WNCAP Home

World AIDS Day, 2008

We held a very special observance of World AIDS Day on December 1, 2008 at Pack Place. A week long exhibit of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, hundreds of visitors from across Western North Carolina and beyond, community support from the press & media that was exceptional, generous fund raising from friends and businesses, extraordinary support from our celebrity spokesperson Andie MacDowell, and the help and support of a hundred volunteers, the WNCAP Board of Directors, and the World AIDS Day Steering Committee. It was a memorable week for all who attended and participated as you will see when you go through the photographs posted below.
 

A sincere and warm thank you to all who attended and contributed to this special event – please enjoy the photos taken by Frank Bott and Gilles Champagne. If any of you have photos from the candlelight vigil, we’d love to see them and share them with others, please send them to me at pamsiekman@earthlink.net.

Best regards and a very Happy New Year,

Pam Siekman
World AIDS Day, Chairperson


World AIDS Day, Asheville 2008 - Photographs

 


Quilt Raising & Opening Night
Frank J Bott


Quilt Raising
Gilles Champagne


Opening Night
Gilles Champagne


A Special Thank You to Frank Bott & Gilles Champagne for the Photography.

If you would like a digital copy of any photograph ,email Ken Wilson.  Please include the gallery name (eg: "Quilt Raising, Champagne") and the number of the photo (located below the photograph) as well as a brief description of the photograph content.


Andie MacDowell
speaks out in the fight against AIDS at
S&W fundraiser, A Night to Remember

Asheville came out in full force for “A Night to Remember” on October 7th 2008, as the Western North Carolina AIDS Project (WNCAP) kicked off its plans for World AIDS Day this December. Steve Moberg, owner of the S&W donated a generous portion of his sales that evening to help fund the cost of bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Asheville for the fist time ever.

The restaurant was filled to capacity as the attendees enjoyed the song stylings of singer/pianist Pamala Stanley while feasting on the evening’s specialties. Adding to the special moments of the evening was Internationally acclaimed actress, Ms. Andie MacDowell, Honorary Spokesperson for Asheville’s World AIDS Day activities. She spoke from her heart about her own personal experiences with dear friends who have died from AIDS over the years and how difficult it was to stand by and watch someone you love suffer. Andie also acknowledged the need to continue to teach and openly talk about HIV/AIDS in our schools, churches and communities. She stated that as a celebrity she is proud to use her voice for those who cannot and to speak out for the fight against AIDS here and around the globe.


Click here for Photographs from A Night to Remember.

 

 

“World AIDS Day is a reminder and an opportunity for each of us to recommit to the fight against AIDS. The battle is not over and millions of people need our help now more than ever. Help educate others by talking about AIDS. Your voice and actions are our most powerful weapons we have to prevent the further spread of HIV/AIDS".

Andie MacDowell
2008 Honorary Spokesperson
World AIDS Day -Asheville

 
 

 


The AIDS Memorial Quilt is an inspirational and intimate memorial to those who have died from AIDS. 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 blended these two initiatives together from November 24 – December 1, 2008. Asheville and the surrounding areas had the opportunity to view the Quilt in a public and free exhibit, and then come together to remember the lives of those who have died from AIDS, those who are living with HIV/AIDS, the care takers, the orphaned children, and doctors and nurses, and the countless number of friends and families who continue to grieve.

If you would consider being a volunteer for this event in 2009 please contact Pam Siekman.
 

The AIDS Memorial Quilt
Washington, DC


World AIDS Day began in 1988 in an effort to assist the United Nations in keeping the fight against AIDS on the agenda of our global political leaders. It is a day of solidarity around the globe recognizing those who have died, those who are living with the disease and affected by the disease, the advances in science and medicine, the unending funding requirements, the ongoing tragedies resulting from the disease such as AIDS orphans, and so much more.
 

 


In Process . . . Email In Process...


(Lyrics)


 

Interested in remembering a loved one by
creating a panel for
The AIDS Memorial Quilt?
WNCAP would like to help. 

Email Chris in Volunteer Services or call him
at 828-252-7489.

 

Information about The Memorial Quilt (provided at The Names Project Foundation web site)

●  Quilt Facts
●  Quilt History
  Quilt FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
●  How to Make & Submit a Panel
 

Check back often for more details.  Use ctrl/D to bookmark this page.

            

 

- top of page -

WNCAP home