I am just copying this right from Shannon’s LJ because it’s good information. And I’ll also add to it.
More than 20 million lives have been lost to AIDS and it’s estimated that worldwide, 40 million people are infected with HIV.
Young people between the ages of 15-24 are at greatest risk for infection and the face of AIDS is increasingly young and female.
Tomorrow is World AIDS Day. Here are five seven things you can do to help.
1. Join Ludacris and Emmy Rossum for the YouthAIDS Kick Me campaign.
– Visit YouthAIDS.org and register today.
– Download your Kick Me kit, grab your sponsor form, and hit the road. For every hour you wear or post the sign, ask friends and family to sponsor you or simply ask for a flat donation.
– Wear the sign on World AIDS Day, December 1. Talk about HIV. Collect your pledges. Send in funds raised to YouthAIDS by December 15 to collect great rewards from ALDO, Kiehl’s, and others.
If you’ve already registered and are participating, keep going and help spread the word!
2. Stop into any ALDO store or visit YouthAIDS-ALDO.org and purchase an ALDO Fights AIDS tote bag or Empowerment Tag. One hundred percent of the net proceeds from the sales of the bags and tags support YouthAIDS.
3. Shop at Kiehl’s. Kiehl’s will donate one hundred percent of proceeds from ALL SALES in free-standing stores between 5:00 – 7:00 pm on World AIDS Day (December 1). To find a store near you, visit kiels.com.
4. Buy a pair of Levi’s® jeans at Levisstore.com and the Levi’s® brand will donate $5.01 to YouthAIDS. In support of World AIDS Day, the Levi’s® brand is partnering with YouthAIDS to donate up to $30,000 by allocating $5.01 for each transaction on Levisstore.com that includes a purchase of at least one pair of Levi’s® jeans. For details visit Levisstore.com.
5. Tune in to TLC at 8/7c to watch Ashley Judd and YouthAIDS: Confronting the Pandemic. One of Hollywood’s most celebrated actresses, Ashley Judd, is teaming up with her friend Salma Hayek for a one-hour documentary. On this trip through Central America, Judd takes Hayek on an unforgettable journey. From the brothels of Guatemala City to the coast of Honduras, these women are on a mission to get the message out.
On their travels, Judd, Hayek and Latin rock star Juanes (also featured in this documentary) meet with the leaders who can affect change in their countries, as well as with the women and children who are directly impacted by the ravaging disease. TLC follows along as they document the personal stories of a disease that still carries great shame and stigma in Central America. For more information, visit tlc.discovery.com.
6. Get tested. (Thank you to Tim for this reminder.)
7. Wear a red ribbon out in public so that everyone who sees you will think, at least for a moment, of the impact of HIV/AIDS.
Thank you for observing World AIDS Day. Each year since 1992, I’ve done a newsletter on World AIDS Day to honor the friends I’ve lost and those who are still living with HIV. If you want to receive the newsletter, e-mail me at becky@beckycochrane.com.
Panic!
A sick Shannon runs to her jewelry box to get her red ribbon pin. It’s gone. She cries out, “where could it be?” Then she runs around trying to find it, only stopping once to slam a shot of peptobismal down her throat. Still no pin! The search continues for the red ribbon pin…stay tuned!