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The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Creates a future of hope for children and families worldwide by eradicating pediatric AIDS, providing care and treatment to people with HIV/AIDS, and accelerating the discovery of new treatments for other serious and life-threatening pediatric illnesses.

Artist: Ariel Glaser (1981-1988)
  Ari never knew she had AIDS, but she knew a lot about courage and caring. She was a wonderful artist
and this drawing is how she saw the world, filled with beauty and love.  Her colorful image of hope became
the Foundation's logo.
Send a heartfelt greeting to family and friends this holiday season with a warm message of love and hope. Once again, the Foundation is offering Holiday Gift Cards guaranteed to bring a smile to recipients young and old. Created exclusively for the Foundation by HIV-positive children, the purchase of these special cards will help children worldwide suffering from serious and life-threatening pediatric diseases.
Save our planet

On average, humans put 16 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every 24 hours.  This is the equivalent of 150 major volcanic eruptions per year - of which a quarter would be located in the United States.



As a tribute to Lance’s inspirational fight against cancer, yellow wristbands engraved with his mantra, Live Strong, will be sold in an effort to raise $5,000,000 for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF).

Today, nearly 10 million people are living with cancer, and chances are you know one of them. The Lance Armstrong Foundation helps people with cancer focus on living. We believe knowledge is power and attitude is everything. Join us in our work to provide the practical information and tools they need to live strong.

Show your support by wearing a yellow Live Strong™ wristband and share one with your friends and family. To purchase a wristband visit the LAF Store.
(I have ordered 10 wristbands.  If you are interested in wearing one, let me know and I will get it to you when they arrive. ~Taren)
Reagan's AIDS Legacy
Silence equals death 
As America remembers the life of Ronald Reagan, it must never forget his abdication of leadership in the fight against AIDS.

Following discovery of the first cases in 1981, it soon became clear a national health crisis was developing. But a significant source of Reagan's support came from the religious right and the Moral Majority, a political-action group founded by the Rev. Jerry Falwell.
By  1983, 1,025 AIDS cases were reported, and at least 394 had died in the United States.
Reagan said nothing.
 On April 23, 1984, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced 4,177 reported cases in America and 1,807 deaths. 
Again, Reagan said nothing.
Dr. C. Everett Koop, Reagan's surgeon general, has said that because of "intradepartmental politics" he was cut out of all AIDS discussions for the first five years of the Reagan administration.
Reagan would ultimately address the issue of AIDS while president. His remarks came May 31, 1987 (near the end of his second term), at the Third International Conference on AIDS in Washington. When he spoke, 36,058 Americans had been diagnosed with AIDS and 20,849 had died. The disease had spread to 113 countries, with more than 50,000 cases.

In the history of the AIDS epidemic, President Reagan's legacy is one of silence.  It is the silence of tens of thousands who died alone and unacknowledged, stigmatized by our government under his administration.