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A.j.
I'm helping the Northeast Positive Resource Connection continue their success, spread awareness and increase education. Your donation ultimately moves our community closer to a generation free of HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C.
I started to knowing of the positive resource center over 20 years attending my 1st dinner dance. I really started working closely with them over 6 or 7 years ago. Since being diagnosed with hiv I had great drug coverage thru my jobs. After 2010 I didn't have great drug coverage and my out of pocket expenses exceeded 12000 per year. I went on Medicare in 2015 and still had out of pocket drugs at 12000. In 2017 the positive resource center was able to get me get me assistance with my drugs and my out of pocket went down to 4000.
I have never walked in an aids walk nor road 100s of miles for an aids ride. If hiv survivors get to take the 1st lap like cancer survivors in the cancer walk for life, I'm happy to push my walker around the track. I was diagnosed in 1994 and with the help of a great medical support teams and labs finding new ways to beat back this virus my initial 5 to 6 year survivor rate in 1994 as extended now to 28 years . About 5 years ago another drug came out and with two other meds I was able to get to undetectable. It happened two other times but resistance to the drugs caused the virus to increase.
The positive resource center does so much more then get financial assistance to thier clients but also counsel and teach on prevention. I know they deal with more then just hiv but ive only used that service.
Please help this group they do great things for northeast indiana
About this Event
A.j.
We are BETTER TOGETHER!
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 through Saturday, June 04, 2022
Northeast Indiana AIDS Walk 2022
Saturday, June 4th, 10am at Parkview Field
We are BETTER TOGETHER!
It's been a while since we celebrated together IN PERSON at Parkview Field - more than two years to be exact. During the hiatus, AIDS Walk has been virtual, which sadly caused us to miss our fundraising goals in both 2020 and 2021. What we missed even more than donations were the smiling faces of our community gathered at Parkview Field. Let's prove we are BETTER TOGETHER by fundraising online now! Then we'll see you at Parkview Field on Saturday, June 4th at 10am!
Put the FUN in FUNdraising
Who doesn't love a little philanthropic competition? Join community members and groups, local companies and organizations of the Fort Wayne area in a friendly game of fundraising. All proceeds directly benefit Outreach Services at the Positive Resource Connection. Prizes will be awarded to the top fundraisers, teams with the most team spirit, best costumes and more at the Walk on Saturday, June 4th!
Let's Celebrate!
Join us on Saturday, June 4th at 10am at Parkview Field to celebrate all your hard fundraising work! Before we walk the town in solidarity, let's party at Parkview Field with our Registration Celebration. Hosted by Julian Teekaram of Fort Wayne's NBC, enjoy a live local band starting at 10am! Meet your fellow fundraisers and Positive Resource Connection staff. You can even say hello to TinCaps' Johnny! More fun activities will be announced as we get closer to the big day: June 4th. Follow us on Facebook to stay up to date!
What You're Supporting
Did you know 94% of the Positive Resource Connection's clients are undetectable? This means their HIV will never progress to AIDS and they are unable to transmit the virus to others. You know what this means, right? It means our services are working! We want to reach more people in the 12 counties we serve in northeast Indiana. Our Outreach Services follow the same BETTER TOGETHER mantra: the more people we reach, the greater our chances of ending new cases of HIV and Hepatitis C.
We are hoping to raise $30,000 for Outreach Services with $20,000 of that coming from peer-to-peer fundraisers just like you! So what do you say? Will you join with us so we can be BETTER TOGETHER?
Register to start fundraising now!
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