AIDS Walk Miami - Walk Talk News - Issue VI




SPOTLIGHT ON: RICHARD MILSTEIN A TOP INDIVIDUAL FUNDRAISER FOR 21 YEARS "Every year I say the same thing: I hope this is the last year I have to walk." – Richard Milstein Care Resource would like to take the time to recognize Richard Milstein for his continued generosity and support of AIDS Walk Miami. Richard is our top fundraiser and a member of the Akerman Walk Team. It is his 21st year participating in the Walk and Richard hopes that very soon the epidemic of HIV/AIDS can be a thing of the past. Twenty-one years ago, Richard became involved with AIDS Walk Miami through his friend Gary Keating (former director of the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus and educator) and his partner, Richard Schultz. At that time AIDS was at its height—decimating the gay and cultural communities. Now that HIV/AIDS is no longer a “gay disease,” Richard Milstein is not stopping. He knows that AIDS is affecting minority communities, whose voices are not always heard. Richard walks for everyone. With awareness continuing to grow for those in the gay community, Richard noted that he would like the system educated in such a way that gay males, who practice safe sex, may donate blood and marrow—the same as anyone else. A graduate of University of Miami’s School of Law, Mr. Milstein handles high conflict, complex and high profile guardianship, trust, and probate matters, as well as being a Certified Mediator and participant in the first American Bar Association pilot project for Mediation. Among Mr. Milstein’s numerous awards, he has been inducted into the Miami-Dade College Hall of Fame, earned the Miami Herald Humanitarian Award through his work with the LGBT National Task Force and Spirit of Liberty Award from the People, along with being recognized in South Florida Business Journal as “Best in the Bar.” Richard Milstein and Eric Hankin were legally married in Iowa on March 12, 2010 and have been together now for 10 years. If you wish to support Richard and Team Akerman, click here to visit their team page. If you see Richard and his Walk Team on the day of the event, don't forget to thank him for all his tireless support in the fight to end HIV/AIDS in our South Florida communities. TOP INDIVIDUALS & TOP TEAMS REPORTED AS OF FRIDAY - MARCH 9, 2012 Congratulations to this week's Top Individual fundraisers and Top Teams. Your generous support and efforts in fighting HIV/AIDS in our community is greatly appreciated. Keep up the great work. If you wish to be listed here, log on to www.aidswalkmiami.org now and sign up as an individual or sign up your company as a team, then rally your friends, families and co-workers to help you raise funds and to join you for this amazing event. The top three teams are invited to lead off the walk from the Miami Beach Convention Center. The front line is always a great photo opportunity and company teams use this as a way to advertise their business' participation in AIDS Walk Miami by putting team members in matching corporate shirts. THIS WEEK'S LUCKY WINNER IS GABRIELA ARANGO CONGRATULATIONS FROM EVERYONE HERE AT THE WALK! Last week AIDS Walk Miami held a contest for new participants who signed up for the Walk. If you registered for the Walk online from Friday, March 2 to Friday, March 9th, you were eligible. Over 100 participants were entered to win an assorted liquor basket, worth over $100 courtesy of our generous sponsors at Brown-Forman. The drawing was held today at noon and the lucky winner was Gabriela Arango. Our thanks to everyone who entered as a participant of AIDS Walk Miami. Stay tuned for the next contest to be announced soon. REGISTRATION FORMS AND POSTERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT STARBUCKS AND THESE PARTICIPATING LOCATIONS Thanks to the continued support and generosity of Starbucks, AIDS Walk Miami registration forms are currently available at over 80 participating Starbucks locations throughout South Florida. Registration brochures are also currently available at these participating locations in Miami Beach including: Dog Bar CB2 Books & Books Base Store MB Latin Chamber of Commerce De Luca Restaurant MB Community Church South Florida Art Center Van Dyke Cafe Mova Lounge Kiehls The Palace Bar Twist Miami Beach City Hall Miami Beach Botanical Gardens If you would you like to receive registration brochures or posters by mail to display at your place of work, school or church, please call 305-751-WALK(9255) or email info@careresource.org. To download and print your own copy of the Registration Form in PDF format, please click here. To download a PDF copy of the AIDS Walk Miami 2012 Poster, click here. JOIN THE SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE AT THE 24TH ANNUAL AIDS WALK MIAMI The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a leading-edge Order of queer nuns. Since their first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry and outreach to those on the edges, and to promoting human rights, respect for diversity and spiritual enlightenment. They believe all people have a right to express their unique joy and beauty and they use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit. The Sisters have grown throughout the U.S. and are currently organized as an international network of orders, which are mostly non-profit charity organizations that raise money for AIDS, LGBT-related causes, and mainstream community service organizations, while promoting safer sex and educating others about the harmful effects of drug use and other risky behaviors. In San Francisco alone where they continue to be the most active, between 1979 and 2007 the Sisters are credited with raising over $1 million for various causes. Their Mission Statement here in South Florida is "To encourage self-expression and diversity, engender acceptance, foster tolerance, and educate those within and outside of the LGBT Community by promoting love and laughter through community services and fund raising, but ultimately setting the example that to sin is human, but to indulge without shame is divine." Come support AIDS Walk Miami and see The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in action. They will be helping Care Resource with everything from route monitoring to greeting at AIDS Walk Miami. This will be a perfect photo opportunity for all attendees. WELCOME BACK MTV DJ MAURICIO PARRA TO THE POST WALK CELEBRATION AT THE BOTANICAL GARDENS AIDS Walk Miami is proud to once again feature DJ Mauricio Parra at the Post-Walk celebration at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens. Mauricio is an innate musician, percussionist and DJ with a gift to entertain audiences with his unique energetic style and enthusiastic stage presence. He breaks the barriers of being married to one genre and adapts to any situation and crowd. To sum it up, Mauricio has been a DJ for over 15 years, playing at the hottest clubs and events in Paris, New York, South Beach, Mexico and other Latin American countries. He is the resident DJ in a couple of Miami clubs, is the official DJ for Vogue Magazine and he DJ’s at MTV official events. Named by Vogue Magazine as “Vogue’s DJ” and Ocean Drive Magazine as a “Local Celebrity” in Miami, these are some of the magazines that Parra has been featured in: Vogue Mexico and Latin America, Ocean Drive, Miami Magazine and Complot. He has opened for several artists including Sir Elton John, Grace Jones, Daddy Yankee and the British band The Kooks. For the last six years, Mauricio was the main Music Programmer at MTV Networks for the channels: MTV, VH1 and MTV Tr3s. He also worked closely with artists, music labels and media outlets throughout the U.S. and Latin America. His expertise in helping identify the “sound of a brand” brought him to launch his own business: MM Records South Beach, offering DJ services that focuses on specific events and target audiences, music programming services for commercial spaces (Hotels, Restaurants, Retail Stores, etc.) making compilation CDs, and producing new music, remixes, and themed songs. REGISTER FOR THE WALK - YOUR WAY INDIVIDUAL, JUNIOR AND SLEEP WALKERS UNITE Life is about choices. Recognizing the various ways to participate at this year's event, AIDS Walk Miami has created several registration types to meet everyone's needs. From General Walkers to Student Walkers and Sleep Walkers, keep the pace and set your goals that fit you best. These types are: General Walker - This type is the default selection for participants who are encouraged to raise a minimum of $50 in order to receive a commemorative AIDS Walk Miami t-shirt on the day of the event. Junior Walker - This registration type is reserved for Elementary, Junior High and High School students only. The students are encouraged to raise a minimum of $25.00 in donations by the day of the walk in order to receive a commemorative AIDS Walk Miami t-shirt. Sleep Walker - Can't make it out of bed for the walk but still wish to help? Register as a "Sleep Walker" and you can help support Care Resource without being there! Raise at least $50.00 by the day of the walk and we will mail you your official AIDS Walk Miami t-shirt shortly after the event. If you have already signed up for the Walk and need us to update your registration type, send an email with your first and last name, email address and phone number to info@careresource.org along with the registration type you are requesting. Should you have any questions about the registration process or team information, please contact us at 305-751-WALK(9255) or by email at info@careresource.org OUR SPONSORS Flying Pig Ranch Studios, Mango's Tropical Cafe, Lords at Nash South Beach, Beacon Hotel, Great Care Pharmacy, Orbitz, Print Farm, Crest Group Hotels, Wire Weekly, Monster Sound Productions and Milic Fine Arts. Over 1300 fans have already joined our Facebook page. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Sign up today on facebook and share with us. Click the facebook image to visit us.