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PositiviTEA benefitting Legacy Counseling Center took house on Wednesday, Nov sec at the Westin Dallas Hotel co-chaired past times Real Housewives of Dallas star LeeAnne Locken as well as Heidi Dillion. PositiviTEA is Legacy’s agency of raising awareness for the publish of women inwards Dallas County living alongside HIV/AIDS, which currently numbers over 4,000. All proceeds raised through PositiviTEA practice goodness the Grace Project Conference, the largest conference inwards the basis for living alongside HIV/AIDS correct hither inwards Dallas’ backyard. The conference seeks to support, prepare as well as empower women living alongside HIV. Among those inwards attendance were Tina Craig, Jamie O'Banion, Jenny Anchondo, Gina Ginsberg, Carmen Surgent, as well as Alison Volk. Locken's #RHOD co-stars Brandi Redmond, D'Andra Simmons, as well as Kameron Westcott were also inwards attendance. Cameras were rolling as well as then expect for this effect to last featured on Season Two of the Real Housewives of Dallas adjacent year. 👍🏻
Helen Goldenberg was diagnosed alongside HIV/AIDS inwards 1984. She was given 6-8 months to alive as well as on this day, she spoke passionately on why the Grace Project emboldens women to maintain going as well as never give up. Through the Grace Project she institute her forcefulness as well as right away is the Chair of the Ryan White Planning Council. The featured speaker, Diane Reeve, spoke virtually her personal sense alongside HIV/AIDS as well as shared stories from her novel book, Standing Strong. Infected alongside the affliction inwards 2007, Reeve led the accuse on securing the conviction of a series HIV/AIDS infector who knowingly gave her as well as 12 other women HIV. She spoke virtually how the Grace Project leads to an empowering interruption inwards the cycle of isolation for many women who realize their positive status. Reeve ended her fourth dimension saying, "The Chinese bring a saying: Fall downwards vii times, stand upwardly up eight. It's non how ofttimes you lot larn knocked down, only that you lot maintain to stand upwardly up as well as deed forrad inwards a positive agency alongside your life." The tea ended alongside an master vocal sung past times Shalonda Henderson. PositiviTea raised almost $29K for Legacy Counseling.
For equally lilliputian equally $50.00 Legacy volition practice a scholarship inwards your advert as well as then that a adult woman alongside HIV may attend this life-changing conference. And in that place are many to a greater extent than ways to help! For to a greater extent than information virtually the Grace Project, or for information on how to donate a scholarship, delight take in legacygraceproject.org.
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