Dear Friend,
As we approach the 21st anniversary of World AIDS Day, I am writing to ask you to consider sharing the names of loved ones who have been lost to HIV/AIDS, so that they may be read aloud as part of Housing Works’ World AIDS Day commemoration.
For a 24-hour period beginning on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2009, activists, volunteers, and those living with HIV/AIDS will read names continually at City Hall Park in lower Manhattan to memorialize friends, family, and loved ones, and to raise awareness about the twin crises of HIV/AIDS and homelessness.
As a visual complement to the reading ceremony, we will post the names at our four health centers, on a specially created webpage on housingworks.org, and on Housing Works Thrift Shop windows at our nine locations throughout the New York area.
For nearly 20 years, Housing Works has been at the forefront of the battle against HIV/AIDS and homelessness. Through their generous Membership support, Housing Works Members directly enable a comprehensive array of health, housing, AIDS prevention, job training, and other vital supportive services so that our clients can empower themselves and actively manage their health. These efforts restore hope and dignity to people struggling every day. A Membership gift made in the name of your loved one can make a real impact on the continuation of this critical work and offer a second chance to those most in need. I invite you to join us and become a Housing Works Member. Simply return the attached Membership Response Form, along with your contribution today.
Thank you for your friendship and consideration.
With love,
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