AIDS WALK

TO ALL UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND NURSING STUDENTS:

Hi everyone. My name is Andrea Noonan and I am one of the AEMUP students. Previous to joining nursing school, I interned and frequently volunteered with Cascade AIDS Project in Portland, Oregon. It is a wonderful organization that provides job placement, housing, HIV/AIDS education, an informational hotline, Men's Wellness Center and many other services right in our community. All services and funding are put directly into Portland and Vancouver programs. I hold this organization in the highest regard and strive to supports all the programs that CAP provides. As nurses we know the importance of preventing communicable diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS, and in the near future we will all be faced with educating the community and providing resources. So I am asking all of you to join me and walk for the fight against HIV/AIDS! We will not only be providing strong community support, but will have an opportunity to learn about the organization and represent our school in a positive light.

AIDSWalk is on Oct. 12, 2008. It is free to participate, involves a 5K walk (that isn't fast by any means..), and all kinds of fun activities in Pioneer Square. The name of our team is UP Nurses: Pilots for Protection. I would love as many people as possible to participate, and I would love to get to know some of the BSN and AEMUPs I have never met. In order participate follow these instructions:

1) Go to http://www.aidswalkportland.org/
2) Click on Registration
3) Agree to the waiver/agreement
4) Click the box: Join a team. A drop down list will pop up and scroll down until you get to UP Nursing: Pilots for Protection.

5) Once you have picked our team, then fill out the rest of the registration. (Some notes for the registration...our company does not do gift matching, choose general registration (unless you think you could raise $1000!!!), and if you don't feel like donating right then, or at all, just put a 0. Also set a goal for yourself, it can be fun to see if you can reach it...you can always donate later and change your goal as you go along. Remember this is YOUR site, so whatever you want.)

-This creates your own personal website where you can email friends about contributing and keeping track of your donations and your goals. You can even add a picture of yourself and write a blurb about why you are participating and what it means to you.

I know we are all starving students and money is really tight, so if you can't make a donation, don't feel bad, do the best you can. Five dollars is a contribution: Consider it buying a drink for your friend :) You can even ask your family to donate $5 each and you will find most people will love to. The website is totally secure and through your site a link and generic email can be sent to friends.

Thanks so much for reading and I really hope our team represents the strength and support that UP Nurses offer to the community. If you have any questions please email me at noonan10@up.edu.

Best Regards,
Andrea Noonan

P.S. If you are interested in volunteering with the event (which doesn't mean you can't walk) contact me!!