Today our Servers Against AIDS Day is taking place in Banff, Lake Louise, Canmore, Jasper and up the Icefields Parkway! We are very excited to see how the event unfolds and are very excited about the partnerships (with AIDS Bow Valley and HIV West Yellowhead) that have made it all happen!

If you are in the Rockies, be sure to look for our posters and eat out at a restaurant that is participating! We'll be sure to update the website with photos and the results of the event.

Enjoy a great meal, help a great deal!

According to Dennis Howlett, Coordinator for Make Poverty History (Canada),

"The G8 Summit is wrapping up in Japan, with little progress on poverty, climate change, or the food price crisis, and Canada is partly to blame.

The final commitments of the G8 leaders recycle old promises, and sadly Canada did its best to block bold action...

...On health, Canada opposed restating a commitment made last year at the G8 for the members to spend $60 billion on health programs for poor and also tried to block any new committments, but fortunately, had to compromise under pressure from other G8 countries...

...None of this bodes well for Canada’s international reputation. The spotlight will be on us in two years, when we will host the G8 summit in Huntsville, Ontario. The 2010 meeting will be a momentous occasion, because several of the the key promises made regarding poverty reduction during the historic 2005 summit will be coming due."

Watch the video to learn more and go to www.makepovertyhistory.ca to tell our government what you think.

We have been overwhelmed by the incredible generosity of local businesses here in Banff and Canmore, who have donated some amazing prizes for our first ever Rockies-wide Servers Against AIDS Day on July 26th, 2008. A big thank you also to the girls at AIDS Bow Valley, who have worked so hard to connect with local businesses. Each participating server's name will be entered into a draw for a prize from the following sponsors: