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:
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)
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