5 Dollars or 6 Miles

Alright, fellow JJ8'ers, it's time to live up to our youthful idealism and (mostly) liberal political beliefs.

I'm participating in AIDS Walk NY on Sunday, May 18 and would appreciate any donations, money or time, to help find a cure for or better treatment of AIDS.

You can donate money here: http://aidswalknewyork2008.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=262058&u=262058-213168123&e=1661399335

Or go to http://www.aidswalk.net/newyork/index.html and register to walk or volunteer.

Maybe a JJ8 Team would be in order? We all need to limber up for the Roommate Olympics in June. Also, there will be Bloody Marys and Mimosas and chain smoking with my cute, young, politically-minded Scholastic co-workers after.


"With only 3% of the nation's population, New York City has more than 15% of AIDS cases and has the nation's highest AIDS case rate. As many as 163,000 New Yorkers are living with HIV infection. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is not only greater in New York City than other parts of the United States, it is far more complex. HIV/AIDS in New York City in intrinsically intertwined with the epidemics of substance use, homelessness, tuberculosis, poverty and issues relating to mental health."