next presentation in the monthly Positive Life HIV education series will focus on neurocognitive problems associated with HIV, featuring Dr. Ron Ellis of UCSD. A light supper will be served starting at 6:00 PM, and the program will begin at 6:30 PM. The location is the Sinatra Auditorium at Desert Regional Medical Center (at the corner of Tachevah and Via Miraleste in Palm Springs), and is always free. ASL translation will be provided. Please email or call Jeff Taylor at jefftaylorps@gmail.com, or 760.835.1926, with any questions. Future presentations include:
- November 1, Accessing HIV Benefits
- December 6, Aging with HIV (jl)
Saturday, October 22, 7:30 AM
Palm Springs AIDS Walk 2011
 The twenty-fourth annual Palm Springs AIDS walk is coming up! Follow this link for information and registration.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012, 5:30 PM
Joan Rivers to host star gala at annual Steve Chase Awards
 Desert AIDS Project announced this week that force-of-nature comedienne Joan Rivers will host the 2012 Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards next February. Also slated to appear are Queen Latifah, Megan Mullally and Wynonna Judd. Rivers is a longtime advocate and supporter of the HIV/AIDS community. Last year's Chase event raised more than $1.3 million for D.A.P. client services. We'll bring you more information over the next few months. (sb)
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The Client Community Center hosts regular activities and events every week (listed below). Community Center special events and other activities can now be found on the main D.A.P. website. Click here for the complete list of upcoming special events.
Friday October 7th, Noon to 1:00 PM
 Community Center Presents: Who wants to be an HIV expert
Luncheon sponsored by ViiV Healthcare, Facilitated by Jeffrey Bach, Clinical Specialist. Lunch served at 11:45 AM. Please RSVP to Ray at 760.323.2118 ext. 295 by Wednesday October 5th @ 3:00PM or rrobertson@desertaidsproject.org
Protect your health sign up now!
Every Thursday, 1:00 PM
 Community Center Presents: Let's go to the movies
The Last King of Scotland
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring James McAvoy, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson. Roll the film!
Regular Client Community Center activities include:
- Support groups
- Spiritual Living 101
- Hepatitis C Therapy Education
- Diabetes Education
- Stitch in Time (needlecraft), Wednesdays, 10:00 AM
- Community Center Computer Lab
- Lending Library
- Free films, Thursdays, 1:00 PM
Follow this link to see the recurring activities on the Community Center Calendar.
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D.A.P. offers HIV testing incentives for National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
 In honor of the fourth annual National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAAD) on Sunday, September 18, Desert AIDS Project will be offering a $10 gift card, while supplies last, for anyone 50 years of age or older, this week and next. The incentive will be offered September 12, 15, 19, and 22 only at the main Desert AIDS Project campus at 1695 N. Sunrise Way in Palm Springs during its regular Monday and Thursday 4:30 - 7:00 PM testing hours. Please call 760.323.2118 to make an appointment. (jl)
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| Join us for a fun evening of Dancing with the Desert Stars
The Palm Springs Convention Center will be sparkling on Saturday, September 24 when local "Desert Stars" pair up with professional dancers to show the Coachella Valley their moves, all to benefit client services at Desert AIDS Project. The fun begins with cocktails at 6:00 PM, followed by the show at 7:00 PM. Celebrity judges include Grammy Award winner Thelma Houston, Emmy Award winner Leslie Jordan, and Anya Fuchs, a professional dancer featured on the ABC-TV hit, Dancing with the Stars. With general admission seating available at only $40, tickets are sure to go fast. VIP seating, including a cocktail and appetizers, is also available for $100. To buy tickets, please call 760.322.3554 or visit ReactionShows.com. (jl)
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Help us pay tribute to loved ones lost to AIDS at the Steve Chase Awards
 There will be a special, on-screen remembrance at the 18th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards on Saturday, February 11, 2012. If you have photos of loved ones who died of AIDS, we invite you to help us pay tribute to them. They need not have been clients of Desert AIDS Project. If you have digital copies of the photos of your friends or family members that you'd like us to honor, please send them, along with the person's years of birth and passing to info@desertaidsproject.org. Physical photos may be dropped off at or mailed to the main Desert AIDS Project office located at 1695 N. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Please be assured we will handle your treasured photos with the utmost care and will return them to you along with a digital copy of any photo you are generous enough to share. (jl)
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Desert AIDS Project to receive $5,000 in honor of CEO David Brinkman
On October 15, David Brinkman will be honored with the second annual Pepperdine University Waves of Service Award, which includes a $5,000 check to Desert AIDS Project, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer and President. Launched in 2009,, Waves of Service celebrates, supports, and connects Pepperdine alumni who are committed to volunteerism and careers of service worldwide. In choosing Brinkman as this year's honoree, Greg Porter, Director of Waves of Service, said, "David was one of seven finalists from a list of 300 nominations, which are made by the Alumni Affairs offices of each of the five schools of Pepperdine University. The selection committee was particularly thrilled with the story of what he has accomplished for the health and wellness of those affected by AIDS." Congratulations David! (jl)
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"Super Revivals" to open in Palm Desert Costco Center
 On September 21, the first "Super Revivals" store will open in the Costco Center at 72800 Monterey Drive. When you see the size and selection it offers, you'll understand why this chain of stores was voted "Best of the Valley Thrift Stores" by readers of The Desert Sun. This new "super" store will carry the usual high quality value priced items Revivals is famous for, along with consignment items and new merchandise. Come check it out next week! (jl)
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Should the ban on HIV-positive organ transplants be lifted?
To address the extreme shortage of organs available for patients on the national transplant waiting list, four major organizations have joined forces to call for the end of the universal ban on transplants from HIV-infected deceased donors. Read more here. (jl)
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HIV Neuropathy pain patch submitted for FDA approval
An application supporting approval for a skin patch containing the chili pepper-derived chemical capsaicin to manage HIV-associated neuropathy pain has been submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The patch, called Qutenza, is already approved by the FDA for managing nerve pain associated with shingles outbreaks, and it is also available in Europe for the treatment of pain related to diabetic neuropathy. Read more. (jl)
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Your picture is worth 1,000 words: A Day with HIV in America
 Whether you're HIV negative or positive, live with HIV or care for someone with HIV, Positively Aware, is asking people to share their stories through the lens of a camera on one, single day. The second annual A Day with HIV in America will capture the collective portrait of those living with HIV to help remove the stigma of HIV and to advance a community of care and support. On Wednesday, September 21, grab your camera or smartphone and take a picture of you and your everyday life. Click here for more information on how to submit your photo. (jl)
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Speak out on behalf of the nearly 10,000 American on AIDS drug wait lists
Since President Obama took office, the waiting list for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) has ballooned from less than 100 people in 2008 to nearly 10,000 people today. Please send this letter urging President Obama to be on the side of the 10,000 Americans who are waiting for lifesaving AIDS medicines. To find out more, go to www.changeAIDSobama.org. (jl)
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We the People: A new way to petition the White House
The White House recently announced an upcoming addition to WhiteHouse.gov called We the People and it will significantly change how the public engages with the White House online. With We the People, you can submit an online petition on a range of issues -- and get an official response. Read more here. (jl)
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How the Denver Principles changed AIDS (and health care) forever.
In 1983, amidst an atmosphere of unremitting grief and fear, a group of activists met in Denver as part of a gay and lesbian health conference. As the conference drew to a close, the activists asked to address the attendees. The group took turns reading a document to the conference they had just created themselves. It was their Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence rolled into one. It would be known as The Denver Principles, and it began like this: "We condemn attempts to label us as 'victims,' which implies defeat, and we are only occasionally 'patients,' which implies passivity, helplessness, and dependence upon the care of others. We are 'people with AIDS.'" Read more here. (jl)Back to Top |
How gay or straight is Palm Springs?
 A recent Desert Sun headline recently asked that question. For more than a decade, the number that most frequently comes up in conversation, in advertising, and in speeches by politicians, pegs the city's LGBT population at 40 percent. So where did that number come from, and is it even close to being accurate? Follow this link to see the full Desert Sun article. (jl) Back to Top |
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) phone numbers
ADAP for Riverside County has a new fax number. Clients can now fax their verifications to the Moreno Valley office at 951.486.4434. You can also contact the County of Riverside directly at 951.486.5400 to make an ADAP appointment or get more information. (jl)
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Call 211 for essential human services in Riverside County
2-1-1 is a toll-free service for residents looking for information about essential human services such as affordable housing, food pantries, help for an aging parent, free or low cost health services, addiction prevention programs, employment, support groups, volunteer opportunities, and 1,700 additional services! (jl)
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"Giving is just a feeling of wanting to be proud of what you do."
-- Jackie Lee Houston
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