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Welcome to Shut Up & Do Something (SUADS) 2009!

Greetings from the Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS (CAP AIDS), a registered Canadian charity that supports the people on the front lines in the struggle to resist, survive and overcome the HIV+AIDS pandemic in Africa.

 

Welcome to our Shut Up & Do Something (SUADS) 2009 campaign. SUADS mobilizes Canadian high school students to support CAP AIDS' work with grassroots, community-based African HIV+AIDS organizations. Thank you in advance for being part of the struggle.

• Get your school involved. Register your school online NOW.
• Download pledge forms (link to downlodable forms)
• DONATE NOW
• SPREAD THE WORD: 1) Share this video on Facebook, MySpace, Mixx, etc. 2) Post this posting to your blog, Facebook page, etc. 3) E-mail the video to sponsors and friends and ask them to support you. Click the "ShareThis" button below and choose your option.
• E-mail us
• To post a comment choose the "comments" tab below

CAP AIDS Local Hero: Danielle Howe

The continuing struggle to resist, survive and overcome HIV & AIDS in Africa has local heroes in Canada. Meet Danielle Howe, the remarkable originator of CAP AIDS' SUADS campaign.

In August 2006, Danielle was watching the TV coverage of the 16th International AIDS Conference taking place in Toronto when the impact of HIV & AIDS in Africa touched her. Danielle was shocked to learn that 40 children died of AIDS each hour while, in South Africa, 800 people died of AIDS every day.

Danielle was still in grade eleven at Ancaster High School in Ancaster, Ontario. She thought of the roughly 1.400 kids at the school and how, at that rate, they would all be wiped out in just two days. 

Danielle decided that she and other young Canadians needed to “shut up for a full 24 hours and do something” about HIV & AIDS in Africa. She contacted the Geneva, Switzerland-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to discuss her fundraising idea. The agency recommended CAP AIDS.

Danielle approached CAP AIDS and, together, we launched the campaign in 2007.

In 2007 and 2008, high school students from across Canada raised over $40 000 to support CAP AIDS’ grassroots, community-based HIV/AIDS initiatives in Africa. CAP AIDS matched the funds 2 to 1, bringing the total to over $120 000.

CAP AIDS used the funds to support project benefitting AIDS orphans, AIDS care givers and HIV & AIDS educators in Ethiopia and Uganda.

Danielle now attends Dalhousie University. She is the official SUADS 09 Ambassador and jointly coordinates SUADS 2009 with CAP AIDS.

Here is a March 17, 2008 Hamilton Spectator article on Danielle. 

Visit Danielle's SUADS 09 Blog

Be a local hero in the ongoing struggle to resist, survive and overcome HIV/AIDS in Africa:

• DONATE NOW
• Get your school involved and sign up to coordinate the campaign at your school. Register your school online HERE.
• Go to Downloads for registration forms, pledge forms (etc) 
• Contact Us by e-mail for more information.
• Use the "Comments" tab at the bottom of this posting to post comments.
• Invite more people to be part of the effort to resist, survive and overcome the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. 1) Share this post on Facebook, MySpace, Mixx, etc. 2) Post this posting to your blog, Facebook page, etc. 3) E-mail your sponsors and friends and ask them to support you. Click the "ShareThis" button below and choose your option.

SUADS 09 TV

To help you understand HIV & AIDS in Africa better, we have selected these four videos, two YouTube and 2 of our own. ENJOY! 

 

VIDEO 1: Growing UP with HIV/AIDS

This is the story of Annabella, a young Ugandan girl living with HIV who has found hope thanks to lifesaving programs supported by the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

 

 

DONATE NOW

DONATE NOW!

This is the Donation Page of SUADS 2009. Thank you in advance for being part of the effort to resist, survive and overcome the HIV+AIDS pandemic in Africa.

 

For your convenience and online security, CAP AIDS has created 6 unique, easy and secure donation options. All donations above $20 will receive an official tax receipt. Chose your preferred option and DONATE NOW:

 

DONATE ONLINE:

 

1.    PayPal:

Your credit card donation will be processed by PayPal. The donation goes directly into CAP AIDS' account. Donate Now!

 

2.    Artez EVENT HOME PAGE: We have created a SUADS 09 event on Artezinteractive, a fundraising software that allows you to create your personal and school profile and fundraise. Your supporters will donate to your efforts by credit card and they will receive official electronic tax receipts. To register & fundraise via our Artez Event Home Page, follow this link:

https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/startup.aspx?eventid=38458

 

3.    CHIPIN:

We have put the SUADS 2009 campaign on the ChipIn web-based service to simplify the process of supporting the event online. The ChipIn service is quick, easy and secure. Your contribution is processed via PayPal and the money goes directly into CAP AIDS' account. Unless otherwise stated, your official tax receipt will be issued to the name listed under "Buyer" and shipped to the address indicated under "Shipping address". Please use the "Intructions to merchant" option to issue any special instructions or comments. ChipIn now: http://capaidssuads09.chipin.com/capaids-suads-09

 

4.    SUADS 09 "Tip Jar":

Change is good! In the ogoing struggle against HIV/AIDS in Africa, even a little change can be the difference between life and death. Thank you for throwing a generous tip into the SUADS 2009 tip jar (on the right). The TipJar service is quick, easy and secure. Your donation is processed via PayPal and the money goes directly into CAP AIDS' PayPal account. Tip SUADS 2009 now! Click on the "Tip SUADS" Tip Jar on the side bar or follow this link: http://www.typepad.com/t/app/public/tj?__mode=tip_confirm&id=1826947&user_id=3276855

 

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5.    CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER: Please make a cheque or money order payable to "CAP AIDS", with "SUADS 2009" in the memo line. All donations above $20 will receive an official tax receipt. If applicable, please provide the name of the student you are supporting. Mail cheque or money order to: 565 Bloor Street West, Suite 3, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y6.

 

6.    STUDENTS' PLEDGE SHEET: Student fundraisers will be carrying official SUADS 09 campaign pledge sheets. When you make either a check or cash donation, the student will enter your full names and contact details on the pledge sheet. The pledge sheet will be mailed to CAP AIDS at the end of the campaign. Tax receipts will be issued to the name indicated on the pledge sheet.

 

7.    SPREAD THE WORD: ASK MORE PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE:

a) SHARE this Donation Page on your social media, such as Facebook, MySpace, Mixx, etc. b) POST this page to your blog, Facebook page, etc. c) SEND/E-MAIL this page to friends and ask them to support you. Click the "ShareThis" button below and choose your preferred option.

This is the Donation Page of SUADS 2009. Thank you in advance for being part of the effort to resist, survive and overcome the HIV+AIDS pandemic in Africa.

 

For your convenience and online security, CAP AIDS has created 6 unique, easy and secure donation options. All donations above $20 will receive an official tax receipt. Chose your preferred option and DONATE NOW:

 

DONATE ONLINE:

 

1.    PayPal:

Your credit card donation will be processed by PayPal. The donation goes directly into CAP AIDS' account. Donate Now!

 

2.    Artez EVENT HOME PAGE: We have created a SUADS 09 event on Artezinteractive, a fundraising software that allows you to create your personal and school profile and fundraise. Your supporters will donate to your efforts by credit card and they will receive official electronic tax receipts. To register & fundraise via our Artez Event Home Page, follow this link:

https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/startup.aspx?eventid=38458

 

3.    CHIPIN:

We have put the SUADS 2009 campaign on the ChipIn web-based service to simplify the process of supporting the event online. The ChipIn service is quick, easy and secure. Your contribution is processed via PayPal and the money goes directly into CAP AIDS' account. Unless otherwise stated, your official tax receipt will be issued to the name listed under "Buyer" and shipped to the address indicated under "Shipping address". Please use the "Intructions to merchant" option to issue any special instructions or comments. ChipIn now: http://capaidssuads09.chipin.com/capaids-suads-09

 

4.    SUADS 09 "Tip Jar":

Change is good! In the ogoing struggle against HIV/AIDS in Africa, even a little change can be the difference between life and death. Thank you for throwing a generous tip into the SUADS 2009 tip jar (on the right). The TipJar service is quick, easy and secure. Your donation is processed via PayPal and the money goes directly into CAP AIDS' PayPal account. Tip SUADS 2009 now! Click on the "Tip SUADS" Tip Jar on the side bar or follow this link: http://www.typepad.com/t/app/public/tj?__mode=tip_confirm&id=1826947&user_id=3276855

 

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

5.    CHEQUE OR MONEY ORDER: Please make a cheque or money order payable to "CAP AIDS", with "SUADS 2009" in the memo line. All donations above $20 will receive an official tax receipt. If applicable, please provide the name of the student you are supporting. Mail cheque or money order to: 565 Bloor Street West, Suite 3, Toronto, ON M5S 1Y6.

 

6.    STUDENTS' PLEDGE SHEET: Student fundraisers will be carrying official SUADS 09 campaign pledge sheets. When you make either a check or cash donation, the student will enter your full names and contact details on the pledge sheet. The pledge sheet will be mailed to CAP AIDS at the end of the campaign. Tax receipts will be issued to the name indicated on the pledge sheet.

 

7.    SPREAD THE WORD: ASK MORE PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE:

a) SHARE this Donation Page on your social media, such as Facebook, MySpace, Mixx, etc. b) POST this page to your blog, Facebook page, etc. c) SEND/E-MAIL this page to friends and ask them to support you. Click the "ShareThis" button below and choose your preferred option.

Special Message to Student Sponsors

Greetings from the Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS (CAP AIDS), a registered Canadian charity that supports the people on the front lines in the struggle to resist, survive and overcome the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.

CAP AIDS was formed in 2003 and has so far supported more than 25 projects in five African countries, namely: Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa.

The Shut Up & Do Something (SUADS) campaign is the brainchild of a remarkable young Canadian woman, Danielle Howe. In August 2006, Danielle was watching the TV coverage of the 16th International AIDS Conference taking place in Toronto when the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa touched her.

Danielle was shocked to learn that 40 children died of AIDS each hour while, in South Africa, 800 people died of AIDS every day. She was still in grade eleven at Ancaster High School in Ancaster, Ontario. She thought of the roughly 1,400 kids at the school and how they'd all be wiped out in just two days at that rate. 

Danielle decided that she and other young Canadians needed to “shut up for a full 24 hours and do something” about HIV/AIDS in Africa. She contacted the Geneva, Switzerland-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to discuss her fundraising idea. The agency recommended CAP AIDS.

Danielle approached CAP AIDS and, together, we launched the campaign in 2007. In 2007 and 2008, high school students from across Canada raised over $35 000 to support CAP AIDS’ grassroots, community-based HIV/AIDS initiatives in Africa.  CAP AIDS used the funds to support project benefitting AIDS orphans, AIDS care givers and HIV/AIDS educators in Ethiopia and Uganda.

CAP AIDS' work is volunteer-driven and depends on the dedication of individuals "local heroes" like Danielle. In the next few weeks, hundreds of high school students will be joining hands with Danielle and CAP AIDS during the SUADS 09 campaign.

SUADS 2009

The campaign will be spread over three months from March 1, 2009, to May 31st, 2009, with one day devoted to "24 hours of silence".  For 24 hours, students taking part in the campaign will remain silent in solidarity with the heroic people of Africa who live with the impact of the pandemic every day.

Leading up to this day the students will share information about HIV/AIDS in Africa, and collect pledges to support CAP AIDS’ HIV/AIDS work with grassroots, community-based African NGOs.

CAP AIDS will coordinate the campaign jointly with Danielle, who is now attending Dalhousie University. Danielle is also the campaign's Ambassador. You too have a crucial role to play.

Here is what you can do:

1. DONATE NOW

2. Support students approaching you for SUADS 09 pledges.

3. Learn more about CAP AIDS' work in Africa. Visit the CAP AIDS website

4. GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED: Share this posting on Facebook, MySpace, Mixx, etc. Post this posting to your blog, Facebook page, etc. E-mail the posting to sponsors and friends and ask them to support you. Click the "ShareThis" button below and choose your option.

5. Talk to us. P post a comment, choose the "comments" tab below posting. Or contact CAP AIDS by e-mail

Please also see our Privacy Policy and User Policy

Thank you for being part of the struggle to resist, survive and overcome HIV/AIDS in Africa by sponsoring students taking part in the SUADS 2009 campaign.

 

 

Greetings from the Canada Africa Partnership on AIDS (CAP AIDS), a registered Canadian charity that supports the people on the front lines in the struggle to resist, survive and overcome the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa.

CAP AIDS was formed in 2003 and has so far supported more than 25 projects in five African countries, namely: Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, Tanzania and South Africa.

The Shut Up & Do Something (SUADS) campaign is the brainchild of a remarkable young Canadian woman, Danielle Howe. In August 2006, Danielle was watching the TV coverage of the 16th International AIDS Conference taking place in Toronto when the impact of HIV/AIDS in Africa touched her.

Danielle was shocked to learn that 40 children died of AIDS each hour while, in South Africa, 800 people died of AIDS every day. She was still in grade eleven at Ancaster High School in Ancaster, Ontario. She thought of the roughly 1,400 kids at the school and how they'd all be wiped out in just two days at that rate. 

Danielle approached CAP AIDS and, together, we launched the campaign in 2007. In 2007 and 2008, high school students from across Canada raised over $35 000 to support CAP AIDS’ grassroots, community-based HIV/AIDS initiatives in Africa.  CAP AIDS used the funds to support project benefitting AIDS orphans, AIDS care givers and HIV/AIDS educators in Ethiopia and Uganda.

CAP AIDS' work is volunteer-driven and depends on the dedication of individuals "local heroes" like Danielle. In the next few weeks, hundreds of high school students will be joining hands with Danielle and CAP AIDS during the SUADS 09 campaign.

SUADS 2009

The campaign will be spread over three months from March 1, 2009, to May 31st, 2009, with one day devoted to "24 hours of silence".  For 24 hours, students taking part in the campaign will remain silent in solidarity with the heroic people of Africa who live with the impact of the pandemic every day.

Leading up to this day the students will share information about HIV/AIDS in Africa, and collect pledges to support CAP AIDS’ HIV/AIDS work with grassroots, community-based African NGOs.

CAP AIDS will coordinate the campaign jointly with Danielle, who is now attending Dalhousie University. Danielle is also the campaign's Ambassador. You too have a crucial role to play.

Here is what you can do:

1. DONATE NOW

2. Support students approaching you for SUADS 09 pledges.

3. Learn more about CAP AIDS' work in Africa. Visit the CAP AIDS website

4. GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED: Share this posting on Facebook, MySpace, Mixx, etc. Post this posting to your blog, Facebook page, etc. E-mail the posting to sponsors and friends and ask them to support you. Click the "ShareThis" button below and choose your option.

5. Talk to us. P post a comment, choose the "comments" tab below posting. Or contact CAP AIDS by e-mail

Please also see our Privacy Policy and User Policy

Thank you for being part of the struggle to resist, survive and overcome HIV/AIDS in Africa by sponsoring students taking part in the SUADS 2009 campaign.

3. Learn more about CAP AIDS' work in Africa. Visit the CAP AIDS website

4. GET MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED: Share this posting on Facebook, MySpace, Mixx, etc. Post this posting to your blog, Facebook page, etc. E-mail the posting to sponsors and friends and ask them to support you. Click the "ShareThis" button below and choose your option.

5. Talk to us. P post a comment, choose the "comments" tab below posting. Or contact CAP AIDS by e-mail

Please also see our Privacy Policy and User Policy

Thank you for being part of the struggle to resist, survive and overcome HIV/AIDS in Africa by sponsoring students taking part in the SUADS 2009 campaign.