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are homeless or are on the brink of homeless
ness in the Portland metro area.
The grant also ensures three additional
years of operation for Working Choices, a
program offering workshops, one-on-one
assistance and networking groups for HIV
positive job seekers.
This is all great news for CAP, whose
annual AIDS Walk Portland took to the
streets October 2 with lofty fundraising
goals. With participation hovering around
the 10,000 mark—roughly the same as in
the last three years—CAP’s fundraising
totals handily eclipsed the 2010 sum of
$379,000, as $450,000 had been tallied as
of press time.
Speakers at pre-walk events included
Mayor Sam Adams, former Governor
Barbara Roberts and Beaverton Mayor
Denny Doyle.
For CAP executive director Michael
Kaplan, the event’s continued growth is a
testament to the visibility and awareness
that CAP works so hard at promoting
throughout the year.
“In many of the midsize cities across
this country, AIDS Walks have had a tough
time, and several have seen declining results
over the past several years,” Kaplan says. “As
such, to see an increase for the third year in a
row, and such a substantial increase this year,
really means a lot.”
Funds raised through AIDS Walk go
to support the work of CAP, primarily, but
also in 2011 support local agencies like
Martha’s Pantry, the HIV Day Center and
Our House of Portland.
Particularly inspiring has been the story
of this year’s number one fundraiser, 11-
A b o ve : More than 10.000 people
gathered for AIDS Walk Portland 2011.
B e lo w : This year's top fundraiser,
11 -year-old Alazar Manning
year-old Alazar Manning. With a goal of
$9,000, and topping Kaplan as the highest
fundraiser for 2011, Manning launched an
effort based on raising awareness that HIV
is spreading seven times faster in the black
population than in the white population.
Manning raised $9,050, narrowly besting
Kaplan at the deadline.
“It makes me feel proud,” Manning says.
His walking group, The A-Team, raised ap
proximately $9,300 for AIDS Walk Port
land. Manning also received donations from
actress Angela Bassett and musician Kenny
Loggins following a campaign to enlist ce
lebrity sponsors for the cause.
“I couldn’t be more thrilled,” Kaplan says
of Manning’s accomplishment. “He’s amaz
ing! To see an 11-year-old young man come
at this with such passion and energy gives
me hope for how we get to the other side of
this epidemic.” JK
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