| Operation Get Tested 2007
Thank you for your interest in Whos Positive. Our unique way of reaching
todays youth is becoming more popular in the fight against HIV/AIDS. We
are pleased that you are interested in our tour Operation Get Tested (OGT) and
wanted to offer some insight for you.
OGT was a nationwide testing initiative geared towards youth that we launched
last year. We traveled the US with six HIV positive youth to help humanize HIV
through first hand accounts of young adults living with HIV. It was a HUGE initiative.
We have closely evaluated doing another tour in 2007 and have decided that our
resources are limited this year but that we will consider potentially doing
another tour in 2008. Our resources are somewhat limited and although our first
tour was very successful it limited our focus on the operations of such a mass
project.
Wait! This does not mean that one of our speakers could not be part of programming
at your events. All of the HIV positive youth are dedicated to making a difference
by using their own stories and faces. All of them are available to present their
stories while using a hypothetical HIV testing card as described on our website.
We have found this method to be VERY successful. Additionally our staff will
work with your staff to help provide HIV testing directly after the program.
We find that a large number of those who attend the program go directly over
to be tested.
For more information about programming, feel free to contact me directly or
emailing info@whospositive.org. If you havent heard already Whos
Positive is in the beginning stages of planning the first ever National HIV
Youth Awareness Day, (NYHAD) which will take place in March or early April each
year prior to most spring breaks. For more information on this initiative or
to learn how you or your school can get involved visit http://www.whospositive.org/news/news.php?newsid=98
Want to learn more about our HIV positive youth? Visit their profiles at http://www.whospositive.org/ogt_speakers.php
Tom Donohue
Founder and Executive Director
Whos Positive
Get a sense of what a program is like, watch Toms Program at Lock Haven
University http://www.mediasite.com/presentation.aspx?p=833&speech=true&q=donohue
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