Come Out this Friday on #NCOD and Mingle for a Good Cause!

We invite you to come out with your friends and celebrate

National Coming Out Day for a good cause at Mingle

to raise funds for the ACAS #TOWaterfront42K Charity Challenge!

WHOOP! Close to $5,400 RAISED AND ONLY 10 DAYS AWAY FROM THE RACE!

Thanks to your commitment support, we are pleased to announce that ACAS how has 22 runners/walkers since the launch of the #ACAS25 Scotiabank #TOWaterfront42K Charity Challenge campaign!

HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!

Currently, we have raised close to $5,400 out of our ambitious $25,000 goal. With your support and generosity, we know you can help us raise another $19,600 to reach our fundraising target to benefit East and Southeast Asians living with HIV and Queer and Trans Asian Youth!

HOW YOU CAN HELP

You can help us with the cause by registering as a runner/walker or become one of our sponsors. You can register now at

https://raceroster.com/events/2019/20157/2019-scotiabank-toronto-waterfront-marathon

Please refer to https://run4acas.tumblr.com/registration or https://www.facebook.com/events/972740509734398/ to get the charity discount PIN code and details on how to register for the race.

WHICH TEAM DO YOU FANCY?

Currently, amongst the 6 teams, our Community Engagement team ACAS25 is currently in the lead with close to $2,100 while the Support Program Team Love Fearlessly is following closely with over $1,500. After you register for the race, you can join one of these fun and dynamic teams and see which group will come out on top:

1. Love Fearlessly (Support Program; Team Leader: Andrew Miao)

Join Team Love Fearlessly here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=877946

2. ACAS25 (Community Engagement Team; Team Leader: Christian Hui

Join Team ACAS25 here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=876320

3. ACAS Running Ninjas (Men’s Program; Team Leader: Ryan Tran:

Join Team ACAS Running Ninjas here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=876439

4. ACAS in Action (CHAMPS by ACAS Team; Team Leader: Edison Luan)

Join Team ACAS in Action here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=880134

5. Herricaine (Women’s Team; Team Leader: Noulmook Sutdhibhasilp)

Join Team Herricaine here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=876280

6. Team CelebrAsian (ACAS’ Co-Founder’s Team; Team Leader: Dr. Alan Li)

Join Team CelebrAsian here: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?teamID=882227

For more information about registration, please visit http://run4acas.tumblr.com

To make a direct one-time general donation to ACAS, you can click on the following link:

https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/FundraisingPage.aspx?registrationID=4463485

WHY JOIN US AS RUNNER/WALKER OR DONATE FOR THE CAUSE

We at ACAS are committed to providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services for East and Southeast Asians including people living with HIV and members of the 2SLGBTIQ+ community. Your engagement with our annual charity challenge will ensure that our service users receive the much needed services in the best manner possible.

HOW WILL THE MONEY RAISED BE SPENT

All funds raised will help elevate our ability to provide care and support our service users:

-50% of the funds raised will provide opportunities for Asian service users living with HIV the opportunity to attend a biennial Holistic Health Retreat and support emergency financial needs through the Dr. Kirby Hsu PHA Fund;
-30% of the funds will help support additional project costs such as the provision of honouraria that is not covered by our funders so we can build the capacities of queer and trans Asian youth to become future leaders in our community;
-Lastly, 20% of the funds will help cover organizational overhead and administration costs which are not provided for by funders in the ever competitive and precarious funding environment.