Center for the Church and Global AIDS Action Newsletter
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2008 ANNUAL REPORT— HOW YOUR GIFTS MADE A MAJOR DIFFERENCE OVER $150,000 DISTRIBUTED WORLD-WIDE
AIDS EDUCATION IN SIERRA LEONE Operation Classroom builds schools that teach AIDS education and help students make good decisions about sexual health. HELPING CHILDREN AND WOMEN IN INDIA Women and children suffer the most from AIDS stigma and lack of good medical care. In India the Center supports several programs that reach the most marginalized: • Eye camps for persons whose vision is impaired by AIDS. • Nurses and doctors who provide critical care at night. • Testing for AIDS and STD’s. • Medicine to stop transmission in birth between mother/child. • Tutoring for young girls of mothers living with AIDS. • Supplemental food supplies for families lacking good nutrition. • Teaching AIDS prevention. • Helping women escape commercial sex work by teaching new skills for earning income to support their children
Spring, 2009 TAX-EXEMPT GIFTS
As a government recognized 501(c)(3), gifts to the Center are taxexempt. All Center contributors will receive receipts. Send donations to: Center for the Church and Global AIDS 7185 South Niagara Circle Centennial, CO 80112
BURMA: MEDICINES AND THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION FOR AIDS Cyclones devastated Burma but Center contact gets urgently needed medicine to persons with AIDS. Funds also supplied to ensure free distribution of Burmese translation of “Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence: Christian Churches and the Global AIDS Crisis.”
OVER 100 AIDS ORPHANS IN KENYA RECEIVE CARE Donations of $150 per year provided support to over 100 Kenya AIDS orphans through the Gift of HOPE (“Helping Orphans by Providing Essentials”). This keeps vulnerable children out of orphanages and in the community with grandparents. SUPPORT FOR TWO AIDS PROGRAMS IN COLORADO: AFRICAN-AMERICAN & LATINO Funds for “It Takes A Village” have provided temporary housing for African-American persons coming out of prison and the homeless who have AIDS. Gifts to “Sisters of Color” have helped provide capital needs as they provide AIDS education to the Hispanic community of Colorado.
Inside this issue:
2008 Donors “Swinging at AIDS” Golf 2009 Murphy Book
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$400,000 worth of medical supplies was shipped to Manipur thanks to $8,500 from Center. AIDS CONFERENCE: CLERGY & YOUTH The Center provided funds to support a training program for clergy & youth in India at Leonard Theological College. Lifesaving AIDS education stressed.
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Contact Us 4 Mother’s & 4 Father’s Day Gifts
SOUTH AFRICA TESTING AND COUNSELING People with AIDS report that worse than having the disease is the way people treat you. Center helped write a grant to get counseling support.
Professor N. M. Samuel, M.D. confers with AIDS patient about proper anti-retroviral medication.
The Center exists because of amazing donors who give financially, as well as with their time, support and prayers. Donors are listed below: please notify us of any errors in the list and accept our apologies.
Friend (up to $99)
Ames, Kenneth and Norma Armstrong, Jim and Sheri Backes, Richard and Ellen Billion, John and Deborah Binder, Roberta Boling, Kathryn Brockelsby, John Brown, Spencer and Sue Brown, Susan Caldwell, Gil and Grace Calhoun, Jim and Joanie Chrislip, Doug and Donna Copper, Wilton Dale, Jan and Donna Dano, Kathleen Dea, Tim and Christine Dinwiddie, Charles and Jean Dominguez, Samuel and Ann Dowling, Judith & Vollman, Rita Downs, Caroline Doyle, Betsy Fester, Deborah Field, Roger and Frances Fisher, Kennon and Helen GoodSearch Graf, Jolain Graham, Max and Pam Gravagno, Gwen Graveley, William and Kathryne Hall, Koretta and Eddie Hankins, Jim and Margaret Hard, Olga J. Harris, Kathryn Huck, Grace Huslander, Sarah Jamieson, Stephen and Lorna Johnson, Brian and Delynn Karr, Jean Kates, David and Kelly Kerluke, Henry and Marie Kime, B.J. Kinder, Kyle and Mary Lou Kipple, Bonnie Knight, Dwayne and Fern Kreps, Burl and Kathleen Lafferty, Marilyn Lee, M Y Loftis, Jim Lower, George and Nancy Marvel, John and Fran McBryde, Kimi McCarthy, David and Joan McLinton, Nancy McVeigh, Robert and Deborah Messer, Kent and Hackett, Kate Millard, Kendall Miller Schmidt, Jean Muschelknaus, Rose Naugle, Tina Nelson, Lynda Rae Nielsen, Georgene and Jones, Lisa Oliver and Associates, Nancy Levin Patchen, Sandy Patten, Betty Perlstein, Janet Petrini, Brent Pettis, Taletha Pettis, Tiffany Pierce, Deborah Reeck, Darrell and Lucy Rewey, Dick and Helen Richardson, Heather Riedesel, Philip and Virginia Rothwell, Linda Sample, Robert Sargent, Frank and Sherry Schiesswohl, Scott Shaw, Patricia Shopnitz, Robert and Mary Shroyer, Terry and Ruth Singh, Michelle Stevenson, Marjorie and Kay Sweeney, Elizabeth Theobald, George and Jean Thomas, Gerald and Bonny Thompson, Gary and Vicki Townsend, Maxwell and Diane Vigil, Katherine Walls, Juanita Ward, Phyllis Ward, Ray Warren, Charles West, Dianne Wilcox, Tim and Lisa Wilmoth, Marilyn Woeste, Michael and Jennifer Womack, Lynn and Samuel Wright, Ellen Shamas Yang, Claire C
Supporter ($100 - $249)
Arnold, Cheryl Barr, Jeffrey Bartell, Elin Bartell, Peggy Blair, Neil Blessin, Rob Blewett, James and Joyce Bohning, Larry Bondi, Lisa Braddock, Bob and Carolyn Brower, Arden and Pat Burleigh, J. Ivan Burnett, Roger and Sue Carter, Barbara Clarke, Mark and Patricia Cohen, Bruce Cohen, Carol Conis, Patty Corwin, Jeff Cox, Don Day, Billie Ann Desmarteau, Alan and Iris Dey, Hubert and Carol Dickson, Mark and Francine
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Dilli, Ladelle Ekstrum, Richard and Agnes Elliot, James and Jennie Estes, Patricia Fisher, David and Fredda Fort, Ann Franklin, Wilbur and Elaine Freund, Richard and Lynda Gallagher, Gordon and Christine Gallegos, Adolph Galloway, Katie Geis, Sally Graham, Larry and Davaney, Shelia Hahn, Chris Harkey, Rebecca Harland, Cheri Harnden, Steve and Hare, Tracy Hart, Georgia and Alderman, Fred Hise, Jack and Gayle Hodges, Jack and Jean Hoffman, Vaughn and Lori Kautz, John and Lynne Keranen, Joellyn Kines, Jacob and Valerie
Knutson, Carter and Julie Knutson, Darron and Kathy Lee, Myung and Moonju Lewis, Ben and Barbara Lewis, David and Mary Long, Andy and Mary Loomis, David Loring, Mary Luxa, Dean and Sue Marler, Barry Matamoros, Mary McBride, Barbara McCeney, Steve McDermott, John McGovern, George Merrill, David and Marian Messer, Keith & Lucille Miller, Bruce and Terrie Miller, Phil and Horovitz, Dori Morrison, Bob Palmer, Mark and Mary Ann Parker, Lynn and Moran, Jim Petrini, Larry and Marie Reese, Sharity
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Reeves, Darla Rollins, Gordon Salland, Joe and Jane Saltzgaver, Eloise Silverstein, Richard and Jan Snelling, Clarence and Shirley Solomon, Dana and Aiton, Winnie Sowell, Debra Olson Squires, Jan Steiner, Jean Stevens, Carl Swanagon, Robert and Jennifer Swanson, Don Terry, Clietta Thurn, Jan Tichy, Marlea Tisdale, Rochelle United Methodist Hour Of Mississippi Washington Park UMC White, Tim and Julie Wolfe, Tamara Wood, Mark Woodward, Dean and Marsha Woodward, Kelly M Yasui, Robin and Estacio, Raymond
Associate ($250 - $499)
Baron, Robert C Bayes, Marjorie Berger , Bruce and Russell, Ruth Ann Booten, Jeffrey and Dee Carlson, Ginny and Carroll, Nancy Colorado Chapter Of CPCU Cox Bagwell, Inelle Fisher, Laura Glusencamp, Ron and Sue Ann Gonzales, Jerry and Simon-Peter, Rebekah Gookin, Nolan and Karen Harvey, Guille and Ann Hill, Michelle Holloway, Joe and Carol Kang, Youngsook and Jin Ho Leach, Karla and Will Archer Lieber, Howard and Klispie, Ken Mahan, Maggi and Swank, Ruth Ann McCabe, Susan Messer, Gary and Connie Miller, Charlie Mills, Judith Palese, Rike Person, Jim and Shelly Piper, John and Annie Predovich, Brock and Jocelyn Pujol, Michelle Renn, Mark Ross, Mary Ann Russell, Dan and Frances Sanjel (USA), Inc. Tantillo, Todd Van Buskirk, Tom and Teague, Lisa Vilkus, Bernd L A and Graham Vilkus, Emily Warren, Carrie T. Wickersheim, Donita and Garcia, Jim
A sketch by Moses Ndwiga from Meru, Kenya., an orphan benefitting from The Gift of H.O.P.E. program. The caption with his picture reads: “With your strength, I have good health.”
Sponsor ($500 - $999)
This mother and her Bacon, Andrew - Colorado Business Bank son receive help, Blinn, John and Elaine
McBryde, Connor and Karrie Muehling, Bob and Kathy Bonfils Blood Center Murphy, Paula Calvin, Sue and Smith, Inez Myers, Michael Esterline, Steve National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Company Evergreen United Methodist Church Parker, Stephen First Bank Holding Company Of Colorado Patterson, Dennis and J.S. Harlor, David and Florence Selby, Bill and Sherilee Hazlett, Doug and Jan Smith, Lynne Korean United Methodist Church - Santa Clara Valley Stevenson, William B. Lakewood United Methodist Church Wells Fargo Bank
Patron ($1,000 - $2,499)
Armstrong Family Foundation Armstrong, Rob and Megan Burg, Marlo and Jean Dern, Michael and Rhonda Farmers Union Service Association Galloway, Ben and Jean Graf, William F. Hamm, Sue Hanna, Earl and Rhonda Harrington, Trey and Sarah Kim, Katherine Minor, Ruediger and Gerlinde Robbins, Bruce and Carolyn Win, U Kyaw Littleton United Methodist Church
Benefactor ($2,500-$4,999)
Bacon, Herb and Laura May Bethany Lutheran Church Murphy Memorial Fund Petrini, Marla and Triplett, Kelly St. Luke's UMC, Indianapolis Svarstad, Arne & Beverly Svarstad, Claudia
Partner ($5,000 - $9,999)
Merrill, Pam Park Hill United Methodist Church United Methodist Global AIDS Fund
Founder ($10,000 +)
Anonymous Donor Messer, Don and Bonnie
Dalit girls in India get help from tutors, thanks to the
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Orphaned children being helped by the many programs of the Center.
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Contact Us
Center for the Church and Global AIDS 7185 S. Niagara Circle Centennial, CO 80112 303-770-5809 www.churchand globalaids.org Donald Messer
Exec. Director
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S.POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 1644 DENVER, CO
dmesser@iliff.edu
SWINGING AGAINST AIDS Third Annual Golf Tournament & Silent Auction
GOLF TOURNAMENT DETAILS
GOAL: Raise $40,000
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Funds will send $400,000 worth of medical supplies to India Support Sisters of Color, Hispanic AIDS Organization in Colorado Enable work of the Center for the Church & Global AIDS Help fight AIDS among African-Americans in Colorado
REGISTER NOW: Golfers and Sponsors • $135 per golfer; $500 for four-some • Register by calling 303 877 1955 or contact dmesser@iliff.edu • Sponsors needed for holes, carts, lunch, etc.
BOOK HONORS PAUL MURPHY
“Cherishing Love and Life: Reflections of Paul Murphy” edited by Donald E. Messer will be available in late May. Funds from sale will support AIDS orphans in Kenya. Contact Amazon or Center for copies @ $13.95. Paul was a Center founder and Board vice chairperson.
August 25, 2009 Wellshire Golf Club 3333 S. Colorado Boulevard, Denver 8:00 a.m. shotgun start best ball scramble Win a car—hole-in-one!
HONOR YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER
What better way to honor our mothers and fathers this year than to give them a gift of life and love? Send a check with the attached envelope to the Center and support a child orphaned by AIDS in India or Kenya. Gifts of $100 to $150 really make a difference!