Garden Walk 2012

Come visit us this weekend for Garden Walk 2012! The Evergreen Center (206 South Elmwood) will once again serve as an official Garden Walk headquarters site, and our own Hope Blooms garden (200 South Elmwood) will be featured. Stop into the Victorian for light refreshments (free of charge) and a few moments in air conditioned comfort!

AIDS Walk 2012

AIDS Walk 2012 is almost here... are you registered to Walk yet? It's quick and easy to get started. Visit our online headquarters HERE to register to walk as an individual or join a team. There are even tools to help you with your fundraising!Then join us for a wonderful day walking in the sun, lakeside at Delaware Park on May 19. We'll see you there!

Pride 2011

Photos by Jacob French and John Carocci

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June's Wine on Wednesdays event was held at the fabulous Black and Blue.

Raising the Rainbow

The rainbow flag was raised on Niagara Square in front of City Hall to mark Pride month in Buffalo.

AIDS Walk 2011

Big Changes at Evergreen!

The dust is flying once again at the Evergreen Center! Construction crews are busy at work transforming the building's large open lobby into a more comfortable waiting/reception area for the rapid testing program as well as expanded conference space for Evergreen Health Services. Work is also progressing on the new Evergreen Pharmacy, an exciting new service that will be a great convenience for our clients. Watch this space for updates!

Alianza Latina hosted a Zumba Happy Hour Party to mark National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at the Pucho Community Center in Buffalo. The event featured information tables, HIV testing, refreshments, music, prizes, and of course, Zumba!

Bye Bye Winter!

AIDS Community Services, the Imperial Court of Buffalo and Jamestown's Skybar teamed up to Kick the Winter Bye Bye on Saturday night. The event featured food, fun and a great show, all to raise funds and awareness for the fight against HIV and AIDS in the Southern Tier. Special thanks to Manolo Nieves and AIDS Community Services Outreach Coordinator Richard Baer for putting the event together, and to Skybar for generously donating all proceeds from the event to ACS.

The Evergreen Association held its Annual Meeting and Awards reception on Wednesday night, honoring and thanking those in the community who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and generosity in the fight against AIDS in Western New York over the past year. Congratulations and thank you to this year's honorees!

For the Love of Chocolate

Life Changes and the House of Paccioti co-sponsored the first For the Love of Chocolate social event on Friday night.

Wine on Wednesdays

February's Wine on Wednesdays attendees enjoyed a delicious three course gourmet dinner at East Aurora's beautiful Roycroft Inn, along with a trio of specially selected wines. Next month: Prime 490. Click HERE for details!

Wine on Wednesdays

December's Wine on Wednesdays event was held at the beautiful 31 Club in downtown Buffalo.

World AIDS Day 2010

AIDS Community Services teamed up with the AIDS Network and the Burchfield Penney Art Center to mark World AIDS Day with a special display of panels from the Mending of the Hearts Memorial Project in the BPAC gallery.

National Latino AIDS Awareness Day

Alianza Latina helped organize the annual National Latino AIDS Awareness Day event at the Belle Center. A wonderful time was had by all!

W.O.W. Wows!

The kick-off Wine on Wednesdays event at La Cascata (in the Seneca Niagara Casino) featured fine wines, delicious gourmet food and a lot of great conversation and laughter. Upcoming Wine on Wednesdays events will be held at 31 Club, The Protocol and the Roycroft Inn (February). For details or to make reservations, contact Kim Harding at 847-0212. Be sure to ask about the Gal Pal discount!

Mending of the Hearts

The Mending of the Hearts project features nearly 100 fabric panels created to honor and remember loved ones lost to AIDS. ACS hosted a work session on Saturday for people to work on panels. There was an ample supply of fabric, thread, paints, glitter and beads, and volunteers were on hand to assist with designing and creating their panels. Panels from the project will be displayed at the Burchfield Penney Art Center to commemorate World AIDS Day 2010. Stay tuned for details!

Disturbing New Statistics

Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control released a report saying nearly one in five gay and bisexual men in 21 major U.S. cities are infected with HIV, and nearly half of them are unaware of their HIV status.

Click HERE to read the full story.

Life Changes Barbecue

Life Changes BBQ

The 3rd Annual Life Changes Barbecue is this Saturday (August 14) at Front Park from 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. There will be fun in the sun and delicious food from Big Boss Man's BBQ. For more information about this fantastic community event, contact Marcus at 716-847-0315 x443.