Welcome to the Lethbridge HIV Connection
The Lethbridge HIV Connection Society is a volunteer-based not-for-profit organization that provides leadership in building individual and community capacity to respond to and reduce the harm associated with HIV and Hepatitis C in South-Western Alberta.
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Evening Appointments Available
Evening appointments are available upon request. Call the office to arrange for a time that works best for you. We are happy to accommodate your request.
World AIDS Day 2011
Thank you to everyone who attended our annual candlelight vigil in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Special thanks also to Pam Heavy Head of the Red Cross for providing the opening prayer and smudging ceremony.
We thank the following businesses for supporting our Red Ribbon Campaign:
The Galt Museum and Archives
The Gap
Starbucks Downtown
Starbucks West Lethbridge
Waterton Parks Campaign 2011
Every summer we hire a student to host a health promotion campaign for the young seasonal workers in Waterton National Parks. This year's student, Shawna Bonneau, is now in her last couple of weeks with the agency. Shawna, along with our Program Coordinator, Alison Clarkson, will be in the park on August 8 for a 'bar blitz' at the Thirst Bear Pub. If you're in the area that night, stop by to say hello, grab one of Shawna's newsletters and stock up on free condoms!!
Shawna Bonneau at her July Waterton Bar Blitz.
Lethbridge Pride Fest 2011
Congratulations to the organizers of Pride Fest 2011 for another successful year! Thank you for inviting us to participate in this important event. We look forward to working with you again for next year's festivities.
Pat and Alison are OUT in the Park
Aboriginal Awareness Week June 20-24, 2011
Congratulations to Board members Treena Tallow and William (Mike) Hall for being recognized as leaders in our community by the Aboriginal Council of Lethbridge. Treena was the recipient of the "Community Leadership" award and Mike received the "Leadership in Arts and Culture" award, which our ED had the great honour of presenting to him at the awards dinner. A very big CONGRATULATIONS to you both; we are proud to have such recognized leaders in our Board!
Treena Tallow
Mike Hall
Annual General Meeting for 2010-11
On June 16 we hosted our Annual General Meeting. During the evenig, outgoing President, Bernie was presented with a plaque for all of her work with the agency over the past four years. Bernie has resigned from the Board so we wish her wll as she moves on to new challenges.
Bernie Wojtowicz says good-bye
Spring for Life 2011
A speical thank you to everyone who supported our annual Spring for Life campaign! Thanks also to all of our volunteers for donating your time to help prepare and sell flowers. Your generous support of our agency is appreciated greatly.
A Visit with Her Excellency
On November 30, 2011 the wife of Canada's newest Governor General, Her Excellency Sharon Johnston, paid a visit to the Lethbridge HIV Connection. Her Excellency spent time talking with staff about our programs before hearing stories from clients living with HIV, AIDS and Hepatitis C. To commemorate World AIDS Day, which was the following day, we gave Her Excellency two red ribbons so that both she and His Excellency, David Johnston, could show their support for those with with HIV or AIDS. His Excellency, to our great delight, issued a message for World AIDS Day, which talked about the need to fight against "prejudices and discrimination faced by millions of people around the world." He further went on to state: "HIV/AIDS does not discriminate. Although the majority of cases are found in developing countries, men, women and children of every race and class are being affected by this pandemic, the biggest the world has ever seen."
To read His Excellency's message in full, please go to: http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13967
Her Excellency Sharon Johnston poses with the LHC Team
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