World Aids Day – Donate to Fenway Community Health

December 1, 2006 in Our Bodies Ourselves by Rebecca | No comments

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Today is World’s Aid Day. The facts on this scourge are pretty telling:

  • 38.6 Million people are living with HIV worldwide
  • At the end of 2003, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons in the United States were living with HIV/AIDS
  • 2.8 Million people died of AIDs in 2005
  • Over 15 million children have been orphaned by AIDs worldwide
  • Nationwide, AIDS is the leading cause of death for African-American adults aged 25-34
  • The younger women are, the more vulnerable they are to HIV infection. Across the country, among teens (13-19) who are infected with HIV, girls accounted for more than half (57%) of new HIV infections in 2001.

You can help the fight against AIDs right here in the Boston area by making a donation to the Fenway Community Health Center. Since Fenway diagnosed the first HIV cases in New England, they have been at the forefront of the battle to end this epidemic. Make a gift today to help them continue that fight.

In honor of World Aids Day, give today and your gift to Fenway could be worth three times as much!
Through the generosity of a special benefactor, all eligible online gifts made to support World AIDS Day will be matched on a $2 for $1 basis. If you give $100 today, your gift could be worth as much as $300 to help Fenway fight HIV and AIDS. Click over to Fenway to make a donation by clicking this link HERE.

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