Monthly Archives: April 2014

Dear Community Members, Partners, Volunteers, Donors and Allies: The Board and Staff members at Asian Community AIDS Services would like to extend a very cordial invitation to you to help us celebrate 20 years in HIV/LGBTQ community activism! Please join us for an elegant evening of  fun and celebration with great food, entertainment, auctions, dancing---all  for a great cause! Tickets for the ACAS #CelebrAsian 20th Anniversary Fundraising Gala Dinner are available for purchase online here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/celebrasian-acas-20th-anniversary-gala-dinner-tickets-1415749545 You can also find out ways to become our VIP Platinum or Platinum sponsor here: 2014 ACAS 20th anniversary sponsor form. The #CelebrAsian Gala Dinner will take place on Friday, May 30, 2014 at the Old Mill (21 Old Mill Road, Toronto ON M8X 1G5 ). Reception for CelebrAsian starts at 6:00 p.m. If you would like to purchase your ticket in person, or if you intend to attend as a group, please contact Heywon at officeadmin@acas.org or 416-963-4300 so we can try our best to arrange you and your guests to sit together. If you have further information about this event or our organization, please contact Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp, ACAS Executive Director, at 416-963-4300 ext. 227. We look forward to seeing you at ACAS’s 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner!

ACAS Spring 2014 Update Spring has finally sprung, and ACAS has some exciting news and updates to share with you! :)   ACAS welcomes our new Men’s Program staff and Executive Assistant Please welcome the brand new members (and not so brand new members) joining the team of ACAS! Heywon Kim - Executive Assistant (in addition to her role as the Women’s Outreach and Education Coordinator position) Ryan Tran - Men's Program Coordinator (Ryan has become our Men’s Program Coordinator from his previous position of MSM Peer Outreach Worker while Daniel Le has taken a leave of absence from ACAS to work in Singapore) Brian-Bao Ly - MSM Peer Outreach Worker (You may recognize Brian as he was our Sex, Love, Asian, Men! S.L.A.M.! 2014 Project Coordinator)   A fresh spring look Have you stopped by the ACAS office yet? We have organized our office and have made the space more welcoming for our service users and volunteers. Stop by and say hi when you get a chance!   S.L.A.M.! (Sex, Love, Asian, Men!) 2014 The ACAS Men’s Program held a successful S.L.A.M.! 2014 Forum with over 30 Asian gay and bi men in attendance on March 8, 2014. The interactive forum focused on group learning on various health and wellness issues relevant to Asian gay and bi men, ranging from topics on sexual health, dating and relationships, lifestyle, sexual racism and HIV stigma. Thanks to Hassle Free Clinic (http://www.hasslefreeclinic.org/) for providing HIV testing demonstration and on-site testing for HIV and to Holiday Inn Toronto Bloor-Yorkville for providing us with a beautiful space. Last but not least, we would like to thank all the planning committee members, facilitators, our participants, and our S.L.A.M. Project Coordinator Brian-Bao Ly.   International Women’s Day 2014: Women and HIV in Thailand  For this year’s [...]