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6:45 PM Thursday, July 15, 2010
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6:45 PM Thursday, July 15, 2010
{ New Products! } |
Youth CrusAIDers 
(left to right) Teo Eng Han, Qiu Yunfei, Lee Cheryl, Yueh Yuan Teng Who Are We We are a team of students, and we are currently doing a project under the Citibank-Youth for Causes project grant. We are liaising with Action for AIDS as our VWO for our fund-raising efforts. All the funds that we are intending to raise throughout the course of our project will be directed to the AIDS beneficiaries from our VWO. What is Youth for Causes? Put together by Citibank and YMCA of Singapore, Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes (YFC) offers teens the platform to turn their ideas into reality, and mentors from both organisations will be there to guide, help and support. Our VWO Action for Aids Singapore Quick Facts: a. Non-profit organisation b. Formed in 1988 c. Operate the only anonymous HIV-testing facility in Singapore Objectives: a. Provide support and assistance to people living with HIV and AIDS b. Raise awareness of HIV and AIDS infection c. Remove stigma against HIV and AIDS patients and their loved ones d. Encourage AIDS-related research locally How Our Beneficiaries Benefit From Our Project All proceeds from our fund-raising efforts will go to Action for Aids Singapore, which provides support to people whose lives are affected by HIV/Aids in one way or another. The three funds under Action for Aids Singapore are: -Care for the Family Fund: Subsidies for families experiencing income disruption as their HIV-infected sole breadwinner is temporarily unable to work due to HIV-caused illnesses. -Medication Fund: Subsidies for HIV victims’ medication, which allows them to live normally and carry on with life -HIV Pregnant Mothers’ Fund: Subsidize the medication for HIV positive pregnant mothers so that their child can be born healthy How Do We Intend To Raise Funds We intend to do so through a three prong approach: 1. School outreach: Sales of products to various schools 2. Public outreach: Street sales 3. Corporate outreach: Sales of products to companies/ organisations Our goal (to be achieved by 12th September 2010): Number of bottles of jellybeans sold: 10000 bottles Our Products 1. Jellybeans (The number of jellybeans that are found in each medical bottle represents the amount of medication that our beneficiaries need to take in a period of 5 days.) 2. Pegs 3. Stress balls 
| Be A Volunteer! Activity 1: Actual sales of jelly beans none at the moment To Be A Volunteer... 1.No prior experience required! (half an hour training session would be held before the actual carrying out of any one of the above + Handbook will be provided for all volunteers’ reference) If you have any queries, feel free to email youthcrusaiders@gmail.com to clarify them! Thank you! Leave a Legacy!
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Facts & Figures about HIV Statistics of HIV/AIDs in Singapore As of the end of 2008: 3941 cases of HIV infected Singaporeans (but there may be more who remain undiagnosed): >1228 of these people have died >914 have AIDs-related illnesses >1799 are asymptomatic HIV carriers More information about HIV/AIDs AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency System HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV is the virus which causes AIDs. Over time, HIV can weaken one’s immune system, leaving the victim susceptible to infections which can be prevented in a normal person. An AIDs diagnosis is done by a physician based on CD4 counts or symptoms, and usually occurs some time after one is infected with HIV. How is HIV virus spread: 1) Through sexual intercourse >body discharge involved: semen or vaginal discharge 2) Through sharing needles or unsterile medical instrument >a. body fluid involved: blood 3) Infection during pregnancy, childbirth or breast-feeding HIV/AIDs is not curable, but the condition can be controlled with medication. It is a chronic illness which needs care and attention. Test yourself! True or False? 1. HIV can spread through mosquito bites. 2. You can get AIDS from sharing food with a person with AIDS. 3. The risk of HIV spreading is increased by sharing used needles/ syringes. 4. Condoms are 100% effective against AIDS. 5. HIV virus dies upon contact with air in 30s. 6. Mothers can transmit the HIV virus through breastfeeding. Ans: F, F, T, F, T, T Food for thought… Are all HIV-positive victims responsible for their plight? If your answer is yes, think again. What about children who contracted the virus from their HIV-positive mothers? What about faithful spouses who happen to have contracted the virus from their unfaithful partners?
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We are very grateful to the following… 
Our Mentors May Yong Chirag Desai  All supporters of our jellybean sales People who have volunteered Amanda Chan Ang Wei Loong Bryson Lim Charles Tan Eusebio D'Almeida Fiona Lim John Choo Liu Fuxin Nobelle Liew Novia Liew Sabrina Tay Shaun Thium Stanley Koo Tuieng Seok Yin YOU for taking time to read this blog last updated: 3 June |