Q O'Brien's
I'm Riding to End AIDSThe challenge of riding down the coast of California remains formidable but it pales in comparison to the challenge the LA Gay & Lesbian Center faces each year to meet the demands of fighting the battle against AIDS. Inflation alone makes providing health care more and more expensive while government support for these services declines. Just this year we took a hit of nearly $200,000 in our major grant. Not because we had fewer clients, or because lab tests are cheaper or because medical supplies have gotten less expensive, but because Federal support remains flat in the face of a worsening epidemic. We have great plans. We’re more efficient than ever and we hope to add a new doctor this year so that we can serve more clients in our clinic. We just opened a new pharmacy and have already expanded the number of prescriptions we provide (nearly 85,000 and mostly free) to people with HIV and AIDS. If you’re trying to navigate the world of HIV in Los Angeles, we’re here to help. Your support is what keeps us going. The money we raise through the AIDS LifeCycle sustains the work we do and keeps us from being forced to cut back. It allows us to continue to provide the excellent medical care and preventive services that we provide and it helps us to look to the horizon and hope for a time when all this is unnecessary.
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Fightin' for the Cause
Q's Goal: $10,000.00
Current Total: $10,620.00 |
Q's LinksL.A. Gay & Lesbian Center
San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Experience AIDS/LifeCycle 2007
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