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News, commentary, and voices in the efforts to eliminate HIV and AIDS in children worldwide.
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Jake Glaser
New York City
November 9, 2010
Jake (right) and Paul Michael Glaser walk the red carpet at
the 17th Kids for Kids Family Carnival (Photo: EGPAF)
When you spend the weekend in New York City, "the city that never sleeps," things can be a bit hectic. It was one of those weekends for Jake Glaser, the twenty-six-year-old son of Elizabeth Glaser.
Saturday was a fun-filled day at the 17th annual Kids for Kids Family Carnival, and Sunday was packed with preparation for Monday night's Glamour Magazine Women of the Year 20th Anniversary gala, where Jake spoke to the crowd of A-list celebrities about the importance of honoring his mother's legacy.
He took a few minutes to reflect on a wild, but amazing weekend, prior to boarding a plane back to Los Angeles.
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Posted by
Robert Yule
Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2010
Jake Glaser (left) with HIV-positive Sesame
Street muppet Kami (center)
At this year’s Kids For Kids Family Carnival in New York, there were two special guests in attendance to teach kids and adults alike about the realities of growing up with HIV: Jake Glaser, Elizabeth Glaser’s twenty-six-year-old son, and Kami, an HIV-positive Muppet character from Takalani Sesame, the South African version of Sesame Street.
After sharing their perspectives and experiences about losing loved ones and finding hope for the future, they asked if there were any questions from the crowd.
One young girl stood up and asked this basic but very important question: “Does HIV hurt?”
Continue on past the jump to find out how Jake and Kami answered the question.
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Posted by
Elizabeth Flanagan
Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2010
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A guest adds some clothing for a newborn
baby to a Mom and Baby Kit (Photo: EGPAF)
On a sunny Saturday afternoon this past weekend, the Foundation held its 17th annual Kids for Kids Family Carnival at the Skylight SoHo in New York City. Amidst all the fun and games and amazing food, guests were taking time out for something much more serious -- assembling kits of supplies and information to be sent to pregnant mothers in Africa to help ensure a clean and safe delivery.
Elizabeth Flanagan, a senior technical officer at the Foundation, and herself a new mom, volunteered at the Mom and Baby Kit Booth at the carnival. After the jump you'll find a first person account of her experience.
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Posted by
Taylor Moore
Washington, D.C.
November 2, 2010
This year, instead of giving someone a video game, or a pair of socks, or a gift card to the mall, give a donation to help the Foundation eliminate pediatric AIDS.
Designed by children living with HIV, these special cards share the magic of the holidays and the impact of the Foundation, as seen through the eyes of children affected by our work.
Continue past the jump to read about two brothers who helped design this year's cards, and see all of the cards available for purchase.
Photo: One of the 2010 Foundation holiday cards
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Posted by
Taylor Moore
Washington, D.C.
October 29, 2010
As a member of the Communications Department, I’m proud to announce that one of the Foundation’s communications initiatives recently received a Platinum MarCom Award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). Read more after the jump.
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Posted by
Katie Lapides
Washington, D.C.
October 27, 2010
Yesterday, after a period of debate over structure of its research networks, the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases made public their decision to maintain a network solely dedicated to maternal/pediatric AIDS research.
The Foundation spoke out in support of preserving this kind of network, which has been involved in much of the cutting-edge research that has led to our knowledge of how to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.
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