December 29, 2007:

FEATURED AIDS ORGANIZATION:

AIDS Project Los Angeles

Where: Los Angeles, CA

Mission:

"AIDS Project Los Angeles is dedicated to: improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease; reducing the incidence of HIV infection; and advocating for fair and effective HIV-related public policy."

Vision:

AIDS Project Los Angeles aspires to be a recognized leader in the development and provision of multidisciplinary, high quality, cost effective initiatives designed to stop HIV transmission and to reduce the human suffering caused by HIV disease. AIDS Project Los Angeles is a flexible organization that responds rapidly to changes in the populations, priorities or needs of people affected by HIV disease. AIDS Project Los Angeles strives to improve the overall quality of life for people living with HIV by sharing or pooling assets and working in partnerships and collaborations, thereby maximizing the overall effectiveness of resources.

1. APLA strives to end the HIV pandemic by dedicating resources to the development of strategies, interventions and programs to reduce HIV transmission.

2. APLA dynamically develops advocacy, policy and other leadership initiatives to assist people with HIV disease.

3. APLA advances the development, dissemination, and evaluation of high quality, low cost, effective models of service delivery.

4. APLA fosters a unified response to the urgency of the HIV pandemic through collaboration with and support of other organizations.

5. APLA recruits committed volunteers from diverse populations and prizes their contribution to achieving its mission.

6. APLA is supported by a diversified funding base, which secures the stability and future of the agency and other organizations that we support, and fosters the development of innovative programs and services.

Formed: October 1982

Serving: Los Angeles County and surrounding areas.

Special Events:

Club Freedom 2007, annual substance-free New Year's Eve bash, December 31st (flyer)

Ongoing planning for annual National AIDS Marathon Training

Ongoing STAGE (Southland Theatre Artists Goodwill Event) shows

For other events, go to calendar at http://www.apla.org/calendars/current.html

Needs: Donations and creative volunteers!

Contact:

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
12.20.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	Maitri Compassionate Care
12.21.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	Hope and Help of Central Florida
12.22.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	LIFEbeat
12.23.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Featured Performer/On-Air Personality for AIDS Awareness:	Legacy Community Health Services Keith Price
12.24.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	Africare
12.25.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Spotlight On Someone Living With HIV:	Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS Joe Norton and Brodway Cares: "Relentless In Our Mission"
12.26.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	Treatment Action Campaign (TAC)
12.27.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT: Special Spotlight with the Deputy Director of Health and HIV/AIDS with Africare: Featured Spotlight On Someone Living With HIV/AIDS and Women's Community Education Coordinator for AIDS Committee of Toronto (ACT):	Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC) Dr. Clarence S. Hall: "Though the challenges are many, this is our only hope to save lives preserve mankind" Lisungu Chieza: "I stopped living and started to wait for death"
12.28.07 FEATURED NON-PROFIT:	AIDS Project Hartford