December 1 through 25, a suggested charitable or non-profit donation will be made. The goal is to open doors for people, not doors for chocolate, and work on building community. Though Christmassy, this is a secular project. The only organizations with religious ties to be featured will be fully inclusive of all people. The range of organizations will be diverse and are not intended to be exhaustive suggestions; our city has too many to cover all. (So I'll do this annually to promote as many wonderful organizations as possible.)

Please consider monetary or in-kind donations for the featured organizations. I'm hoping each reader can contribute $5 per organization, per day. Please feel free to give more or to give what you can; some organizations have lists of items they need. Many are desperate for volunteers now and all year.

Please post if you have contributed in some way. I'd like to see if there is interest in a municipal charity advent calendar.

Thank you for participating!

Saturday 12 December 2015

Door 12! HIV Edmonton! UPDATED!!!

*****HIV Edmonton has told me that they desperately need peanut butter, coffee, coffee whitener, and women's feminine products*****


Door 12 has been opened this morning to reveal:


HIV Edmonton is 36 years strong in Edmonton, having begun as the AIDS Network of Edmonton by Michael Phair with the support of friends.

Since its inception, the mandate of the AIDS Network of Edmonton had changed, so in 1999, the name too was changed, now, of course, HIV Edmonton.

HIV Edmonton works in support, advocacy, and prevention. There are programs to support people living with HIV and AIDS; there are programs aiming to prevent the transmission of HIV; there are programs  dedicated to the elimination of stigma of HIV and AIDS as well as the discrimination people living with HIV and AIDS face.

Please donate today to help keep all these enormously important programs available to our city.

http://www.hivedmonton.com/get-involved/donate



Please consider demonstrating your support for the elimination of HIV transmission by joining in HIVEdmonton's #heroforzero campaign. Post to Twitter a photo of your self holding a sign stating your comittment to being a Hero for Zero and use the hashtag above when posting.

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