It was Red Nose Day at HVCS’ Poughkeepsie and Kingston offices! Our Case Managers celebrated several months of not being “in the red” in their quality assurance data dashboard. This means that the program has been meeting or exceeding Department of Health performance standards. Way to go, Dutchess & Ulster case managers!
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Dutchess/Ulster Case Managers Earn “Red Noses” for Great Performance
Friday, May 20th, 2016Hudson Valley AIDS Walk & Run Photos & Video
Tuesday, May 10th, 2016Thanks to everyone who walked, ran, volunteered, supported and sponsored the 2016 Hudson Valley AIDS Walk and 5K run on Saturday, May 7th! It was a great day despite a little rain with plenty of music, food, and outdoor fun. We also had a very special afterparty, “Heels for Hope,” later on at the Firemen’s Exempt Association.
Here’s a look back at the big event, thanks to videographer Nijinsky De La Cruz and photographer Tracey Buzzanco.
Hudson Valley AIDS Walk Pre- and After-Parties
Wednesday, April 13th, 2016
We’re turning up the springtime heat with two amazing events to bookend the Big Event (our Hudson Valley AIDS Walk & Run, which happens on Saturday, May 7, 2016).
One week before the Wall/Run, join us for “Get Your Shirt Together!” a new pre-registration party at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon. Wear your funniest t-shirt (it’s OK if it’s inappropriate!) to enter the Funniest T-Shirt Contest, with prizes for the overall funniest, best duo or group shirts, and most vulgar. Your fellow guests will be the judges so go with your most crowd-pleasing tee!
Plus, if you’re a registered Walker or Runner you can pick up your official 2016 t-shirt in advance, or register on the spot and get your tee and fundraising packet all at once. Donate $5 and have access to the Shirt Decorating Bar, which will be stocked with paint, markers, stick-on jewels, and other fun items.
DJ duo Prephab plays fun dance music and classics, and a portion of your bar tab will be donated to the AIDS Walk/Run. There is a $5 suggested donation at the door.
After the Walk/Run, join us at River Station, a waterfront restaurant in downtown Poughkeepsie, for Heels for Hope, the official AIDS Walk/Run afterparty featuring a drag showcase and a new dinner buffet! For $40, enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet and reserve your seat for the cavalcade of drag performers. Stick around after the show for dancing with Prephab and Superior Sounds. Seating is limited and there will only be a few standing-room show-only tickets available at the door, so head on over to http://heelsforhope2016.eventbrite.com for advance tickets!
Scheduled to perform:
Katarina Mirage
Valkirie Hall
Victoria Precise
Coco Caine
Max Pleasure
with hosts Ryan Doughty and Kiley J. Winn!
Heels for Hope: Drag Showcase & AIDS Walk Afterparty
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
UPDATE: Heels for Hope returns for another night of amazing drag performances, laughter, delicious cocktails and dancing–all to support the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk & Run! Join Prephab, Superior Sounds and HVCS at the Firemen’s Exempt Association (our new venue) for a drag extravaganza!
Please note that the schedule has been revised and there will not be a buffet dinner before the show. All ticket purchases will be refunded. However, the Firemen’s Exempt will have a great bar menu available for purchase.
Tickets at the door: $15 or $10 if you’re wearing your 2016 AIDS Walk/Run shirt. 18+ to enter, 21+ to consume alcohol, of course.
Doors at 8:00 pm
Show at 9:00 pm
All proceeds benefit HVCS’ programs for local people living with HIV/AIDS.
Drag Showcase featuring:
Coco Caine
Diabolique
Katarina Mirage
Valkirie Hail
Victoria Precise
Maxx Pleasur
and more performers!
Dancing after the show
Hosted by Ryan Keith and Kiley J. Winn
Hep C Can Be Cured: Medical Presentation
Wednesday, March 16th, 2016Join Dr. Peter Michael Varunok, a private practice gastroenterologist, for an overview of Hepatitis C and new medications that can cure it. Dinner is included.
Sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Please RSVP to Robert Cuozzo at (973) 714-8532 or by email at robert.cuozzo@gilead.com by March 20, 2016.
“Love Came Walking In” Book Signing/Benefit
Tuesday, February 16th, 2016Join local author M. Miench for a charity benefit book signing on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Locks That Rock in Wappingers Falls, NY. Miench will be on hand to autograph copies of her new book “Love Came Walking In,” which will be available for $15.00. $5.00 from every purchase will go to HVCS.
More About “Love Came Walking In”
When Paige lost her husband, Dennis, five years earlier, she was left a single mother of a 10-year-old daughter, Lessie, now 15, and an 8-year-old son, Alec, now 13. Dating was something her sister, Casey occasionally talked her in to, but she had no interest and always managed to compare her dates to her late husband.
Three years ago, Jason broke off his engagement with Martie after he discovered she’d been unfaithful to him for most of their relationship. Having lost all interest in long-term relationships, he was now resigned to the life of a bachelor. He didn’t feel he was missing out on much. He had a big family with two sisters, one brother, six nieces and nephews, with another on the way, so far. They were close and he wasn’t looking for more.
When love walked in on Paige and Jason, it wasn’t going to be easy … for anyone. As their attraction grows, Paige finds herself trying to reconcile with her memories of Dennis, and Jason with Martie. Carl, Jason’s older brother, sees himself in Paige’s resistant daughter, Lessie, which stirs up the demons of his turbulent past and his still strained relationship with his father; his adoptive father, not his biological father, the Bastard. Even Jason’s parents are not immune as Paige and Jason’s quest brings them back to the days when love walked in on them. And through it all, standing off to the side, is Paige’s quiet but insightful son, Alec, being the voice of reason.
Available in Digital Format.
Kindle at Amazon.com
Nook at BarnesandNoble.com
Author M. Miench
More About M. Miench
With a background in communications and literature, and a fascination with why people do what they do, are who they are, it all comes together as M. Miench creates realistic characters who lift off the page and into your imagination. She invites you to travel within and take the journey with them. As their stories conclude, please don’t imagine that the tale ends there. You are encouraged to envision the stories beyond her pages. For just as in life, the stories go on … in your own imagination.
Loyal Sponsors Return for the Hudson Valley AIDS Walk/Run
Wednesday, January 13th, 2016As the new year gets going (is it already mid-January??), we’re turning up the heat on preparations for the 2016 Hudson Valley AIDS Walk–and RUN! We’re excited to announce the return of several loyal event sponsors who have made the commitment to helping us end AIDS in the Hudson Valley.
Thanks to Stop and Shop on Route 9 in Poughkeepsie for signing on as our Healthy Snack Sponsor. Employees will be on site that morning with plenty of fresh fruit, water and granola bars for hungry walkers and runners! Stop and Shop also provides financial support.
Welcome back to the Crafted Kup (Raymond Ave., Poughkeepsie) as our official Coffee Sponsor! Enjoy free refills of gourmet java from a great local small business.
Superior Sounds returns as our own version of the AV club, providing sound and DJ services. They’re huge supporters of HVCS and we’re huge fans in return.
Last but certainly not least, we welcome longtime supporter Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union as a Walk/Run sponsor. 
They’ve sponsored other events in the past, so they’re still a returning sponsor but NEW to the AIDS Walk/Run!
Now’s a great time to sign up as a walker, a team or as a runner: get a jumpstart on training on our Walk/Run page!
Dutchess & Ulster Health Home Care Managers Get Together
Thursday, November 5th, 2015Jen Brathwaite, our Assistant Director of Client Services, snapped a few pictures of our Ulster and Dutchess Health Home Care Management team meeting. Every other month, the teams have a “multi-county” Health Home team meeting and as part of the agenda they include team building activities. The staff have given a lot of positive feedback and enjoy these meetings, which are not only fun but also very informative.
World AIDS Day: Red Elephant Art & Fashion Show
Friday, October 30th, 2015
RED ELEPHANT” ART & FASHION SHOW
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 in Poughkeepsie
12 noon to 3 pm:
Stop by the Ridley Lowell Cosmetology Salon at 289 Main St., downtown Poughkeepsie, for FREE red nail polish or make a donation for red hair highlights.
3 to 6 pm:
Visit the Mid-Hudson Heritage Center at 317 Main St. and enjoy a special art show, red fashions modeled by participants in the Dutchess Chamber Foundation’s mentorship program, hors d’oeuvre and complimentary beverages. MAC Cosmetics provides mini-makeovers and gift basket raffles.
For more info, visit www.hudsonvalleycs.org/redelephant or call (914) 785-8277.
Fill Chill: Food Drive & Mixer
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Join the guys behind the bar at Chill Wine Bar in Beacon on Friday, November 20, 2015 all night long for a food drive for HVCS! Help “Fill Chill” with non-perishable food, toiletries and household cleaning products for our emergency food closets. While you’re there, sample craft beers and assorted wines, or grab a cheese platter or something from the panini menu–and with Chill donating a percentage of your tab to HVCS, why not order another? Superior Sounds will provide fun disco beats.
This event is open to everyone, and it happens to fall on Chill’s new LGBT Mixer night (the third Friday of the month). It’s a party for a purpose for all!