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SEPTEMBER 2. 20)1 WW W .JUSTOUT.COM Youth Uprising Alazar Manning wants you to give big for CAP’S AIDS Walk 2011 GtNfftAl ANO COIMITIC OlNTUTftV BY RYAN J. PRADO W ith A ID S Walk Portland just around the corner, the race is on to continue awareness and education of H IV /A ID S-related stigma, and to generate money for Cascade A ID S Project. Hut there’s another arm o f the lead- up to C A P ’s annual walk worth noting: fund raising bragging rights. A glimpse at the top five earners for 2011 reveals a familiar name in the C A P hierarchy. Michael Kaplan, C A P ’s executive director, holds his traditional lead in fundraising ef forts, with some $5,600 as also fattB& B of press time. Nipping at his heels, though, is II vc, ii ol d \ 1 .1 / .1 1 M a n mounted a highly •unhi ti ous vamp. nun ot W" contacting black celehri 11 „ mug, a Portland bov who’s made it his mission not only to unseat by either donating money l * . f £ Kaplan from his spot atop the s t andi ngs , hut more mi <**r\ o) mmi i mt \ get- JB H H H h H “Michael h brought together a bunch Hk ot H famous singers \ tn c a , especialh top A ID S Walk youth fund- raiser in 2010, tallying j $2,100 individually and $3,100 overall via his group, “The A-Team.” Born in and made a lot of mone\ toi smart, get tested, and prac- 1 nn Jackson , message: tice safe behaviors. Alazar was the or joining his team on O c- tober2. ■ '*£;. his B , , i portantlv, to ensure that t he ties to solicit their support Ptlno ■ H H H H ftf W pia,” Alazar explains. “So I “People don’t about [HIV] w i . ., want to talk said, ‘I can do that!”’ The letter-writing cam- h e a c h Other, paign began with a 13-page ,. missive to Oprah Winfrey ' ia "y d ° n ' w a n t t o talk al o u t it w i t h in hopes that she'd lend high-profile awareness to k id s h p tn a u sp h e r e ’s SO Alazars cause. He has not __ ;♦ » n a With It. heard back from her. A i n Actress Angela Bassett . . to respond, i was the c first * star and they espe • „ . ^ZAR MANNING contributing $100 and posting the A-Team blog link on her Facebook page. Bill Cosby replied by telling Alazar that he would grow up to “be a fine young man!” but that he could not commit to walking due to a prior engagement. Cosby did not donate any money. Don't Gamble With Your Rights! • Free Consultation • No Obligation • No Fee, No Recovery Portland A Personal Injury & Criminal Defense Firm Call Us Now 503 . 223.1708 iibbs John McVea Mem ber: Oregon Bar, OTLA, OCDLA, MBA The Broadway Plaza » 21 2 1 SW Broadway, Suite 130 our w e b site fo r m ore in fo rm a tio n w w w .w w w .gibb sm cvea.co m 503 . 227.1212 vancouver