Picture Your Child - Save Another

Celebrated photographer Anna Campanelli held her second photography fundraiser to benefit Keep a Child Alive this weekend. Anna specializes in portraits of children and families, and this was an exciting opportunity for her clients to support the KCA cause.

NYC's Industria Studios generously donated their space and equipment for the event, and close friends pitched in to help on-set during the day. Fifteen families participated this year. It was very interesting to see how some of the returning families had changed!

Anna is donating 100% of the purchase price of each gorgeous, keepsake 12x16 print ordered. Cost: $150 for a single print; $275 for 2; $375 for 3; $50 for each additional print. Anna is offering a bonus for Cookie Magazine readers: buy 3 or more images and get a disc complete with all of your images! Last year, the event raised $10,000 for KCA!

Delta GEMS Party for a Purpose!

The Delta GEMS of northeastern North Carolina recently organizd a fundraising dance for Keep a Child Alive! Delta GEMS is an initiative by the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, empowering at-risk adolescent girls to follow their dreams. With the support of school administrators, parents, and the surrounding community, the Delta GEMS made their dream for KCA a reality. Three local high schools joined together to party for a purpose, and raised $1,000 for Keep a Child Alive!

Alicia Keys speaks at ServiceNation Summit

KCA Global Ambassador Alicia Keys spoke at the ServiceNation Summit in New York City, last Thursday, September 12th. Check out the video below to hear her shout out for Keep a Child Alive!

Save the Date: KCA Black Ball 2008

Keep a Child Alive's fifth annual Black Ball Gala, hosted by Ambassadors Alicia Keys and Iman, will honor the global AIDS work of three remarkable humanitarians. This legendary evening will take place at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Thursday, November 13th, 2008.

Our humanitarian honorees are an incredible group of people who have used their will, fame and courage to change the lives devastated by this pandemic. This year, we are thrilled to honor Jackie Branfield, founder of Operation Bobbi Bear in South Africa, Simon Fuller and Queen Latifah.

The Black Ball will begin with a cocktail party followed by a seated dinner with extraordinary live performances by Alicia Keys, Justin Timberlake, Joni Mitchell, Jack White and other extraordinary artists to be announced.

Please help make a difference by joining us at The Black Ball! For more information, call 718.965.1111.

Register for the KCA Student AIDS Summit!

Keep a Child Alive is thrilled to invite you to our 2nd annual KCA Student AIDS Summit 2008! The Summit will be a legendary meeting of 400 creative minds and compassionate hearts, welcoming student AIDS activists from around the nation who are actively and measurably committed to progressing an agenda of AIDS relief on their college campuses. The two-day Student AIDS Summit will take place at New York University from November 14-15, 2008, and participants will also attend the exclusive Keep a Child Alive Black Ball Gala hosted by Alicia Keys on the evening of November 13.

PLEASE REGISTER FOR THE SUMMIT HERE: http://summit.kcacollege.com

Registration will be confirmed on a first-come first-serve basis, and is open to all student AIDS activists.

Priority will be given to KCA College Leaders and Members registered on www.kcacollege.com. Those who are not registered on www.kcacollege.com will not be given priority in Summit participation.

Please contact Kim (kim@keepachildalive.org) if you have any questions about Summit Registration.

We look forward to seeing you in November. Thank you for your energy and commitment!

University of Central Arkansas Gives a Buck!

The KCA College Chapter at the University of Central Arkansas recently challenged their student body to give a buck about AIDS with their "Who Gives a Buck?" fundraising event.

Our UCA team of activists set up a station in their Student Center, and encouraged their professors and fellow students to donate a dollar to the cause. Everyone who donated was photographed to recognize their life-saving contribution.

In a matter of hours, the Chapter raised more than $150 for Keep a Child Alive!

Take action with Keep a Child Alive on your campus. To learn more about the KCA College Program, visit www.kcacollege.com.

Nyamila Video!

KCA College Regional Leader Jennifer Salazar spent this summer volunteering in Kenya, and organized a visit to the Nyamila Community Center in Siaya!

Nyamila Community Center provides clean water, food, school materials and access to medical services to 137 children and their surviving caregivers in 47 households. Nyamila is also working to generate more conversation about AIDS in the community, by empowering several HIV+ individuals to openly talk about the disease, something that was unheard of in this area until now!

Jennifer visited the site with her fellow students from the University of Oklahoma and representatives from the Maisha International Orphanage. Her friend, Mark Nehrenz, created a fantastic video documenting their trip to Nyamila this summer. Check it out!