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May 27, 2007 - AIDS Foundation hands out awards at annual event
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 05.27.2007
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Scene & Heard
By Carrie L. Ord
AIDS Foundation hands out awards at annual event Volunteers for the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation were recognized during the annual Volunteer Recognition Celebration April 25 at Tucson Botanical Gardens.
More than 125 volunteers and staff members attended, including coordinators and volunteer resources managers Lisa Carter and Danielle Walsh; committee members Krista Balmer, Vera Bowlby, Jessica Celentano and Hector Quiroz.
Award recipients: Business Leadership Award to Wells Fargo; Client Services Award to Scott McManus; Development Award to Kevin Casey; Distinguished Service award to Howard Tuller; Education Award to Phil Bossenbroek; Food For Life Award to Delores Ceballos and Knights of Pythias; Jean Cicci Peer Counseling Award to John Jackson; Jerome Beillard Self-Empowerment Award to Curt Beall; Longtime Volunteer Award to Gary Phelan; Media Leadership Award to Access Tucson; New Volunteer Award to Morgan Schafer; New Prevention Services Award to Dayon Burnett; Original Contribution Award to Michael Halchak; Outstanding Prevention Contribution Award to Patrick Cook; Reception Award to Michael Kling; Volunteer Resources Award to Janet Munson; Group Volunteer Effort Award to the 2006 AIDSWALK Committee; Staff Volunteer Award to Jack Rice; and Volunteer of the Year to Peter Bleasby.
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/184585
March 27, 2007 - SAAF 10th Anniversary
FOX 11
In 1997, SAAF resulted from the merger of three different AIDS service organizations: the Tucson AIDS Project (TAP) [started in 1985], the Shanti Foundation [begun in 1986] and the People with AIDS Coalition of Tucson (PACT). The purposes of the merger were to best serve people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS and better utilize scarce resources. The success of this merger was the result of the years of experience each agency brought to the newly formed organization and the significant reduction in administrative costs.
This 10th Anniversary event acknowledges that SAAF continues the practice of its predecessors by providing direct services and programs in safe, supportive environments that enhance the quality of life for those living with and affected by HIV/AIDS; by assisting people in avoiding HIV infection; and by empowering people to lead healthy, productive lives.
A program highlighting local dignitaries sharing their perspectives on SAAF and AIDS will occur. An AIDS timeline will be displayed, spanning the 25 year history of the virus. Tours of SAAF will be available for all interested parties. Music will be provided by boogie-woogie and jazz pianist Arthur Migliazzi. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. 5-7 PM, Thursday, April 12, Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), 375 S. Euclid Avenue. Call 628-7223 for more information.
http://www.fox11az.com/community/stories/calendar_saaf_041207.84f7e7c.html
March 5, 2007 - AIDS Foundation benefits from salons' fashion show
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 03.04.2007
Accent
Scene & Heard
By Sherri Lacy-Miles
AIDS Foundation benefits from salons' fashion show More than 600 people turned out on Feb. 11 to support the fourth annual Möda/Provocateur Fashion Show, an evening of style, fashion and entertainment. Host Chuck George, chief meteorologist on KOLD-TV's "News 13," emceed the event, which was organized by Tucson salons Avalon for Hair, Skin & Nails; Toni & Guy Hairdressing; Ric Erickson Studio; Yen Salon Spa; and Perceptions Salon Spa.
Each salon worked with one or more boutiques in the Tucson area, presenting a steady stream of models showing the latest hairstyles, makeup, designer wear and dance moves.Participating boutiques were Pour Moi, Via Montenapoleone, Parachute, Loop, Buffalo Exchange, L.A. Image, My Closet and Kanella's.
As a special treat, the evening included an appearance by the Hollywood Graffiti Gown and its designers, Jerry Skeels and Randy McLaughlin. This work of art was a striking floor-length couture gown of German black velvet with more than 450 signatures of female celebrities and leaders hand-beaded in platinum beads, bugle beads, Rochelle beads and Swarovski crystal stones to show support for the fight against AIDS. The signatures included those of Katharine Hepburn, Barbra Streisand, Bette Davis, Whoopi Goldberg and Mother Teresa. The purpose of the gown is to raise awareness about AIDS and the human immunodeficiency virus in communities around the world.
Guests included Pam Meichel, Kristin Almquist, Cynthia McFarlin; Steve Quinlan and Randy Soderstrom. More than $33,000 was raised. Proceeds benefit the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation.
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/171393
February 15, 2007 - Couture for a cause
THE ARIZONA DAILY WILDCAT
Couture for a cause Just the fashion facts Posted: 2/15/07 The fashion industry often gets a bad rap: It's superficial. It supports anorexia. You know the routine. However, events like the Fourth Annual Moda Provocateur, held Sunday evening in the Student Union Memorial Center Grand Ballroom, give fashion back some of its grace. The benefit, which supported the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF), included a raffle, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails and a great fashion show. "This event is all about education and awareness," said Anne Maley, who has serve as SAAF's director for 10 years. "It's a wonderful event … but it was a lot of work." Local participating salons recruited and styled models to their liking, and clothes were selected from a variety of boutiques in town including Parachute, Cele Peterson's and My Closet. Drama, drama, drama characterizes this part of the set. Women strutted down the catwalk with asymmetrical hairdos that must have required bottles upon bottles of Aqua Net. Included in the set of models was recent UA graduate Ashley Ronaldson May. Thealumna, with a Spanish literature degree, worked an all-black ensemble consisting of pinstriped slacks and a blazer with a black bra underneath. To complete the vampy aesthetic, May sported ruby-red lips. The look could easily be copied for a night out, but if baring all isn't your style, a little tank underneath would do just fine.
The Yen Salon Spa's portion began with a comical performance art skit, with blonde-wigged girls mimicking Barbie and shaking plastic dolls at the audience. A little cultural commentary never hurt anybody. The looks shown by Yen were simplistic, putting much more emphasis on hair and makeup. Of all the outfits shown, the wide-legged jeans and white tank top, worn by business management senior, Ashley Smith, was one of the best. With wide-legged denim, there are more options. Since they look more like trousers than actual jeans, you might even be able to wear them at work.
The Toni & Guy Salon was divided into three looks: casual hipster, evening wear and futuristic. The casual hipster outfits raised some good dressing ideas for everyday life. One standout was a purple mini dress paired with fishnets and knee-high boots. Although the whole look might be a little extreme, fishnets are very doable if done right. Try them with a knee-length skirt or dress with boots, showing just a peak of net, which gives off the perfect amount of funk. While the clothes were edgy, so was the hair, complete with jagged, layered looks and blunt bobs. The model's tresses softened for the evening wear; black cocktail dresses were accompanied with cascading curls. The best of these frocks was a mini, flapper number paired with heels, evoking '20s glam girl to the fullest.
The Ric Erickson Studio took a chronological approach to showing a variety of looks, starting with the '50s and working up to present day. A mod pink lady - minus the pink - was one of the more costumey looks that made a lasting impression. A black poodle skirt was paired with a grey silky top and a cardigan thrown over the model's shoulders. The finishing accessory was a pair of black-rimmed square eyeglasses. Unless you were attending a "Grease"-themed party, it wouldn't be suggested to duplicate the outfit head to toe. However, taking certain portions and pairing them with more modern day pieces could create a feminine and flattering style. For instance, the skirt with a simple white T-shirt and flats could take you from school to nightlife. Another favorite was a black shirtdress, a simple piece that was accessorized perfectly. Un-buttoned enough to show a slew of necklaces and cinched with a belt, this look would be flattering on almost every frame. Creme boots added the perfect contrast to the outfit.
http://media.wildcat.arizona.edu/media/storage/paper997/news/2007/02/15/WildLife/Couture.For.A.Cause-2722071.shtml
January 21, 2007 - Wanted: a plan to help homeless, LGBT youths
ARIZONA DAILY STAR
Opinion by Ernesto Portillo Jr.:
Wanted: a plan to help homeless, LGBT youths Tucson, Arizona | Published: 01.21.2007
Marie Luna, 20, was once homeless. Her friend Daizy Woodz, 19, is homeless. Both young women have experienced the difficulty of moving from home to home, from friend to friend and from stranger to stranger. Being young and homeless is punishing. Being repudiated as a young gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender person can be crushing. Being both is incomprehensible for most people.
The plight of young people found in such a predicament is rarely discussed. Woodz and Luna say it's time Tucson does so. Kicked out by their families, homeless LGBT youths sleep on the streets, where they're at the risk of assaults by homophobic youths. Youths like Luna and Woodz are prey to predator adults — straight and gay, men and women — who give the scared LGBT kids shelter and food in exchange for sex. And if the discarded youths manage to find a warm bed in a homeless shelter, they may be isolated, or assaulted because of their sexual identity. Luna, who is bisexual, said homeless LGBT youths deal with these challenges every day.
A disproportionate 42 percent of homeless youths are gay or lesbian, according to a recently released national survey. Additional research says homeless youths are also disproportionately bisexual and transgender, according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Coalition for the Homeless. A 2005 survey by the Tucson Planning Council for the Homeless said 17 percent of homeless youths here are LGBT. They are hidden in plain sight.
The national task force calls homeless LGBT youths an epidemic. Woodz, who is transgender, calls it "whack." As in out of whack or wrong. I met Luna and Woodz, both eloquent, strong and honest, at the Eon Youth Center on North Sixth Avenue, across from the Downtown Ronstadt Transit Center. The center is a drop-in space where teens and young adults, most of them LGBT, can safely meet afternoons and evenings. At night the center locks its door. Those young people who don't have a safe place to go spend the night where they can.
Homeless LGBT youths don't have the support system that homeless straight kids might have, said Courtney Jones, homeless youth advocate at Eon, a joint effort of Wingspan, the Southern Arizona Aids Foundation, CODAC Behavioral Health Services and the Pima County Health Department.
At times LGBT homeless youths don't look the part. They might not be disheveled. And they might be in school, said Jones. But they remain at risk, she said. Homeless LGBT youths have limited places to go for shelter because their families shun them or because they find homeless shelters inhospitable to LGBT youths, Jones said. "That's what unique about LGBT youths," she said. Woodz and Luna left home while in their mid-teens after enduring physical and emotional abuse from many of the people in their lives. Woodz recalls that coming out to her mother was met with a slur and a boot from home. LGBT homeless youths try to build each other up. Living on the street tears them down. Drugs and alcohol. Assaults. Sexual exploitation. Lack of sleep and food. These are among the litany of social ills that keep these young people down. Many of the youths are resilient and survive. But they can't overcome.
The time is now, say Luna and Woodz, for the community to help come up with a plan and a place to help these young people — and all of us — overcome. They're talking to all of us, and especially parents of LGBT youths. "It's OK to be who you are. It's not a disease," Woodz said. And they're asking us to hear them. "Listen to our voices," Luna said.
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/165494.php
January 8, 2007 - Maley quits as head of S. Az AIDS group
TUCSON CITIZEN
SHERYL KORNMAN
Tucson Citizen Anne E. Maley has resigned as executive director of the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation. She has been working on behalf of people with HIV/AIDS in southern Arizona since 1992, when she was executive director of the Shanti Foundation of Tucson. Maley will stay with SAAF until a replacement is hired. She is opening her own business in Tucson, Anne Maley Consulting. The SAAF board will conduct a national search for a new executive. More than 1,200 people in the Tucson area get services from the foundation.
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/37738.php
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