Good Friday morning, all –
You may have heard that Governor McDonnell put forward his own recommendations for budget reductions this past Wednesday.  That part is True.
And if you read about his proposals in the paper, you didn’t see one item that is included –
Believe it or not, Governor McDonnell’s recommendations include cutting the SPAP program’s [...]

[Click Title To See Pictures!]  VORA’s 2010 AIDS Awareness Day on February 3rd brought over 40 Virginians to Richmond.  Every one was here to advocate for the State Pharmaceutical Assistance Program, or SPAP.
We walked the halls of the General Assembly Building together to visit with Delegates, Senators, and their aides.  Our stories were about the [...]

That’s our next AIDS AWARENESS DAY!
Mark your calendar and join with other Virginians JUST LIKE YOU –
Until then, call, visit, and write your own Delegate and Senator to tell them that 1,200 new HIV cases/year are too many.  For help, 100 Visits.
Together we’ll remind our Virginia Delegates and Senators that well over 20,000 Virginians are [...]

Plans are underway RIGHT NOW for the AIDS Awareness Day 2010!!
Mark Your Calendar to come to Richmond on Wednesday, February 3rd.
TODAY, Find Your Own Legislator and please send a personal note to both your Delegate and Senator about the need for HIV prevention and treatment services where YOU live!
To check the status of 2009 [...]

At VORA’s Fifth Annual Meeting, Del. John O’Bannon received VORA’s first “Thank You” award. As written on the award itself, Thank You, Dr. O’Bannon, for “Turning Caring into Action.”
Del. O’Bannon received this award for many of his legislation actions intended to support improved prevention, and for bringing to Virginia’s  Joint Commission on Health Care presentations [...]