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Volume XI, Issue No.
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June, 2005
HIV/AIDS Volunteer Enrichment Network
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Volume XI, Issue No.
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June, 2005
HIV/AIDS Volunteer Enrichment Network
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By the CAB
Vision and Values: The Consumer Advisory Board is a system in the belief that the opinions, experience and expertise of individuals directly affected by HIV are essential for developing effective strategies to address issues raised by the HIV community.
Mission: The mission of the CAB is to provide advice to the staff and management of H.A.V.E.N and to work collaboratively on strategies, policies and programmatic issues affecting the lives of people affected by HIV and people living with HIV/AIDS within the H.A.V.E.N. community. We come together as diverse individuals affected by and living with HIV/AIDS. We come together as diverse individuals to form a new whole. This diversity helps to insure that decisions are made to benefit the greater majority, not to satisfy any private agenda. This assures that the advice of the CAB is considered in the services provided by HAVEN towards it’s HIV/AIDS consumers.
Goals: While the specific objectives of the CAB may change from time to time, there are three primary goals which support it mission:
(1) Provide consumer input to the development and implementation of HAVEN’S HIV/AIDS policies and services;
(2) Promote significant input to the HAVEN programs which provides services through support and education to its consumers;
(3) Act as a liaison between consumers and the HAVEN staff in the identification and resolution of problems.
If you have any questions about the CAB, please contact Chair Richard M. at 410-424-1955.
Thank
You, Divas, For MOre than $20,000 over the Past Three Years
By Tony Teano
On April 23, “Divapalooza,” raised more than $13,000 for AIDS Charities. HAVEN will receive half, and AIRS will receive the other half. This is the third year in a row that this group has given proceeds to HAVEN, resulting in total giving surpassing $20,000.
What do these
Things HAve In common?
HIllBilly Golf;
Sailing; Tidal Swimming; Good friends; Good Eats; Lasting Memories…
The HAVEN Picnic!
By Tony Teano
The annual picnic is slated for Saturday, July 9th (rain date Sunday, July 10th). Diane Goforth and her life partner Pete Peterson will, once again, be our amazing hosts for the event.
Robert and Regina are coordinating the client/volunteer help
for these events (THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU). Please contact them if you can help setup or clean up--prep 10 am, clean up 5 pm, grill shifts an hour each from 12
to 5.
Call if you can provide transportation: 410-224-2437.
In
Memorium
By Diane Goforth and Tony Teano
We Remember Our Clients….
It's not over 'til it's
over. The AIDS pandemic has taken on this mantra, and it really hit home
this winter when we lost four beloved members of our HIV/AIDS community.
Four people representative of the fact that the virus is well-versed in
cultural diversity. Four people who helped us all by showing
how hard they worked in coping with their health issues, by sharing their
stories with us, and by being present at so many of our events and
activities. To anyone who says HIV/AIDS has become a chronic disease, I
say "Not so." Let us remember our friends. They will
remain part of our beloved community forever.
We Remember Karen W.
Karen was such a vital person!
Her buddy Sherry brought her to a Christmas party in 1997 and gave us the
opportunity to encourage her to come live at Our House. My, could
she throw together those jugsaw puzzles! And what a help she was in
doing all that HOPWA administrative work we don't get funded for. When Our
Place opened up she was one of its first three residents. She was active
in our women's group, and came to all many of our special events. But she
probably made the biggest difference to her buddy. Sherry says of Karen, "She
was just a happy, high-spirited person with a lot of love to give. She
was part of our family. She even came to our house for Thanksgiving one
year. When she took pictures of us, she said I should 'Stop posing and
play!' And she always told me to say to my sons 'Give my love to my
brothers!' " Sherry plans to make a quilt section in her memory.
-DSG
We Remember Craig S.
Craig had a big bright smile and a
twinkle in his eye. That’s how I like
to remember him. He was very
comfortable with who he was and also had a way of making other people feel
comfortable, too. A longtime survivor
of the virus, he succumbed to AIDS at the beginning of the year. A native of the Eastern Shore, Craig
commuted to our events to be a part of our special community. He regularly attended picnics and crab
feasts. He and his buddy Tineke were
regulars at the Holiday Party, too.
Craig and was a prominent figure in PFLAG of the Eastern Shore. He volunteered for many HIV/AIDS awareness
activities, including creating the artwork for many AIDSWalks. We hold his memory and Tineke, his long time
buddy, in the light at this challenging time. -TT
We Remember Marlo H.
Billie, Marlo’s mom, recounted to
me a story that shows the kind of person she was. Marlo was at the hospital with her mom, waiting to be seen. There was a mother with a young child, also waiting to be seen. The child was frightened. Marlo went over to entertain and offer
comfort to the child. Perhaps she was
comforting the inner child in us all when we are in scary places. Billie remembered this doctors office visit
because it showed how giving and caring Marlo was. Indeed, Marlo did genuinely care about many people. Friendly, endearing, and kindhearted, she
loved life thoroughly before she got too ill.
Marlo passed away this Spring at
Ritchie Hospice in Baltimore. Billie,
you are in our thoughts. –TT
We Remember Avon C.
Avon was always smiling and
laughing and involved in other people’s lives.
He would frequently call everyone to find out how they are doing, even
when he was very ill. Always, always
upbeat, he rarely complained. He
enjoyed what blessings came to him.
Certainly chiefly among them were his family: Angela, Brittany, Jessica
and Johnathan. He loved his children so
much. And they loved him back. Whenever I saw them interact, it was like
watching a great big contest of who loves whom more. Everyone who encountered Avon quickly became a new friend—almost
like an extension of his family—be it at church or social groups like HAVEN. Avon so enjoyed the Brooklyn Park Lunch
Bunch and all his friends there. They
and everyone at HAVEN will miss his kind presence. –TT
We Remember Community Activist
Barbara Neustadt
In 1969, Barbara Neustadt was a founding member of the 21st Century Club, a group of women whose leadership has benefited the Annapolis area. 31 years later, I met her there, and she seemed interested in HAVEN. "Bring me a brochure," she asked. I was delighted with the (fairly small) donation that arrived on the first of the following month, as much for her support as for the needed funds, I said in my thank you letter. To my surprise, every single month from then on we got that same amount! Barbara become one of our few annual "pledgers." Barbara passed away on March 22, 2005. Her daughter called to say that of all the causes her mother cared about, she had selected two in lieu of flowers. HAVEN was one! We have received over $500 in her memory. It was not until I read her obituary in the Capital that I realized how much Barbara Neustadt had given to her community. First woman alderman, executive director of the county fair, lobbyist, court-appointed advocate for abused children...and wife of a Naval Academy professor who raised three children. May we all emulate this gracious woman who played such a vital role in the quality of life in the greater Annapolis area. Small acts can indeed amount to great things. -DSG
Do you agree with this
or not?
By Amanda Possoby
I found an article in the Morris Daily Herald (from
llinois) that talked about using Foster children in AIDS research. It seems that “The U.S. Office for Human Research Protections is investigating the practice of using foster children in AIDS drug experiments. — The Associated Press (Herald online).”
I had some very strong feeling about this article as I read it.
First let me talk about some of the pros. The federal government was paying for these children to get the help that they needed. If they weren’t put into this federally paid program they probably would have gone without. It seems that since the late 80’s there has been some success in helping these children. For instance, since the nine years that the program started the rate of death has dropped from 39 to 19. So you ask, “What are the Cons?” These children in the research program were not given independent advocates. Since they didn’t have independent advocates they weren’t about to be kept an eye on the children’s medical issues. The advocates would be very important to the process because they would be able to look at the records of the children. This would help in making sure the children did not have any issues with the medicine.
How do you feel about this? I must say I’m still not sure where I stand. I am bothered that the children didn’t have anyone to speak for them. On the other hand I am glad they got the medication they needed. So this is a case where you have to think do the pros out way the cons. If you are interested in reading more about this subject you can go to:
http://www.morrisdailyherald.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=58&ArticleID=13960&TM=6247.018.
HEADLINES
By
Tony Teano
Diane and I get a flurry of emails that contain a lot of interesting data. Although we try to keep the HAVEN newsletter about HAVEN, and it is a challenge to summarize every detailed and interesting story in the news, here are a few headlines that have come across our desks that we thought you might be interested in; if you are, call me and I can provide you with the article or give it to you at a support group or by email: 2005 Maryland HIV Youth Summit; “AIDS Activists Walk, But the Shoes Talk, 8,000 Pairs Represent Daily Deaths”; Be on the Cover of POZ Magazine!; Receive $10 for a brief survey on living with HIV (International Assoc. of Physicians in AIDS Care).
Ilaria
Gourmet sells cookbook to benefit haven
By
Tony Teano
Ilaria Gourmet will sell HAVEN volunteer Jan Hendricks’ handy kitchen reference, “Cookin’ with Bert, Brent, Family and Friends,” to help raise funds for HAVEN. The cookbooks cost $16, and a portion of the sales will go into our general fund. The cookbook is a loving tribute to her son recalling all the good times—which involved great cooking—they had. Here’s a summertime sampler sure to please you:
“The
Best Crab Bisque”
1
can condensed tomato soup
1
can cream of celery soup
1
can cream of mushroom soup
1
can green pea soup
4 to
5 c. milk (depending upon desired consistency)
1
lb. Crabmeat, cleaned well
Dash
of Paprika
Old
Bay Seasoning to taste
Combine
soups; blend over lover heat. Gradually add milk. Add crabmeat and seasonings.
Stir constantly to avoid scorching.
Ilaria Gourmet is a premiere catering and luncheon spot at the corner of BestgateRoad and Admiral Drive in Annapolis, very near the HAVEN office (near the WaWa, across from the Annapolis Christian Academy). You can find out more about them by visiting www.ilariagourmet.com
Post it!
By Tony Teano
You may have noticed that, this month, the back of mailer page is not the calendar (which is on the reverse of this page), but rather an announcement about an upcoming evening volunteer training. That way we can save color paper and copy costs for the eye-catching flyer. Please don’t let it line your bird cage or get recycled before its time. Please do remove your label and post the flyer in your gym, school, house of worship, bagel shop, grocery store, coffee house, business, lunch room at work, etc.
Telephone Numbers
Bob Davis, President
703-841-4460
email: bdavis@caci.com
or: write to
P.O. Box 514, Arnold, MD 21012
or: Diane or
Tony can have him call you
Executive Director
Diane Goforth
(410) 544-2244
Director of Volunteers & Client Services
Tony Teano
(410) 224-2437
Housing Director & Buddy Services
Coordinator
Vance Larson
(410) 672-7571
Our House Resident Manager
Sharon Dawson
(Reach through Vance or Diane)