Lookin Good For Summer...(RED) Style!

Hey All-

Hope you all had a good spring break, mine was wonderful! Now we have to get our head in the game for finals...yuck! But that just means that summer is almost here! Speaking of summer...check out the cool new Gap (RED) Graphic tee's!

I got one for myself, and I love it! Also there is some cool new posts on the (RED) Blog, so check those out.

Hope all is well with everyone, as always feel free to e-mail me with any questions or comments..

(Kelsey)

The Progress Your're Making!

Hello there do-gooder!

I thought for this week's blog I would let you know about just how far (RED) has come in the last two and 1/2 years...

1,750,000

people have recieved life saving ARV medication

100,000,000

dollars raised which is enough to provide medication for

660, 000

people for a year

58,000

pregnant woman will not pass HIV onto thier unborn children

2,500,000

people have been impacted by HIV/AIDS programs

and the numbers keep increasing...

thanks to you and your purchases. All of your support for (RED) manifests in the almost 2 million lives saved. Making an impact in the world around you has never been easier, all it takes is a decision, this gap shirt over that one. You can be the change, and look good doing it!!

Check out the latest way to change the world:

http://www.gap.com/browse/home.do?cid=16591&mlink=5058,1011546,9&clink=1011546

Gap's newest (RED) collection features designs by some up and coming artists that are commited to being, as we say at (RED), a "good looking samaritan". Be sure to check them out next time you mall rats are avoiding midterms!!

Hope you are all well,

(Kelsey)

A Few (RED) Mentions

Hey there!

Here's a few cool things that I found on the (RED) blog (that's also where I found the picutre of Bono above!). The new Converse 1HUND(RED) shoes are out!!

Check them out-

You can buy them on the (RED) Converse site, but go to the (RED) blog for info about the artists and thier inspirations!

Also, here are some pictures of Scarlett Johansson, who serves as a (RED) Ambassador, in Rwanda-

Lastly, there is a really great letter from Bono about (RED) on the blog, so be sure to check that out!!

Keep the (RED) lovin going!!

(Kelsey)

Vail Film Festival

Hello There!

Hey guys, I just wanted to remind you again about the upcoming Vail Film Festival. It's a great opportunity for upcoming film stars, and it supports (RED)! Check out this video about last years winner Armen Evrensel.



Remember to act quick the deadline to submit your entry is February 27th! For more info visit:

http://www.vailfilmfestival.org/submissions.shtml

Hope to see you all soon!!

(Kelsey)

Hello do-gooders!

So I am still trying to get things figured out (forgive me!), but there will be progress this week for sure. For now I wanted to give you all an update on the great results that the (RED) Starbucks intiative is having. Through Starbucks alone, they have sold enough drinks to buy 8,821 days of medicine!! It is awesome the kind of change that we are bringing to people in need just buy choosing one drink over the other. The newest movement Starbucks has launched is a new reloadable (RED) card, which with every use donates $.05 to the Global Fund. To learn more about the Starbucks program and the (RED) cards go to:

http://red.starbucks.com/red/default.aspx

Keep up the good work, and watch for an email about the next meeting!!

(Kelsey)

Welcome Back!!

Hey Guys!

Hope spring semester is starting off well for all of you, I apologize that I have not posted anything until now! It has been a crazy couple of weeks, I have been crashing classes and trying to get back into the school rhythym (as I am sure you are all experiencing as well!). I have been talking to SACL (Student Acitivites and Campus Life) and working on getting our new permit to table in the spring semester as well as working on finding a new place for meetings. Until I can figure out where that new location will be, I have no information as to when meetings will pick back up but I will make sure to e-mail you all when I know for sure. Thanks for being patient with me!

In the meantime, check out these cool videos that I found on the (RED) blog. The first one features Gisele Bundchen, who worked with Elle magazines across the world to get the word about (RED) out there. The second video is about the Vail Film Festival, a supporter of (RED), the founders Scott and Sean Cross talk about the festival and why they believe in (RED) so much:





If you want more info on the Vail Film Festival please visit: http://www.vailfilmfestival.org/submissions.shtml or the (RED) Blog

As always please feel free to e-mail with anything!! sdsugoesred@live.com

Hope all is well!

(Kelsey)

12.01.08...In Perspective

So this past monday was our World AIDS Days event, and I am definatly going to dub it a success. We collected a lot of e-mails and a bunch of people came out to show thier support for (RED). We took a few cool pictures of some of these people, I have upoloaded them to our new (RED)SDSU Flickr page (linked under the "Links" section and also to the right--->).

We also had the honor of having Brande, who is a (RED) representative and the person heading up the (RED)U program, at State with us to help out and see what we have been up to this semester. It was great having her there! Also, I am so thankful to all my volunteers who were awesome I could not ask for better, more inspiring people to work with. Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all of you!! Here are some great shots that we got throughout the day:

We were in Centennial Walkway from 12-5 and I am so pleased to say that it was busy pretty much through the whole day. Sometimes I get stressed out doing the (RED) work and organizing these type of events, but then when I see how people get involved and hear the stories of some fellow staters, it makes all the stress seem miniscule in regards to all that I have had the privlege of experiencing thanks to doing this work. I met a lot of really awesome people on Monday and got the chance to hear some really cool stories involving Africa and AIDS relief. A lot more people then I was expecting seem really passionate about fighting AIDS in Africa, and that makes me all the more motivated to work with (RED). I have never been more proud to call myself an Aztec or more sure that working with (RED) this year is exactly what I am supposed to be doing. I feel so honored that the awesome people who work with (RED) have chosen me for this opportunity and I am so grateful!

Lastly, a college news group on campus covered World AIDS Day at SDSU and interviewed a few of my volunteers about (RED) and what we were doing to show our support. The video turned out really awesome, so here is the link to that so you can check it out:

http://palestra.net/schools/124

I will be writing as soon as I know when our next meeting/event will be, but we probably won't be doing anything major again until next semester (gotta get finals out of the way!). Thanks again so much to everyone who participated and made 12.01.08 a success!!

(Kelsey)