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Jumpstart your Hudson Valley AIDS Walk fundraising now!

Friday, January 7th, 2011

That’s right, folks! The Hudson Valley AIDS Walk steps off in just five months from today on Saturday, May 7, 2011 on the Walkway Over the Hudson. This year you’ll be able to register at either the Highland or Poughkeepsie side of the river and enjoy a scenic high-in-the-sky 2.5-mile walk to raise funds and awareness for the local fight against HIV/AIDS. All monies raised stay HERE in the Hudson Valley to help the 3,000+ neighbors that ARCS serves each year. Remember to WALK LOCAL FIRST!

Walk-Local-FirstJump-start your fundraising for the Walk by creating your online “walk envelope” using Firstgiving.com. Just go to www.firstgiving.com/arcs to get started. From there you can link your Firstgiving page to your Facebook profile, send emails to those you know, and download widgets for your website or blog. It’s easy, quick and secure for friends and family donating to your envelope!

We’d also like to welcome Diversified Investment Advisors as a Bronze Level Sponsor once again, and Orient, the new nightclub in Poughkeepsie, has agreed to host the official Walk After-party. Thanks to all of our sponsors!

For all the latest on the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk, visit www.arcs.org/aidswalk.php often! We’ll have lots more news for you in the coming weeks!

Special Events News for 2011

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Happy New Year! We are excited to unveil a completely revised schedule of special events for 2011. Long-time ARCS supporters may have noticed that ARCS did not hold its annual Hudson Valley AIDS Walk this fall; instead, we’re bringing you a variety of smaller events for the remainder of this year.

A Fresh Step for the AIDS Walk
ARCS’ signature community event, the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk, has been moved to the springtime! The next Walk is scheduled for Saturday, May 7, 2011 along the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie—or Highland. (Actually, it’s both, since the Walkway connects Dutchess and Ulster counties, symbolizing what we do here at ARCS.) The newly-revised AIDS Walk will feature a variety of walk routes for those looking for more of a challenge, plus a special ceremony at the Walkway’s center. A volunteer organizing committee is already hard at work on plans (in addition to creating our Halloween Spooktacular as a fill-in for this fall). Keep your eyes and ears open for more details on the new Hudson Valley AIDS Walk!

Raise Your Fork, Raise Funds for ARCS
We’re also thrilled to announce that ARCS will be participating once again in Dining Out for Life, an international HIV/AIDS fundraising event on Thursday, April 28, 2011. Restaurants in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties will be donating 25% to 50% of your meal costs to ARCS, so the more diners they have (and the more you eat and drink), the more funds we raise! Ambassadors will be on hand in each participating restaurant to inform diners about ARCS’ services and to sign you up for special raffles and prize giveaways! Dining Out for Life is sponsored by Subaru of the Mid-Hudson in Wappingers Falls, Dutchess County Tourism, and BigGayHudsonValley.com. Mark your calendars now and get ready to dine for life!

Charity Ball Moves to the Fall
Our final switch-up involves our long-running Charity Ball, formerly the “Hearts for ARCS” Valentine’s Ball. With such a heavy spring line-up, we’ve moved our annual gala to harvest time instead. Get ready to dance, dine and bid on fine auction items on November 5, 2011—and we’re moving to a new location too! The next Charity Ball will be held at Whitby Castle in Rye, a fairytale castle on Long Island Sound. This elegant event will still feature our silent auction, energetic dancing, live entertainment, delicious cuisine and our honorary award ceremony.

Get involved! Each of these three special events requires months of planning by a team of volunteers. Join one of our organizing committees by contacting J. Dewey at (914) 785-8326 or jdewey@arcs.org.

Photos from Our Halloween Spooktacular!

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Get all the latest news from ARCS by signing up for our monthly e-mail newsletter!

The current edition can be found here, hosted by the very generous Vertical Response email website. Check it out for a link to photos from our Halloween Spooktacular, snapped by volunteer Lorie Loupe!

Sign up to get your copy directly by visiting our homepage – then look for the yellow box on the lower right-hand corner!

Join the Planning Committee for the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk!

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Looking to get involved with something really juicy and meaningful? Want to have a huge impact on the lives of people in great need in the Hudson Valley? ARCS is now forming a volunteer planning committee to help us put on this year’s Hudson Valley AIDS Walk. We need help recruiting teams, walkers and other volunteers; bringing in corporate sponsors and local businesses as partners; finding great entertainment; planning fun activities and giveaways; organizing smaller events leading up to the Walk to publicize the event; tabling at local venues like the Poughkeepsie Galleria to raise awareness, and many other aspects of this huge event.

The committee will meet each month beginning in April at our Poughkeepsie office in the early evenings. We haven’t set an exact date and time for our first meeting yet, since that will depend on committee members’ availability. The Walk itself is slated to occur in late September, hopefully on the Walkway Over the Hudson!

For more information or to join the committee, please call J. Dewey at (914) 785-8326.

Last Call for the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk!

Friday, October 16th, 2009

The Hudson Valley AIDS Walk is still on for Saturday, October 17, 2009 – rain or shine! All of our entertainers, vendors, and activities are covered by big tents, so we’ll keep you as dry as possible. Starbucks will be on hand with plenty of hot coffee, and you can stay warm with snacks donated by Hannaford Supermarkets. Registration and activities begin at 9:00 a.m. and the Walk leaves the park around 10:30 a.m.

However, if you can’t make it for the Walk itself but you’d like to turn in your donation envelope, stop by Mahoney’s Irish Pub at 35 Main Street (in Dooley Square near the train station) for the After-Party from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. We’ll be there to take last-minute donations and Walk envelopes, and if you raise more than $25 you’ll get a free Walk t-shirt!

Waryas Park is located at the end of Main Street in Poughkeepsie, right on the Hudson. There is free parking at the Poughkeepsie train station or along Rinaldi Boulevard; just look for our parking attendants and signs.

If you’re a night owl or want to donate in a different way, join ARCS for the official AIDS Walk Halloween Party at Truman’s New Paltz on Saturday evening, beginning at 8:00 p.m. in the Lounge. Ozzie Rich will keep you entertained until Isis Vermouth’s annual “Horror Queen” Halloween Party, complete with costume contests, prizes and surprises galore! No cover before 10:00 p.m., but all proceeds benefit ARCS and the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk. For more info, visit Truman’s website.

Thank you so much for being part of the largest HIV/AIDS fundraiser in the Hudson Valley! We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

Performance of "Canned Ham" Benefits the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Join us on Friday, October 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm at the Cunneen Hackett Arts Center in Poughkeepsie for a special performance of the one-man show “Canned Ham!”
Tom Judson
Canned Ham is an insider ’show-biz musical’ that recounts the true life adventures of Tom Judson, and established actor off and on Broadway. Tom’s theater career was thriving, and he was composing music for films and television (including Metropolitan, MTV and even Sesame Street) when he made an unexpected splash in adult movies as “Guy Mattox.” To date he is still the oldest recipient of the GayVN ‘Performer of the Year’ Award!

In Canned Ham Tom recalls working with show business greats Rob Marshall (director of Chicago), Ann Magnuson, Teri Hatcher, and many others. In this moving and hilarious show, Judson accompanies himself on the accordion while revealing what it’s really like on the set of a porn movie (and explaining that being a male escort can have some surprisingly touching moments…). Warning for those faint of heart; the show is R-rated and contains graphic language and adult themes, but above all, Canned Ham is a comedy.

You can purchase your tickets online at http://www.biggayhudsonvalley.com/?p=2771
for the Friday, October 16th performance of Canned Ham for just $15 per person. Not only will you enjoy a show by a talented Broadway performer, you’ll also be supporting the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk on Saturday, October 17th, as a portion of the proceeds will benefit ARCS.

Tickets will be available at the door, although you are strongly encouraged to by them in advance by visiting the link above or by checking out http://www.BigGayHudsonValley.com

Cunneen Hackett Arts Center
12 Vassar Street
Poughkeepsie, NY

For more information, call: (845) 926-0652 or email Stephan@BigGayHudsonValley.com

Just Added: Hudson Valley AIDS Walk Halloween Party!

Monday, September 28th, 2009

We’re excited to announce that we’re adding a whole new component to this year’s Hudson Valley AIDS Walk: the official after-hours Halloween Party! Join us for a frighteningly fun time at Truman’s nightclub in New Paltz on Saturday, October 17th – after all the festivities in Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park – beginning at 7:00 p.m. From 7:00 to 11:00 pm ARCS staff will be handing out free safer sex supplies, taking donations from those of you who couldn’t make it to the Walk itself, and raffling off a bunch of spooky prizes. Lounge singer Ozzie Rich will keep you entertained in Truman’s lounge (of course – where else would a lounge singer perform?) There’s no cover before 10:00 pm!

Once the clock strikes 10:00 p.m., it’s time for Isis Vermouth’s 3rd Annual Horror Drag Queen Ball! Featuring dancers, performances, contests and more campy, scary surprises! 25% of your cover charge will go directly to ARCS’ programs for people with HIV.

For more information, go to www.trumansnewyork.com or www.thatbitchisis.com, or check ARCS’ website for additional details. Truman’s is located at 2 Terwilliger Lane, New Paltz, NY.

Help Us Kick Off the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk!

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

It’s that time of year again! ARCS’ 18th annual Hudson Valley AIDS Walk is rapidly approaching on Saturday, October 17th at Poughkeepsie’s Waryas Park from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

To get the party started, we’re throwing a kick-off party and official ribbon cutting ceremony at ARCS’ Poughkeepsie office on Thursday, September 24th from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. We’ll have plenty of Walk sign-up materials, posters, flyers and all the necessary supplies to form a Walk Team and help us help thousands of Hudson Valley residents! Free refreshments donated by Babycakes Cafe in Poughkeepsie.

ARCS’ Poughkeepsie office is located downtown at 235 Main Street, 2nd floor. Please RSVP by calling Jana at (914) 785-8283. We hope you can join us!

HVAW Ribbon Cutting Invitation

Hudson Valley AIDS Walk Resources

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Hudson Valley AIDS Walk

Check out a variety of printable resources, including posters, donation forms, instructions and handy tips on forming your own Walk Team! Visit our AIDS Walk Resources page and start reaching your goals today!

Need help forming a team? Looking for suggestions on how to raise funds? Or, do you want someone from ARCS to visit your school, job or organization? Give us a call and we can answer all your questions! Dial (914) 785-8283 and we can help!

Hudson Valley AIDS Walk

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Saturday, October 17, 2009
9 am to 1 pm
Waryas Park, Poughkeepsie, NY

A two-mile fundraising and awareness walk through the streets of downtown Poughkeepsie to benefit the programs and services of AIDS-Related Community Services.

To register for the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk, call us at (914) 785-8283 or visit our online fundraising site at www.firstgiving.com/arcs.

Create your own page at FirstGiving to tell folks why you’re walking to fight HIV/AIDS in the Hudson Valley. FirstGiving gives you all the tools to easily send e-mails to ask your friends to sponsor you or to build a Walk Team. We’ve also created detailed instructions for signing up. It’s simple, it saves time, and it’s personal, so sign up today! For detailed instructions, download our handy Firstgiving Instructions packet.

www.firstgiving.com/arcs

You can also get on our Walk mailing list by contacting us or calling (914) 785-8283.

For a complete list of Hudson Valley AIDS Walk resources, including printable donation forms and posters, visit our Resources page.

Family Entertainment by BeeBee the Clown
DJ Dance Music provided by JTD Productions

Join us for the AIDS Walk After-Party at Mahoney’s from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm! Free bar food, discounted beer and wine if you’re wearing your AIDS Walk t-shirt! 35 Main Street at Dooley Square, next to the Poughkeepsie train station and mere steps from Waryas Park!

JUST ADDED: Come out later on in your spookiest Halloween costume for our Official Hudson Valley AIDS Walk Halloween Party at Truman’s in New Paltz! 7:00 pm until the witching hour (whenever that is) at 2 Terwilliger Lane, New Paltz.

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Encourage your company to support the largest HIV/AIDS event in our region. Download a Sponsor Packet here or call (914) 785-8326 for more information.