Monthly Archives: October 2016

30 Runners/Walkers Help Make the ACAS ScotiaRun 2016 the Most Successful One Yet! On behalf of the Board and staff at ACAS, we would like to thank our runners/walkers for their dedication, energy, and commitment, and the generosity of our donors for making this year’s charity fundraising challenge the most successful and best one yet—raising a whopping $24,226.00!! For our sixth year taking part at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5k, we had a contingent of 30 registered runners/walkers and 7 teams competing for the top team prize. While all of our teams raised more than $1,000 each, our top grossing team is once again Team CelebrAsian. Under Dr. Alan Li’s leadership, Team CelebrAsian has raised a whopping $11.615! Special shout-outs to our fastest runner Anthony Ku Ong for completing the 5k under under 23 minutes, and our half-marathoner and past ACAS Executive Director, Keith Wong! While our initial goal of $20,000 has been reached, the online donations will be live until Friday, October 28, 2016, at 5pm. This means you can still seek out sponsors and help us raise even a bigger amount.  You can make a one-time online donation to ACAS here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?RegistrationID=3322773 As ACAS has been negatively impacted by recent decisions on funding reallocations by Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), every bit of your support would help. Thank you very much in advance for your continual support to ACAS.   ACAS September Month in Review Fun, Food, and a Good Cause at the Second Annual Fabulous Feast!   Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp, and Richard Utama hosted an authentic Thai dinner as part of our efforts to to raise funds for 2016 ACAS Toronto Waterfront Marathon Charity Challenge on September 24, 2016. Over 25 guests attended this very special and intimate event, and savored many wonderful [...]

Dear Friends, Allies, Supporters and Donors of Asian Community AIDS Services: With just under 10 days away from the Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon and 5k run on October 16, 2016, ACAS has raised $11,180 as of Thursday, October 6, 2016! That means we have reached 55% of our $20,000 goal! Thanks to all our donors, supporters, and our 23 runners and walkers for the amazing fundraising efforts, andplease continue to support us in the coming days so we can add the $9,000 we need! In this update, you will see a very special video from the Shimmerellas; Our ACAS Trans Women’s Program Team. Please watch below and find out why the Shimmerellsas are so shimmery and deserve your support! With 7 amazing teams competing against each other for the top fundraising team title, below is an update of how much each team has raised so far. Please click on the following team links to donate to the team(s) of your choice, or if you would like to sponsor the team captains, you can click on their names to their personal fundraising pages: Team CelebrAsian (Captain:Alan Li) – Amount Raised: $6,505  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=719218 Team Love ACAS! – General ACAS Team (Captain:Christian Hui) – Amount Raised: $1265https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721700 Team ACAS SuperMen – Men’s Program S.L.A.M.! (Captain:Ryan Tran) – Amount Raised: $300https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721744 Team ACASwonderWomen – Women’s Program (Captain:Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp) – Amount Raised $1490  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721997 Team Remembrance of Heroes – Support Program (Captain:Andrew Miao) – Amount Raised $1200  https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=721986 Team Shimmerellas – Transwomen’s Program (Captain: Mina) – Amount Raised $0https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=723939 Team Titans – Queer Asian Youth Program (Captain Gabriel Bacani) – Amount Raised $135 https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=724248 Please join us as a runner/walker to help us raise funds to benefit the East and Southeast Asians of the LGBTQ community and people living with HIV! To find out [...]