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Atlanta United Way
Offers
AIDS Fund Option
For the first time United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta is
offering an AIDS Crisis Fund check off option as part of its
Fall 1988 fund drive. The check off allows donors to direct all or part of their United Way
contribution to a special hind.
Donations so directed will be granted to community based organizations for their AIDS
education and service projects.
In order to be sure that money goes to the AIDS Crisis Fund, you must ask United Way for a
Donor Restricted Giving form and then check off the appropriate box on the back of the fonm.
United Way strongly recommends that donations be pledged to its unrestricted fund which is
distributed to over 80 metro area agencies. Only two of those agencies, the Visiting Nurses
Association and the Red Cross, have significant AIDS outreach programs. None of the United
Way agencies are lesbian or gay service organizations.
Sources at Metro Atlanta United Way say they cannot estimate how much money might be
collected during the fall fund drive which ends November 18. United Way in San Francisco
raised $1.5 million last year for its AIDS Fund using a similar check off process.
While many of Atlanta's lesbian and gay organizations are not tax-exempt corporations,
donations to the Southern Feminist Library and Archives, Inc., the Atlanta Gay Center, SAME,
the MCC Churches and several others are deductible. AID Atlanta, NAPWA, Outreach, Inc.,
the LAMP Project, and Jerusalem House are also tax-exempt and therefore qualify for
corporate matching funds. We advise checking with any oiganization to which you contribute
in order to see if it qualifies for matching funds.
-Gary Kaupman
Donor Restricted Giving Form For Fbll 1988 Campaign
(Complete and return with a campaign pledge card)
□ Citizen Review Process
I want my gift to help the most people. Use It for 80 health and
human care service agencies as decided by experienced United
Way volunteers.
□ Select An Agency or Agencies
I want all (or a designated portion) of my gift to go to the healthy
and human service agency or agencies specified by me below: (
Agency code Amount $_
Agency code Amount $_
Agency code Amount $_
gneies specified by
□ Omit An Agency or Agencies
I want none of my gift to |
me bela
•ency code :
□ Select the AIDS Crisis Fund
I want all (or a designated portion) of my gift to go to the AIDS Crisid
Fund- a special fund comprised of designated gifts only and
administered by United Way volunteers.
Amount $
I have read United Way’s Donor Restricted Giving brochure and understand my restricted gifts will be handled as described therein:
I Signature : Phone Name (please print)
| Address _
| Employer _
. Amount of Pledge $_
Method of Payment □ Cash □ Bill Direct □ Payroll Deduction
The Living AIDS Memorial Park (LAMP) Project, Inc. held a well attended gala
at the Healey Building in downtown Atlanta on Saturday, August 27th. The Park
will be in commemoration of those who have died of AIDS as well as a continuing
tribute to those who are living with the disease. Saturday's fundraiser was the
kick-off event in the effort to raise the necessary funds to bring the project to life.
Pictured here are LAMP Project Board of Directors (front row, 1-r): Fred Guest,
Julie Hamilton, Scott Peterson, Margie Hewick; (second row, 1-r) Denny David,
Carleen Allen and Jeff Stallings.
THE
LAMP
PROJECT
James Gilley
February 1,1958 - August 31,1988
James Gilley, editor of "Alive and
Aware," NAPWA/(National Association
of People with AIDS) Atlanta's news
letter, died Aug. 31 at the age of 30.
The cause of his death was AIDS-related
compli
cations.
Gilley was
bom Feb. 1,
1958 in
Jacksonville,
FL, his home
for 25 years.
He worked
for interior
design films
in
Jacksonville
and Atlanta
until he was
diagnosed
with ARC
(AIDS
Jim Gilley (center), with friends George Kish (left)
and David Brey (right).
Related Complex) two-and-a-half years
ago. Gilley received a B.A. in Music from
Jacksonville University. His interests
included poetry and piano, and he was
active in the St. Johns Episcopal Cathedral
Choir in Jacksonville.
Surviving were Gilley's father,
mother and sister of Jacksonville, FL
and many loving friends. Memorial
services were held Sept. 3 at the Mikel
Chapel of St Phillips Episcopal
Cathedral in
Atlanta and
Sept. 7 at
the St.
Johns
Episcopal
Cathedral in
Jackson
ville.
Gilley
did
volunteer
work for
AID
Atlanta and
was a
member of
PWA
(People With AIDS) and ARC support
groups here.
"Jim was a very caring and sensitive
person," said Don Dykes, who met Gilley
in an ARC support group. "He had a feel
for sharing difficulties with his disease."
A Benefit For Mi\
Uuloj
With
THE
PROJECT
A Special Performance By
The Original Scallion Sisters,
Michele Martin,
and
The Cast of Different
$15 advance-$20 at door
lA
a patch
in the Quilt
Sunday, sej)t. 25
4=00 - 8=00 j>m
THE INMAN PARK TROLLEY BARN
963 EDGE WOOD AVENUE
for more info call 523-4167