WOW! We are still thrilled by our community's fantastic turnout and expression of love for our 40th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, November 12.
We laughed, drank, danced, sang, enjoyed some fantastic talent, reconnected with old friends, met new friends, listened with open hearts, and reflected on our history. We honored those who have contributed to our organization's legacy in the fight against HIV/AIDS in our community. There are many people to thank: our wonderful event attendees, longtime supporters, board members, AID Atlanta and AHF staff, and our community partners.
We’d like to give a special thank you to our incredible evening hosts: Jorge Estevez, Karyn Greer, Jocelyn Dorsey, and Oge Igbokwe. We’d also like to thank our outstanding performers: Atlanta Gay Men's Chorus (AGMChorus.org), Spoken Word by Oge Igbokwe, Solo medley by AID Atlanta Case Manager Sonja Herbert, and The Royal Band. We’d also like to thank our hardworking volunteers that helped us with the nitty gritty details of putting together a show-stopping event including @DecaturDeltas, Tom, Celeste, Ermis, Mitch, Reggie, Kelsey, Aaron, Tina, and Nadia.
Of course, we wouldn’t be able to have this spectacular event in the first place without our generous event sponsors! Thank you to AHF Pharmacy, BLACC - Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition - Powered by AHF, Tito's Handmade Vodka, Coca-Cola, Southern Company Gas, Peach ATL, and TLC Rents Event Rentals & Production. Special shout out to Valiant Marketing for their help with all the printed materials!
Former AID Atlanta Intern Ogechukwu Igbokwe (Oge) Delivers Spoken Word Performance at
40th Anniversary Celebration. Please click here to watch.
Champions of Hope
Graham | Bruton | Co-Founder & First President of AID Atlanta |
Peter | Aliberti | First Vice President of AID Atlanta |
Mary | Jenks | First Secretary of AID Atlanta |
LaTonya | Morrisette | Director of Quality & Compliance at AID Atlanta |
Ted | Krug | Legendary AID Atlanta Volunteer |
Loreen | Krug | Information Services Program Manager at AID Atlanta |
Tiffany | Roan | Member of AID Atlanta's Advisory Board |
Raphael | Holloway | Chief Executive Officer at Gateway Center |
Larry | Lehman | President & CEO of Positive Impact Health Centers |
Sandy | Thurman | Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Advisor Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator |
Dedrick | Burch | Elite Volunteer at AID Atlanta |
Tracy | Elliott | President & CEO of The Anti-Cruelty Society |
Christabelle | Toso | Global Health Studies Rollins School of Public Health |
Morris | Boze | Former AID Atlanta Staff Member |
Dazon | Dixon Diallo | Founder & President of SisterLove, Inc. |
Joel | Black | Elite Volunteer at AID Atlanta |
Paul | Singh | Elite Volunteer at AID Atlanta |
Michael | Seabolt | Assistant Manager of HIV Prevention for the GA Dept. of Public Health |
Joyce | Shlesinger | Hosts of the Jay Shlesinger Memorial Golf Tournament |
Sonny | Shlesinger | Hosts of the Jay Shlesinger Memorial Golf Tournament |
Neena | Smith-Bankhead | Director of the EnCORE Center at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health |
John | Lewis | Georgia's 5th Congressional District Rep |
Imara | Canady | National Director of Communications & Community Engagement for AIDS Healthcare Foundation |
Tony | Braswell | Director of Women’s Health Research at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
Tim | Webb | Community Outreach Coordinator at AID Atlanta |
Jim | Curran | Dean of Rollins School of Public Health Emory University |
Tim | Gustavson | AIDS 101 Volunteer |
Val | Blankenship | AIDS 101 Volunteer |
Joan | Campitelli | AIDS 101 Volunteer |
Bruce | Garner | Chair of the Ryan White Planning Council for Metro Atlanta |
Kim | Anderson | Principal for Chrysalis Lab, Inc. |
Carlos | del Rio | Hubert Professor & Chair of the Department of Global Health at Rollins School of Public Health |
Jon | Santos | Director of Fundraising & Events at AID Atlanta |
Doug | Miller | Elite Volunteer at AID Atlanta |
Kent | Montgomery | Client Services Manager at AID Atlanta |
Edward | Holifield | Founder & Owner of Holifield Design and Renovations, Inc. |
Lewis | Holly | Client & Friend to AID Atlanta |
Jim | Sacco | Independent Public Health Consultant |
Jeff | Cheek | Director of Fulton County's Department for HIV Elimination |
Ken | Britt | Chairman of AID Atlanta Board of Directors (1995-2005) |
Tony | Conway | Founder & CEO of Legendary Events |
Darrell | Burke | Longtime Supporters of AID Atlanta |
Eric | Wittgen | Longtime Supporters of AID Atlanta |
Michael | Weinstein | President & Co-Founder of AIDS Health Foundation (AHF) |
Nick | St. Lewis | Current Chairman of AID Atlanta Advisory Board |
Tina | Dave | Client & Volunteer at AID Atlanta |
Nicole | Roebuck | Executive Director of AID Atlanta |