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Please join us to take a stand for HIV/AIDS activism. On October 12th, more than 10,000 of us will come together in Pioneer Courthouse Square with the goal of raising $350,000 for services provided by Cascade AIDS Project to prevent new HIV infections, care for people affected and infected by HIV/AIDS, educate communities to eliminate stigma and shame and advocate for immediate action in combating the pandemic. We need your energy, your participation and your presence to draw attention to how this critical issue affects every member of our community.
 
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Mayor attends auction for Zimbabwe AIDS relief
(May 23, 2008)

Mayor Potter attended a fundraising event on Thursday (5/22) at City Hall to raise money to fight AIDS in Zimbabwe.

The event was organized by the Portland-Mutare Sister City Association (PMSCA) as part of its Africa AIDS Response program. Mayor Potter was joined by medical professionals, students and teachers who will be traveling to Zimbabwe in September with the PMSCA to bring medical, educational and social support to those affected by HIV/AIDS. It will be the first time a Portland Mayor has traveled to Mutare as part of the Sister City relationship to help with humanitarian efforts.

"During this time of incredible challenges within Zimbabwe, PMSCA is dedicated to continuing our citizen-to-citizen work, and supporting the humanitarian and community building efforts with the people of Mutare we have come to know well," said Maria Kosmetatos, FNP and President of PMSCA. "PMSCA is proud to announce that we are sending a delegation of Portland citizens to Mutare to continue the goodwill and collaboration that we began seventeen years ago. Having our Mayor visit sends a strong signal about Portland's commitment to strengthening our citizen-to-citizen work."

Mutare is Portland's only African Sister City, and one of nine Sister City organizations in Portland. Additional information is available at www.africaaidsresponse.org.


Tom Potter in Zimbabwe

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March 1st - June 30th Bob’s African Wines will Donate $1.00 for ever bottle sold in Oregon to Mercy Corps.

Wine to feel good about drinking

We cannot live on Three-Buck Chuck alone. And it makes it a little easier to splurge on a decent bottle of vino when we know that some of our hard-earned cash will be going to a good cause. While there seems to be a wine charity event almost every month, dressing to the nines and forking over big bucks for a ticket just isn’t in our weekly schedule -- or budget. Thankfully, these bottles mean we can do something good even while watching the tube in our robe and slippers: Bob’s African Wines: Wine importer Bob Lynde and business partner Jessica Harrington, creators of Portland-based Fat Barrel Wine Co., are importing a range of wines from South Africa under the Bob’s African Wines label. So far the line includes sauvignon blanc, chardonnay, pinotage, shiraz and a shiraz/cabernet sauvignon blend, all for around $10 a bottle. Ten percent of the proceeds benefit Africare and U.S.-based African relief organizations. Bob’s African Wines can be found at Zupan’s, Fred Meyer, New Seasons, Wizer’s and Market of Choice, among other stores. Visit www.bobsafrican.com.

To contribute: Send notices of food-related events to: In the Mix, FOODday/The Oregonian, 1320 S.W. Broadway, Portland, OR 97201; foodday@news.oregonian.com; or 503-294-5045 (fax).