March Connections

Birthdays Theresa Shankland - March 12 Nichole Sherwood - March 15 Patricia Hopkins - March 17 Mindi Mietlicki - March 18 Kaitlyn Cieri - March 20 Kate Gallivan - March 22 Siobohn Moley - March 23 Johanna Aponte - March 26 Christina Ferella - March 26 Joshua McClain - March 27 Cord Stone - March 28 Diana Patton - March 30

Anniversaries Angela Palmer - 11 years Alain Rodriguez - 2 years Tayrin Torres - 1 year Tamika Adams - 1 year Christina Ferella - 4 years

Your Continued Dedication and Hard Work Are Noticed and Appreciated! – The Management Team

CONNECTIONS CONTRIBUTORS PUBLISHER/LAYOUT JOHN CAROCCI EDITOR KIMBERLY HARDING CONTRIBUTORS LIYA MOOLCHAN E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS FOR FUTURE ISSUES TO KIMBERLY HARDING OR JOHN CAROCCI

Life Changes is a social networking group designed to empower gay men of color and help them make the informed, healthy choices that will reduce their risk of becoming HIV positive. Facilitated by Men’s Health Team members Marcus May and Seth Girod, Life Changes recently added four part time peers to the roster. Shown above, the Life Changes crew prepares to embark on an evening of outreach and recruitment. Left to right: Eric, Kenyon, Dana, Seth, Marcus and Ricky.

Sally Heron

PLEASE SAY CHEESE It’s time to update staff photos, so I’ll be contacting you in the near future to set up an individual photo shoot. It will only take a few minutes, and if you’re camera shy, don’t worry... I promise we’ll make it as painless as possible.

- John Carocci

1. I have two cats, Dubinsky and Grace. I love cats!

2. I recently graduated from UB’s MSW program.

3. When I was a little kid, I thought I was Davy Crockett for about an entire year.

4. I hate raccoons.

5. I have a Dolly Parton tattoo.

6. I’ve been to Palestine and I like talking about it. Ask me about it sometime!

7. My favorite holiday is Purim.

8. My favorite movie is Harold and Maude.

9. Sorry Buffalo, I’m a huge New York Rangers fan. Let’s Go Rangers!

10.I believe that the truth is out there.