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May 3, 2012 – World’s AIDS Orphans Day

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On Thursday, May 3 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, join Thembanathi at the Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition’s World AIDS Orphans Day event at Mercy Corps, 28 SW 1st Avenue, Portland, OR.

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April 21, 2012 – DKG Convention – Eugene Hilton

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On Saturday, April 21, 2012, Thembanathi will have a table in the lobby of the Eugene Hilton for the annual Oregon DKG Society (International Society for Key Women Educators) convention.  Please stop by to say hi and to pick up a truly unique, meaningful Mother’s Day gift or something special for yourself.

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Report from South Africa

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New Childcare Center Opens We are happy to announce that on Monday, January 16, after a busy month of preparations, Siyabonga Thembanathi Crèche opened its doors. Lindsey and I had the pleasure of being there in person to help them get ready to open, meet the staff and all the children and get to know them a bit during the first week. Opening day was greeted with a huge rainstorm, which started...

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World AIDS Day – A Call to Action

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On November 8, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke at the National Institutes of Health on “a vision for the next steps in the fight against HIV/AIDS.” She called on the world to join the United States in working to achieve the goal of an AIDS-free generation—a generation with virtually no children born with the virus; a generation of children who, as they become...

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December 1–31, 2011 – Global Giving Campaign

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During the month of December, Thembanathi will be participating in a challenge campaign. The goal of the campaign is twofold: to raise funds for our new project—starting a child development center in an area struggling with poverty, unemployment, and one of the highest HIV rates in the world—and to become an ongoing part of Global Giving. Global Giving is a charity fundraising website that...

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