November 10, 2011 

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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.

Tuesday November 15, Noon to 1:00PM

Community Center Presents - MEDICATION UPDATES

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Monday, Wednesday, & Friday  12:00 Noon - 12:45 PM,

starting November 16      

Community Center Presents - GUIDED MEDITATION & AFFIRMATIONS

New sessions starting using guided imagery and affirmations as narrated by Belleruth Naparstek. You'll gain deeper relaxation, healing and wellness. Just show up to the Meditation Room on designated days and time.

Friday November 18, 2:30PM to 4:00PM  

Community Center Presents - IMPROVISATION AT D.A.P.---LET'S PUT ON A SHOW!!

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Community Center Presents - HEPATITIS C THERAPY EDUCATION  

The D.A.P. Community Center is pleased to announce this workshop on the  basics of HEP C, overview of therapy, side effect info, pregnancy / contraception guidelines, storage of medication, and self-injection instructions.  The class will immediately follow the HIV/HEP-C Support Group in the Walgreen's Room.  Please contact Laura Coleman, Pharm.D at 760.219.4183 for more information and pre-registration.

Each year since 2004, the Neighborhood Builders grant program from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation provides monetary awards to outstanding nonprofit organizations across the United States. This year, awards for the Inland Empire area went to Desert AIDS Project and FIND Food Bank (Food in Need of Distribution.)  Each organization will receive $100,000 annually for two years, as well as leadership development programs for senior executives and emerging leaders.   

"We are so grateful to Bank of America for this grant because while our current economy has made fundraising harder than ever, the need for basic services like medical care, food, and housing never goes away," said David Brinkman, CEO of Desert AIDS Project. "If anything, community assistance organizations that help to build stronger, more closely-knit neighborhoods are more necessary than ever. In times like these, it becomes even more important for organizations like D.A.P. and FIND to help those in need."  D.A.P. has always operated on the philosophy that "food is medicine" for people living with HIV or AIDS.   So D.A.P. provides low-income clients with food vouchers redeemable at Stater Brothers stores, while a monthly Farmers Market offers items    such as fresh produce, bread, and other less shelf-stable products, with funds secured from through FIND.     FIND Food Bank is dedicated to mobilizing the resources of our community through education and awareness to relieve hunger.  It envisions "food-insecure" clients obtaining nourishing food through channels not solely dependent on private sources, so that clients can learn to become self-sufficient while being mindful of healthy food choices.   To learn more about FIND, visit www.findfoodbank.org.

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 "Tell our own story" is a workshop presentation by people living with HIV that helps others to understand what it is like to live with HIV. The group will deal with specific issues around health care, the early days after diagnosis, the stigma of being HIV positive, and dealing with depression, health, and emotional issues. The group meets twice a week and shares short self-scripted work that is then collaboratively woven together by the artistic director of the program, Skip Warren, with coordinated input from the entire group. Class starts Tuesday, November 8, and meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the Community Center at Desert AIDS Project. Please bring up to five pages (up to 3000 words) of your story to share on the first day of class. Skip Warren has lived with HIV/AIDS since 1989, and has a long career in theatre and dance. He is currently a group fitness instructor at World Gym, Palm Springs, and a volunteer for D.A.P. (rv) 

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Have you ever been running late out the door, eyed your pillbox and thought, the hell with it...?   Most of us know that taking HIV medications every day as prescribed isn't the easiest thing to do.  The reality is that everyday life brings with it obstacles that can block the way between you and your meds.  Click here for an interesting story with which we can all identify.  It provides a little good advice to help keep us on track.  (sb)

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Last weekend, the clocks "fell back" from Daylight Saving Time to standard time.   Even if you got back the hour of sleep you lost last spring you can still expect a week or so of feeling discombobulated (your editor can vouch for this).  Scientific American makes the case here that the time changes are actually making us sick and that DST ought to go the way of wind-up clocks.  (sb)

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