Unmask AIDS 2012 Journal

Unmask AIDS Gala Benefiting ASCNYC

Thursday, November 29, 2012 Bryant Park Grill

For over 20 years, ASCNYC has helped thousands of New Yorkers living with AIDS and other chronic illnesses get a second chance to reclaim their lives, their strength, and their hope.

Thank you for joining ASCNYC at Unmask AIDS. Your support enables us to continue to provide access to healthcare, peer education, and support services to New Yorkers affected by AIDS in an environment that fosters self-respect, personal responsibility and connection to community.

Unmask AIDS Gala Benefiting ASCNYC Thursday, November 29, 2012 BRYANT PARK GRILL New York City 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM POSITIVE CHANGEMAKER HONOREES Sean Strub, The Sero Project Paul Chapman, ABC Carpet & Home HOST Tiki Barber, NFL Legend CELEBRITY GUESTS Ellie Krieger • Lili Taylor • Nick Flynn • Mondo Guerra ORIGINAL MASKS BY Charlotte Ronson • Chris Benz • Michael Bastian Patricia Underwood • Rolando Santana • Wendy Williams LIVE AUCTION CK Swett, Auctioneer HONORARY CHAIRS Joy Tomchin • LeLan Martin • Patrick Maher ASCNYC SPEAKERS Diane Williams, ASCNYC Peer Program Coordinator Sharen I. Duke, ASCNYC Executive Director/CEO William Toler, ASCNYC Board Chair MUSIC BY Matt Parker & Friends

Unmask AIDS November 29, 2012 Celebrity Host Tiki Barber Tiki Barber is a record setting NFL legend and former New York Giants football star. A popular media and television personality, Tiki is co-hosting CBS national radio’s new morning show beginning in January. He is an entrepreneur and active philanthropist helping underserved New York communities.

Celebrity Auctioneer CK Swett CK Swett, a California native and Duke University graduate, began his career in the art auction world in 2006. Last year he joined Phillips de Pury & Company, where, among many responsibilities, he serves as a licensed art auctioneer. Through his charity auction work over the last 24 months, he has helped raise millions of dollars for more than 70 charitable foundations.

Honoring ASCNYC Positive Changemakers Sean Strub Executive Director The Sero Project For fearless advocacy and leadership in the fight against AIDS stigma and criminalization

Paul Chapman Vice Chairman and President ABC Carpet & Home For corporate largess and stalwart support of the HIV community

November 29, 2012

Dear Friends, On behalf of the women and men of AIDS Service Center NYC, thank you for being a part of our inaugural gala, Unmask AIDS. We are honored to salute our “Positive Changemakers,” Sean Strub, executive director of The Sero Project and Paul Chapman, vice chairman of ABC Carpet & Home. Together, we have sustained vital programs that bring help and hope to New Yorkers affected by HIV/AIDS. Over the years, ASCNYC services have evolved to keep pace with a changing epidemic. In recent years, that’s meant creating partnerships with New York’s most prestigious hospitals and outpatient clinics— alliances that connect people living with HIV/AIDS with lifesaving medical care, peer education, and support.

Meanwhile, we fight every day to stem the tide of new infections. Our HIV counseling and testing program identifies those newly infected, connects newly diagnosed people to specialized medical care, and provides intensive education and support aimed at reducing HIV transmission.

ASCNYC helps New Yorkers affected by HIV and other chronic illnesses reclaim their lives. We build relationships with people, support their efforts to make positive changes, and welcome them into a community of safety and healing.

As we look towards our next decade of service, we pledge to continue to honor the memory of those no longer with us and to combat bigotry, stigma, and shame. Finally, we hope for a cure so that services like ours are no longer needed.

Sincerely,

William Toler, PA Sharen I. Duke, MPH Board Chair Executive Director/CEO

SPECIAL THANKS ASCNYC extends a heartfelt thanks to many wonderful and inspiring individuals and organizations for their extraordinary contributions to ASCNYC and Unmask AIDS. ASCNYC Clients & Peer Educators Unmask AIDS Event Sponsors ASCNYC Positive Changemakers Sean Strub Paul Chapman Tiki Barber CK Swett Ellie Krieger Lili Taylor Nick Flynn Mondo Guerra Matt Parker & Friends BRYANT PARK GRILL Michael Weinstein Kristi Ohlin Tom Ferretti Honorary Chairs Joy Tomchin LeLan Martin Patrick Maher

HOST COMMITTEE Alex Shellhammer Alexandra BoardleySchrecengost Allen Zwickler Andrew Shackett David Nager Diana Widman Deni Robey Ebony Ross Hilary O’Byrne Jessica Greer Morris John Goldman John Koster Katie Berry Marita Slon Michael Kaminer Michele Hierholzer Oliver Martin Rebekah Allen Schwartz Rekha Kurikoti Ruth Gursky Stephen Williams Talo Kawasaki William Toler Brooke Brailey, Rebecca O’Neill, Randi Zwickler and the entire ASCNYC staff for contributing their time and energy to Unmask AIDS. Board Chair: William Toler Executive Director: Sharen I. Duke Design: Talo Kawasaki Photography: David Nager

EVENT SPONSORS

MEDIA SPONSORS

COMMUNITY PARTNERS Amida Care LeLan Martin and Patrick Maher Odin Realty Ruth Greer Team New York Aquatics TGI Office Automation IN-KIND SUPPORTERS 57th Street Chiropractic Alexandra Conn Anahita Nekanik Andrew Jordan Ark Restaurants Avery J Fashion Consultants Bartus Bartolomes Belen Moreno Black Stiletto PR Blue Star Jets Bruce Robert Harris Cannon Hersey Carmen Glenn Charlotte Angus Charlotte Ronson Chris Benz Chuck Gomez Conscious Contact of New York Cute as Cake David Nager Di Fiore Marquet Café Disney ABC Television Group Dry Bar Elisa Jimenez Ellie Krieger Francisco Osorio HB Home Indashio Indira Aumaitre Hersey Inter Parfums, Inc.

Jack Bistro & Bar Kiehl’s Since 1851 Lisa Jill Jewelry Lucia Armendariz Lucky Strike Lanes Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade McBurney YMCA Michael Bastian Michael Kaminer Millesima USA Miwa-Alex Salon Mondo Guerra Motorola Solutions, Inc. Nancy & Alvin Roselin NY Water Taxi / Circle Line Downtown Open Closet Magazine Patricia Underwood Petaluma Restaurant Ponte’s Restaurant Rebekah Allen Schwartz Robert La Fosse Rolando Santana Room & Board Savanna Samson Scott Kohanowski Sean Paul Gallegos Shane & Shawn Strawberry Hill Confectionery Stuart Weitzman Sylvia Heisel Tate’s Bake Shop The Distrikt Hotel The Keith Haring Foundation Tony’s DiNapoli Tremaine Taylor Vosges Haut Chocolat Wendy Williams YES Network

The AIDS Center and The Robert Mapplethorpe Residential Treatment Facility of Beth Israel Medical Center salute

AIDS Service Center NYC on their Annual Fall Gala

Steven Hochberg Chairman, Board of Trustees

Harris M. Nagler, MD President

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When you give to ASCNYC you support: 4 Community Centers 350 Peer Educators 1,000 Women 2,000 HIV Tests 23,000 Meals 3,000 New Yorkers in Care DONATE TODAY! $5,000 w ill help ASCNYC create ONE safe space for young gay men at our East Village Community Center

$1,000 will provide ONE Peer Educator Scholarship to train and empower a woman like Diane to grow in the workplace

$500 will allow ASCNYC to conduct TWENTY-FIVE HIV Tests to let New Yorkers know their status

$250 will provide FIFTY hot meals to improve nutrition and create connection and community for New Yorkers living with HIV

$100 will allow ASCNYC to distribute TWENTY Metrocards

to ensure people living with chronic illnesses can see their doctors

$50 w ill allow ASCNYC to distribute TEN Safer Sex Kits that empower people to make healthy choices

www.ascnyc.org/donate

When you give to ASCNYC you help people living with HIV and other chronic illnesses get a second chance to reclaim their lives.

People like Diane.

“Before I came to ASCNYC my spirit was broken. Someone told me about ASCNYC’s Peer Education Training Program, and becoming a Peer and training others helped me turn my life around. Now it’s not about what I can get, but what I can give back. ASCNYC gave me the tools to help myself and others.

Today, I am a woman who’s gotten her self-confidence and self-worth back. I’m so thankful for my second chance at life.”

AIDS Service Center NYC helps New Yorkers living with HIV and other chronic illnesses get a second chance to take charge of their health and reclaim their lives. From HIV testing and connection to medical care, to peer education and safe-practice counseling, ASCNYC programs foster self-respect, personal responsibility, and connection to community.

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