Not Me! Not Here! In 1989, AIDS became a reality for members of the Rotary Club of Los Altos, California USA.
Los Altos Rotary AIDS Project Produced video: “The Los Altos Story” Won 1990 George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting Now available on DVD in 7 languages
Los Altos Rotary AIDS Project Dude Angius, President of the Rotary AIDS Project, was asked to address the 1992 Rotary International convention in Orlando, Florida.
HIV/AIDS Impacts Everyone Through lost family, friends and acquaintances Through decreased economic productivity Through increased medical costs Through psychological harm from fear and losses
DEATHS FROM AIDS EVERY DAY 8,000
NEW HIV INFECTIONS EVERY DAY 14,000
NO Kissing Insects Toilet seats Coughing or sneezing Condoms* (*Not 100% safe) YES Unprotected sex Mother to child Injection drug abuse Shared dirty needles HIV Transmission Risks
The Los Altos Rotary AIDS Project strives to: Change attitudes and behaviors Educate others about AIDS Support those afflicted with the disease Encourage Rotary involvement
What a Rotary Club Can Do SHOW “The Los Altos Story” …how AIDS changed the opinions, outlook and lives of three Rotarians, their families and an entire community…
What a Rotary Club Can Do PRESENT a Community AIDS Symposium Materials available from The Los Altos Rotary AIDS Project
What a Rotary Club Can Do PARTNER with other Rotary Clubs through Project Match Clinics Educational materials Local prevention and/or treatment programs
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe “Grassroot Soccer” Professional soccer players in Africa – heroes to the young people – train as role model educators and lead AIDS awareness and prevention clinics for year olds, reaching over 200 children each week. Partner: Rotary Club of Bulawayo
Dr. Pushpa Bhatt operates HIV/AIDS clinic for counseling, condoms, treatment, referral, testing, preventing HIV mother-to- child transmission with Nevirapene Foster homes for children of HIV-infected sex workers (77 children on waiting list) Partner: Rotary Club of Kathmandu Kathmandu, Nepal
What a Rotary Club Can Do SPONSOR distribution of “HIV, Health, and Your Community” Provide practical HIV/AIDS information to health care workers and educators Encourage involvement of community leaders
The Los Altos Rotary AIDS Project Distributed 5,000 copies of “HIV, Health, and Your Community” Sponsored by grant from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Encouraged Rotarians to sponsor AIDS projects
“HIV, Health and Your Community: A Guide for Action” at work in Tanzania
What a Rotarian Can Do Share this vision Present this program Promote Rotary involvement
What a Rotarian Can Do JOIN Friends of RAP As a Friend of RAP, your contribution will make a difference by helping the Rotary AIDS Project continue funding projects that: Change attitudes and behaviors Educate others about AIDS Support those afflicted with HIV/AIDS
For more information about Friends of RAP (a project of the Rotary Club of Los Altos) CLICK HERE CLICK HERE
Rotary CAN make a difference
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