December 20, 2007:

Maitri Compassionate Care

Where: San Francisco, CA

Mission:

"No one should have to suffer or die alone. Maitri provides compassionate residential care to men and women in need of hospice or 24-hour care and cultivates the deepest respect and love for life among its residents and caregivers.

At Maitri, we strive to provide the type of care that each of us would like to receive at the end of our lives – care that is dignified, non-judgmental, unconditional. We hold dear the principle that each resident has the right to determine the degree of choice and awareness with which to experience life and death."

Formed: "Maitri came into existence in 1987, when the Zen teacher Issan Dorsey of the Hartford Street Zen Center took in a homeless student dying of AIDS. Located in the heart of San Francisco’s Castro district, Maitri soon grew to become a model eight-bed hospice, a place of solace in a community ravaged by AIDS."

Serving: "Prospective residents should meet the following general admissions criteria:

• have an AIDS diagnosis or disabling HIV
• be a San Francisco resident
• be 18 years or order
• have 24-hour care need, skilled care need, or hospice care need
• have annual income of less than $31,950
• accept admissions agreement
• have chest x-ray for TB within one month prior to admission"

Special Events:

Academy Awards Gala
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Fort Mason – San Francisco

SAVE THE DATE! BLISS 2008: A Living Legacy of Hope & Compassion
Sunday, May 4, 2008 • 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Golden Gate Club in San Francisco’s historic Presidio

12.1.07 - WORLD AIDS DAY FEATURED AIDS HEADLINING NON-PROFIT FOR "EMPOWER ALL PEOPLE" 2007 AIDS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: YouthAIDS	FEATURED HEADLINING PERFORMER FOR "EMPOWER ALL PEOPLE" 2007 AIDS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN AIDS - ANNIE LENNOX:
12.2.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	Coastal Carolina HIV Care Consortium
12.3.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Spotlight On Someone Living With HIV/AIDS: Founder of HFHA, Chrystopher Crespin Volunteer Spotlight: Janie Farren, honored by HFHA for her dedication to making HFHA's website a reality!	HELP FIGHT HIV/AIDS (HFHA)
12.4.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	AVERT
12.5.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	REAF
12.6.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	STOP AIDS
12.7.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Featured Speaker/ Spotlight On Someone Living With HIV/AIDS:	Love Heals, the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education Jimmy Mack: Thriving and Helping
12.8.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Featured AIDS Awareness Artistic Project:	National AIDS Fund The Bear Necessity Aids Project (BNAP)
12.9.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	The AIDS Show
12.10.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	amfAR - The Foundation for AIDS Research
12.11.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	AIDS Coalition Silicon Valley
12.12.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Volunteer Spotlight:	Voices of Positive Women (VOPW) Gladys Kwaramba, VOPW
12.13.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, Inc.
12.14.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	Hispanic AIDS Forum
12.15.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Featured Spotlight On Someone Living With HIV/AIDS:	NO/AIDS Task Force Nathan Felk: HIV Private Social Campout and Living With HIV
12.16.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Featured Performer for AIDS Awareness:	Aid for AIDS Maria Roman
12.17.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	AID Atlanta
12.18.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	AIDS Partnership Michigan
12.19.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Spotlight On Someone Living With HIV/AIDS: Featured Artistic Project for AIDS Awareness:	AIDS Project Rhode Island Robert Breining, POZIAM: Developing A Safe Environment Designers Against AIDS