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AIDS WalkNew York

nicholas

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Original Poster
Alright everyone, I have a favor to ask of you. And I apologize in advance if this post offends anyone or angers anyone.

I am writing to let you know that I have registered for AIDS Walk New York (this is my fifth year walking) and am very excited about the event. This is a very important issue to me so I have set an ambitious fundraising goal. I want to do as much as I can to make a difference in the lives of men, women, and children affected by HIV and AIDS. Even though there has been a lot of publicity about drug treatments which are prolonging some people's lives, they don't work for everyone and there is still no cure in sight. Moreover, young people are still getting infected at alarmingly high rates.

GMHC and about 40 other AIDS organizations in the area get the money from the AIDS Walk. It's clear that we need more services and more prevention programs than ever before.

I want your help. Will you please sponsor me for the AIDS Walk? Just click on the website address below to enter my personalized web page and charge your donation. Thank you, in advance, for supporting this important cause and for showing that you join me in wanting to end this epidemic. http://aidswalknewyork04.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=41823&u=41823-387423


For further information, please visit the AIDS Walk Website at aidswalk.net/newyork and also feel free to email me with any questions you might have about sponsoring me. If you can't sponsor via credit card, but would still like to help out, I can give you the information to sponsor via check (made out to the organization, not me, so you can know your money isn't going into my pocket).

Thank you everyone for taking the time to read this.
 

nicholas

New Member
Original Poster
Thanks, Travis. I just figured there would be some people who would get angry and think/say things like "He should not be using something as important as AIDS to convince complete strangers to send him money" and things like that. I'm only trying to make the world a better place in whatever small ways I can.

And thanks for offering to donate. I'll send you PM shortly.
 

Disney2002

New Member
Enjoy the walk. It's a great event. I did it a few years ago. Already donated my sum this year to a friend, but kudos for doing it! I'd be there too, but this whole graduating from college thing is getting in the way :)
 

nicholas

New Member
Original Poster
Thanks so much, Disney2002 for the kind words and for the bump there. But mostly for helping out with the cause and sponsoring your friend. And for the person(s) who have sponsored me from here (for some reason the site doesn't give me names or anything of who actually sponsored) it is very much appreciated!
 

Disney2002

New Member
Where is NYC are you from... I'm going to guess either NYU or Fordham... being presumptious in assuming that you're in college here and not a native.
 

nicholas

New Member
Original Poster
You are correct in the non-native assumption. Originally from Iowa, I moved here in 1999. No longer in school though. I went to an arts conservatory and graduated about 3 years ago.
 

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