2006 News
Former
NFL Player, Esera Tuaolo joins BTP to raise Awareness about
HIV/AIDS (Requires QuickTime Player)
Congress
Passes Three-Year Reauthorization of Ryan White Act (12/21/2006)
Care Services Clients
Enjoyed Annual Holiday Party
Lance
Toma speaks to the community on KPFA 94.1 FM, Morning Show (12/15/2006)
Board Member Cecilia Chung reappointed for the Human Rights Commission by Mayor Gavin Newsom (12/14/2006)
Help Us Meet the
Timothy C. Wu/ James C. Hormel Challenge!
John
Manzon-Santos receives Courage Award from The Foundation
for AIDS Research (amfAR) on 11/8
Gay Asian
Pacific Alliance honors A&PI Wellness Center with Community
Ally Award on 11/10
Join major Broadway, film and television stars for Northern California's largest annual AIDS benefit gala, concert and silent auction! Help is on the Way XII, July 30, 2006.
Use referral code APIW so we can get credit for your tickets!
Beginning July 1, 2006, A&PI Wellness Center will receive a three-year, $600,000 contract with the California Department of Health Services, Office of AIDS, HIV Care Branch
Check out a special story on "AIDS at 25" which includes quotes by Bien, a Peer Leader for our HIV Care Services and by John Manzon-Santos, Executive Director. June 5, 2006, marks 25 years since the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued its first warning about an emerging illness (later to be known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS) reported to hit five gay white men in Los Angeles. Coverage in East Bay news outlets like the Mercury-Register is particularly important given our increasing regional catchment, now with satellites in Oakland (Alameda County) and Daly City (San Mateo County), in addition to our main site in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. see full story
Mayor Gavin Newsom honors A&PI Wellness Center at the First Annual Tribute to Queer A&PI Culture and History, Thursday June 8, 2006; 5:30 -7:30; City Hall, SF
A&PI Wellness Center in the News - Surgeon General Visits, National A&PI HIV/AIDS Awareness Day & MIX '06
Vice Admiral Richard Carmona MD, US Surgeon General, visits A&PI Wellness Center on May 18
Jason Scott Lee joins National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, on Friday, May 19
Over sixty-five participants from Tenderloin neighborhood attended our 4th Annual ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WOMEN & GIRL’S DAY!
Long-time sister agency, Asian Women’s Shelter, will honor A&PI Wellness Center at their 18th annual event
Building a New World: Justice Across Borders. “It means so much to our Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, and clients to receive recognition from a community organization that we deeply respect and whom we have partnered with and learned from for so many years,” said Executive Director John Manzon-Santos. Please join us on Thursday, May 4, 2006, in support of this event.
Computer wiz wins big for A&PI Wellness Center!
Brian Lam, assistant editor of Wired magazine entered TigerDirect's Ninth Annual "Build Your Own PC Race" for charity, in which top industry journalists compete to see who is fastest at building a PC from scratch. Brian won third place and chose us for the $1,000 prize under the recommendation of his friend and our great volunteer Lisa Katayama. He also won a laptop as part of a raffle and will be donating it to us as well. Thank you Brian and Lisa!
RTA Staff members attended the 2006 Cross Regional Asian and Pacific Islander Skills Building Training"
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