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10 SEPTEMBER 6.2008‘QNotes
The AIDS Memorial Quilt on display at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in
October 1996. Photo Credit: The AIDS Memorial Quilt, The Names Project Foundation, 2006.
AIDS Quilt heads to Western NC
WNCAP brings famed memorial
to Asheville
by Will Billings
Contributing Writer
ASHEVILLE — This December will mark
the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, an
annual memorial and action day observed on
Dec. 1 and set aside to remember those lost to
the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
In honor of the anniversary, the Western
North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) will
showcase sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt
in a week-long exhibit beginning Nov. 24.
Organizers expect to have approximately 75
sections of the Quilt on display at Pack Place, -
as well as provide music and special events
throughout the exhibit.
The week-long memorial will end on Dec.
1, with a Candlelight Interfaith Memorial Vigil.
World AIDS Day began in 1988 as an effort
to assist the United Nations in keeping the
fight against AIDS on the agenda for global
political leaders. Lor many, it is a day of soli
darity with those affected by the epidemic.
Through the years, the memorial has grown to
recognize those who have died, those who are
living with the disease, the advances in sci
ence and medicine and more.
“The AIDS Memorial Quilt is an inspira
tional and intimate memorial to those who
have died from AIDS,” WNCAP said in an Aug.
31 release. “There are over 47,000 panels that
make up the Quilt and it has been seen by
over 16 million people since 1987. The AIDS
Memorial Quilt is intended to foster healing,
heighten awareness and inspire action in the
age of AIDS.”
WNCAP organizers are specifically looking
for assistance from the Western North
Carolina community and those in Ashevjlle.
They need people who would be willing to
organize or volunteer at special events and are
also looking for AIDS Quilt panels remember
ing those lost in Western North Carolina.
Those with loved ones with a Quilt panel are
encouraged to contact organizers so that they
can request specific panels before the arrival
of the Quilt. Those wanting to display the
Western North Carolina panels can contact
WNCAP at www.wncap.org or at 828-252-
7489. All submissions and requests must be
madeby Sept. 14.>
Calling panel participants
HICKORY — October is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month and the AIDS Leadership
Foothills-area Alliance (ALFA) will be holding panel discussions throughout the community
to share personal testimony about how the virus has impacted the lifes of those who are liv
ing with or have been affected by HIV/AIDS.
ALFA is currently looking for volunteers to sit on one of the panels, which will be held at
locations throughout the month. A question and answer session will be held to allow the
audience to gain insight and information about the disease.
For those who are interested in being part of this endeavor, either aS a panelist or an
attendee, call Hilda R. Cook at 828-322-1447, ext. 233 or Shasta Burton at 828-322-1447, ext.
232 for more information. They can also be reached by email at gettested@charter.net or
preyention@charter.net.
In other news, ALFA has spent the summer working on AIDS Quilt panels in remem
brance of a number of their clients. Despite their efforts, there are still a few names '
unclaimed., Quilting bees have taken place on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Once squares are completed, the task of assembling them takes place.
For more information about joining this group, cal Andie Brymer at 828*3324447, ext.
229. Volunteers, community members, clients and staff are welcome. I
info: www.alfeinfo.org