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AIDS
Prevention
Project
(MAPP)
Offering
Special
HIV
Testing
Opportunities
FERNDALE,
MI
–
June
15,
2007
National
HIV
Testing
Day
is
an
annual
campaign
produced
by
the
National
Association
of
People
with
AIDS
(NAPWA-US)
and
promoted
by
many
local
HIV/AIDS
service
organizations
to
encourage
individuals
who
may
be
at
risk
for
HIV
to
get
tested.
Each
year,
the
goal
is
to
get
people
to
realize
that
HIV
is
still
a
problem
in
this
country
and
that
knowing
one’s
status
is
the
first
step
to
reducing
the
risk
of
acquiring
or
transmitting
the
virus.
On
Sunday,
June
24th,
Midwest
AIDS
Prevention
Project
(MAPP)
is
offering
a
free
15
minute
chair
massage
courtesy
of
Essential
Massage
for
all
gay
and
bisexual
men
who
get
an
HIV
test
from
Noon
until
3:00
PM
at
429
Livernois
in
Ferndale
(one
block
north
of
Eight
Mile
Road).
This
special
offer
is
by
appointment
only,
so
call
us
to
reserve
your
spot.
On
Wednesday,
June
27th,
National
Testing
Day,
MAPP
will
extend
its
office
hours
and
offer
free
HIV
testing
from
9:00
AM
to
7:00
PM.
All
gay
and
bisexual
men
who
get
tested
for
HIV
will
receive
a
$10
gift
card
to
Borders
Books,
and
free
condoms
upon
returning
for
their
results.
There
is
still
no
cure
for
HIV
and
until
a
vaccine
is
developed
and
ready
to
be
safely
used,
we
all
continue
to
be
at
risk.
“National
Testing
Day
is
a
day
that
can
serve
as
a
reminder
to
all
of
us
to
take
steps
to
reduce
our
risk
and
keep
up
on
our
HIV
status,”
explained
Angie
Kaiser,
Counseling
and
Testing
Supervisor
at
MAPP.
For
more
information
about
National
Testing
Day,
please
call
248-545-1435
or
visit
www.aidsprevention.org.
Joyous
melodies
sung
by
DTMC
for
25
years
by
Sharon
Gittleman
Originally
printed
06/14/2007
(Issue
1524
-
Between
The
Lines
News
FERNDALE-
Two
things
have
kept
Mark
Campau
singing
with
the
Detroit
Together
Men's
Chorus
for
23
years.
"The
camaraderie
and
the
joy,"
he
said.
"It
helped
me
through
a
lot
of
troubled
times.
It's
just
a
bunch
of
men
singing
together."
The
bunch
of
men
have
been
singing
together
for
25
years.
The
group
will
celebrate
it's
quarter
century
anniversary
with
a
concert
at
7:30
p.m.,
on
June
23,
at
the
Berkley
High
School
auditorium,
located
on
2325
Catalpa.
The
performance
will
feature
some
of
the
most-loved
songs
from
previous
concerts,
said
DTMC
Vice
President,
Treasurer
and
Rehearsal
Assistant
Jim
McLaughlin.
McLaughlin
signed
up
for
the
group,
even
though
his
singing
may
not
be
appreciated
by
many
critics.
"I
think
I
sound
well
at
2
a.m.,"
he
said,
laughing.
Instead,
he
handles
behind
the
scenes
matters,
from
selling
tickets
to
running
the
raffles.
"Associate
members
do
all
the
things
the
singing
chorus
members
can't
do
because
they
are
on
stage,"
he
said.
He
joined
the
chorus
in
September
2001.
"I
enjoy
the
group,"
he
said.
"It's
a
good
group
of
guys."
DTMC
is
another
way
for
members
of
the
gay
community
to
enjoy
social
opportunities
and
to
present
a
positive
image
of
LGBT
people
to
the
world
at
large,
he
said.
The
organization
kicked
off
in
1982,
thought
up
by
a
handful
of
men
who
got
together
in
a
Detroit
bar,
said
Artistic
Director
Brian
Londrow.
Today,
there
are
35
singers
in
DTMC
ad
23
associate
members.
"We
try
to
provide
a
well
rounded
concert
that
provides
something
for
everybody,"
he
said.
The
group's
trademark
combination
of
humor
and
music
is
important,
said
Londrow.
"People
want
to
come
together
and
have
a
good
time,"
he
said.
"We
want
to
provide
all
emotions."
DTMC
has
performed
at
chorus
association
conventions
across
the
U.S.
and
Canada,
including,
Montreal,
Windsor,
Seattle
and
Tampa.
In
2008,
they
plan
to
head
off
to
Miami.
"It's
a
lot
of
fun
to
hear
choruses
from
all
over
the
world
from
250
to
10,"
he
said.
DTMC
has
been
so
popular
with
its
fans,
this
year,
Londrow
is
starting
up
a
youth
choir
for
singers
age
15-21
and
a
transgender
music
group.
"My
goal
is
to
launch
these
two
choruses
to
create
a
healthy
outlet
for
our
community,"
said
Londrow.
"We're
also
planning
to
launch
a
women's
chorus
and
a
gospel
chorus
in
a
few
years."
For
Campau,
learning
new
music
with
his
fellow
singers
offers
a
sense
of
accomplishment.
Does
he
look
forward
to
singing
with
DTMC
for
another
23
years?
"God
willing,"
he
said.
For
ticket
information
for
the
upcoming
concert,
visit
http://www.dtmc.org,
or
call
(248)
544-3872.
Advance
tickets
are
available
Just4Us,
Chosen
Books
and
AJ's
Cafe
in
Ferndale
for
$15.
Students
or
seniors
will
pay
$12
and
premium
seating
is
$25.
Tickets
are
also
available
at
the
door
for
$18.
Happenings
HIV
Motivational
Mondays
Educational
Topics
for
2007
Kresge
Eye
Institute,
4717
St.
Antoine
Blvd
Detroit,
MI,
(Connected
to
old
Hutzel
Hospital),
Classroom
D
(in
basement
of
Kresge)
5:00pm-7:00pm
Join
us
on
the
second
Monday
of
each
month
for
education,
socialization
and
empowerment.
Dinner
Provided.
Please
RSVP
to
Jennifer
VanNuil
at
800-422-3227
ext
461
or
email
jvannuil@directrx.com
July
9
Latest
HIV
News
**Presented
by
Amanda
Zawaideh,
Pharm.D.
August
13
HIV
Legal
Rights
&
Responsibilities
(Confidentiality,
disclosure,
telling
doctors,
telling
friends,
discrimination
at
work,
solving
problems,
avoiding
problems....etc)
**Presented
by
Kendra
S.
Kleber,
JD
(Kendra
S.
Kleber
&
Associates
PLLC
Sept
10
Nutrition
and
Healthy
Living
**Presented
by
Amanda
Zawaideh,
Pharm.D.
June
23
Twenty
Fifth
Annual
Detroit
Together
Men’s
Chorus
Spring
Concert
details
and
tickets
at
www.dtmc.org
June
24
NATIONAL
HIV
TESTING
DAY
ACTIVITIES
Midwest
AIDS
Prevention
Project
(MAPP)
Offering
Special
HIV
Testing
Opportunities
(Story
above)
June
27
National
HIV
Testing
Day
Is
June
27!
National
HIV
Testing
Day
(NHTD),
June
27,
is
an
annual
campaign
produced
by
the
National
Association
of
People
with
AIDS
(NAPWA)
to
encourage
at-risk
individuals
to
receive
voluntaryHIV
counseling
and
testing.
On
National
HIV
Testing
Day,
NAPWA
works
with
about
30,000
partners,
including
community
groups,
businesses,
health
departments,
and
media
to
promote
HIV/AIDS
awareness
and
prevention.
NAPWA
distributes
Testing
Day
materials
along
with
its
partners
and
holds
community
outreach
events
throughout
the
day
to
spread
the
word
about
HIV
counseling
and
testing.
According
to
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(CDC),
between
180,000
and
280,000
people
in
the
United
States
are
HIV-positive
and
unaware
of
their
status.
NHTD
stresses
the
importance
of
getting
tested
and
taking
control
of
your
health.To
obtain
more
information
on
NHTD,
please
contact
NAPWA
by
phone
at
(240)
247-0880,
or
by
e-mail
at
NHTD@NAPWA.org.
You
can
also
visit
the
NAPWA
HIV
Testing
Day
website.
June
30
Lansing
Pride
March
www.michiganpride.org
June
30
SENIOR
PROM
-
Timewarp
2007
APM’s
Annual
Gala
Benefit
complete
details
and
tickets
at
www.aidspartnership.org
July
8
28th
Annual
Metra
Picnic
www.metramagazine.com
July
14
Healing
Our
World
from
the
Inside
Out:
Is
a
Compassionate
Listening
workshop
building
skills
for
communicating
from
the
heart,
even
in
the
heat
of
conflict.
It’s
about
people
making
peace
in
their
families,
communities,
jobs
and
world.
Participants
cultivate:
Compassion
for
themselves
and
other
Freedom
from
judgment
Balance
in
stressful
relationships
listening
with
the
heart
speaking
from
the
heart
Facilitated
by
Andrea
Cohen
July
14th,
10:00
-
6
pm,
Sunday
July
15th,
10
am
-
5:00
pm,
NEW
Center,
Suite
208,
South,
1100
North
Main
Street,
Ann
Arbor,
MI
48104.
Sliding
scale:
$150-$300.
Registration:
www.compassionatelistening.org/workshops.htm
l
or
360-297-2280.
Co-sponsor:
American
Friends
Service
Committee’s
Lesbian,
Gay,
Bisexual
and
Transgender
Issues
Program-Michigan
July
30-31
2007
National
Conference
on
Latinos
and
AIDS
The
2007
National
Conference
on
Latinos
and
AIDS
will
take
place
July
30-31,
in
Miami
Beach,
Florida.
The
featured
speaker
this
year
is
Rosie
Perez.
This
