How to Hold an AIDS Awareness Event
HIV/AIDS is a serious chronic illness. Despite great strides in the medical community to combat this disease, it still plagues many communities worldwide. Raising awareness is a key component of prevention and treatment.
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Things You'll Need
- Venue
- AIDS service organization
- Chairs
- Educational handouts
- Food and beverages
Instructions
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Contact your local AIDS service organization (ASO). You can find your local ASO by visiting TheBody.com. Speak with a representative, likely someone in charge with community outreach or community relations. Explain your event to them and ask them to supply an educator, such as a counselor or social worker, and educational materials.
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Contact a venue to host your event and nail down a date and time for the event. Possible venues include a community center, a theater, a banquet hall and a book store. Tell the venue owner that your event is educational and not for profit to see if you can either get a discount on rental fees or a donation of the space.
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Ensure the space has adequate seating and can accommodate all guests. You may want to go on-site to ensure this. If they do not have enough seating, you may need to rent chairs from an event company.
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Promote your event using fliers, posters, e-mailings and social networking sites such as Facebook. You can even create an event listing via Facebook and invite guests that way.
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Hire a caterer or lobby local businesses to donate products for your cause. Once again, explain its educational merit and not for profit status.
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Greet guests as they arrive on the day of the event. Provide drinks and snacks. Manage the speaker or speakers and pass out the educational materials.
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Tips & Warnings
Consider incorporating an element of entertainment into your event, such as a talent show.
Consider holding a raffle or charity auction to raise money for the ASO.
Consider asking the ASO if they could provide complimentary on-site rapid oral HIV testing.
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I need something more detailed...moreso targeting the event itself as in how to conduct the event.
