December 1, World AIDS Day

www.lightforrights.orgMore then 33 million people are living with HIV across the globe, according to UNAIDS, and more than 2 million of them are children. Since 1988, World AIDS Day has fought to raise money and awareness about the epidemic, and the annual event continues to push for prevention and founding.

This year's theme, Universal Access and Human Rights, focuses on the protection of human rights as a fundamental way to fight HIV/AIDS. Below are just a few of the happenings that will be taking place across the globe on Wednesday, December 1.

*LIGHT FOR RIGHTS: 100 cities worldwide (www.lightforrights.org)

*WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVANCE AT THE NATIONAL AIDS MEMORIAL GROVE: San Fransisco, CA (www.aidsmemorial.org)

*HOWARD UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STIGMA: Washington, DC (www.whocanyouyell.com/info.html)

*THE SALVATION ARMY'S RED BALLOON WALK: Los Angeles, CA (www.redballoonwalk.org)

*CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: Houston, TX (www.worldaidsdayhouston.org)

*WORLD OF CHOCOLATE: Chicago, IL (www.aidschicago.org)

*SIXTH ANNUAL WORLD AIDS DAY GALA CONCERT IN CAPE TOWN: Cape Town (www.aidscentre.sun.ac.za)

Please visit www.poz.com/calender for more World AIDS Day events.

Who Is HFHA?

The Help Fight HIV/AIDS(HFHA) Organization was founded in Spring of 2006. It is a vision six years in the making. A vision that is dedicated to helping those living and coping with HIV/AIDS. The organization has become an education tool for those uninformed about the disease, prevention, and many other aspects that have to be considered when dealing with HIV/AIDS. Future objectives of the organization include providing housing and schooling for those infected with the disease. The school will be a safe haven for youth confronted with the stigma of being HIV/AIDS positive in an uncompassionate society. Our goal is to educate the young, as well as the old, by touring schools, colleges, and popular venues to spread the word to those uninformed and misinformed. It is our greatest endeavor to establish an international testing facility that provides testing and medical assistance to people worldwide. The HFHA organization strives to become an international foundation that changes and heals the world for the better, touching our world in a way that no other organization has ever done before!

 "MISSION STATEMENT"

 Help Fight HIV/AIDS(HFHA) is an organization  dedicated to helping those living and coping with HIV/AIDS. We will educate and provide information on the prevention, cause, and dangers of this disease. Help Fight HIV/AIDS will separate fact from myth, exposing the immense impact HIV/AIDS is having on our community and worldwide. Our goal is to be a light for the broken hearted and to give hope to those who feel they have nothing to live for. Because as long as HIV/AIDS affects anyone, it affects everyone.

"VISION STATEMENT"

The vision of Help Fight HIV/AIDS(HFHA) is to become a world wide organization that equips, empowers and encourages those touched by this disease. Reassuring those affected and infected by HIV/AIDS that it is still possible to live a full and blessed life.

We will be compassionate and caring while providing essential information that will answer any questions concerning medical care, counseling, testing, and the like.

Please visit us at: www.helpfighthivaids.org