What's New!

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

Thursday, September 2, 2010

• Launched a brand new Big Bend Cares Web Site!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

• Updated the Sponsors Page.

Wednesday, May 15, 2010

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors Page.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

• Added information about Proctor Subaru's "The Great Challenge."
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors Page.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

• Added information about National Women's Health Week to the main page.
• Redesigned the main page.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors Page.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

• Added sponsor logos to the Artopia Index Page
• Updated the Links page with a link to Time to Care.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors Page.

Friday, March 19, 2010

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors Page.

Monday, March 22, 2010

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors Page.

Monday, April 8, 2010

• Updated the Staff page.
• Updated the Artopia Art Jury Page.
• Updated the Volunteer page.

Monday, March 22, 2010

• Activated the Artopia 2010 Web site and updated the main page.
• Updated the Events page.

Sunday, March 15, 2010

• Added information about Artopia 2010—Moving to the Museum!, to the main page.
• Updated the Events page.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

• Added information about local restaurants supporting An Evening With Friends to the Evening With Friends Restaurants Page.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

• Added one new news article — Study Raises Concerns About Drug-Resistant HIV — to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, January 9, 2010

• Added one new news article — High antiretroviral therapy adherence associated with lower health care costs — to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

• Added one new news article — HIV/AIDS: The incurable epidemic — to the News page and updated the main page.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

• Added one new news article — Extremely Drug Resistant Form Of Tuberculosis Raises Concerns For HIV And AIDS Patients — to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

• Implemented RSS Feeds to the Big Bend Cares Web site. Now, you can get updates about news and events automatically—right in your browser or feed reader!
• Added a link to the Big Bend Cares Twitter page.
• Added one new news article — Sunrise Rotary Club Embraces Big Bend Cares Holiday Angels Program For A Second Year — to the News page and updated the main page.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

• Updated the the main page with "Save the Date" information for An Evening With Friends 2010 and the Tallahassee Little Theatre performance of "City of Angels," a benefit for Big Bend Cares.

Friday, November 27, 2009

• Updated the Events page.
• Updated the Sponsors page and added new Featured Sponsor.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

• Updated the World AIDS Day 2009 Web site with World AIDS Day Events.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

• Launched the World AIDS Day 2009 Web site and updated the main page.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

• Added one new news article — Nutritional Supplements Delay the Progression of AIDS in HIV-Infected Patients not Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment According to the Harold Foster Foundation — to the News page and updated the main page.

Monday, October 26, 2009

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Saturday, October 24, 2009

• Added one new news article — AIDS Walk a reminder of the need to educate — to the News page and updated the main page.
• Launched the Holiday Angels 2009 Web site and updated the main page.
• Added the 5K Run Results to the 2009 AIDS Walk and 5K Run Web site.

Saturday, October 3, 2009

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board Roster.

Monday, September 7, 2009

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board Roster.

Monday, September 7, 2009

• Added more sponsors to the 2009 AIDS Walk & 5K Run Sponsors page.
• Updated the featured sponsor on the Sponsors page.

Saturday, September 5, 2009

• Added more sponsors to the 2009 AIDS Walk & 5K Run Sponsors page.
• Added the Collegiate Flier (PDF, 2.3MB) to the 2009 AIDS Walk & 5K Run Web site.

Sunday, August 30, 2009

• Added more sponsors to the 2009 AIDS Walk & 5K Run Sponsors page.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

• Added the run form to the 2009 AIDS Walk & 5K Run Web site.
• Added links to online Walk and 5K Run registration to the 2009 AIDS Walk & 5K Run Web site and the main page.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

• Launched the 2009 AIDS Walk & 5K Run Web site.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

• Added a Facebook Link to the main page.
• Updated the Staff Roster.
• Updated the Volunteer Opportunities page.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

• Updated the Events page.
• Added two new news articles — Half of gay men with HIV don't know of infection and HIV Plus Alcohol Hampers Short-Term Memory — to the News page and updated the main page.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

• Artopia Art Galleries are complete!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

• Added a total of FOUR new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 4.

Monday, June 15, 2009

• Added a total of FIFTEEN new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 4.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

• Added a total of TWELVE new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 3 and Artopia Art Gallery 4.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

• Added the prizewinning and live auction artwork to the Artopia Main Page.

Friday, June 12, 2009

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Boiard Roster.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

• Added NINE new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 3.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page. Please patronize the fantastic businesses that support Big Bend Cares!
• Added a total of TWENTY-NINE new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 2 and Artopia Art Gallery 3.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page. Please patronize the fantastic businesses that support Big Bend Cares!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.
• Added a total of FIVE new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 1 and Artopia Art Gallery 2.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

• Added ELEVEN new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Galleries.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

• Added ONE new piece of art to the Artopia Art Galleries.

Monday, May 25, 2009

• Added SIX new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Galleries.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors Page.
• Updated the Artopia Art Jury Page.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

• Added the Save the Date Card (PDF, 199K), the Call for Artists Card (PDF, 166K), and the Call for Sponsors Card (PDF, 166K) to the Artopia Index.
• Added information about Artopia's host for the evening, Kevin Hattaway of Linda Dix Realty, to the Artopia Index.
• Added FIVE new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Galleries. The stuff is looking good this year!

Thursday, May 7, 2009

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board Roster

Friday, May 1, 2009

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.
• Updated the Artopia Jury page with information about new art Judge, Clint Riley from the Council on Culture & the Arts.

Wednesday, April 18, 2009

• Added two new news articles — CDC Report Examines High-Risk Behaviors Associated With HIV Among Intravenous Drug Users and Another Study Supports Early HIV Therapy — to the News page and updated the main page.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

• Launched the new Artopia 2009: A Starry Night Web site and updated the main page.
• Updated the Events page.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster

Saturday, March 21, 2009

• Added one new article, District Of Columbia Report Likely Underestimated HIV/AIDS Prevalence, City To Increase Testing, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Events page with information about Artopia 2009: Starry Night, and updated the main page.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

• Updated the Education and Prevention Services page with information about the latest interventions.
• Updated the Featured Sponsor on the Sponsors page.
• Added one new news article, FDA approves Female Health's women's condom, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added the Big Bend Cares 2008 Audit Report and Financial Statements (PDF, 6MB) to the Make a Donation page and the Donor Information page.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board Roster.
• Updated the Volunteer Opportunities Page and updated the main page.
• Added two new news articles — Miami Herald Examines Efforts To Improve HIV/AIDS Knowledge Among Young People and Older people more likely to risk unprotected sex: Officials report rise in number of people over 50 contracting AIDS virus — to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

• Added two new news articles — Sexual health promotion is low among people with serious mental illnesses, despite higher risk and Skipping doctor visits risky for HIV patients: study — to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

• Added one new news article — Binge drinking raises HIV risk, report says — to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Sponsors page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

• Added two new news articles — Northwestern University Study: Women can get HIV easier than believed and Rotary and other organizations assist Big Bend Cares — to the News page and updated the main page.

Friday, January 2, 2009

• Updated the Sponsors page.
• Updated the Events page.
• Added the new "An Evening With Friends 2009" Web site and updated the main page.
• Added the new Web site for the Tallahassee Little Theatre Big Bend Cares benefit performance of "The Boys Next Door" and updated the main page.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

• Updated the Featured Sponsor on the Sponsors page.
• Added two new news articles — Magnolia School sponsors area family and Rob Renzi: Don't be part of the AIDS story — to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board Roster.

Friday, November 28, 2008

• Added four new news articles — Palm Beach County HIV cases jump 50 percent this year, Many Americans With HIV Don't Know They Have It, Higher Risk Of Certain Non-AIDS Cancers Being Recorded In HIV-Positive People, and AIDS Woes in Black America — to the News page and updated the main page.

Friday, November 21, 2008

• Added the World AIDS Day Television Commercial (.wmv, 3MB) to the Would AIDS Day Web Site.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

• Updated the Events page.
• Added the new World AIDS Day site and updated the main page.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

• Launched the Holiday Angels 2008 Web site and updated the main page.
• Updated the AIDS Walk 2008 Web site with a link to event photos and updated the main page.
• Added a new Featured Sposnor to the Sponsors page.

Sunday, October 5, 2008

• Updated the AIDS Walk 2008 Sponosrs page.
• Added four new news articles — HIV infection estimated at 1.1 million in U.S., Report: Young black men have highest HIV/AIDs increase, HIV on rise among self-injecting drug users: study, and 'A Lot of Unknowns': Growing Old with HIV/AIDS — to the News page and updated the main page.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors roster.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

• Updated the Events page with information about the Pattie Maney Art Show Benefit and updated the main page.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board Roster.
• Added the AIDS Walk 2008 Radio Commercial to the AIDS Walk site

Monday, September 8, 2008

• Launched the Tallahassee AIDS Walk 2008 Web site and updated the main page.
• Updated the Events page with information about Tallahassee AIDS Walk 2008 and the Patty Maney Art Show Benefit for Big Bend Cares.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

• Added information about Fall 2008 Volunteer Opportunities and updated the main page.

Sunday, August 17, 2008

• Added five new news articles — The South's Silent Epidemic, Report: Crack users with HIV engage in unprotected sex, Among gays, young partiers spread HIV: study, AIDS Infection Rate in U.S. Higher Than Previously Estimated, and Getting the HIV message to teens — to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

• Added the new Comedy Zone featuring L.A. Hardy Benefit page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Events page with information about the Comedy Zone featuring L.A. Hardy Benefit.
• Added four new news articles — Report: HIV attacks faster than expected, Southern AIDS 'crisis': Half of deaths occur in 17-state region as federal, private money dries up, Column Discusses HIV/AIDS Risks For Black Women, and Gene variant could hint at HIV spread among blacks — to the News page and updated the main page.

Friday, July 4, 2008

• Updated the Spectrum Sponsors page.
• Updated the Spectrum Events page with information about the July 13 "A Day at the Rez" event.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors roster.
• Added two new news articles — HIV/AIDS cases rise in older people and 'Troubling' Rise in HIV Among Young Gay Men: CDC — to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

• Added more live auction artwork to the Artopia Web Site.

Thursday, June 19, 2008

• Added one new news article, Psychosocial Issues Affect HIV/AIDS Treatment Outcomes , to the News page and updated the main page.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.
• Added seven new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 5.
• Updated the front page of the Artopia Web Site with additional Live-auction artwork.

Monday, June 16, 2008

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

• Updated the front page of the Artopia Web Site with prize-winning and Live-auction artwork.
• Added six new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 5.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

• Added thirteen new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 4 and Gallery 5.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

• Added five new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 4.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

• Added the Artopia 2008 Radio Commercial (MP3, 2.3MB), to the Multimedia page and updated the main page.
• Added one new piece of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 4.

Monday, June 9, 2008

• Added thirty-four new pieces of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 3 and Gallery 4.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

• Updated the Events page.
• Launched the new National HIV Testing Day Web page and updated the main page.
• Added twenty-one new piece of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 2 and Artopia Art Gallery 3.

Monday, May 26, 2008

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.

Sunday, May 25, 2008

• Added information about National HIV Testing Day to the main page.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Sponsors page.

Saturday, May 24, 2008

• Added one new news article, New Horse Show Concept Inspired by Safety Concerns, Benefit for Big Bend Cares, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added six new piece of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 2.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

• Added one new piece of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 2.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

• Updated the Events page with information about the first annual Big Bend Cares Charity Horse Show.
• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.
• Added twenty-six new piece of art to the Artopia Art Gallery 1 and Gallery 2.

Monday, May 12, 2008

• Added one new piece of art to the Artopia Art Gallery.

Sunday, May 11, 2008

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

Friday, May 9, 2008

• Updated the Artopia Sponsors page.

Friday, May 2, 2008

• Launched the new Artopia 2008: Top Hats and Tails Web site.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board of Directors Roster.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

• Added one new news article, U.S. Prisons Missing Opportunities To Provide HIV Testing, Education, Prevention, Panel Says, to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

• Updated the Links page with a link to the Florida Department of Health's We Make the Change Web site.
• Updated the Events page.
• Added an Artopia 2008: Top Hats and Tails announcement to the main page.
• Added three new news articles — 20 years after diagnosis, some with HIV press for more prevention efforts, Black Churches In Florida, Nationwide, Launch HIV/AIDS Testing Initiative Targeted Toward Black Community, and CDC Makes It Official: HIV Infections Up a "Catastrophic" 48% Nationwide — to the News page and updated the main page.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

• Added one new news article, Running helps in battle vs. HIV, to the News page and updated the main page.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

• Added one new news article, CDC Data Show 80 Percent Increase In HIV Among Young African American Men Who Have Sex With Men, to the News page and updated the main page.
• Updated the Events page with a save-the-date reminder for Artopia 2008: Top Hats and Tails.

Friday, February 8, 2008

• Updated the main page with information about the Sapphire Award from The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida.
• Added three new videos to the Multimedia page, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida's Sapphire Award Honoree Video (.wmv format, 30MB) about Big Bend Cares!
• Added two new news articles — African Americans Still Disproportionately Affected By HIV/AIDS and Self-Medicating With AIDS Drugs — to the News page and updated the main page.
• Added the Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Statements/Annual Report (PDF 5MB) to the Make a Donation page and the Donor Information page.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

• Updated the Sponsors page.
• Updated the An Evening With Friends page.
• Added a new interactive Board Application Form (8.2MB) in Microsoft Word format.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board Roster.
• Added three new news articles — World Health Organization: HIV therapy does not eliminate transmission risk, Semen makes HIV more deadly and Teens and AIDS — to the News page and updated the main page.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

• Updated the "The Graduate" page with information about our Title Sponsor, Florida Commerce Credit Union.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

• Added the new An Evening With Friends page and updated the main page.

Friday, January 11, 2008

• Updated the Big Bend Cares Events page.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

• Added a new page for Tallahassee Community Theatre's benefit performance of "The Graduate," a fundraiser for Big Bend Cares!
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Board Roster.
• Updated the Big Bend Cares Staff Roster.
• Added two new news articles — AIDS Patients Face Downside of Living Longer and Antidepressants Help HIV-Infected Patients Stick to Treatment — to the News page and updated the main page.