TIGblogs - Meghan Ward

We are excited to announce that we have formed a new partnership with AIDS Bow Valley

, another regional AIDS service working in the Banff area (see their mandate below). AIDS Bow Valley will be joining The Mountain Movement and HIV West Yellowhead, our regional partner in Jasper, for the planning of the Banff-Jasper Servers Against AIDS Day this upcoming summer!

Each organization will be allocating a few of their volunteers to recruiting restaurants, promoting the cause, and collecting donations. Like last year, half of the money will be going towards The Stephen Lewis Foundation and have the money raised in Banff and Jasper will respectively be given to AIDS Bow Valley and HIV West Yellowhead. We are thrilled with the prospects for this event! The Mountain Movement will be there to offer support, recruit restaurants, and work alongside the regional services in executing the event. We have not yet picked a day for the event, but we will be promoting that in the weeks to come. Stay tuned!

The mandate of AIDS Bow Valley “is to serve the mountain resort communities of Banff, Canmore, Lake Louise, Kananaskis as well as Exshaw and Morley by providing community outreach through prevention education, awareness, referrals, counseling, and support to residents, seasonal workers, and visitors who are affected by, at risk of, or nfected with HIV/AIDS or STDs.”