Events:

Throughout the course of the school year the AIDS Awareness Club and the AIDS Peer Educators are involved with various fundraising events that help to educate the Jericho Community and raise money for research and individuals who are HIV+ or living with AIDS.

Some of our events include:

  • Homecoming Weekend our club sells bead bracelets to raise money for research, extended care and programs for the school community.
  • Throughout the school year we have bake sales and candy/lollipop sales to raise funds for research, extended care and programs for the school community
  • Guest Speaker - Tom Donahue, the founder of the program whospositive.org, is a man living with AIDS who spoke to the entire HS community. We also had Julie Canzoneri and Steven Yurcik speak in previous years.
  • Health and Safety Fair at the elementary schools give us a chance to talk to the younger students about health, hygiene, and being safe.
  • BEATS Conference - held at Hofstra University provides a chance for our club to network with other AIDS clubs in the area to share ideas, information, projects, events, and fundraising ideas. Also, there are other clubs and groups that perform skits to showcase their specialty and what they can offer as guest speakers or as a school assembly.
  • Food Drive - we gather food, non-perishable food items, baby items, toiletries, etc. for the Long Island Association for AIDS Care (LIAAC) to deliver through their Food for Life Program, which delivers meal and/or pantry bags to persons with HIV and AIDS here on Long Island.
  • Battle of the Bands - this is our biggest fundraiser of the year! Student bands compete for prizes and the audience does the voting! There is also a faculty band that performs as well. The money raised from the show go to One Heartland. One Heartland is a place for HIV+ children to have a safe and happy summer.

 

 

To Contact Us:

Jericho High School
99 Cedar Swamp Road
Jericho, NY 11753
Attn: Denise Romano, Advisor, AIDS Awareness Club

email: dromano@jerichoschools.org

 

LINKS:

LIAAC - Long Island Association for AIDS Care, Inc.

CDC - The Centers for Disease Control

AIDS Resources - Courtesy of Jericho High School Library

NYS Health Dept. - vital statistics and information for NYS

Nassau County Dept. of Health - AIDS Information relavant to Nassau County

NYS Dept. of AIDS Institute - A clinical resource for AIDS information

Global Health - Information of what is happening, why and how you can help