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DAPCAN
Desert AIDS Project - Community Action Newsletter
November 17, 2011
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Happy Thanksgiving from Desert AIDS Project!
(DAPCAN will not be published next week but will return on December 1)
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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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Thursday December 1
World AIDS Day at Desert AIDS Project
See more information below. (jl)
Tuesday, December 6, 6:00 PM
Positive Life Series - HIV & Aging
 The next presentation in the monthly Positive Life HIV education series, sponsored by Jewish Family Service of the Desert, will focus on aging well with HIV, led by activist Nelson Vergel. With Nelson will be Dr. Rand McClain, a Los Angeles physician who specializes in hormone replacement and aging. A light supper will be served 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. However, YOU DO NOT NEED TO RSVP!
Wednesday, December 7, 7:00 PM
SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert benefiting Desert AIDS Project.
See more information below. (jl)
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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.
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.
Lower anxiety, stress, and depression.
Friday November 18, 2:30PM to 4:00PM
Community Center Presents - IMPROVISATION AT D.A.P.---LET'S PUT ON A SHOW!!
Steve Batten, Ph.D. brings his theatre training and experience from New York to facilitate this six-week pre-show training which includes team and trust building, games and exercises in Improv to prepare you for performing in a show! Please just show up for the first session.
Sign up and become a Star!
Tuesday November 22, 11:45AM - 1:00PM
Community Center Presents - ALL ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY
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Come and join the education!
Thursday, December 1
CLIENT CHRISTMAS TREE DRAWING -
Sponsored by the PDHS Dance Team and Chamber Singers!!
 We will have a drawing for a limited quantity of fresh Christmas trees. You can submit your entry in the box in the main lobby or at the Community Center, or give your entry information including your name, phone number, and email to Ray Robertson. You may also send your entry information to Ray by email at rrobertson@desertaidsproject.org - NO PHONE CALLS- The drawing for the trees will be held on December 1st, World Aids Day
Decorate your tree and have a Happy Holiday Season!
Every Thursday, 1:00 PM Movie & Pizza
Community Center Presents - LETS GO TO THE MOVIES
December 1, The Cell (2000)
An FBI agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim. Directed by Tarsem Singh. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio.
Get out of the house for a flick!
Ongoing 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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Thanksgiving holiday observance
In celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday, Desert AIDS Project will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 24 and 25. LabCorp will also be closed. Walgreens will be closed on Thursday but resumes regular hours on Friday. DAPCAN will not be published next week but will return on December 1. Happy Thanksgiving! (jl)
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Toll-free phone number for D.A.P.
Did you know that Desert AIDS Project has a toll-free phone number? It's 866.331.3344 (jl)
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World AIDS Day at D.A.P. - Help us remember 30 years of AIDS
 Please join us on Thursday, December 1 to commemorate World AIDS Day.
Schedule of Events: Live Radio Broadcast with EZ-103.1 FM - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Featuring hourly interviews with clients and supporters and the new D.A.P. PSAs 30 Years of AIDS Memorial Wall
Individuals are encouraged to bring photos or leave messages for those who have passed from HIV/AIDS. The Memorial Wall will be featured in our lobby for the month of December. Lighting Ceremony & Screening - 4:30 PM _______________________________________________________________________ For those of you in Imperial County there will also be a World AIDS Day/Family Expo from 4:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the Sonic Drive-In, located at 2299 N. Imperial Ave, El Centro, CA 92243-1335. Activities will include a 50/50 Raffle, pictures with Santa, Christmas shopping, live music/DJ, dancing, youth activities, live performances, health resources, Zumba and much more! For more information contact Lalita at 760.344.6471, ext. 258 or email: eulaliah@cdsdp.org. (jl)
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| Annual Holiday Craft Fair at Desert AIDS Project
 Join us on Friday, December 2 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM for D.A.P.'s Annual Holiday Craft Fair presented by Stitch N time and Quilting by Helen. Come browse the vast selection of quilts, handmade holiday ornaments, jewelry, quilted and crocheted items, homemade baked goods, hot apple cider and more. Come get a head-start on your holiday shopping! (jl)
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| SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert benefiting Desert AIDS Project
 One of the entertainment highlights of the holiday season returns to Palm Springs on Wednesday, December 7th, at 7:00 PM as Producers Scott Nevins and Mark Jones present SPARKLE: An All-Star Holiday Concert to benefit Desert AIDS Project at the Annenberg Theater inside the Palm Springs Art Museum. An all-star cast of performers from the worlds of Television, Broadway and the music industry gather together to help get you into the spirit of the season as they perform your favorite Holiday songs at this one night only extravaganza! Follow this link for more information. (jl)
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Tell your story: a six-week creative writing performance program
 "Tell your 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 meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the Community Center at Desert AIDS Project. New members are still welcome. Please bring up to five pages (up to 3000 words) of your story to share. (rv) (jl) Back to top |
Supreme Court takes up challenge to health care reform law
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide the constitutionality of the sweeping health care reform law championed by President Barack Obama. Oral arguments are likely to be held in late February or March, with a ruling by June. The high court agreed to hear two major questions: whether the law's key provision is unconstitutional, and if so, whether the entire law, with its 450 sections, must be scrapped. (jl)
For more on this, follow this link to a related article:
Whatever court rules, major changes in health care likely to last
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FDA updates product warning label for Isentress
Product information for the HIV integrase inhibitor raltegravir (Isentress) has been updated in the US. The "Warnings and Precautions" section now cautions that rare cases of Stevens-Johnson syndrome, a severe and potentially life-threatening skin reaction, have been associated with the drug, as have hypersensitivity reactions. Read more here. (jl) Back to top |
California authorizes sale of syringes without prescription
Governor Jerry Brown (D-Calif.) has signed a law that authorizes the sale of clean syringes to adults at pharmacies statewide without a prescription, according to a San Francisco AIDS Foundation (SFAF) statement. Read more here. (jl) Back to top |
Stem cells reverse heart damage
Researchers in two separate studies have been able to get patients with significant heart damage to actually generate new heart tissue after stem cell therapy. This was previously thought to be impossible. They will now try to duplicate the results in larger studies. According to researchers "If a phase 3 study confirmed this, it would be the biggest advance in cardiology in my lifetime. We would possibly be curing heart failure. It would be a revolution." Read more here. (jl) Back to top |
| Be a Super Friend for people with HIV
As you read this, 12 Members of Congress, the Super Committee, are meeting in the back rooms of Congress, plotting the future of America. Are they villains or heroes for people with HIV? Are they coming to the rescue, or plotting doom? We know that you and your elected officials want a happy ending, and that means the Super Committee must reduce the deficit by including real revenue increases while also protecting vital programs for people with HIV from severe cuts. Send a message asking your U.S. Senators and Representative to be Super Friends to people living with HIV by protecting the future of health and social services. Click here to send your message. (jl)
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Free e-waste recycling collection for Palm Springs residents
 The City of Palm Springs is hosting an e-waste recycling event that is FREE. Residents and businesses can have broken or obsolete electronics recycled in an environmentally ethical manor. The event will be held THIS Saturday, November 19 from 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM at Lowes Home Improvement Center located at 5201 E. Ramon Ave. intersection of Highway 111 (Gene Autry Trail) and Ramon Palm Springs, CA. 92264 (IN THE NORTH EAST corner of the Lowes PARKING LOT). You can recycle unwanted electronics, computers, televisions, papers for shredding, compact fluorescent light bulbs, and batteries. Call 760.323.8214 or 760.323.8263 for more information. (jl) |
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Social Security announces 3.6% benefit increase for 2012
 The Social Security Administration has announced that monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits will increase 3.6% in 2012. This is the first increase in benefits since 2009. The 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with the January 2012 benefit payments. Increased payments for people on SSI will begin on December 30, 2011. (jl)
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) now has toll-free phone number
At long last, Riverside County now has a toll-free number, 877.501.5085 for ADAP clients. You can also still contact the County of Riverside at 951.486.5400 to make an ADAP appointment or get more information. The ADAP fax number remains 951.486.4434. (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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Revivals now in five locations in Coachella Valley
Not only does Revivals contribute toward the work and funding of D.A.P., it's also the place for great bargains, if you're on a budget which is just about everyone these days. Check out the newest location at the Costco Center on YouTube.
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"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them."
- John F. Kennedy
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To contact state and federal officials click on name:
President Barack Obama
Senator Diane Feinstein
Senator Barbara Boxer
Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack
Congressman Jerry Lewis
Governor Jerry Brown
State Senator Bill Emmerson
State Senator Juan Vargas
Assembly member Brian Nestande
Assembly member Manual Perez
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