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Winter Edition
February 2016
Life lines
Welcome Amber Cornelison
Our New
Certified Application Counselor
Your Legacy Starts Now!
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Consider the 5% solution. Where we all commit to
leaving 5% of our estate (no matter the size) to the betterment of our communities. It is a
great way to see your work and passions carried on long after you have gone. The Community Foundation is urging all Missouri residents to leave 5% of their estates to charitable
causes. If all Ozarkers did that, it could mean an additional 118 million a year for charitable
causes in ten years and a staggering $1.4 billion a year in 50 years.
To learn more about transfer of wealth please visit the community foundations website.
Www.cfozarks.org/transferofwealth.
I asked, “Why doesn’t somebody do something?”
then I realized I was somebody.
Enclosed is my:
Donation
Annual membership dues of $15
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
My donation is in honor of:
________________________________________ (Optional)
Complete and mail to AIDS Project of the Ozarks* 1901 E Bennett, Suite D, * Springfield,
MO 65804
Contributions are tax deductible. All services to clients are provided in strict confidence. APO’s mailing list is kept
confidential
Board of Directors
Emily Bowen-Marler—President
Chris Rees--First Vice President
Lacey Nunnally, LCSW—2nd Vice President
Wade Shelton—Treasurer
Jane Pike—Secretary
Clarissa French
Stephen Adams, MD
Byrne Blackwood, PhD
Jean Turner
Joy Robertson
Rose DeGray
Carolyn Carine
Jeff Houghton
Brad Haller
Mary Anne Jennings, PhD
Jr. Board Member Alli Rees
I graduated from Drury
University in May 2015
with a BA in English/
Writing and a minor in
Women and Gender
Studies/Global Studies.
For my final semester, I
interned with Planned
Parenthood and worked on the NO Repeal
Campaign. I realized during this time that,
as much as I love books, I would rather
work somewhere that truly makes a difference in the community. Naturally,
when the opportunity to work at APO
arose, I jumped on the opportunity to be
Amber #3. (APO has two other Ambers
on staff)
At APO I help enroll our clients
and others in health insurance through the
Marketplace. I’m happy to say we successfully enrolled almost all of our clients
in a health plan. With open enrollment
now over, I’m excited to start helping
APO out in other ways.
When not at work, I spend my
time playing video games, bingewatching TV shows, and having in-depth
conversations with my cat.
It’s been a great three months at
APO and I’m looking forward to the
many more to come!
You are Invited!
To our Annual Dinner
Tuesday February 23, 6:30 PM
Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East, Springfield, MO 65806
Please RSVP to Marsha by Feb 18th 417-881-1900
Please join us for an evening of good food, and good friends. We will
talk about the state of the organization and recognize those volunteers
who have gone above and beyond to help make APO great. Dinner will
be provided.
This year we will be recognizing:
Rick White, Gary Ledford,
Brian Inmann, Winn Jester,
Geoff & Joy Steele,
Robert Dewar, DDS,
Jordan Williams,
Jayla Coffelt,
Phoenix Home Health,
Lea Ellen Whitman,
Joyce Dement, Enterprise
Help our pantry is
empty!
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HIV in the US
Source: Jennifer Kates, Vice
President and Director of Global
Health & HIV Policy at the Kaiser
Family Foundation
When it comes to HIV, treatment is
prevention. The recent Strategic
Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment
(START) study published by The
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
found that early diagnosis, prompt
linkage to care, and antiretroviral
therapy were key to reducing morbidity, mortality, and transmission
of HIV. Yet while an estimated 1.2
million people are living with HIV
in the U.S., almost two-thirds are
not yet in regular care, either because they have not yet been diagnosed or have not been retained in
care.
People living with HIV typically
have significant, high-cost health
needs and often face barriers to re-
ceiving care. The Affordable Care
Act took strides to reduce such barriers, and provided the opportunity for
states to expand Medicaid eligibility
to those with incomes below 138
percent of the federal poverty line. In
a 2014 Health Affairs article which I
coauthored with Rachel Garfield, we
estimated that of the more than
400,000 adults (aged 19-64 years)
with HIV who were receiving medical care, nearly 70,000 were uninsured, and a majority of them had
incomes below 138 percent of the
federal poverty line. If all states had
expanded Medicaid, these individuals would have qualified for coverage allowing for continuity of care
and access to the antiretroviral therapy they need.
AIDSVu, in partnership with the
Kaiser Family Foundation, recently
released a new resource that displays
the states’ Medicaid expansion deci-
sions alongside HIV prevalence.
The new side-by-side maps show
that as of July 20, 2015, 31 states
have expanded their Medicaid
programs, one is under consideration, and 19 have chosen not to
expand. Many of the nonexpansion states are also those in
which HIV is the most concentrated, and one study estimated
that nearly 60,000 people living
with HIV reside in states not expanding Medicaid. While insurance coverage alone does not
necessarily guarantee access, it is
an important step in linking more
people with HIV to regular care
and treatment, which in turn
helps to stop the spread of the
HIV epidemic.
APO relies on the generous contributions
of the community to keep our pantry
stocked. At the moment our pantry is
completely bare. APO typically maintains a pantry stocked with personal care
items and house cleaning items that cannot be purchased with food stamps. The
pantry is dependent on donations, so supplies are limited and availability varies.
Stocking the pantry is a great way for
churches, schools, and other groups to
assist persons living with HIV in the
Ozarks.
We are reaching out to those in our community asking you to please consider donating items to the APO pantry so that
we may continue to provide necessary
hygiene items to those who would otherwise go without.
Items needed:
*Laundry Soap *Dish soap
*Shampoo *Conditioner *Toothbrush
*Hydrogen peroxide *Hand and body
lotion *Deodorant *Toilet paper *Disposable razors *Shaving
cream *Hand and body
soap *Toothpaste *Rubbing alcohol *Paper towels *Feminine hygiene
products
Red Ribbon Ride
with us!
The planning has begun, for the
13th annual ORRR! (Ozarks Red
Ribbon Ride) Join us Saturday,
May 16, 2015
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30 and 50 Mile Rides Begin at 8:30
am
10 Mile Ride begins @ 10:30 am
Ride begins and ends at Mercy Health
Tracks (4331 S Fremont)
Lunch and after party begins at Galloway Station Bar and Grill on Republic
Road
All Rides are Road Rides (Sorry there
are no access to trails for the kiddos)
Fully Stocked Rest Stops
AFTER-PARTY BEGINS AT NOON
If you would like to be one of our
fabulous sponsors for this year’s
event, please contact Cecelia Havens at 417-881-1900 or [email protected] for
more information and a chance to
be a part of such an amazing event.
Save the Dates!
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February 23rd —Annual Dinner at
the Historic Gillioz Theatre in Downtown Springfield
March 10th—National women and
girls HIV/AIDS Awareness day
May 21st —Ozarks Red Ribbon Ride
APO Client Holiday
Party
The APO client holiday party was, again
a high point of our year. Approximately
300 folks were in attendance and gifts
were purchased for 270 children. We are
so thankful for Ridgecrest Baptist Church
and the folks who prepare and serve the
dinners each year. We will be working
with them to find and alternative location
for next year, as Remington’s has closed.
What will your legacy look like?
Consider a few gifts that cost nothing today
While the subject of estate planning may be uncomfortable for some, to others it is a comfort to know they will live on
through the work they started during their lives. Here is are a few gift ideas that cost nothing today, but will mean the
world to someone facing HIV/AIDS.
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Beneficiary Designation Forms for retirement plans and life insurance policies (list APO as the beneficiary)
Payable on Death accounts (consider adding APO as the POD on your bank accounts)
Transfer on Death (consider adding APO as the TOD on your property, securities or real estate)
Donor Advised Funds (allows donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax benefit and then recommend grants
from the fund over time. An easy way to think about a donor-advised fund is like a charitable savings account: a donor contributes to the
fund as frequently as they like and then recommends grants to their favorite charity when they are ready. )
Gifts like yours sustain our organization and bolster the value of our mission.
They are investments in the future of APO and the people we serve.
Start your legacy today.
Please consider adding the AIDS Project of the Ozarks to your estate plans.
To assist you with your plans, we can provide sample language, or recommend experts to assist you in your planning.