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Thank you for visiting the Big Bend Cares official Web site. Updates are listed below, beginning with the most recent additions:

Saturday, December 30, 2006

• Added one new article, AIDS drug offers hope, but too late for one man, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Saturday, December 30, 2006

• Updated the main page with a Holiday Angels Update.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

• Added one new news article, AIDS patients depend on agency: Big Bend Cares one of few resources in area, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, December 9, 2006

• Added five new news articles — Stop-and-Start HIV Treatment Too Risky, Online Dating Helps People With AIDS, HIV, AIDS Deaths Rising Among Hispanic Americans, Despite advances in AIDS fight, quilt keeps growing, and Best HIV prevention programs build skills — to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added front page news article (PDF, 500K) about Tallahassee's World AIDS Day events to the main page.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page.

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors Roster.

Sunday, November 19, 2006

• Added the Spectrum Flier for A Silver Tribute: In Remembrance of 25 Years of the HIV/AIDS Pandemic to the Spectrum Events page.
• Updated the World AIDS Day feature page with the World AIDS Day Events Flier (PDF, 240K).
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Events page with the World AIDS Day Events Flier (PDF, 240K).
• Added three new news articles — New HIV statistics indicate increasing toll of AIDS on African American community, Black leaders announce plan to fight HIV/AIDS, and News Article: Condoms urged in prisons to curb AIDS in blacks — to the News page and updated the main page.

Monday, November 13, 2006

• Added the November 12 E-Newsletter (PDF, 166K) to the News page and the E-News Sign-up page.

Friday, November 10, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Events page.

Saturday, November 4, 2006

• Updated the Spectrum Events page.
• Added two new news articles, Scientists get snapshot of AIDS defense mechanism and Got HIV? Lifetime Cost: $618,900, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added a feature about World AIDS Day 2006 and updated the main page.
• Added a feature about Holiday Angels 2006 and updated the main page.

Friday, November 3, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Sunday, October 29, 2006

• Added one new photo to the Spectrum Gallery.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page.

Saturday, October 28, 2006

• Updated the Education and Prevention page with information about Big Bend Cares's participation in the (NLAAD) National Latino AIDS Awareness Day health fair.
• Added addditional dates to our call for volunteers on the main page!

Saturday, October 21, 2006

• Added a call for volunteers to the main page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Events page.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page.

Sunday, October 15, 2006

• Added a photo gallery to the AIDS Walk 2006 Web site.

Saturday, October 14, 2006

• Added one new news article, Front Page News! Big Bend Cares: They hit the streets to stamp out AIDS (PDF, 493K), to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, October 7, 2006

• Updated the AIDS Walk 2006 Sponsor Page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.
• Updated the Big Bend Caraes Events page with preliminary information about World AIDS Day.

Sunday, October 1, 2006

• Added one new news article, Heavy Drinking May Speed Progression to AIDS, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors Roster.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

• Added a link to the Tallahassee AIDS Walk 2006 iMix to the AIDS Walk 2006 Index page!

Saturday, September 23, 2006

• Added five new sponsors to the AIDS Walk 2006 Sponsors page.
• Updated the Events page with information about The Family Tree Center's "Coming Out" Gala Ball 2006 (PDF, 157K).
• Added one new news article, Smokers may be at higher risk of contracting HIV infection than nonsmokers, new research finds, to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

• Added one new news article, Response: HIV/AIDS crisis among blacks often ignored, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Events page.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

• Added information about and photos of Big Bend Cares's participation in the Jack McLean Senior Day event to the HIV Education and Prevention Services & News page.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page.
• Added the Spectrum Flier (PDF, 300K) the the Spectrum Index page.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster
• Updated the Spectrum Index and the Spectrum Sponsors pages.

Monday, September 11, 2006

• Added one new sponsor to the AIDS Walk 2006 Sponsors page.

Saturday, September 9, 2006

• Added the September 9 E-Newsletter (PDF, 66K) to the News page and the E-News Sign-up page.
• Added one new news article, Crisis of HIV/AIDS in Florida's black communities, to the News page and updated the main page.

Thursday, September 7, 2006

• Added information about Macy's "Shop for a Cause" program to the main page.
• Updated the AIDS Walk 2006 Sponsors page.

Friday, September 1, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster

Thursday, August 31, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors Roster.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page with information about currently scheduled events and Beach Bash 2006! Updated Spectrum main page.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

• Launched the AIDS Walk 2006 Web Site and updated the main page.
• Launched the ATRIPLA™ Patient Information Program page and updated the main page.

Saturday, August 26, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

• Added information about how you can raise money to assist Big Bend Cares in its fight against HIV/AIDS through using the GoodSearch search engine to the main page.
• Added one new news article, Study warns of skyrocketing HIV rate, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, August 12, 2006

• Updated the Spectrum Events page and placed a special message on the Spectrum main page.
• Added information about the Red Cross Dustoff event to the main page.
• Added two new news articles, The Graying of AIDS and Experts Stress Condoms are Imperative to Effective HIV Prevention Efforts, to the News page and updated the main page.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

• Added the Sponsor Packet and Walk Form for AIDS Walk 2006 to the Events page.

Sunday, August 6, 2006

• Added two new news articles, B.C. AIDS researcher proposes method to 'extinguish' HIV epidemic and Meth Promotes Spread of Virus in HIV-Infected Users, to the News page and updated the main page.

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

• Added information about the ATRIPLA™ Patient Assistance Program, including the brochure (PDF, 235K) and the application (PDF, 1.2MB), to the main page.
• Added three new news articles — Unsafe sex common among female drug users with HIV, Blacks are Urged to Mobilize against HIV/AIDS, HIV Treatment 'Holidays' Do More Harm than Good — to the News page and updated the main page.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

• Updated the Who We Are page with a map and information about the Big Bend Cares Service Area.

Monday, July 17, 2006

• Added telephone and e-mail contact information for the toll-free CDC INFO line to the About HIV/AIDS page.
• Added the July 17 E-Newsletter (PDF, 104K) to the News page and the E-News Sign-up page.
• Added one new news story, First one-a-day AIDS pill approved, to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, July 9, 2006

• Added one new news story, New Hope For Gene Therapy To Combat AIDS, to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, July 2, 2006

• Updated the Sponsors page and updated the Featured Sponsor.
• Added information about the M·A·C Cosmetics/M·A·C AIDS Fund grant to Big Bend Cares and updated the main page.
• Added two new news stories, New HIV study identifies high-risk subgroups of adolescents and HIV/AIDS and substance abuse: Are you at risk?, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, July 1, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors Application (PDF, 73K).

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors Roster.

Saturday, June 17, 2006

• Updated Artopia Index Page with prize-winning and best-in-show live auction art pieces!
• Added THREE new pieces of art to Artopia Art Gallery 5.

Thursday, June 15, 2006

• Updated the Spectrum Events page.
• Added THIRTY-ONE new pieces of art to Artopia Art Gallery 4 and Artopia Art Gallery 5.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.
• Updated the Artopia Tickets page with additional ticket sales locations.

Sunday, June 11, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Events page.
• Added SIXTEEN new pieces of art to Artopia Art Gallery 4.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

• Added FIVE new pieces of art to Artopia Art Gallery 3.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.

Friday, June 9, 2006

• Reinstated the Spectrum Discussion Forum in the Forums.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page.

Thursday, June 8, 2006

• Added one new news story, Young adult blacks in US hit hard by HIV infection, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added FOUR new pieces of art to Artopia Art Gallery 3.
• Added two new video PSAs to the Multimedia page.

Tuesday, June 6, 2006

• Added THIRTEEN new pieces of art to Artopia Art Gallery 3.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.

Saturday, June 3, 2006

• Added the June 2 E-Newsletter (PDF, 158K) to the News page and the E-News Sign-up page.
• Agregó un artículo nuevo sobre el día de prueba nacional del VIH 2006 a la página principal.
• Added a new feature about National HIV Testing Day 2006 to the main page.
• Added THREE new pieces of art to Artopia Art Gallery 2 and Artopia Art Gallery 3.

Friday, June 2, 2006

• Added FOUR new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 2.

Thursday, June 1, 2006

• Added SIXTEEN new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 2.

Sunday, May 28, 2006

• Added TEN new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 1 and Artopia Art Gallery 2.

Friday, May 26, 2006

• Updated the Spectrum Events page.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.
• Added one new news story, Patients and their doctors have different perceptions about HIV and its treatment, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

• Updated the Spectrum Index page with a message from the Spectrum Coordinator.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page.
• Added the May 14 E-Newsletter (PDF, 141K) to the News page and the E-News Sign-up page.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.

Sunday, May 14, 2006

• Added one new news story, Female and Minority Experts Most Effective in HIV Prevention, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, May 13, 2006

• Added TWENTY new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery!

Sunday, May 7, 2006

• Added one new news article, International Study Investigates Early Biology Of HIV Infection, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added ELEVEN new photos to the Spectrum Gallery!
• Updated the Spectrum Events page.

Saturday, April 29, 2006

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.

Friday, April 28, 2006

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.
• Updated the Artopia Art Jury page.

Monday, April 24, 2006

• Updated the Spectrum Events page.

Sunday, April 23, 2006

• Added two new news articles, Abuse, HIV Raise Women's Suicide Risk and Study details incidence of HIV in prisons, to the News page and updated the main page.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.

Monday, April 17, 2006

• Launched the artzen: artopia 2006 Web site and updated the main page!
• Updated the Events page.

Sunday, April 16, 2006

• Added one new news article, HIV and AIDS: A Primer for Kids, Teens, and Parents to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added this week's events to the Spectrum Events page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors Roster.
• Updated the Board Application (PDF, 145K).

Saturday, April 8, 2006

• Added one new news article, HIGH HOPES FOR AIDS THERAPY: Experimental treatment fortifies the body's own stem cells with an enzyme that could block the virus' relentless advance to the News page and updated the main page.

Thursday, April 6, 2006

• Updated the President's Volunteer Service Award page with information about Big Bend Cares's Record of Service Key number.

Sunday, April 2, 2006

• Added this week's events to the Spectrum Events page.

Sunday, March 26, 2006

• Added information about Big Bend Cares becoming a Certifying Organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award and updated the main page.

Saturday, March 25, 2006

• Added information about Big Bend Cares winning a Silver ADDY® award to the Community Events page and updated the main page.
• Added photos and sponsor information to the An Evening with Friends feature page and updated the main page.
• Added the Artopia 2006 Artist Invitation Letter (PDF, 56K) and the Artist FAQ and Donation Form (PDF, 35K) to the Events page.
• Updated the Fetured Sponsor on the Sponsors page.
• Added this week's events to the Spectrum Events page.
• Added two new news articles, HIV Reveals Another Secret To Its Success, and HIV Cases On The Increase, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, March 18, 2006

• Added ten new pictures to the Spectrum Gallery!
• Added information about the Board Emeritus Award winners to the Evening with Friends 2006 feature page and updated the main page.
• Added the trailer for Bill Duke's new movie, "Invisible," a film about African-American men on the Down Low, to the Big Bend Cares Multimedia page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.
• Added two new news articles, DNA Finding Could Boost AIDS Research, and Meth is HIV hazard among straight men: Study finds users in low-income areas engage in risky sex, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, March 11, 2006

• Added two new news articles, U.S. Marks First Women, Girls AIDS Awareness Day, and HIV-Positive Illicit Drug Users Have Increased Risk For Opportunistic Infections, Death, Study Says, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, March 4, 2006

• Added information about a special invitation from St. Stephen Lutheran Church to the Events page.

Friday, March 3, 2006

• Added one new news article, Enzo OK'D to Start HIV Trial, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Events page with information about the Art of Pattie Maney, a benefit for Big Bend Cares.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

• Added one new news article, OPPOSING VIEW: HIV, AIDS cases decline across South Florida: Education efforts cited in drop, especially in black population, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added the February 26 E-Newsletter (PDF, 102K) to the News page and the E-News Sign-up page.

Saturday, February 25, 2006

• Added one new article, S. Fla. AIDS cases drop, but HIV on upswing in Broward to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, February 18, 2006

• Add a new Community News feature page and updated the main page.
• Added two new articles, Students share tales of living with HIV: Stories part of AIDS Awareness Week activities and Rare Strain Of Chlamydia Might Be Spreading In U.S. Among MSM, Increasing HIV Risk, Specialists Say, to the News page and updated the main page.S. Fla. AIDS cases drop, but HIV on upswing in Broward

Saturday, February 11, 2006

• Added sixteen new photos to the Spectrum Galleries.
• Added two new articles, AIDS Study Suggests: Start Medicines Early and Study: Male circumcision may protect women from AIDS, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page.

Saturday, February 4, 2006

• Updated the Spectrum Index page with information about the weekly Coffee Talk event.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page with information about Drag Bingo.

Wednesday, February 1, 2006

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors Roster.

Sunday, January 29, 2006

• Added the 2005 Financial Statements and Independent Auditor's Report (PDS, 99K) to the Make a Donation page and the Donor Information pages.

Saturday, January 28, 2006

• Added two new articles, US black women 'unaware' of HIV risk and Bacteria used to deliver anti-HIV drugs, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added one new Big Bend Cares News Release, Big Bend Cares Receives Charitable Grant from Pop Culture TV Station MTV for Youth Corps Program (PDF, 16K), to the News page and updated the main page.

Tuesday, January 24, 2006

• Updated the Events page with new events, including the African Children Choir Performance at The Freedom Church!

Monday, January 23, 2006

• Updated the Spectrum Events page.

Sunday, January 22, 2006

• Added one new news article, Drug firms unite to create single-pill AIDS treatment, to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, January 16, 2006

• Added new Security Enhancements to the Big Bend Cares Discussion Forums. Now, only members of the HIV+/AIDS User Group can see the HIV+/AIDS Support Forum in the Forums Index, and members of this user group do not appear in the members list. Your membership in this forum is completely protected and private!

Sunday, January 15, 2006

• Updated the Sitemap.

Saturday, January 14, 2006

• Added the January 14 E-Newsletter (PDF, 127K) to the News page and the E-News Sign-up page.
• Updated the Featured Sponsor on the Sponsors page.
• Updated the Events page.
• Added Online Discussion Forums reminder to the main page.
• Added new Evening With Friends feature page and updated the main page.
• Added one new news article, AIDS Drug From Sunflowers — Substance Could Add Completely New Weapon To Drugs Arsenal, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Saturday, January 7, 2006

• Added one new celebrity panel, poet Tory Dent, who passed away Dec. 30, 2005, to the Virtual AIDS Quilt.
• Added one new news article, Taking an alternative approach to HIV vaccination, to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, January 1, 2006

• Added the Big Bend Cares Web Annual Report 2005 (PDF, 279K) to the News page and updated the main page.

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