I may have fallen out of the Top 5 individual fundraisers (for now!), but my Team, Supersnack, has shot into the Top 5 with a bullet. Currently, we are at Number 3! Very cool news...

So, I’m inspired to put some fundraising incentives out there.  The next person to donate $50 (or more) to Gwenn and I gets a Dragon*Condom!  Bob G, you donated twice, so if you want one just say the word buddy.

Last night, Gwenn and I attended a fund raising dinner at Orzo, a very nice restaurant here in Charlottesville that is co-owned by one of our favorite local baristas, Katie, pictured below.  Her husband, Charles, made some excellent pasta, and there was also a silent auction, wine and appetizers. 

Two hours of awesomeness.

I’d had a couple of glasses when it came time for me to speak about the Ryan White Clinic, where I get my medical care.  My doctor also spoke.  I credited him in particular for helping me regain my health a decade ago when I first met him, t-cells falling out of my pocket on the way into the office.  (I had 38, I believe.)  The main objective of the fundraiser was to raise money for gas cards to be used by people who travel a great distance to get to the Ryan White Clinic, and to also support a camp for people who are affected by HIV. Fellow Team Supersnacker and current Miss Virginia, Caressa Cameron, was also there to help raise money!

I found out that Orzo also donates 10% of their revenue on every Tuesday in December to the Ryan White Clinic.  As that draws nearer, I’ll remind all you townies.  So thanks again to Orzo, and Katie for being a Decker’s Daily favorite over at Calvino Cafe!

Positively Yours,
Shawn

PS... remember, all through September all $5 donations to Decker’s Daily go to the AIDS Walk Washington DC!  ($15 total thus far- thanks to Dragon*Condom Queen Nina, and sexual assault awareness duo Kelly and Becca