RED TIE NIGHT 2010 RAFFLES

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Red Tie Night 2010 is offering two exciting raffles.

The first is our $100.00 per ticket drawing trip to SAN FRANCISCO
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RED TIE NIGHT 2010 - Renaissance Hotel Special Room Rate

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For our Red Tie Night 2010 attendees, the Renaissance Hotel, Downtown Oklahoma City, is offering a special room rate of $109 for Red Tie Night on Saturday, March 6, 2010. To secure your reservation, click on the "article link" above to go to the Renaissance Hotel reservation webpage.

Final Red Tie Night 2010 Committee Meeting

Our last Red Tie Night Committee meeting before the big night will be held on Wednesday, February 24th 2010. If you are interested in serving on a future Red Tie Night Committee, please contact our office at lorettab1@sbcglobal.net or 348-6600. We have many different sub-committees including decorations, fundraising, and auctions. The proceeds from Red Tie Night support our OACF programs and Grant awards to local HIV/AIDS agencies and programs.

Benefit Concert for HIV+ Haitians March 7th

A community interfaith Benefit Concert raising funds for medications for HIV+ Haitians will be held on Sunday March 7th, 3-5pm at Mayflower Congregational UCC, NW 63rd Street (near Portland). For further information contact Rev. Loyce Newton Edwards on 642-0124.

Friday, 29 January, 2010 - HIV Networking Luncheon Canceled

Due to potential inclement weather the HIV Networking Luncheon on Friday 29th January at 12 noon has been canceled. Our next meeting will be scheduled for Friday 26th February at 12 noon. Location: American Red Cross. For further information contact Sunshine Schilings at sunshineschillings@sbcglobal.net.

SAVE THE DATE For RED TIE 2010!

If you are interested in being on our invitation list for the fun and exciting annual Red Tie Night, please email our office at lorettab1@sbcglobal.net or call 348-6600.

HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Training Opportunities

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Red Cross of Central Oklahoma

Information on HIV/AIDS Prevention Education training courses in Oklahoma, courtesy of Central Oklahoma Red Cross and Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund.

Recent Oklahoma Health Department HIV Newsletter

Oklahoma Health Department

To read about recent news in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the State of Oklahoma, click on the below link to the most recent Oklahoma Health Department HIV Newsletter

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Top 8 Things to Know About AIDS/HIV in America

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Posted by Jeri_at_Health on Monday, November 30, 2009 11:39 AM
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It’s been 28 years since AIDS was first identified in the United States. Many still believe the virus to be one that belongs to sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, more people than ever before are living with HIV today in America.

At the end of 2007, the CDC estimated that 468,578 of us live with AIDS, up by 20,000 since 2006. The real story though is that many public health officials believe the actual number to be around 1.1 million. This large discrepancy is due to factors like anonymous testing services and those who may be living with the infection but have not yet been diagnosed.

On World AIDS Day 2009, I wondered where we are now. Here's a snapshot of...

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Vaccine prevents AIDS for first time

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By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer
Published: September 24, 2009

For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possible.

The vaccine cut the risk of becoming infected with HIV by more than 31 percent in the world's largest AIDS vaccine trial of more than 16,000 volunteers in Thailand, researchers announced Thursday.

Even though the benefit is modest, "it's the first evidence that we could have a safe and effective preventive vaccine," said Col. Jerome Kim. He helped lead the study for the U.S. Army, which sponsored it with the National...

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