25 For Life Campaign Update:
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More than 450 generous individuals helped the AIDS Council mark its 25th year of service to the community by joining our 25 for Life Campaign. Donations of $25 or more helped the AIDS Council provide life-saving services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Northeastern New York, as well as helped stop the spread of HIV/AIDS through community outreach and prevention services including HIV/STD testing.
It’s not too late to join the campaign! Your gift of $25 today will provide someone at risk with a free, confidential HIV test and a risk-reduction counseling session with a HIV prevention specialist.
Thank You to Our 25 For Life Campaign Leadership Donors, who donated $250 or more:
William F. Allen • Michael & Stacie Arpey • Matthew Bender IV • Carol L. Bradley • Thomas P. Carty & Howard Van Lenten • Peter & Jermaine Cayan • Jack Cadalso & Gary Becker • Karen & Gary Dake • In Memory of Peter A. Drago • Tom & Beth Flynn • Sherry Gold • Jill Goodman & Arthur N. Malkin • Anthony M. Gordon & Robert D. VanCourt • Cynthia D. Gordon •Hugh Hammett • Kathryn D. Katz •Nancy & Stephen Linehan • Hermes Mallea & Carey Maloney • George E. Martin • Elliott & Cathy Masie • Norman & Micki Massry • Timothy P. Murphy • Richard Nacy & Tom Marino • John J. Nigro • Leslie Phelan • Gary Redhead • Mark Rosen & Leslie J. Newman • Steven & Tammy Sanders • Sheryl & Barry K. Schwartz • J. Eric & Marcia Brom Smith • Raymond P. Smith, MD & JoAnn M. Smith • Nicole Stein • Congressman Paul Tonko • Penelope Vavura • Daniel & Maribeth White • Steven Yuhasz
25 Things You Should Know About HIV/AIDS:
1. There is no cure.
2. It does not discriminate.
3. Every 9 1/2 minutes, someone is infected in the U.S.
4. You can't just "take a pill" and feel better.
5. Test results in 20 minutes with an oral swab.
6. $1,000,000 lifetime cost per person for treatment.
7. You can't tell someone has it by looking at them.
8. More than 1,000,000 people are infected in the U.S.
9. 1 in 5 people living with HIV do not know they are infected.
10. More than 14,000 people in the U.S. die each year of the disease.
11. The earliest known case of HIV infection in humans was in 1959.
12. A third of all new infections in the U.S. are contracted through high-risk heterosexual contact.
13. More than 56,000 new infections occur each year in the U.S.
14. It cannot be passed on through casual contact.
15. It is 100% preventable.
16. $25 covers the cost of one HIV test... or 200 condoms.
17. The epidemic is real.
18. With proper treatment, the rate of mother-to-child transmission is 2%.
19. The epidemic has hit African-Americans the hardest.
20. New York still has the highest percentage of people living with the disease of any state in the U.S.
21. The 45-54 age group is the second-fastest growing population for HIV infection.
22. Cases among patients age 50+ increased more than 5 times between 1990-2000.
23. The proportion of women diagnosed has tripled since 1985.
24. You can help stop the spread of the disease.
25. $25 can make a difference today. Click here to make a donation.
The AIDS Council of Northeastern New York is a private, not-for-profit 501 (c) (3) organization established in 1984. Your gift to the AIDS Council is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by current state and federal law.
