TO THE EDITOR:
World AIDS day was this past Thursday, and I was excited to see so many students aware and involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This December, students have a great opportunity to be even more involved by donating their textbooks this semester in the Union lobby. Students who donate at least three books receive a free T-shirt. All money from the book donations support a non-profit organization called CARE for AIDS, which operates in Kenya.
CFA partners with 14 local Kenyan churches to operate life transforming centers that serve the physical, spiritual, economic and social needs of men and women living with HIV/AIDS. Each center serves 80 clients at a time that go through a nine month process of education, training and support in order to live full, productive and healthy lives. The program provides the community and follow-up necessary to be successful. This year, CFA is celebrating their one-thousandth graduate and the fact that all babies born to parents within the program are HIV negative.
This is the first book drive for CFA held at UNC. Students, please consider donating your text books at the CFA table in the Union lobby from Dec. 8 to 9 and Dec. 12 to 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and change an HIV/AIDS-infected Kenyan’s life for eternity.
For more information on CFA, visit careforaids.org.
Meredith Corn
Intern
CARE for AIDS
