Wanna support Cascade AIDS Project this holiday season? Here are some great ways you can!
Willamette Week's Holiday Give Guide
As usual, Willamette Week has released its Give Guide, a great way for you to support local organizations. You can give in the name of another person or in your own name. Donors who give more than $50 get some pretty swanky prizes, along with the knowledge that they are helping our community do good work for those that need it most! Read more about the non-profits in the Give Guide here and go here to donate.
Wrap Up at Red Star
Through December 26th, bring your presents to Red Star Tavern any Saturday or Sunday from 12-3 pm, and CAP's lovely staff and volunteers will wrap them for you! For a $5 donation, you can get your gifts wrapped and support the work we do. Enjoy some food or a drink in the warmth of Red Star, while we take care of the hassle of wrapping. The flier is here.
Styx Guitar Auction
Know someone who loves guitars? We are auctioning off a Squier Fender electric guitar autographed by all six members of the band Styx! The guitar comes with a certificate of authenticity and a promotional poster for the Styx+REO Speedwagon performance at the Memorial Coliseum on March 30th, 2002. The eBay auction is here--there are only 32 hours left, so hurry!
Legendary Ladies of Country
The Fox & Hounds' 3rd Anniversary Show & Country Dinner is sure to be a hit, with cocktails & dinner at 6 pm. There will be Country Dinner specials, drink specials, and raffle prize giveaways. The show starts at 7 pm. Attendees are asked to bring a can or two of non-perishable food to donate to Esther's Pantry, and proceeds from the night benefit Cascade AIDS Project, House of Dreams and Family Dogs New Life Shelter. The flier is here.
Scandals Giving Tree and LAVISH
December 9th at 9 pm and December 16th at 7 pm, come on down to Scandals for The Giving Tree, hosted by the gorgeous Miss Mylar! Buy a ticket for $2 to pull an ornament from the tree or buy 6 tickets for $5 for to pull 6 ornaments from the tree. Each ornament will have the words 'grab bag' or the name of a sponsor on it, and you win the corresponding prize!
Join us on New Year's Eve (December 31st) for LAVISH! Doors open at 7 pm, and the party will go until 2 in the morning. It's $10 for general admission or $50 for the VIP treatment, with a hosted bar and hors d'oeuvres. There will also be an auction, and ticket sales support CAP!
Both of these fantabulous events are benefits for Camp Starlight and CAP's Youth and Family Services—thanks, Scandals!
Oct. 2, 2011 Unite with people of all backgrounds in a demonstration of compassion and action! HIV/AIDS affects us all- you can do something about it!
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
CAP: Looking Forward
Thanks so much to everyone who came out to support us at AIDS Walk. If you couldn’t make it, we missed you—but there are some other wonderful and fun events coming up that we’d love to see you at!
On Monday, November 22nd, Wilf’s Restaurant and the Sparks Group are hosting A Christmas to Remember. This event will kick off your holiday season with a Christmas scene including cocktails and live music. The night starts at 5.00 pm and is a benefit for Camp Starlight. More information can be found here—don’t forget to RSVP! If you can’t make the event, stop by any time in December. Proceeds from select food items and drinks will benefit Camp Starlight!
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and there are events all over Oregon. The Hotel Monaco is hosting the Red Ribbon Party, a fundraiser for Cascade AIDS Project emceed by Poison Waters. With bingo, a live auction and a raffle, it’s sure to be a great time! More information available here. There will be a breakfast at EMO HIV Day Center, a soup supper in Lincoln City and a healing service in Beaverton. More details—and other events—can be found at the World AIDS Day NW website.
On Monday, November 22nd, Wilf’s Restaurant and the Sparks Group are hosting A Christmas to Remember. This event will kick off your holiday season with a Christmas scene including cocktails and live music. The night starts at 5.00 pm and is a benefit for Camp Starlight. More information can be found here—don’t forget to RSVP! If you can’t make the event, stop by any time in December. Proceeds from select food items and drinks will benefit Camp Starlight!
December 1st is World AIDS Day, and there are events all over Oregon. The Hotel Monaco is hosting the Red Ribbon Party, a fundraiser for Cascade AIDS Project emceed by Poison Waters. With bingo, a live auction and a raffle, it’s sure to be a great time! More information available here. There will be a breakfast at EMO HIV Day Center, a soup supper in Lincoln City and a healing service in Beaverton. More details—and other events—can be found at the World AIDS Day NW website.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Camp Starlight
Camp Starlight is a week-long residential camp that provides children whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS the opportunity to enjoy a caring, safe, recreational, spiritual, and fun camping experience. Every August since 1999, 65 children ages 5-14 travel to the Oregon Coast to enjoy a week of fun.
This amazing program is happening this week. It is one of the many programs that monies raised at AIDS Walk Portland supports. Please share this video far and wide.
This amazing program is happening this week. It is one of the many programs that monies raised at AIDS Walk Portland supports. Please share this video far and wide.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
CAP Program Highlight: Camp Starlight
Camp Starlight, a program of Cascade AIDS Project, is a residential camp that serves children and youth ages 5 to 14 from across Oregon and Southwestern Washington. The program gives HIV-affected and -infected children the opportunity to enjoy a week at B’nai B’rith Camp. At Camp Starlight, children dealing with HIV themselves or in their family can feel “normal” knowing every other child at camp understands their situation. Camp Starlight partners with another program at Cascade AIDS Project called “Kids Connection” to offer campers and their families activities throughout the year to help maintain friendships and build lasting support networks.
During a typical day at Camp Starlight, campers eat breakfast together at about 8:30 am, then separate into groups based on age for a morning fun, doing such things as archery, canoeing and dance, playing music, and enjoying nature, pool time, and arts and crafts. After lunch, campers have a rest period when the younger children usually take naps. Then another cycle of activities begins, including a “free period” where campers can choose the activity they prefer. Each night, there is a different activity. One evening is movie night- campers bring their sleeping bags to the baseball field to watch a movie and sleep under the stars. On another evening, campers hold a talent show called “Night of a Thousand Stars”. On yet another night, Camp Starlight holds a carnival with games and costumes.
Camp Starlight works to ensure safe space for all attendees. The camper-to-staff ratio is about two to one rather than the eight-to-one ratio in an average camp. This high number of staff promises that each camper is showered with attention and acceptance. Additionally, other than a fun, first-night skit directly addressing HIV, campers are free to talk about HIV—or not—as they choose during the duration of the camp. Attendance is free of charge to the campers, which is the only way most of the campers are able to attend.
Camp Starlight gives children a chance to recover from the stress of living with HIV and to spend time with other children who understand their challenges. This builds resiliency and sense of community, which, in turn, decreases feelings of isolation and improves social satisfaction and well-being. In taking away the fear of talking about HIV, some of the stigma of HIV lifts. It is only by talking about HIV, asking questions about it, learning about it, and understanding that people living with HIV/AIDS are among us as friends, neighbors, and coworkers that we can confront the pandemic head on.
More information is available on the camp brochure. For information about becoming a camper, please contact Angie Raffaele-Burns, Camp Starlight Coordinator, at 503.223.5907 ext 3823.
During a typical day at Camp Starlight, campers eat breakfast together at about 8:30 am, then separate into groups based on age for a morning fun, doing such things as archery, canoeing and dance, playing music, and enjoying nature, pool time, and arts and crafts. After lunch, campers have a rest period when the younger children usually take naps. Then another cycle of activities begins, including a “free period” where campers can choose the activity they prefer. Each night, there is a different activity. One evening is movie night- campers bring their sleeping bags to the baseball field to watch a movie and sleep under the stars. On another evening, campers hold a talent show called “Night of a Thousand Stars”. On yet another night, Camp Starlight holds a carnival with games and costumes.
Camp Starlight works to ensure safe space for all attendees. The camper-to-staff ratio is about two to one rather than the eight-to-one ratio in an average camp. This high number of staff promises that each camper is showered with attention and acceptance. Additionally, other than a fun, first-night skit directly addressing HIV, campers are free to talk about HIV—or not—as they choose during the duration of the camp. Attendance is free of charge to the campers, which is the only way most of the campers are able to attend.
Camp Starlight gives children a chance to recover from the stress of living with HIV and to spend time with other children who understand their challenges. This builds resiliency and sense of community, which, in turn, decreases feelings of isolation and improves social satisfaction and well-being. In taking away the fear of talking about HIV, some of the stigma of HIV lifts. It is only by talking about HIV, asking questions about it, learning about it, and understanding that people living with HIV/AIDS are among us as friends, neighbors, and coworkers that we can confront the pandemic head on.
More information is available on the camp brochure. For information about becoming a camper, please contact Angie Raffaele-Burns, Camp Starlight Coordinator, at 503.223.5907 ext 3823.
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